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From BA:

No worries. I'll have it up by later tonight hopefully.

Perfect Game's second mock draft came out today. http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=9910 1. Houston - Brady Aiken 2. Miami - Alex Jackson 3. Chicago W - Tyler Kolek 4. Chicago C - Carlos Rodon 5. Minnesota - Nick Gordon 6. Seattle - Jeff Hoffman 7. Philadelphia - Kyle Freeland 8. Colorado - Aaron Nola

http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=9904

http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/why-july-2-prospects-are-harder-to-track-this-year/

http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/259745821.html

Spanky's up with the Angel's pick.

With the 14th pick in the 2014 MLB draft the San Francisco Giants select Trea Turner a shortstop from North Carolina State University. http://bigleaguefutures.net/1/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/traeturner22.jpg "We feel very fortunate that Trea fell to as he did. We feel he adds a lot to our organization, which is lacking in hitters, especially those that play premium positions. Trea gives us both. Our scouts think he can stay at shortstop where he should develop into an above average defender. They also believe that his bat is better than people give it credit for, while his elite level speed should allow him to be an impact player on the bases and at the top of the lineup, something we have lacked since Melky Cabrera was on our team."

Sorry, I forgot I was the Giants. Making pick in a second. lol

The meaning was obvious enough for a quick post on a message board. I didn't realize it was being copy-edited for the New York Times. It was pretty clearly an example, and anyone with at least half a brain should have been able to deduce that, as I'm sure they did. I guess I can't expect much from someone who considers 5 SENTENCES too much to read. You claim you want concision but you want that achieved with a verbose account of every single thought and step involved in the process (which you wouldn't read anyway because it would be too long). Talk about persnickety. lol

Reading comprehension is your friend.

Potential plus power and plus hit. Nice.

BA's prospect hot sheet: http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-hot-sheet-may-16-hunter-harvey-continues-to-shine/

I know it won't happen, but this seems like the perfect draft for the Blue Jays to do what the Yankees are doing in the international free agent market (i.e. disregarding the bonus pool and taking the penalties). Granted the penalties are harsher in the draft (losing your 1st round pick), but if you did it only for one year, and it was a particularly deep draft, you could add the equivalent talent of three drafts, and they'd all be developing a year to two years ahead of picks from the next year would. That would allow the Jays to trade some prospects they have for help right now (a starter for instance), and immediately replace them with more high upside prospects. The Yankees right now are expected to spend 20 million in international free agency. If the Jays were prepared to do that in the draft, and take the penalty of losing their next 1st round pick and 2nd round pick, they could absolutely load up on the 1st round talent that falls in this very deep draft. I know AA doesn't have the balls to do it or the budget, but imagine something like this (not exactly obviously depending on who's available at the picks). 9. Nick Gordon 11. Jeff Hoffman 49. Erick Fedde 83. Keaton McKinney 114. Gareth Morgan 144. Dylan Cease 174. Jackson Reetz 204. Bryce Montes de Oca 234. Jeren Kendall 264. Josh Morgan 294. Jake BuKauskas (throw crazy money at him).

BA's second mock draft:

Character questions? Must have heard his rapping. Bitin' Drake's style hard. The lyrics are "He's fallin, he's fallin, he's fallin..." That's gonna be his official draft song. lol

BA prospects chat: http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/2014-draft-top-100-prospects-chat/

Seems unlikely. Someone is going to be too tantalized by the massive power upside. Look at Gallo, you take the chance he can learn to hit with instruction, and bam. Not saying they're in the same category powerwise obviously as Gallo is in a class of his own, but Gatewood has big time pop in his own right. If he learns to hit just a little he's going to be an all-star.

I'd be happy with any two of Freeland, Hoffman, Gordon, Holmes, Zimmer. I'm glad to hear the Jays were in on Finnegan who I love, but it depends on how the medical reports come back. Friggin TCU and their arm shredder pitching coach, this kid is (was?) a stud in waiting. Who are you guys liking for pick 50? I was really high on Forbes pre-season but it looks like he's going to sneak into the 1st or comp round now. If that's the case I'm probably leaning towards a pitcher with guys like Justus Sheffield, Scott Blewett, Keaton McKinney, Cam Varga, Bryce Montes de Oca, or Michael Kopech. None of the position players in that range really appeal to me, as I think guys like the two Morgans, Greiner, and Reetz make it to the third.

Keith Law has us taking Touki Toussaint at 9 and Jeff Hoffman at 11. Pick 9: Pick 11:

King can you post the mock please.

theblujay on the clock for San Diego's pick.

With the 12th pick in the 2014 MLB draft the Milwaukee Brewers select Grant Holmes a right handed pitcher from Conway High School, South Carolina. http://mlbdraftinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Holmes-Grant.jpg "It's not secret that our system needs a major infusion of talent. We need to add impact players, and we feel at this point in the draft Grant has the best chance to be that. Not only does Grant have tremendous upside, but he has rare polish for a high school pitcher which should allow him to move quickly through our organization. With a fastball that he can run up in the 92-95 range and all the way up to 98, and a breaking ball the projects to plus, our scouts think he has the potential to be a number 2 starter or better at the next level."

Elite level defender in centerfield already for a high school player. Everything else you have to project for now.