Redraft 2005 1st Rd. - Complete!!!

[JoeHova]

don't forget that Jed Lowrie is still around too. He may not have the upside of some of these guys, but he looks like a pretty serviceable middle infielder.

[KCBrewerfan34]

I know this pick will hurt some of the Brewer faithful but the Cubs need (OF) help. Fukodome will be moving to (CF) and although I can't project how good this guy will be I see him moving to AA fairly quickly, from there, who knows. The pick Mat Gamel. I see him terrorizing the Brewers for years to come http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

This was fun idea, enjoyed it very very much!!!

[RyDogg66]

So are you drafting Gamel as an OF or are you going to experiment with 3b? either way he has to deal with Aramis or Soriano, unless you try him in RF. I dont see Soriano moving to RF to accomodate.

[zzzmanwitz]

Oakland selects Lance Broadway, rhp.

[zzzmanwitz]

My pick has been made...

[RyDogg66]

trwi7 on the clock, and then me for Boston...

[Time for a Miller]

Soooooooo, what is your pick trwi7? Let's bring this thread back to the top.

[Bucky Rules]

This is the first time I saw this thread... pretty cool idea.

[trwi7]

Florida selects Travis Buck.

[RyDogg66]

Boston takes Taylor Teagarden, C. Varitek wont play forever.

[TooLiveBrew]

I like that pick a lot -- pondered him for Baltimore

[Wesrob1]

Where ya at Pudster?

[RyDogg66]

Pudster gets Inman. Minnesota on the clock.

[Wesrob1]

Minnesota Twins draft SS/3B/1B(whichever he lands up at) Pedro Alvarez. Pretty sure if he was a 1st rounder in 2005, he would've signed.

[RyDogg66]

Boston will follow Minnesota's example and take Justin Smoak, who was a 16th rounder in 2005. Firstbaseman.

[pogokat]

The Atl loves the local boy even if they did lose the CWS...

 

the Atlanta Braves Select SS from Westminster HS: Gordon Beckham

[hyerbro1]

I am happy to see this thread didn't die, I didn't think I would get the chance to draft. I also didn't think people would start drafting the 2008 college juniors. I was planning on taking Alvarez and Matusz with my two picks. I am a huge Mat Gamel fan and still root for Will Inman, but there is no way they should be taken ahead of Alvarez. I know that question was asked earlier by ILuvDaBush, but putting my Brewers bias aside, Alvarez has got to be the choice.

 

That being said Brian Matusz is the pick. Back in 2005, he told teams he would sign for 1.5 million (IIRC) and the Angels thought he would take 1 million. 1.5 million is well above slot for this late in the 1st round but the Cards would happily pay it to get a SP like Matusz in their system.

[RyDogg66]

I disagree about Gamel and Inman. Yeah, maybe they were drafted because of their Brewer status (or ex-Brewer status in Inman's case), but Inman was an early 3rd round pick who said he would sign if paid like a 2nd rounder. He signed and has performed every bit as well as you would expect a first rounder to. Meanwhile, Gamel has been tearing the cover off the ball in AA, not to mention how he finished last year and in the Hawaiian fall league. The "college juniors", while impressive have no professional track record, and while guys like Alvarez, Posey, Smoak, etc are all great prospects I dont think taking proven minor league stars, who were high picks in their own regard, over them is a huge mistake.

[trwi7]

Well first I would like to say thanks for stealing Brian Matusz right before my pick. Here I am getting all excited about him being on the board for me to pick and then he's taken the pick before me. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

I guess I'll have to "settle" for Jeremy Hellickson.

[hyerbro1]

With the final pick of the 1st round the Cards select Buster Posey.

 

Other players that were considered were Austin Jackson, Jordan Schafer, and Aaron Crow.

[RyDogg66]

Here it is.

[Ennder]

Gotta say that Will Inman pick looks out of place given how pedestrian his peripherals have been in AA so far.

[pogokat]

What an unbelievable draft...2005 may go down as the best of all time...

[zzzmanwitz]

Is it too soon do to a redraft of the 2006 draft? I know I enjoyed revisiting 2005.

[BrewCrewForever]

What an unbelievable draft...2005 may go down as the best of all time...

I agree, it was fantastic. Even SI's Tom Verducci refers to it as the best ever.