Daily Archives: September 19, 2008

Instructional League rosters

hat tip to andyb for locating the list on the Crosscutters website

its a large image, so click below so it doesn’t stretch out the page….

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D’Arnaud makes NYPL Top 20

…and hes the only one.

He came in at #5 behind Jason Castro (Houston), David Cooper (Toronto), Adam Reifer (Cardinals) and Derek Norris (Nationals)

Full info here. Basically praised his defense, said he’s getting even better there, and that he’s got good contact skills and can drive the ball to right field.

2008 Draft Recap; Epilogue

Part 1: Rounds 30-50
Part 2: Rounds 20-29
Part 3: Rounds 11-19
Part 4: Rounds 1-10
Part 5: Overview of the draft/comparison to last 2 drafts

Today we put the final coat of paint on the 2008 draft in terms of short term analysis. The true value of this draft isn’t likely to be known for 4-5 years, maybe even more because of the sheer number of high school picks taken. It will be fun to watch guys progress over the next year or two, but we’ll need much more time to evaluate true worth. I have some general thoughts, as well as some comparison info to post as well. Lets get to it.

Edit. Yeah, Epilogue. I finished writing this at 4AM last night. It slipped my mind.

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