Tom Krasovic gives us a bunch of quotes and info regarding the Padres’ draft and their philosophy.
Seriously, great stuff – well worth a read.
Archive for the ‘amateur draft’ Category
21 Aug
Draft talk
17 Jun
Quick hits: Draft recaps
Geoff Young has some thoughts on the Padres’ draft, among other things, in his must-read weekly post.
Peter Friberg interviews prospect expert Johns Sickels about the draft. Sickels is pretty optimistic about the Padres’ selections, and he thinks all three early high school picks (Tate, Williams, Sampson) will sign.
At Mad Friars, John Conniff interviews Kevin Goldstein and Jim [...]
11 Jun
Draft analysis at Friar Forecast
My first post (in a few months, anyway) is up at Friar Forecast, and it looks at the Padres draft trends over the last few years. Hopefully, it’s sorta interesting ….
11 Jun
Draft reaction
Dan at BtBS links to a bunch of blogger’s reaction to their team’s draft selections, as well as some general baseball sites like BP and BA. Great place to start if you’re interested in reading different takes on the draft.
10 Jun
Day 2 picks
Admittedly, I know little about any of these guys. Heck, I only have a passing familiarity with most of the first round guys.
Anyway, in the 4th round the Padres took right handed pitcher Keyvius Sampson from Ocala Forest HS.
Goldstein: “The Padres are surprisingly the first team to take a signability guy in Keyvius Sampson, a [...]
9 Jun
Jerry Sullivan
Sullivan is the Padres’ third round selection. He’s a 6-4 righty from Oral Roberts. He made 15 starts and totaled 98 innings for ORU in 2009. He struck out 116 and walked 27, good for a 3.12 ERA. Oral Roberts, overall, struck out 498 in 423 innings and had a 3.76 ERA, so that gives [...]
9 Jun
Everett Williams
I’ll admit that I really had no idea who the Padres were going to take with their second round pick (52nd overall). As far as the type of player, though, I was guessing a college guy. I was also guessing a pitcher, since Tate’s obviously a position player. But, more than that, I was guessing college.
They [...]
9 Jun
Donavan Tate
Well, it’s official now. The Padres have selected Donavan Tate, a high school centerfielder from Georgia. The pick is a bit of a departure from the Padres usual strategy of drafting signable college players. The price tag on Tate is rumored to be around $6 million+. While I have faith the Padres will get him [...]
9 Jun
Last minute rumblings
Jim Callis says the Padres are going with outfielder Donovan Tate. He’s “fairly certain” on 9 out of the first 10 picks, according the the BA draft blog.
I’ll save further comment until the pick is actually made, but this would certainly represent a bit of a change from what we’ve seen in the last [...]
9 Jun
Quick hits: Draft notes
Chris Jenkins has a good read on the Padres’ choices in the first round. Fuson:
“I’m certainly not afraid to take risk (on a high school player),” said Grady Fuson, the Padres’ vice president for scouting and player development. “I don’t know where people got that idea. I’ve been involved in signing Ben Grieve and Eric [...]
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