Draft related news
- The Arizona Diamondbacks signed 2006 first rounder Max Scherzer shortly before the May 30 deadline. This impacts the Nationals in several ways:
- As projected by Jonathan Mayo yesterday, the National cannot select Scherzer at #6 next week.
- The rumored contract for Scherzer (represented by Scott Boras) is a major league deal between $4-4.5 million. If the Nationals are going to draft a college arm, specifically one represented by Boras, this seems like a possible negotiating point.
- The Nationals draft picks in the second round and beyond change now that Arizona will not receive a draft pick for the unsigned Scherzer. The new allotment of picks for the Nationals is:
- #6 - their own first round selection (unchanged)
- #31 - supplemental first round selection for Alfonso Soriano (unchanged)
- #49 - supplemental first round selection for Jose Guillen (unchanged)
- #67 - Cubs second round selection for Soriano (changed from #68)
- #70 - their own second round selection (changed from #71)
- #100, 130, 160, … continue to add 30 for each round (changed from #101, etc)
- The deadline passed and it appears the Nationals did not sign any of their 2006 draft-and-follow candidates. I am working on confirming this.
- In Jim Bowden’s weekly Examiner article, he begins the discussion of how the Nationals go about organizing their draft board. He provided names and areas of responsibility for the various scouts (new page here) and the print edition lists names of ones to watch in the draft (not specifically tying any to the Nats)
- College pitchers
- Vanderbilt LHP David Price
- NC State RHP Andrew Brackman
- Rice LHP/1B Joe Savery
- Clemson LHP Daniel Moskos
- Missouri St LHP Ross Detwiler
- College position players
- Georgia Tech CA Matt Wieters
- Lewis & Clark St 1B/3B Beau Mills
- Tennessee OF Julio Borbon
- Florida 1B Matt LaPorta
- High school pitchers
- Seton Hall Prep (NJ) RHP Rick Porcello
- Norwood (IN) HS RHP Jarrod Parker
- Fitch (CT) HS RHP Matt Harvey
- Ecole Secondary Du Versant (Canada) RHP Phillippe Aumont
- High school position players
- Cypress (CA) HS 3B Josh Vitters
- Chatsworth (CA) HS 3B Matt Dominguez
- Hillsborough (FL) HS OF Michael Burgess
- Parker (CA) HS SS/2B Nick Noonan
- Chatsworth (CA) HS 3B/CA Mike Moustakas
- Memorial (TX) HS 3B Kevin Ahrens
- Owasso (OK) HS SS Peter Kozma
- Henry County (GA) HS OF/1B Jason Heyward
- Punxsutawney (PA) HS CA Devin Mesoraco
- College pitchers
AAA International League West Division
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis | 30 | 21 | 0.588 | - | |
| Louisville | 28 | 24 | 0.538 | 2.5 | |
| Toledo | 28 | 25 | 0.528 | 3.0 | |
| Columbus | 24 | 28 | 0.462 | 6.5 |
Columbus RHP Felix Diaz (3-4, 6.52) at Pawtucket RHP Runelvys Hernandez (0-3, 3.06) 7:05PM
AA Eastern League Southern Division
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 30 | 21 | 0.588 | - | |
| Erie | 27 | 23 | 0.540 | 2.5 | |
| Bowie | 26 | 26 | 0.500 | 4.5 | |
| Reading | 25 | 26 | 0.490 | 5.0 | |
| Altoona | 22 | 27 | 0.449 | 7.0 | |
| Harrisburg | 18 | 34 | 0.346 | 12.5 |
Harrisburg LHP John Lannan (1-1, 4.50) at Erie RHP Eulogio De La Cruz (4-4, 3.36) 6:35PM
A Advanced Carolina League Northern Division
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg | 26 | 24 | 0.520 | - | |
| Wilmington | 26 | 25 | 0.510 | 0.5 | |
| Frederick | 22 | 30 | 0.423 | 5.0 | |
| Potomac | 22 | 30 | 0.423 | 5.0 |
Potomac RHP Craig Stammen (3-3, 4.97) versus Kinston LHP Dan Cevette (1-0, 3.38) 7:35PM
A South Atlantic League Northern
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 35 | 15 | 0.700 | - | |
| Greensboro | 30 | 23 | 0.566 | 6.5 | |
| Lakewood | 26 | 23 | 0.531 | 8.5 | |
| Lake County | 25 | 27 | 0.481 | 11.0 | |
| Hagerstown | 23 | 30 | 0.434 | 13.5 | |
| Lexington | 23 | 30 | 0.434 | 13.5 | |
| Delmarva | 21 | 29 | 0.420 | 14.0 | |
| Hickory | 21 | 29 | 0.420 | 14.0 |
No game scheduled
Ryan Sullivan | 31-May-07 at 10:07 am | Permalink
“The deadline passed and it appears the Nationals did not sign any of their 2006 draft-and-follow candidates. I am working on confirming this.”
If they did not get Peacock and T. Moore signed, it is just another example of the lip service the owners patronize the fans with. These are two guys projected for the first 5-7 rounds, whom immediately would have been top 30 prospects for us, at positions we need help: pitching and power hitting. I hope to be proven wrong, but a year into their ownership and I have not seen the progress promised when they decided to destroy the major league club and redirect the resources to the minors.
JD | 31-May-07 at 11:29 am | Permalink
Probably a dumb question, but what are the duties of a cross-checker?
Brian J Oliver | 31-May-07 at 11:50 am | Permalink
Crosscheckers verify the reports provided by the scouts. For the most part, they doublecheck that the information received is accurate. Usually they’ll focus on the top guys that been culled out by the area scouts