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[ehaz]

Ranaudo: 6IP, 4BB, 4ER, 10K

[templeUsox]

The biggest slide was Max Ramirez and he only made it to Oakland in the early 4th round.

You've got too many things on your mind OCD.

[OCD SS]

You've got too many things on your mind OCD.

Certainly true. The terrible two's hit early in my house.

[SoxScout]

According to Frankie Piliere of AOL FanHouse, the Mets are leaning towards selecting prep C/SS/RHP, Justin O’Conner with the seventh overall pick in the draft.

Piliere writes, “Teams below the Mets also are getting the feeling that they will not have a shot at O’Conner. If this goes down it would come as quite a surprise to many in the industry. It would likely also save some money for the Mets.”

http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=25464

[philly sox fan]

Gammo bust out 2800 words on the draft: http://mlb.mlb.com/n...0...sp&c_id=mlb

Thanks for the link. Makes me nostalgic forback in the day when Gammo was just about the only one who covered the draft. I used to have his post 94 draft column in a word file some place. He was orgasmic in his praise of the Duke/Britton scouting efforts. Three years later they were evil incarnate in Gammo World. Those kinds of flip flops are always fun in the retro look back.

Two things jumped out at me.

1. The idea that there's no difference between #4 and #40. I've seen in a few places that there's no difference between the Sox pick at #20 and at #39. That's usually been accompanied by the idea that that's a good thing, the draft is at least deep, etc. That opinion - even coming from the insider experts - is largely meaningless. Historically, there has never been a whole of separation in that part of the draft. MLB as an industry can tell #1 from everybody else, can tell #10 from #25, and can tell #30 from #100, but finer gradations than that just don't seem possible.

To me if 39 isn't different than 20 - or more extremely 40 isn't different than 4 - that doesn't say good things about the later picks. It mostly says bad things about the higher picks. Gammons point that it sucks to be the Indians at #5 this year is a good one. I think it also suggests bad things about the draft class as a whole. Players are supposed to differentiate themselves at the top, because teams just aren't that good at separating out similar consensus type players.

I guess a case can be made that the Sox have actually been good at that. Just about all of their good players were drafted in that mushy #20 to #65 (or wherever Pedroia went) area. But I think the best take home from that is that it reinforces the idea that you default to the high risk player in the 20s and 30s. That's always been my bias anyway. I beleive if you start seeing "player X has top 10 talent, but..." and you're drafting in the 20s, you can pretty much ignore the but. Last year I liked guys like Gibson and Sheppers and if Renauda is still at that same talent level, then teams in the 20s would be silly to pass on him.

2. He talked about the top young pitching...

Jayson Stark this week did a poll on the most valued young pitchers in the Majors. I have tweaked it, as I refuse to exclude the winningest pitcher in the AL since he became a full-time starter last Aug. 20 (Clay Buchholz), but this is how it breaks down:

• College first-rounders: David Price, Tim Lincecum, Matt Garza, Ricky Romero, Buchholz (sandwich pick out of junior college).

• High school first-rounders: Kershaw, Rick Porcello, Matt Cain, Phil Hughes, Greinke.

Tommy Hanson was a 22nd-round pick out of junior college; Jon Lester and Brett Anderson were high school second-rounders; Josh Johnson was a high school fourth-rounder; and Felix Hernandez and Ubaldo Jimenez were international free agents.

First, I love that he did the homer thing and had to add Buchholz in. But that's pretty overwhelming towards 1st rd picks. I'm not sure if that's made more recent 1st rd pitchers better bets or is just testament to the idea that no matter how risky those picks are your better off making them for 1-3M than spending 80M on FA pitchers like Lackey.

[Eric Van]

Callis has updated the Top 10 of his Mock, without doing the rest, but it's possible to infer some of the ripple efffects from his comments.

Besides the swap of Taillon and Machado, he has Grandal going 4 to the Royals and O'Connor 7 to the Mets.

Grandal pushes Chris Sale to the Indians at 5, which pushes Choice to the Padres at 9, which pushes Vitek out of the top 10 and Callis says "don't be surprised" if we take him, without quite stating that he thinks he's higher than Ranaudo on our board.

O'Connor pushes Harvey out of the Top 10. The White Sox at 13 will want a college pitcher and I'm unsure whether Boras will scare them off of Harvey. The Brewers might take him at 14 instead of Castellanos (most everybody but Callis has them taking a college pitcher: McGuire, Ranaudo, Woj). If neither happens, there's a real chance he'll be available at 20, too.

The other ripple is that the Cubs at 16 now take Whitson instead of Connor, which leaves the Rays at 17 taking Cole or Skole.

[Bigpupp]

Callis has updated the Top 10 of his Mock, without doing the rest, but it's possible to infer some of the ripple efffects from his comments.

Besides the swap of Taillon and Machado, he has Grandal going 4 to the Royals and O'Connor 7 to the Mets.

Grandal pushes Chris Sale to the Indians at 5, which pushes Choice to the Padres at 9, which pushes Vitek out of the top 10 and Callis says "don't be surprised" if we take him, without quite stating that he thinks he's higher than Ranaudo on our board.

O'Connor pushes Harvey out of the Top 10. The White Sox at 13 will want a college pitcher and I'm unsure whether Boras will scare them off of Harvey. The Brewers might take him at 14 instead of Castellanos (most everybody but Callis has them taking a college pitcher: McGuire, Ranaudo, Woj). If neither happens, there's a real chance he'll be available at 20, too.

The other ripple is that the Cubs at 16 now take Whitson instead of Connor, which leaves the Rays at 17 taking Cole or Skole.

If any of Harvey, Ranaudo, and Castellanos are available at 20 and we take Vitek I will be very, very sad.

The real question of the draft, for me, will be if Cox slides due to signability and the other factors you mentioned. Would LOVE to have him available there to us.

[templeUsox]

For those that haven't listened: SoxProspects.com Draft Preview podcast

[RedOctober3829]

There were a few players at our regional this weekend that really caught my eye. Cody Wheeler of Coastal carolina was dominant in his start against us. He sat at 88 to 89 with a devastating breaking ball. He has only lost once in his career as well and is always around the plate. Also impressive were Rico Noel(OF) and Jose Iglesias© of Coastal. Although not draft eligible this year Matt Leeds(3B) of Charleston was something to see as well. He hit a bomb off of Anthony Meo(Cranstons own) who is basically unhittable until this weekend. Leeds was the Socon player of the year with 21 HRs and 87 RBI. I did not see Austin Fleet of Coastal but he will be a high pick as well. Nick Tropeano of Stony Brook was a bulldog in his matchup with Cody Wheeler on Friday. He came out and struck out the side in the first and kept Coastal's offense at bay for most of the day. Look for Nick on the Cape this summer playing for Cotuit.

[Gunfighter 09]

If any of Harvey, Ranaudo, and Castellanos are available at 20 and we take Vitek I will be very, very sad.

The real question of the draft, for me, will be if Cox slides due to signability and the other factors you mentioned. Would LOVE to have him available there to us.

http://www.nctimes.c...432b58c991.html


Vitek probably wont get past the Padres, assuming Choice is not there for them.

Edit: The gammons article says the same thing.

Edited by Gunfighter 09, 07 June 2010 - 10:06 AM.

[shoosh77]

New Law Mock (4.0) has the Sox still taking Ranaudo, with Whitson, Allie, Cowart still on the board (but gone in first round).

http://insider.espn....tory?id=5259729

[SoxScout]

Callis' final Mock from today:

20. RED SOX. The easy assumption is that Boston will get the most talented player who falls here because of signability, which could be Castellanos, Grandal or Ranaudo. But the Red Sox rarely exceed slot in the first round, and may save their big spending for picks No. 36 and 39 in the sandwich round. Slot possibilities include Brentz, Skole, Vitek and Workman.
PROJECTED PICK: Kolbrin Vitek.

http://www.baseballa...10/2610137.html

Here is BA's final Top 50 ranking published today: http://www.baseballa...g/draft/?p=2249

And since it has worked well for other events, here is a draft tweet grid: http://bit.ly/9ZDXt4

[Omar's Wacky Neighbor]

I'm curious how multiple reports of Grandal to KC at #4 with an actual $ value discussed, went to Grandal now potentially being available in the bottom third of the first round.

Edited by Omar's Wacky Neighbor, 07 June 2010 - 12:42 PM.

[gammoseditor]

In Sickels, BA's, and Keith Law's final mock drafts more people are falling out of the first round. All three have Castellanos and Wilson not being picked. The only one that has Anthony Ranuado as a first round pick is Law, who has us picking him. Law also has Cowart and Whitson available at 20, but not making it out of the first round.

Sickels has us picking Zack Cox. It's worth pointing out that he's the only one that has him falling that far. In Sickels draft Whitson is still on the board at 20, but gone in the first round, but Matt Harvey and Kaleb Cowart both fall out of the first round in addition to Castellanos and Wilson.

BA has us taking Kolbrin Vitek. BA is the only one of the three that has Vitek falling to 20. BA has Harvey and and Whitson both gone at 20. Christian Colon is available but doesn't make it out of the first round. Cowart does make it out of the first, along with the previously mentioned Ranuado, Castellanos, and Wilson.

All this being said, it would be a surprise if the Sox took signability guys with all three picks, since I don't think they've ever done that. If they do, they could end up with a lot of talent, at a very high price tag.

[TomRicardo]

I'm curious how multiple reports of Grandal to KC at #4 with an actual $ value discussed, went to Grandal now potentially being available in the bottom third of the first round.

No one wants to pay him what he is asking for and he has another year of college as leverage. Why waste a first round pick on someone who won't sign. Sure you get another one next year but it causes a hole in your system.

[gammoseditor]

I skipped Grandal in my summary because Sickels and Law both have him going 4 and BA has him at 17. I don't see him or any college junior having a lot of leverage. He's coming off a big year. Going back to school would risk him not looking as good. There's always an injury risk. And next years draft is supposed to be better than this years.

The name that comes to mind around here for college juniors not signing is Matt Laporta, but he was in a unique situation. He was a top rated guy after his Sophomore season and had an injury ridden Junior year that caused his stock to fall. He went back his senior season to prove his junior year was a fluke.

[ElcaballitoMVP]

Question for those of you who are more in tuned with the draft prospects and our minor league system:

If Grandal somehow drops due to signability and is available at 20, do the Red Sox step up and draft him? And how quickly do people think it will take for him to reach the bigs? Where would he start, AA?

[Quintanariffic]

Question for those of you who are more in tuned with the draft prospects and our minor league system:

If Grandal somehow drops due to signability and is available at 20, do the Red Sox step up and draft him? And how quickly do people think it will take for him to reach the bigs? Where would he start, AA?

Whether they pick him depends on who else is available. I don't doubt that they WOULD pick him if they thought he was the proverbial "best player available" at that time. You can be certain he wouldn't sign until later in the summer, so I think you'd likely see him debut next year in Salem. As for how quick he'd move, the Sox have a number of C prospects they like ahead of him (Wagner, Exposito, Ibarra, Fed-Ex, Lavarnway (if you consider him a catcher)), so absent some trades, he wouldn't necessarily have a clean ascension to Fenway. If he's clearly the best of the lot, they will make room, but it would take time for the pieces to fall into place. Combined with the longer learning time generally required for C, I wouldn't anticipate him arriving before mid-2013 at the earliest. That would give him a year at Hi-A, a year at AA and 1/2 year at AAA.

[SoxScout]

1. HOLY SHIIIIT if Zack Cox slides to us.

2. Piliere is chatting now, link, Law at 3 pm, link.

3. Mayo's final: 20. Boston Red Sox: Kolbrin Vitek, 2B/OF, Ball St.: Buzz around Anthony Ranaudo persists, but the thinking right now is that he slides by.

Edited by SoxScout, 07 June 2010 - 01:59 PM.

[Bigpupp]

1. HOLY SHIIIIT if Zack Cox slides to us.

My thought as well....I would take him over any of the signability guys that have been mentioned in this thread so far.

[SoxScout]

Law's first line:

I apologize in advance if I have to break away at some point for a call, but I'll do my best to give you a full hour. Latest word I have is that the Royals are now taking Chris Sale at 4.

[Omar's Wacky Neighbor]

Law's first line:

And further down, to answer my own concern:

Keith, where do you see Grandal going if he falls beyond #4?
Klaw
(3:17 PM)
White Sox at 13 seem like both his floor and his next most likely destination.

Also of interest:

Is Vitek pretty much a sure thing to go to the Padres at this point?
Klaw
(3:14 PM)

That's one pick I feel pretty good about.

[Mike in CT]

Out of all these High School pitchers that could go on Day 1, there are two kids that stand out to me (mechanics, health, command, fastball movement, etc.) as Sox type picks.

Kaleb Cowart (good hitter as well)
Mike Foltynewicz

And perhaps Karsten Whitson if he falls to us.

[Quintanariffic]

Out of all these High School pitchers that could go on Day 1, there are two kids that stand out to me (mechanics, health, command, fastball movement, etc.) as Sox type picks.

Kaleb Cowart (good hitter as well)
Mike Foltynewicz

And perhaps Karsten Whitson if he falls to us.

While that may be true, HS pitchers in general aren't Sox type picks in the first round. Since Theo became GM, the Sox have had 16 picks in the 1st and supplemental rounds (the equivalent of Day 1 this year). Only three of those picks have been used on HS arms - Bowden, Clay and Kelly. Bowden and Clay were both taken in years where they had a surplus of early picks (5 and 4 respectively) and felt they could take a flyer. Both of them appear to be, if not busts, unlikely to live up to their hoped-for potential.

I'd be surprised if they take any HS arm with the three picks they have today, though I guess you never know. The Sox seem to believe, not w/o merit, that HS arms are such a crap shoot, you're better off taking "sure things" (to the extent that term is relevant in the baseball draft context) early on while taking flyers on prep pitchers in the mid to late rounds.

[seantoo]

The attached link is a good read regarding how the Red Sox approached the draft for the past several seasons;
http://www.weei.com/...d-red-?page=0,0

Edited by seantoo, 07 June 2010 - 04:12 PM.

[Omar's Wacky Neighbor]

A new name just popped up in Goldstein's final mock:

20. Boston Red Sox: Boston is always seen as a team that's willing to take a flyer, and Ranaudo might be this year's version, as might be Austin Wilson. There's also a good chance that the play it safer here and spend later.

Pick: Brett Eibner, OF/RHP, Arkansas

[gammoseditor]

While that may be true, HS pitchers in general aren't Sox type picks in the first round. Since Theo became GM, the Sox have had 16 picks in the 1st and supplemental rounds (the equivalent of Day 1 this year). Only three of those picks have been used on HS arms - Bowden, Clay and Kelly. Bowden and Clay were both taken in years where they had a surplus of early picks (5 and 4 respectively) and felt they could take a flyer. Both of them appear to be, if not busts, unlikely to live up to their hoped-for potential.

I'd be surprised if they take any HS arm with the three picks they have today, though I guess you never know. The Sox seem to believe, not w/o merit, that HS arms are such a crap shoot, you're better off taking "sure things" (to the extent that term is relevant in the baseball draft context) early on while taking flyers on prep pitchers in the mid to late rounds.

This may be true, but it just doesn't look like the college talent is there this year. They're pretty happy with the last high school pitcher they took in the first round. I'd be pretty surprised if one of the three picks isn't a high school pitcher.

[Sox Pride]

You've got too many things on your mind OCD.

Sorry to disappoint, but the three's are worse...

[Quintanariffic]

This may be true, but it just doesn't look like the college talent is there this year. They're pretty happy with the last high school pitcher they took in the first round. I'd be pretty surprised if one of the three picks isn't a high school pitcher.

That's not consistent with past form, but I guess we'll see.

[RedOctober3829]

Draft preview show and draft is simulcasted on MLB.com as well.

[Mike in CT]

Mayo's final final mock: http://minors.mlblog...ditch_mock.html

Callis' final final mock: http://ht.ly/1VkiJ


Both have us taking Vitek.

Mayo has Kellin Deglan going in the 1st now, a kid I could see us taking in the supp (particularly if we take one of the expensive fallers at 20)

[RedOctober3829]

Mayo's final final mock: http://minors.mlblog...ditch_mock.html

Callis' final final mock: http://ht.ly/1VkiJ


Both have us taking Vitek.

Mayo has Kellin Deglan going in the 1st now, a kid I could see us taking in the supp (particularly if we take one of the expensive fallers at 20)

One of our players played with Deglan on Team Canada. He said he is an incredible defensive catcher but has to work on his hitting. Great character guy as well.

[phragle]

There is not much I like about Chris Sale. A lefty sinker baller with a weird motion screams career loogy.

[Rough Carrigan]

There is not much I like about Chris Sale. A lefty sinker baller with a weird motion screams career loogy.

Yeah, I saw a clip of that guy just now on MLB network and was stunned that he was being tabbed for maybe 4th overall. He looked like our guy Sean Berry throwing lefty. As a non-scout, layman, it was hard to imagine that guy with that motion becoming a rotation anchor for most of a decade at the MLB level.

[Eric Van]

Eight mock drafts ranked by the consensus. FH = Fanhouse, MD = my MLB draft, DS = draftsite.

Mock, Mock!

Rnk	Name	BA	KL	BP	Sick	FH	MD	DS	MLB
1	Bryce Harper, c, JC of Southern Nevada	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2	Jameson Taillon, rhp, The Woodlands (Texas) HS	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2
3	Manny Machado, ss, Brito HS, Miami	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3
4	Drew Pomeranz, lhp, Ole Miss	5	5	11	5	6	5	6	5
5	Chris Sale, lhp, Florida Gulf Coast	4	10	6	6	5	6	7	4
6	Michael Choice, of, Texas-Arlington	10	11	5	9	9	11	5	8
7	Yasmani Grandal, c, Miami	25	4	4	4	4	4	4	25
8	Josh Sale, of, Bishop Blanchet HS, Seattle	8	19	8	8	8	8	15	11
9	Zack Cox, 3b, Arkansas	7	7	9	20	22	7	9	7
10	Justin O'Conner, ss/c, Cowan HS, Muncie, Ind.	16	16	10	7	7	10	18	10
11	Christian Colon, ss, Cal State Fullerton	11	17	25	10	10	12	16	12
12	Karsten Whitson, rhp, Chipley (Fla.) HS	9	22	17	23	16	13	8	9
13	Kolbrin Vitek, 2b, Ball State	20	9	12	15	15	9	19	20
14	Deck McGuire, rhp, Georgia Tech		12	13	16	11	16	12	14
15	Barret Loux, rhp, Texas A&M	6	6		22	23	19	26	6
16	Delino DeShields Jr, 2B, Woodward Academy, McDonough, Georgia	19	8	19	11	17	17		19
17	Brandon Workman, rhp, Texas	12	15	22	13	21	15		13
18	Alex Wimmers, rhp, Ohio State	21	21	21	12	12	28	13	21
19	Asher Wojciechowski, rhp, The Citadel	13	13	15	21	26	22	23	22
20	Matt Harvey, rhp, North Carolina	14	14	7		25	14		16
21	Bryce Brentz, of, Middle Tennessee State	22		24	24	13	21	10	17
22	Stetson Allie, rhp, St. Edward HS, Lakewood, Ohio	29	26	18	18	18	25	28	24
23	Dylan Covey, rhp, Maranatha HS, Pasadena, Calif.	30	18		30	29	18	14	18
24	Anthony Ranaudo, rhp, Louisiana State		20	14		20	20	20
25	Jesse Biddle, lhp, Germantown Friends HS, Philadelphia	27	27		14	14	27		27
26	Jake Skole, of, Blessed Trinity HS, Roswell	15			17				15
27	Nick Castellanos, 3b, Archbishop McCarthy HS, SW Ranches, Fla.			16			24	29	26
28	Reggie Golden, OF, Wetumpka HS, Alabama	17			19				30
29	Kaleb Cowart, 3b/rhp, Cook HS, Adel, Ga.		28	26			29	17
30	A.J. Cole, rhp, Oviedo (Fla.) HS				25			11
31	Yordy Cabrera, ss, Lakeland (Fla.) HS	24		23		24		31
32	Peter Tago, rhp, Dana Hills HS, Dana Point, Calif.	18	29		29		30		29
33	Aaron Sanchez, RHP, Barstow HS, California		23			28			23
34	Brett Eibner, rhp/of, Arkansas			20	31			24
35	Austin Wilson, of, Harvard-Westlake HS, Los Angeles			27		27		22
36	Luke Jackson, rhp, Calvary Christian HS, Fort Lauderdale	23					23
37	Mike Kvasnicka, C, University of Minnesota			31		19	31		31
38	Kyle Parker, of, Clemson	26			26
39	Jedd Gyorko, ss, West Virginia		24	32	32	31
40	Kelliin Deglan, C, RE Mountain HS, Langley, British Columbia			31				27	28
41	Chevez Clarke, of, Marietta (Ga.) HS							21
42	Sammy Solis, lhp, San Diego		25	30
43	Drew Vettleson, of, Central Kitsap HS, Silverdale, Wash.	28		28		32
44	Cam Bedrosian, rhp, East Coweta HS, Sharpsburg, Ga.		30	29		30
45	James Paxton, lhp, Grand Prairie (Independent)							25
46	Christian Yelich, 1B/OF, Westlake HS (CA)	32			27		32
47	Kevin Gausman, rhp, Grandview HS, Aurora, Colo.						26
48	Tyrell Jenkins, RHP, Henderson HS, Texas			32	28			32
49	Mike Foltynewicz, RHP, Minooka HS, Illinois							30
50	Tony Wolters, ss, Rancho Buena Vista HS, Vista, Calif.	31
51	Ryan LeMarre, cf, Virginia								32

[FelixMantilla]

Nice of Bud to dress for the draft.

[SoxScout]

Colon #4 is the new rumor. My god.

[Snodgrass'Muff]

Sox on the TV, draft on the computer... gonna be a good night.

[Snodgrass'Muff]

double post

Edited by Snodgrass'Muff, 07 June 2010 - 06:08 PM.

[templeUsox]

Yeah, I saw a clip of that guy just now on MLB network and was stunned that he was being tabbed for maybe 4th overall. He looked like our guy Sean Berry throwing lefty. As a non-scout, layman, it was hard to imagine that guy with that motion becoming a rotation anchor for most of a decade at the MLB level.

The numbers are too good to ignore. He was the best pitcher on the Cape, he was ridiculous this season, and he dominated the good competition when he played them. I'd take a bet on the kid.

[Snodgrass'Muff]

And it's official. Harper goes first. Selig tried to be funny, but failed miserably. I'd say this draft is going exactly as predicted so far.

[reggiecleveland]

wrong thread

Edited by reggiecleveland, 07 June 2010 - 06:19 PM.

[FelixMantilla]

Harold Reynolds is even worse than I remember him. What a moron.

[SoxScout]

Looks like the game thread is here: http://sonsofsamhorn...showtopic=57318

[jsinger121]

keithlaw

Heard the Red Sox are taking Philly-area SS Sean Coyle today and have roughly agreed on parameters of a deal.

[The Gray Eagle]

The Sox have so far drafted these guys (blurbs taken from the game thread):

Kolbrin Vitek, RHH 2B/3B, Ball State. Age 21. Safely projects as an above-average major league bat, while also showing plus potential in the contact department. Average power, above-average speed, and a smart base runner. Likely will play third base as a professional, or potentially center field. In either position, projects to be an above-average defender with a plus arm.


Bryce Brentz, RHH OF, Middle Tennessee State. Age 21. Power-hitting outfielder with above-average all-around tools, projects well as a major league right fielder. Has drawn comparisons to a right-handed version of Nick Markakis.

Anthony Ranaudo, RHP, LSU. Age 20. Considered the second-best overall draft prospect heading into the 2010 season, Ranaudo had a poor showing this season, struggling with arm discomfort, mechanical issues, and command problems. The 6’7” righty still has three major league pitches in a 94 mph fastball, an excellent curveball, and a decent changeup.

Edited by The Gray Eagle, 08 June 2010 - 10:11 AM.

[Butch Hobsons elbo chips]

Catcher Matt Szczur of Villanova is still on the Board.

http://bleacherrepor...hing-in-round-2

[Quintanariffic]

Catcher Matt Szczur of Villanova is still on the Board.

http://bleacherrepor...hing-in-round-2

Pat - I'd like to buy a vowel please.

[StuckAtTheCask]

Callis' final Mock from today:
20. RED SOX. The easy assumption is that Boston will get the most talented player who falls here because of signability, which could be Castellanos, Grandal or Ranaudo. But the Red Sox rarely exceed slot in the first round, and may save their big spending for picks No. 36 and 39 in the sandwich round. Slot possibilities include Brentz, Skole, Vitek and Workman.
PROJECTED PICK: Kolbrin Vitek.

So we got 3 of the 4 slot possibilities listed, plus Ranaudo. Damn, Callis is good at his job.

[seantoo]

From soxprospects, here is some info on the second round pick, "With the team's second-round pick, the 57th overall in the 2010 draft, the Red Sox have selected University of Texas right-handed pitcher Brandon Workman. Formerly a third-round pick by the Phillies in 2007, Workman commands a solid mix of five pitches, including a 90-95 MPH four-seam fastball with late life, ..."
Here is the link to learn more.
http://news.soxprosp...round-pick.html

In the third the Sox drafted, SS Sean Coyle, see here;
http://news.soxprosp...with-their.html

In the fourth round the Sox drafted, SS, After taking Sean Coyle with the 110th pick, the Red Sox select another shortstop in Garin Cecchini from Barbe High School with the 143th pick in the fourth round of the 2010 MLB draft. Learn more here, http://news.soxprosp...-in-fourth.html

Edited by seantoo, 08 June 2010 - 01:16 PM.