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(11:10 AM) Word is that the
(11:17 AM) MLB.com predicts that the Giants will take Buster Posey, with Justin Smoak falling to 9 and the Washington Nationals. Come on, Giants, I want me some Smoak on the Water two years from now.
(11:23 AM) It's draft time!
(11:26 AM) From BA:
We feel good about our first four picks on the last Mock Draft: Beckham, then Pedro Alvarez to the Pirates, Eric Hosmer to the Royals and Brian Matusz to the Orioles. The problem with the mock draft is the Giants. They could go Justin Smoak, but BA’s Matt Blood reports from Orlando that he’s getting Buster Posey vibes at five.(11:31 AM) BP reports that Posey may drop because of money demands. 12 million demands to be exact. Bluff?
(11:32 AM) The Tampa Bay Rays are on the clock.
(11:37 AM) The modern miracle of internet just failed me. Thanks a lot MLB.com. In any case, the Rays select Tim Beckham.
Now the Giants can't pick a promising high-school hitter and mess him up in their system. There's still Hosmer, though.
(11:42 AM) Pedro Alvarez is heading off to Pittsburgh. If Smoak wasn't available at 5, then I was hoping that Alvarez would drop. Oh well. Now this is where things get interesting. 1-2 were foregone conclusions, but the rest of the picks are up in the air.
(11:46 AM) Don't take Smoak, Royals. Don't take Smoak.
YES! Smoak is still on the board; Kansas takes Hosmer. Good pick. He has a real nice swing.
(11:50 AM) Choices: Smoak, Posey, G. Beckham.
(11:53 AM) The Giants are on the clock, the Orioles took Matusz. Smoak Smoak Smoak.
(11:59 AM) DAMMIT! Buster Posey.
(12:01 PM) Great. The Giants swap 30-40 home runs a year for maybe 10, "up the middle" defense, and $12 million draining out the their pocket.
(12:05 PM) What Goldstein says:
5. Giants take Buster Posey. If you heard Bud make the announcement, now you know why he goes by Buster. This is a fantastic pick at five for the Giants. Really great find at five, and I’ll bet anything right now that he doesn’t get $12 million from SF.Because he'll get $11.9 million.
(12:08 PM) Okay, I'll stop being cynical now. It's not Posey's fault that the Giants can't address their needs properly. *coughcoughreadymadepoweratfirstcoughcough* Oops.
In all seriousness, Posey is a good pick. He has tremendous defensive potential and his power is decent. Pablo Sandoval will have a friend in A now.
Smoak is falling farther than I thought he would. The Reds and White Sox passed over him for Alonso and G. Beckham, respectively. Will Smoak fall to 37, perhaps?
(12:20 PM) Poor Smoak. I wonder why he's still sliding.
(12:22 PM) Why is it that all the draftee interviews are less-than-scintillating? You would think that they feel excited to be drafted by a major league team.
(12:25 PM) I'm going to throw something if the A's luck into Smoak (12). Something's going to burn if he falls into the Dodgers' laps (15). Oh geez, the Astros took Jason Castro. Overdraft.
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