Looking back at our 2008 draft

[nick]

First of all, stay on the horizons, the 2011 offseason is starting in like a day.

I just wanted to post this because I was looking back and thought it'd be fun now that the actual 2008 MLB draft was today to see how well we did, both in setting it up and picking...



Round 1:

Washington pick: 1B Justin Smoak. Signing Bonus: $1,664,000
Kansas City pick: P Sonny Gray. Signing Bonus: $2,880,000
Seattle pick: CF Isaac Galloway. Signing Bonus: $2,496,000
Houston pick: 3B Pedro Alvarez. Signing Bonus: $2,880,000
Pittsburgh pick: RF Robbie Grossman. Signing Bonus: $3,030,000
Tampa Bay pick: C Kyle Skipworth. Signing Bonus: $3,090,000
Baltimore pick: P Brian Matusz. Signing Bonus: $1,161,500
Chicago (N) pick: CF Xavier Avery. Signing Bonus: $1,568,000
St. Louis pick: SS Cutter Dykstra. Signing Bonus: $1,697,500
Texas pick: P Jacoby Thompson. Signing Bonus: $2,970,000
Arizona pick: P Gerritt Cole. Signing Bonus: $2,288,000
San Francisco pick: 3B Harold Martinez. Signing Bonus: $3,090,000
Toronto pick: P Tim Melville. Signing Bonus: $3,090,000
Chicago (A) pick: 1B Clark Murphy. Signing Bonus: $3,000,000
Los Angeles (N) pick: SS Tim Beckham. Signing Bonus: $3,030,000
San Diego pick: 3B Zach Wilson. Signing Bonus: $1,802,500
Atlanta pick: 1B Brett Wallace. Signing Bonus: $1,138,500
Detroit pick: SS Brandon Crawford. Signing Bonus: $2,448,000
Oakland pick: 2B Jermile Weeks. Signing Bonus: $2,134,000
Milwaukee pick: P Brett DeVall. Signing Bonus: $3,060,000
New York (A) pick: P Gary Hill. Signing Bonus: $422,400
Cincinnati pick: P Tyson Ross. Signing Bonus: $2,300,000
Florida pick: P Aaron Hicks. Signing Bonus: $1,152,000
Cleveland pick: 1B Eric Hosmer. Signing Bonus: $1,225,000
Boston pick: CF Brooks Raley. Signing Bonus: $921,500
Minnesota pick: CF Pablo Bermudez. Signing Bonus: $990,000
Colorado pick: C Petey Paramore. Signing Bonus: $1,352,000
New York (N) pick: P Alfonzo Cubillo. Signing Bonus: $332,500
Philadelphia pick: P Kyle Allen. Signing Bonus: $950,000
Los Angeles (A) pick: P Augusto Alonso. Signing Bonus: $1,339,000


Round 2 :

Washington pick: C Adrian Nieto. Signing Bonus: $2,100,000
Kansas City pick: C Jeff May. Signing Bonus: $665,000
Seattle pick: 1B Ricky Oropesa. Signing Bonus: $1,400,000
Houston pick: 3B Dimitri De la Fuente. Signing Bonus: $546,000
Pittsburgh pick: SS Rolando Gomez. Signing Bonus: $910,000
Tampa Bay pick: P Carlos Hidalgo. Signing Bonus: $329,000
Baltimore pick: SS Walter Mejia. Signing Bonus: $602,000
Chicago (N) pick: CF David Byrge. Signing Bonus: $161,000
St. Louis pick: CF Dave Contreras. Signing Bonus: $805,000
Texas pick: C Jermaine Rosales. Signing Bonus: $735,000
Arizona pick: P Kyle Long. Signing Bonus: $126,000
San Francisco pick: 1B Junior Nosal. Signing Bonus: $378,000
Toronto pick: P James Bunnell. Signing Bonus: $203,000
Chicago (A) pick: P Marcelo Lupo. Signing Bonus: $434,000
Los Angeles (N) pick: LF Gary Richardson. Signing Bonus: $462,000
San Diego pick: P Kendrick Henriquez. Signing Bonus: $630,000
Atlanta pick: CF Patrick Sands. Signing Bonus: $490,000
Detroit pick: P Michael Seamons. Signing Bonus: $630,000 (PICK GOES TO TEXAS)
Oakland pick: P Frederick Terry. Signing Bonus: $91,000
Milwaukee pick: P James Delapena. Signing Bonus: $434,000
New York (A) pick: RF Eddy Bustillos. Signing Bonus: $350,000 (PICK GOES TO CHICAGO CUBS)
Cincinnati pick: P Arturo Herrera. Signing Bonus: $115,500
Florida pick: P Gerry Herrick. Signing Bonus: $224,000
Cleveland pick: P Braulio Demarco. Signing Bonus: $224,000
Boston pick: P Eugene Claussen. Signing Bonus: $630,000
Minnesota pick: P Juan Ricks. Signing Bonus: $266,000
Colorado pick: P Bernard Jimenez. Signing Bonus: $308,000
New York (N) pick: P Orestes Cedeno. Signing Bonus: $518,000
Philadelphia pick: P Anthony Benitez. Signing Bonus: $224,000
Los Angeles (A) pick: LF Johnny Lampkin. Signing Bonus: $434,000


Round 3 :

Washington pick: CF Ruben Betancourt. Signing Bonus: $235,000
Kansas City pick: P Glen Baugh. Signing Bonus: $175,000
Seattle pick: P Tony Ayes. Signing Bonus: $190,000
Houston pick: P Stephen Maddox. Signing Bonus: $160,000
Pittsburgh pick: RF Andrew Billington. Signing Bonus: $97,500
Tampa Bay pick: P Gary Kenworthy. Signing Bonus: $330,000 (PICK GOES TO TEXAS)
Baltimore pick: P Rupert Morales. Signing Bonus: $235,000
Chicago (N) pick: P Jim Sutherland. Signing Bonus: $270,000 (PICK GOES TO DETROIT)
St. Louis pick: P John Mackey. Signing Bonus: $390,000
Texas pick: P Edward Washington. Signing Bonus: $145,000
Arizona pick: P Mohachirou Noriyori. Signing Bonus: $235,000
San Francisco pick: P Michael Harney. Signing Bonus: $190,000
Toronto pick: P Antonio Duran. Signing Bonus: $97,500
Chicago (A) pick: P Tito Dominguez. Signing Bonus: $115,000
Los Angeles (N) pick: P Robert Sumler. Signing Bonus: $350,000
San Diego pick: P John Lomax. Signing Bonus: $115,000
Atlanta pick: CF Jerry Killen. Signing Bonus: $95,000
Detroit pick: P Eddy Gomez. Signing Bonus: $95,000
Oakland pick: P Thomas Crumble. Signing Bonus: $160,000
Milwaukee pick: P George Bergevin. Signing Bonus: $145,000
New York (A) pick: P Pedro Uribe. Signing Bonus: $87,500
Cincinnati pick: P Timothy Pedroza. Signing Bonus: $97,500
Florida pick: 1B Brian Darnell. Signing Bonus: $90,000
Cleveland pick: P Robert Kendig. Signing Bonus: $90,000
Boston pick: P Ralph Alford. Signing Bonus: $160,000
Minnesota pick: P Dominic Seelye. Signing Bonus: $95,000
Colorado pick: P Gerald Nelson. Signing Bonus: $97,500
New York (N) pick: P Ronald Beauchemin. Signing Bonus: $85,000
Philadelphia pick: P Bill Thomas. Signing Bonus: $92,500
Los Angeles (A) pick: P Tyler Lanham. Signing Bonus: $205,000



Most of these guys play either highschool or college or some kind of ball.. IF you find their ootp profile i think it'd say in their college (if it says USA they're fake more than likely)... but not all are gonna get drafted obviously, or even declaring/elligible. Just a fun thread maybe to see where who is going to go and how they're rated on here compared to their real life scouting reports.

Beckham is gonna go #1 to Tampa i've heard.. Alvarez would have a shot if not for Boras?

[Saber]

How come my pick always sucked?

[nick]

You didn't make it.


But seriously, I don't even remember who our Pittsburgh GM was... hafdawg probably.


*potshot*


Or was it you? Man, I'm probably just looking dumber by the second, but for some reason I think you joined us right after the draft in 08... cause whoever was our GM up and disappeared. I think it was this one guy Scarfire or something.

[Halladay_is_God]

I traded my first two to PIT in the Bay deal

ending in another SP 5.0 star prospect disappointment

only part I may regret in that deal is the CL, Bunnell

[Porter]

Galloway was part of a monster deal taht got me Holliday, Francis and a bullpen. Too bad the god damn SP couldn't pitch worth a damn.

[General]

Skipworth lost all of his talent like 2 sims after I drafted him.

[bjd2933]

Traded H-Mart to get Pie.... Nosal blows.

[Providence A's]

2B/SS Weeks lost talent and then gained talent back last season. He also made his debut last season hitting .342/.400/.425/.825 in 73 ABs. He plays great D, has great speed, should hit for a decent average, and hit a lot of doubles and triples. He's in a reserve role right now, but could take over for Furcal if I let him walk.

MR Terry is in AAA and close to filling out despite pitching in only 1 game last season and 14 games the season before 9,7,8,3 reliever.

SP Crumble lost talent and gained it back IIRC. He's in AA 6,8,8,9 left-handed pitcher...nothing special, but nothing terrible.

[Providence A's]

and the A's selected Weeks today awesome and prophetic!

[Kingdom]

Traded 2/3 guys there.. Paramore and Nelson.
Had Galloway, but traded him too.