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Crow went yesterday to KC at 12 and Gibson to MN at 22...where will some former/current/perhaps future Tigers go today?  Rounds 4-30 are today, with 31-50 tomorrow.

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While certainly nothing close to a doctor...

I think he will unfortunately fall out of the first round, though I think he simply needs a little bit of time off and would likely retain his full value. He has a lot of skills which are not teachable, and I think someone is going to get a great value sometime in the 2nd round perhaps.

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by The Beef on Jun 9, 2009 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

meanwhile...

…a dude from my wife’s high school went 18th to the Marlins. Her comment: “I’m surprised they produced anybody sober enough to be that good.”

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by Bill C. on Jun 9, 2009 6:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Hope all his tail lights work when leaving town...

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by The Beef on Jun 9, 2009 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

seriously...

…worst. on-ramp. experience. ever.

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by Bill C. on Jun 9, 2009 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

YES!!!!

Good luck to Crow

With his ‘tangibles’ vs ‘intangibles’ what are the guesses on the ETA to the majors for him?

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jun 9, 2009 6:51 PM CDT reply actions  

I suppose it depends on when he signs...

I think he could really do himself a favor and not wait until the last day when a lot of people do, just to get the work in. The year in indy league did not hurt him, but I think he could really capitalize on it if he gets in a solid half-year of work this year, followed by a good fall league. There was some talk on MLB.com that his live arm may lead to his becoming a reliever early on (ala Scherzer), and if that is the case, he MIGHT see the club late next season. If the Royals want him to extend to a starter to start his career, I would think the start of the 2011 season would be about right. Crow is a little older than most picks, so that could work to is advantage in terms of time and coming up quickly.

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by The Beef on Jun 9, 2009 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

GIBSON TO THE TWINS!!

Great Pick by the Twins…great foresight I believe

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by The Beef on Jun 9, 2009 6:54 PM CDT reply actions  

He wont have to pitch in the Homer Dome...

not that anyone knows what type of park Target Field will be, but I would have to think it will pitch better than what they have right now :-)

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by The Beef on Jun 9, 2009 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

And my head just exploded

[insert 75,000 profanities here that Gibson went to the Twins]

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by UribeAuction on Jun 9, 2009 6:59 PM CDT reply actions  

yeah...sorry...

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by The Beef on Jun 9, 2009 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

This draft reminded me to check on some kids from my High School

Aaron and Jake Shafer. Younger brothers of a guy I was friends with in HS.
Aaron went 2nd round to the CUBS last year (ick)
his brother Jake went 41st round to the YANKEES!

Man, talk about the two worst teams possible from the perspective of their High School (in the STL Metro area).

Nomination for the "It Was Only A Matter Of Time..." Award: Carlos Zambrano was suspended for "Inappropriate and violent actions on the field and in the dugout."
Only guy crazier than Carlos Zambrano in baseball is Julian Tavarez

by Andy--01 on Jun 9, 2009 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

I assume that was last year's draft?

The 41st round of this one will be some time on Thursday I think

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by The Beef on Jun 9, 2009 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Either 08 or 07

Nomination for the "It Was Only A Matter Of Time..." Award: Carlos Zambrano was suspended for "Inappropriate and violent actions on the field and in the dugout."
Only guy crazier than Carlos Zambrano in baseball is Julian Tavarez

by Andy--01 on Jun 10, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

Gibson on MLB Network right now

Repping the Mizzou shirt

Thanks God

Thinks the injury is the reason he slipped. Talks about how some misinformation was out there hurting him (seems like a Mizzou/Draft problem).

5-week thing, but had planned to take 5-7 weeks off as it was

The thought was there about him slipping through the 1st round

completely honored

wants to make the league as quick as he can

lucky and blessed

almost every club probably called looking for his medical records…pretty cool feeling.

teams said if they could not get the MRI, they would not draft him

will be ready to go and throw in 5 weeks.

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by The Beef on Jun 9, 2009 7:02 PM CDT reply actions  

Gibson's such a class act

Getting to talk to him after games this year as a reporter was extremely, extremely enjoyable. Even though he’s with my #1 most disliked team in baseball, I’ll still be pulling for him. That’s a great system for him, too—they preach throwing strikes, and with Gibson’s stuff if he can do that…he’s going to be great.

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by UribeAuction on Jun 9, 2009 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wow...all kids were invited to come to the draft...and ONE made the trip

Mike Trout from NJ made the trek…and was finally awarded as a pick by the LAAngels. Got a great hand by the folks in-house and was the ONLY player to shake the commish’s hand. Good for him to sit there through it and get the spotlight like he has right now.

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by The Beef on Jun 9, 2009 7:10 PM CDT reply actions  

So what's next for Gibson?

Does he sign as the #22 pick with the Twins?
Does he return to Mizzou and play his senior year?
Does he go to the Independent League like Aaron Crow?

Like The Boy, I think he should return for his senior year, but what is most likely? If he came back to Mizzou or went Independent League, where does he rank among likely draftees next year?

by CPC on Jun 9, 2009 10:14 PM CDT reply actions  

I'd give it a 98% chance he signs with the Twins

I don’t think returning for his senior year would accomplish a whole lot except adding an extra zero to his first contract. As much as I hate hate hate to say it, Gibson was drafted by a HELL of an organization. He’d be stupid to turn it down and be drafted higher by a franchise without the kind of track record of developing good pitching like the Twins. The best thing he can do is sign with the Twins and peak at AA in 2010 before making a move up to the majors in 2011, if everything goes smoothly for him.

I also get the feeling Gibson isn’t after the money in this case. If he fell to the second round, he’d have a legit reason to go play independent ball, but he still was taken in the first round and will get his money.

Plus, if he re-entered the draft next year, it’d be no guarantee that he’d be taken higher—just look at what happened to Tanner Scheppers this year.

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by UribeAuction on Jun 9, 2009 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'd give it a 99.4% chance....

…he’s not coming back. But I can dream.

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by Bill C. on Jun 10, 2009 5:23 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'm keeping an eye on the draft tracker to see if anybody goes soon...

I’d expect Lollis to pop up at some point in the next few rounds. It’ll be interesting to see if Senne/Folgia/Coleman go anytime soon given that they’ll all probably return for their senior seasons, although some team could throw a lot of money at Folgia and try to change his mind.

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by UribeAuction on Jun 10, 2009 11:51 AM CDT reply actions  

Trevor Coleman just went 2nd in the 9th round to Seattle

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by The Beef on Jun 10, 2009 12:05 PM CDT reply actions  

looks like teams were not too scared off by his injury this season

I cannot imagine him coming back with that sort of selection level

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by The Beef on Jun 10, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

Interesting...I'd have to think it'd be better for him to come back for a year, but...

If Seattle throws enough money at him, he could sign. If he can prove that he can hit next year, a switch-hitting catcher with great game-calling abilities should be a top-6 round pick.

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by UribeAuction on Jun 10, 2009 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

while I agree with that...I have to think Seattle values him enough

in making this pick to put the right amount of money on the table to make that decision for him. Will see how it goes.

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by The Beef on Jun 10, 2009 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

Kyle Gibson on The Closers today at 4:30

you can listen live at kfru.com

Any questions for him? How many frozen waffles did you eat to bulk up?

The sleeper has awoken. . .awakened. . .he woke up.

by SleepyFloyd7 on Jun 10, 2009 12:21 PM CDT reply actions  

I'd be curious about signability and his desire to get going ASAP

…once his arm heals of course, but given his age and college polish, getting some good months of work in this year could really help him hit the league maybe by 2011

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by The Beef on Jun 10, 2009 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

He's said he's taking the rest of the year off

which definitely is the smart decision.

Also, minor laff: the Angels just took Jake Locker in the 10th round.

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by UribeAuction on Jun 10, 2009 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

huh...that's funny

since last night on MLB TV he said he had been planning to take about 6 weeks off as it was before the injury…but did not mention anything about the rest of the year

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by The Beef on Jun 10, 2009 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

As far as I can tell...it's been a quiet day for the Tigers

They are in round 18 of 30 right now, and only Coleman back in round 9 is who I believe has gone to this point.

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by The Beef on Jun 10, 2009 1:53 PM CDT reply actions  

For signing bonuses...

About what round do they become really low?

I'm the guy that keeps Mr. Death in his pocket.

by Mizzou Grad on Jun 10, 2009 1:54 PM CDT reply actions  

I am guessing...I dont know...now?

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by The Beef on Jun 10, 2009 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

Big12 Hardball has a running list of all Big 12 players taken

HERE

I like this

Round 15

David Narodowski SS (456) – Kansas, Jr. – Arizona (First Jayhawk taken)

The sleeper has awoken. . .awakened. . .he woke up.

by SleepyFloyd7 on Jun 10, 2009 2:45 PM CDT reply actions  

This just in

Round 27

Kyle Mach 3B (807) – Missouri, Sr. – San Fransico

The sleeper has awoken. . .awakened. . .he woke up.

by SleepyFloyd7 on Jun 10, 2009 3:47 PM CDT reply actions  

I think teams must know something about Senne/Folgia...

as in, they’re coming back for their senior years. That’s the only reason I can think of that explains why they haven’t been picked yet.

Also, I don’t have a ton of reasoning for why Ryan Lollis hasn’t been picked yet. He hit pretty well this year and was a 19th rounder last year, so it’s hard to understand why we’re in the 30th round and he hasn’t been picked yet.

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by UribeAuction on Jun 10, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

MU recruit Eric Anderson was picked in the 28th round...

but reports are that he reaffirmed his committment to TJ before the draft, so those in the know are not concerned about him not landing at Mizzou

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by The Beef on Jun 11, 2009 8:21 AM CDT reply actions  

Final Day of the draft brings a couple more picks from Mizzou

from Big12Hardball

Round 32 – Aaron Senne RF (972) – Missouri, Jr. – Minnesota
 (nice to see him taken by his hometown team)

Round 37 – Ryan Lollis RF (1107) – Missouri, Sr. – San Fransico

Twins & Giants love them some Tigers.

The sleeper has awoken. . .awakened. . .he woke up.

by SleepyFloyd7 on Jun 11, 2009 1:43 PM CDT reply actions  

Folgia went 38th (I think) to the Tribe

Hopefully Folgia won’t want to flee to the Cleve.

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by UribeAuction on Jun 11, 2009 3:37 PM CDT reply actions  

I can't see that happening, but who knows

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by The Beef on Jun 11, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

The only way Senne or Folgia end up signing...

…is if the Twins or Tribe fail to sign a few of the higher picks and need something to show for the draft. Never too likely.

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by Bill C. on Jun 11, 2009 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

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