2005 amateur baseball draft?

[Dave64]

Who are some of the top prospects that we should be in the running for after having this terrible year? Hopefully, there is a stud pitcher we can draft. Thoughts? Links to 2005 draft prospects? Thanks!

 

[boondockdrunk]

Tell me about it... we need a Josh Beckett..... YAY FIRST PICK OVERALL!!! LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!

 

[Ryanwb]

Tell me about it... we need a Josh Beckett..... YAY FIRST PICK OVERALL!!! LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!

The highest pick we can have next year is #2 because the NL and AL alternate years, the Padres had the #1 pick this year, so the worst AL team will have it next year

 

[nathan]

The highest pick we can have next year is #2 because the NL and AL alternate years, the Padres had the #1 pick this year, so the worst AL team will have it next year

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/2004draft/2004draftmech.html

This year's draft will also be the last time the leagues will alternate selections. Beginning in 2005, teams will draft in reverse order of winning percentage, regardless of league.

 

[nathan]

Who are some of the top prospects that we should be in the running for after having this terrible year? Hopefully, there is a stud pitcher we can draft. Thoughts? Links to 2005 draft prospects? Thanks!

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/columnists/askba04june.html

Top College Prospects, 2005
Player Pos School
1. Mike Pelfrey rhp Wichita State
2. Jeff Clement c Southern California
3. Alex Gordon 3b Nebraska
4. Stephen Head 1b/lhp Mississippi
5. John Mayberry Jr. 1b/of Stanford
6. Tyler Greene ss Georgia Tech
7. Brian Bogusevic of/lhp Tulane
8. Mark McCormick rhp Baylor
9. Jed Lowrie 2b Stanford
10. Stephen Kahn rhp Loyola Marymount

Top High School Prospects, 2005
Player Pos School Hometown
1. Justin Upton ss Great Bridge HS Chesapeake, Va.
2. Iain Sebastian rhp/1b Columbus HS Columbus, Ga.
3. Miers Quigley lhp Roswell HS Roswell, Ga.
4. Austin Jackson of Denton Ryan HS Denton, Texas
5. Justin Bristow ss/rhp Mills Godwin HS Richmond
6. Andrew McCutchen of Fort Meade HS Fort Meade, Fla.
7. Eric Massingham rhp De La Salle HS Benicia, Calif.
8. Bradley Clark rhp Sickles HS Tampa
9. Jeremy Hellickson rhp Hoover HS Des Moines
10. Zach Putnam rhp/3b Pioneer HS Ann Arbor, Mich.

Justin Upton very well could be the first pick in the 2005 draft, though right now the Expos would own that pick and perhaps they would want to choose someone who could help them in the more immediate future. The early hyperbole on Justin is that he's better than B.J. was at the same stage, though if he's even nearly as good as B.J. has looked so far, that should be plenty good enough. Next year's crop almost has to be better than the 2004 group by default, especially in terms of position players.

 

[boondockdrunk]

Justin Upton very well could be t...rospects will be SS's. We need pitching bad.

 

[boondockdrunk]

1. Mike Pelfrey rhp Wichita State...h an ERA around 2.18...... I hope we get him.