Here is a look back at the Pirates Shadow Draft
that I did after the MLB Draft.Good news and bad news.
Good news is that I was able to sign my first five picks and all look to be better than the actual Ed Creech picks.
Bad news is that I tried to grab guys with high upside with picks 6 through 10 even though they would be tough signs and I was able to sign just one of them.
So I will not be giving myself any comp picks for next years shadow draft,but I will give some more money since I did not spend as much this year.
Without further ado........
Round 1) Matt Wieters C Georgia Tech,SIGNED by Baltimore.
Wieters signed with the Birds but did not play in the minors.
He is currently playing in the Hawaii Fall League.
Weiters will likely start at High A Frederick next year,but will not stay there for long.
Round 2) Greg Desme OF Cal Poly,SIGNED by Oakland
Desme played in 12 games for short season Vancouver hitting .261,with 1 homer and 6 RBI.
Desme will likely start at Low A next year.
Round 3) Nefti Soto SS High School,SIGNED by Cincinnati
Soto batted .303 with 2 homers and 28 RBI with the GCL Reds.
Nefti could start at Low A Dayton,but more likely to stay at extended spring training before moving to short season.
Round 4) Will Middlebrooks,3b-P High School,SIGNED by Boston
Middlebrooks signed with the Red Sox,but didn't play in any games.
No word on whether the Red Sox will start him as a 3rd baseman or pitcher.
Look for him to stay in Florida and start with rookie ball next season.
Round 5) Bradley Meyers,P,Loyola Marymount,SIGNED by Washington
Meyers dominated in his 4 Hagerstown starts going 1-1 with an 0.44 ERA.
Meyers didn't fare quite so well in 3 starts in Potomac finishing 0-0 with an 5.06 ERA.
Meyers will return to High A Potomac to start in 2008.
Round 6) Casey Crosby,P High School,Unsigned by Detroit
Crosby will be attending Illinois in the fall.
Round 7) Cole St.Clair,P Rice,Unsigned by Cleveland
St.Clair decided to return to Rice for his senior season.
Round 8) Christian Colon,SS High School,Unsigned by San Diego.
Colon will be attending Cal State Fullerton in the fall.
Round 9) Julian Sampson,P High School,SIGNED by Philadelphia.
Sampson pitched 2 scoreless innings in his only appearance for the GCL Phillies.
Sampson should return there in 2008,with a chance of going to short season Williamsport with a fast start.
Round 10) Kevin Patterson,C High School,Unsigned by Chicago White Sox.
Patterson will be the full time catcher for Auburn in 2008.
Not bad for my first effort.
We will continue to follow these guys next year especially the signed players!
Bullpen Notes
Another cowardly Flyer thug injures someone and the NHL slaps them on the wrist.
Patrice Bergeron will miss a month with a Grade 3 concussion (the most serious) after being hit from behind by Randy Jones.
Jones got 2 games off the ice.Big suspension.
Get used to this stuff with Paul Holmgren running the Flyers.
Juwan Howard to the Cavaliers?
One word-Yuck!
Peter Bondra retires after a good career.
Bondra will now be the GM of the Slovakia national team.
Bondra was a good,not great player that played a bit soft,but the numbers do not lie.
A very good goal scorer in his day,Bondra twice scored 52 goals in a season.
Finally,stay tuned for a few things in the future that I am in the process of lining up.
They should be good reads for you!
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