I know we don't know a lot of the players who will get drafted but the the draft is tomorrow. Some local notable players include Jay Bruce(West Brook HS, Beaumont, Texas), Lance Broadway(TCU), Mark McCormick(Baylor), Koby Clemens(Memorial HS), Cliff Pennington(A&M), Wade Townsend(Rice), Taylor Teagarden(Texas). John Lopez of the Houston Chronicle thinks Astros will select Koby Clemens as a CATCHER. Astros have 5 picks in first 3 rounds. Last years draft was good for the Astros in which they got studs like Hunter Pence and Troy Patton. I think you can watch the draft on MLB.COM or listen to it on MLB.COM radio.
A lot of people are saying the Astros are really interest in righthander Jacob Marceaux of McNeese State and they think they will take him with their first pick. Astros need postion players more than pitchers.
WHy do they have the draft this time of the year? I was wondering why the Chron had an article on the next draft....like they gave up on this season or something!
I graduated from Memorial High School in the same class as Koby Clemens. I talked with a lot of the people on the baseball team and they say although he is phenomenal in hitting, he is not even close to being good enough to start for the University of Texas baseball team. Just something to think about.
I'll be watching... Been in classes etc with quite a few people that should be drafted pretty high.. Rooting like crazy for one guy that I'm friends with who is expected to be drafted.. but probably not too high (maybe higher next year).. Hopefully I'll be able to call him in the next couple of days to congratulate him on being drafted (crossing my fingers that he is drafted)..
1995 1. Tony McKnight, rhp 2. Eric Ireland 3. Chad Alexander 4. Brian Sikorski 5. Mike Rose 6. Scott Chapman 7. Jason McCarter 8. Eric Smith 9. Jason Adams 11. Ric Johnson 14. Barry Wesson 15. Aaron Miles 16. Eric Cole 24. Jeriome Robertson --------------------------- 1996 1. Mark Johnson, p 2. John Huber 4. Bryan Braswell 5. Tucker Barr 6. Mike Wheeler 7. Esteban Maldonado 9. Brian Dallimore 10. John Blackmore 11. Jay Mansavage 15. Jim Reeder 20. Wade Miller, rhp 23. Roy Oswalt, rhp --------------------------- 1997 1. Lance Berkman, 1B 2. Camron Hahn 5. Derek Stanford 6. Joe Messman 9. Don Thomas 15. J.J. Thomas 16. Jim Wallace 17. Pat Cutshall 19. Brian Hecht 20. Tim Redding, rhp ---------------------------- 1998 1. Brad Lidge, P U of Notre Dame 1. Mike Nannini, P Green Valley HS, Henderson, NV 3. Brad Busbin, P Dr. Phillips HS, Orlando, FL 4. Jason Van Meetren, OF Bishop Gorman HS, Las Vegas, NV 5. Scott Barrett, P San Jacinto College 6. Dave Matranga, IF Pepperdine U 7. John Buck, C Taylorsville HS, Salt Lake City, UT 8. Jesse Joyce, 3B Cal State Los Angeles U 9. Morgan Ensberg, 3B Southern California 10. Keith Ginter, 2B Texas Tech 11. Kevin Jordan, OF Texas Tech 12. Jeremy Ryan, P Maple Woods HS, Gladstone, MO 13. Doug Sessions, P Armstrong HS, Savannah, GA 14. Jacob Baker, 3B Rice U 15. Chuck Carter, 1B Baylor U 16. Derek Nicholson, OF U of Florida 17. Colin Porter, OF U of Arizona 18. Rich Terwilliger, P Finger Lakes HS, Corning, NY 19. Byron Wilkerson, P Mary-Hardin Baylor U 20. Anthony Ramirez, 3B Carson HS, Carson, CA 21. Brian Messer, P U of New Mexico 22. Garrett Zyskowski, P West Virginia U ------------------------------- 1999 1. Michael Rosamond, OF U of Mississippi 2. James Perez, C Seymour HS, CT 2. Travis Anderson, P U of Washington 3. Jimmy Barrett, P Fort Hill HS, Cumberland, MD 4. Jon Topolski, OF Baylor U 5. Mike Gallo, P Long Beach State U 6. Jason Lane, OF USC 7. Nick Roberts, P Southern Utah U 8. Chris Sampson, SS Texas Tech 9. Jon Helquist, SS University Christian HS, Jacksonville, FL 10. Greg Dobbs, IF Long Beach State U 11. Kristopher Kann, P Mansfield College 12. Royce Huffman, IF Texas Christian U 13. Garett Gentry, C Victor Valley HS, Victorville, CA 14. Brian Schmitt, IF Blinn College 15. Bryan Edwards, P Northeast Texas CC 16. Daniel Parker, P Diablo Valley College 17. Ryan Jamison, P U of Missouri 18. Mike Hill, OF Oral Roberts U 19. Jonathan Andrianoff, SS Portville Central HS, Olean, NY 20. Derrick Johnson, P Wallace CC -------------------------------- 2000 1. Robert Stiehl, C El Camino College 2. Chad Qualls, P U of Nevada-Reno 3. Anthony Pluta, P Las Vegas HS, Las Vegas, NV 4. Eric Keefner, 1B De la Salle Institute HS, Chicago, IL 5. Jacob Whitesides, OF David Hickman Sr HS, Columbia, MO 6. Tommy Whiteman, SS U of Oklahoma 7. Joe Lydic, IF U of Pittsburgh 8. Cory Doyne, P Land O'Lakes HS, FL 9. Eric Bruntlett, IF Stanford U 10. Nathan Nelson, 3B U of Louisiana-Lafayette 11. Bob McCrory, P Columbus HS, Steens, MS 12. Ryan Hamilton, P U of San Diego 13. Anthony Acevedo, OF Fresno State U 14. Anthony Angel, 2B Loyola Marymount U 15. Todd Self, OF U of Louisiana-Lafayette 16. Monte Mansfield, P Riverside CC 17. Ralph Hicks, P Centanary College 18. Eric Lee, RF U of Houston 19. Michael Bourn, OF Nimitz HS, Humble, TX 20. Jory Coughenour, P U of Pittsburgh ----------------------------------- 2001 1. Chris Burke, IF U of Tennessee 2. Mike Rodriguez, OF U of Miami 3. Kirk Saarloos, P Cal State Fullerton U 4. Philip Barzilla, P Rice U 5. Charlton Jimerson, OF U of Miami 6. Russ Rohlicek, P Long Beach State U 7. Ryan Stegall, IF U of Missouri 8. Brooks Conrad, IF Arizona State U 9. Kerry Hodges, OF Texas Tech 10. Lance Cormier, P U of Alabama 11. D.J. Houlton, P U of the Pacific 12. Carmen Little, P St. Martins College 13. Kendall Jones, C Texarkana College 14. Clint Hoover, IF U of California 15. Trevor Mote, IF Baylor U 16. Brian Rodaway, P U of Nebraska 17. Tom Bayrer, P Campbell U 18. Jose DeLeon, P Nixon-Smiley HS, Nixon, TX 19. Ryan Kochen, IF Western Michigan U 20. Mark Obradovich, C Gadsden State CC ----------------------------------- 2002 1. Derick Grigsby, P Northeast Texas CC 2. Mitchell Talbot, P Canyon View HS, Cedar City, UT 3. Rory Shortell, P San Diego State U 4. Mark McLemore, P Oregon State U 5. Pat Misch, P Western Michigan U 6. J.P. Duran, P St. Mary's U 7. Scott Robinson, 1B Rancho Bernardo HS, San Diego, CA 8. Bill Westhoff, P U of Dallas 9. Andy Topham, IF Stanford U 10. Brad Chedister, P Panola College 11. Jason Reuss, OF U of Nevada-Reno 12. Chance Douglass, P Canyon Randall HS, Amarillo, TX 13. Nick Covarrubias, OF Long Beach State U 14. William Boening, P Yoakum HS, TX 15. Jeff Mackor, C Boston College 16. Jared Gothreaux, P McNeese State U 17. Daniel Freeman, P Texarkana College 18. Brent Long, P Brevard College 19. Aaron Heitzman, P Minnesota State Mankato U 20. Justin Glover, OF Grant HS, Portland, OR ------------------------------------ 2003 59 JASON HIRSH CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN U RHP R/R 6'8" 250 1982-02-20 4YR 56K | 300K COMMENT: 89 ROBERT STUBBS ATLANTA HS CF R/R 6'5" 190 1984-10-04 HS 56K | 300K COMMENT: Exciting athlete with abundance of talent. Potential ML outfielder with normal development & physical maturity. 119 JOSHUA ANDERSON EASTERN KENTUCKY U CF L/R 6'2" 195 1982-08-10 4YR COMMENT: Sturdy, athletic build. Built like Darrin Erstad. Quiet, short stroke. Uses all fields. Outfield instincts for future plus defense. 149 JOSHUA MUECKE LOYOLA MARYMOUNT U LHP L/L 6'3" 195 1982-01-09 4YR 56K | 300K COMMENT: Tall. Mark Langston type body. Good motion on tailing sinking change. Average fastball. Around plate with all pitches. Lower arm slot may help fastball movement. 179 JON DAVIS EUPORA HS RHP R/R 6'5" 205 1984-12-31 HS 56K | 300K COMMENT: Tall, lanky, live athletic body. Excellent pitcher's build. Body similar to Bob Welch. Live, quick arm, works right. Curveball is potential out pitch with wicked, 3/4 plane, freezes right-handed hitters. Lots of upside. Outstanding football quarterback, signed with University of Alabama. Loves to compete. Gamer, comfortable in his surroundings. 209 JEFFREY JORGENSEN RICE U CF R/R 5'11" 185 1981-02-01 4YR 56K | 300K COMMENT: Well-proportioned, athletic build. Upright, slight open stance. Attended Rice University on track scholarship. Outstanding runner, makes things happen. Compact, line-drive stroke with quickness and strength in hands. Potential big-time base stealing threat. Aggressive mentality. Excellent athlete with raw baseball tools. Fun to watch. Can change game with speed. Potential everyday, leadoff type hitter with further development. 239 MICHAEL COLLAR U MAINE RHP R/R 0'63" 215 1981-10-16 4YR COMMENT: 269 BROCK KOMAN U MICHIGAN 3B R/R 6'0" 198 1980-10-11 4YR COMMENT: 299 BEAU HEAROD U ALABAMA RF R/R 5'10" 195 1981-04-03 4YR COMMENT: Medium, solid, compact build. Similar to Brian Giles. Ball jumps off bat. Occasional long bal power. Enough arm for RF. Strong kid for size. 329 NICHOLAS GREEN DARTON COL RHP R/R 6'4" 188 1984-08-20 JR COMMENT: 359 CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON LOUISIANA TECH U SS L/R 6'0" 170 1981-01-12 4YR COMMENT: 389 JAMES BARTHMAIER ROSWELL HS RHP R/R 6'4" 200 1984-01-06 HS 56K | 300K COMMENT: Body similar to Kris Benson. Big, naturally strong. Very easy delivery and quick arm. Fastball with occasional side run, some sink. Slider potential future strikeout pitch. ----------------------------------- 2004 64 HUNTER PENCE U TEXAS - ARLINGTON LF R/R 6'4" 210 1983-04-13 4YR 56K | 350K COMMENT: VERY TALL, SLENDER TORSO. LONG ARMS. LARGE LEGS. SLIGHTLY OPEN, CROUCHED STANCE. GOOD STRENGTH & ARC IN SWING FOR PWR. SWINGS BAT W/ AUTHORITY, UNDRESSES INFIELDERS. PWR TO ALL FIELDS. ADEQUATE ARM. ATHLETIC ACTIONS IN OF. DIFFERENT LOOKING ATHLETE, BUT HAS STRENGTH & EXTENTION TO HIT & HIT W/ PWR. PLAYS HARD. LEAVES IT ALL ON THE FIELD. 94 JORDAN PARRAZ CC SOUTHERN NEVADA CF R/R 6'3" 220 1984-10-08 JR COMMENT: 124 LOUIS SANTANGELO CLEMSON U C R/R 6'1" 200 1983-03-16 4YR 56K | 350K COMMENT: LARGE FRAME, MUSCULAR, STOUT. WEIGHT ROOM STRONG, STURDY. ATHLETIC LOOK. WIDE BACK, THICK LEGS, TONED MIDDLE. SIMILAR TO SCOTT HATTEBERG. SQUARE, WIDE, CROUCH. UP IN BOX. TOE TAPS BACK THEN STRAIGHT STRIDE. AGGRESSIVE HACKS, BATTLES AT PLATE. FAIR BAT SPEED. PHYSICAL STRENGTH FOR WOOD. OCCAISIONAL HITTING ADJUSTMENT. FLASHES LONG BALL. STRONG ARM. HANDS SOFT ENOUGH, AGILE BEHIND DISH. PREMIER POSITION PLYR W/ FUTURE DEFENSIVE TOOLS. COACHABLE, WILL GIVE BEST TO IMPROVE. GOOD INTENSITY FOR GAME. 154 MITCH EINERTSON RANCHO BUENA VISTA HS CF R/R 5'10" 178 1986-04-04 HS 56K | 350K COMMENT: MEDIUM, COMPACT, ATHLETIC FRAME. MUCH STRONGER THAT APPEARS, LEAN MUSCLE TONE. STRONG FOREARMS & WRISTS. TRIM WAIST. AGILE LOWER HALF. SIMILAR TO CRAIG BIGGIO. SEMI-OPEN STANCE. ALERT, 1ST STEP QUICKNESS W/ INSTINCTS IN OF. SOLID HITTING APPROACH. GOOD TRIGGER. SHORT, VERY QUICK, COMPACT STROKE. HARD CONTACT TO ALL FIELDS. SURPRISING POP IN BAT. NEAR PLUS, ACCURATE ARM. AVG SPEED, BETTER UNDERWAY. AGGRESSIVE ON BASE. INTENSE COMPETITOR, SCRAPPY, HARD-NOSE KID. 184 BENJAMIN ZOBRIST DALLAS BAPTIST U SS S/R 6'3" 200 1981-05-26 4YR 56K | 350K COMMENT: TALL, WELL PROPORTIONED, ATHLETIC BODY. STRONG, WIDE BACK, SLOPED SHOULDERS. TAPERS TO SMALL WAIST. SIMILAR BODY TO CHIPPER JONES. STRAIGHT AWAY, UPRIGHT STANCE. RELAXED, BALANCED HITTER. USES ALL FIELDS TO HIT FROM BOTH SIDES. LINE DRIVE STROKE. HANDS GO TO BALL. SMOOTH, QUICK-FOOTED SS W/ SOFT HANDS. STRONG, EVEN-STRIDED RUNNER, OCCAISIONAL PLUS SPEED. LIVE BODY, FLEXIBLE MID-INFIELDER. AGILITY TO PLAY ML SS IN FUTURE. AGGRESSIVE PLAYER. ENJOYS THE GAME. PLAYS W/ ENTHUSIASM. DEFENSIVE SKILLS & HITTING ABILITY WILL CARRY HIM TO ML. 214 ANDREW ALVARADO CHABOT COL RHP R/R 6'1" 200 1982-12-03 JR COMMENT: 244 EVAN ENGLEBROOK SHIPPENSBURG U RHP R/R 6'8" 225 1982-04-28 4YR 56K | 350K COMMENT: WELL PROPORTIONED FRAME. LONG LEVERS. LARGE HANDS, LONG FINGERS. LOOSE JOINTED. FULLY MATURED. RESEMBLES JASON JOHNSON. HIGH 3/4 ARM SLOT. SLOW, FULL WIND UP W/ HIGH TUCK. EXCELLENT FRONT & GOOD REAR EXTENTION. COMPACT DELIVERY FOR SIZE W/ GOOD DOWN PLANE TO SMALL TAIL FB, MOST 89-90, CAN REACH FOR EXTRA. WORKS LOW W/ IDEA OF ZONE. LIVE ARM & BODY TO MATCH. WILL NEED PATIENCE WHILE PLAYER DEVELOPS CHANGE & BREAKING PITCH. 274 TROY PATTON TOMBALL HS LHP S/L 6'1" 185 1985-09-03 HS 56K | 350K COMMENT: MEDIUM FRAME. BROAD, SLOPED SHOULDERS. LONG TORSO. LEAN, WELL DEFINED, STRONG, OVERALL BUILD. NO WINDUP, HIGH 3/4 - 3/4 DELIVERY W/ A LOT OF EFFORT. FB MOST 90-92 W/ ARMSIDE TAIL, SINK. ABILITY TO DIAL IT UP A NOTCH WHEN NEEDED. MAKINGS OF BIG, SHARP, 3/4 SLIDER W/ DEPTH THROUGH ZONE WHEN ON TOP. AGGRESSIVE. CONFIDENT. CHALLENGES HITTERS. HS LHP W/ QUICK, LIVE ARM. FB, SLIDER SOLID ML PITCHES. 304 ERIC CAVERS FRANKLIN PIERCE COL C R/R 0'0" 0 1982-11-09 4YR COMMENT: 334 JONATHAN ASH STANFORD U 2B L/R 5'9" 185 1982-09-11 4YR COMMENT: MEDIUM, COMPACT FRAME. LIVE, ACTIVE BODY. LEAN & WELL DEFINED. BROAD, SLOPPING SHOULDERS. SIMILAR TO EX-MAJOR LEAGUER JOE MORGAN. UPRIGHT STANCE, FRONT SHOULDER TURNED IN, NEAR VERTICAL BAT. ATHLETIC PLAYER W/ SOLID MAKE-UP. SHORT, COMPACT STROKE, LEVEL THRU ZONE, USES WHOLE FIELD. FIELDS PROPER, QUICK HANDS & RELEASE. THROWS AVG & ACCURATE, TURNS DP WELL. RUNS AGGRESSIVE, BETTER UNDERWAY. HEADY, AGGRESSIVE PLAYER W/ PASSION FOR GAME. MAKES HARD CONTACT, RARELY K'S. MAKES ROUTINE PLAYS. PLAYS GAME RIGHT. 364 BRYAN TRIPLETT U SOUTH CAROLINA SS R/R 6'0" 185 1982-04-16 4YR COMMENT: 394 CHAD REINEKE MIAMI U RHP R/R 6'6" 210 1982-04-09 4YR ------------------------------------ #1 2002 Derick Grigsby RHP Northeast Texas CC 29 2001 Chris Burke SS U. of Tennessee 10 2000 Robert Stiehl C Torrance, CA 27 1998 Brad Lidge RHP U. of Notre Dame 17 1997 Lance Berkman 1B Rice U 16 1996 Mark Johnson RHP U of Hawaii 19 1995 Tony McKnight RHP Texarkana, AR 22 1994 Scott Elarton RHP Lamar, CO 25 1994 Ramon Castro C Vega Baja, PR 17 1993 Billy Wagner LHP Ferrum College 12 1992 Phil Nevin 3B Cal State Fullerton 1 1991 John Burke RHP U of Florida 6 1990 Thomas Nevers SS Edina, MN 21 1989 Jeff Juden RHP Salem, MA 12 1988 Willie Ansley OF Plainview, TX 7 1987 Craig Biggio C Seton Hall U 22 1986 Ryan Bowen RHP Hanford, CA 13 1985 Cameron Drew OF U of New Haven 12 1984 Don August RHP Chapman College 17 1983 Robbie Wine C Oklahoma State U 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks Phi... Just goes to show what a crapshoot the baseball draft is. You never can tell what will happen to a player once they hit the minors. The Astros have been relatively good, especially in the lower rounds (Wade Miller round 20, Roy Oswalt round 23, Todd Self round 15, Jared Gothreaux round 16). This should be a good draft with having 5 picks in the first 3 rounds. I would like to see them take Taylor Teagarden from UT. He's a good catcher. The pitchers love his defense and he can hit.
Well, college and high school just let out, so drafting and signing the players is better than letting them sit around for 10 months doing nothing. I've always wondered how many rounds the draft is.
Oh yeah, that makes sense. Just seems odd to have the draft in the middle of the season. But since schools are out, ...yeah.
The Reds take another local kid in Jay Bruce from Beaumont. They have like 10 players from this area.
With the 24 pick, the Astros select Brian Bogusevic, of-lhp, Tulane U. He pitched complete game four-hitter, striking out 10 as Tulane clinched Conference USA regular season title. Similar to Mark Mulder. Good delivery and mechanics. FB has late sink. Slider is out pitch. Circle change has deception and movement.
Brian Bogusevic is a great athlete, being a good pitcher and hitter. http://tulanegreenwave.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/bogusevic_brian00.html
We just took Ralph Henriquez, a high school catcher from Florida at 72. According to mlb.tv, we passed up on Taylor Teagarden beacuse he's represented by Boras.
I'm looking to see where my friend from Magnolia goes. Ryan Mitchell is the name. It should be a later round, as he was picked as the 65th best high school prospect.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/3214672 June 7, 2005, 1:38PM Astros draft Tulane's LHP Brian Bogusevic Arizona takes SS Upton with draft's top pick The Astros picked left-handed pitcher Brian Bogusevic (Tulane) at the no. 24 spot, Houston's top choice, in today's MLB Draft. Houston took Tennessee outfielder Eli Iorg with the no. 38 choice and catcher Ralph Henriquez out of Key West High School, Fla., with the 72nd overall pick. Houston's next pick is in the third round in the 89th spot. Former Rice pitcher Wade Townsend was taken at the no. 8 spot by Tampa Bay. Townsend was drafted last year by Baltimore -- also with the eighth pick -- but turned down an offer from the Orioles, returned to school, renounced his college eligibility to continue contract negotiations. Baltimore lost its rights to Townsend once he attended classes. Justin Upton, a slugging high school shortstop from Virginia, was taken by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the No. 1 pick. Upton and his brother B.J., the second pick in 2002 by Tampa Bay, are the highest-drafted siblings in draft history. The younger Upton was generally considered the best all-around athlete in this year's draft. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Upton was mainly a shortstop at Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, Va., but also played third base and could move to the outfield in the pros. He has great power potential, solid defensive skills and is speedy on the bases. Arizona picked No. 1 overall for the first time. The Diamondbacks' previous highest selection was No. 4 in 1999, when they took another high school shortstop, Corey Myers. With the second pick, Kansas City selected Nebraska third baseman Alex Gordon. Undrafted out of high school, the two-time Big 12 player of year and Golden Spikes Award finalist is hitting .382 with 18 home runs and 68 RBIs for the Huskers. Southern California catcher Jeff Clement went No. 3 to Seattle. Highly touted since he set the national high school career home run record, Clement has become an all-around hitter and solid defensive catcher. Washington took University of Virginia third baseman Ryan Zimmerman with the fourth pick. Zimmerman, who set a Team USA record with a .468 batting average last summer, is also a tremendous defensive player who's been described as a future Gold Glover. Miami third baseman Ryan Braun was selected fifth by Milwaukee. The offensive leader of the Hurricanes is batting .396 with 18 homers and 75 RBIs. Toronto took Cal State Fullerton left-hander Ricky Romero with the sixth pick. The Big West pitcher of the year is 12-5 with a 2.95 ERA for the defending College World Series champions. Long Beach State's Troy Tulowitzki went seventh to Colorado. The successor to AL Rookie of the Year Bobby Crosby at shortstop for the 49ers is considered an even better all-around athlete. Tampa Bay then took Townsend. The New York Mets selected hard-throwing righty Mike Pelfrey of Wichita State with the ninth pick. The 6-foot-7 Pelfrey is a two-time Missouri Valley Conference pitcher of the year. With the 10th pick, Detroit took North Carolina high school outfielder Cameron Maybin. Florida high school outfielder Andrew McCutchen went next to Pittsburgh, followed by Texas high school outfielder Jay Bruce to Cincinnati. Baltimore chose Virginia high school catcher Brandon Snyder; Cleveland selected Arizona outfielder Trevor Crowe; and the Chicago White Sox picked Texas Christian right-hander Lance Broadway with the 15th selection. This year — the draft's 40th anniversary — marks the first time the selection order is based on the previous year's record from worst to best, regardless of league. In past years, the picks alternated between leagues. The draft lasts 50 rounds and is conducted through Wednesday by conference call. San Diego selected California high school shortstop Matt Bush with the first pick last year. The Associated Press contributed to this report
