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some cardinals fans are hoping they take lawrie and just put him at third to fill their void at that position

i have heard meyer is unsignable, and baseball america is reporting today that melville is going to north carolina if he isn't picked in the 10-15 range. of course he could change his mind if someone takes him later and pays him like a top 15 pick, but the brewers don't seem like a team that is willing to do that.

and he was done pretty soon after that

colby, putnam could get that many starts, but if he doesn't pitch this weekend he only has 2 chances to start before the draft.

the cardinals didn't know with rick ankiel until about 8 years in http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

i still think josh fields is the obvious choice

thanks for the reply. those were the same names i was thinking. shooter hunt seems like a perfect fit for their preferences, but his walk totals scare the crap out of me. you are right, friedrich doesn't really seem to fit their mold as they like high velocity guys and they don't draft a lot of lefties either. melville does seem like a nice fit, but i just don't know what to make of his struggles this year. obviously he still has a ton of potential and looks like a stud out there on the mound with his size. if you would have told me two months ago that the cards would get melville at 13 i would have been thrilled, but i don't know what to think now. i still think he may be the best combination of projectability and track record available at 13. i do think meyer and gray could be good fits. apparently luhnow loved jarrod parker last year and according to one of the scouts on draft day the rangers took blake beaven "right out from under them." meyer seems to be the closest thing there is to beaven this year as far as size and stuff, but obviously he isn't as polished. gray also has a lot of jarrod parker in him. i still like the potential of martin, but i would really like to see a video of him on the mound before i say i'm all for that pick. i also think you could see them reach a little for a guy like jemile weeks. they took a couple of miami players a couple years ago in perez and jay and both have done pretty well. luhnow also likes guys with track records, and weeks has been a stud since he step foot on campus. he has also proven he can hit with wood. i'm still trying to find my knew group of players. my favorites before the year started were scheppers and harold martinez, but scheppers pitched himself up out of our range, and martinez has gone the opposite direction. i also liked gordon beckham and buster posey, but i don't see any way either of those guys makes it down to 13.

colby, who do you think are some of the guys the cardinals may be considering at 13? also, do you consider kelly as a shortstop or a pitcher? do you think hicks is going to hit?

i think fields is the obvious pick there unless you want another high school pitcher.

i just don't see how posey would be a reach 16. he is a solid mid first round talent at this point.

if you want a catcher and skipworth is gone, i would see no problem with taking buster posey. he is very athletic for a catcher and is a good pure hitter. he has some pop, and he will steal some bases early in his career. he is new to catching so he probably has some work to do, but he should have great agility behind the plate and i know he has a fantastic arm.

colby, what do you think adams' ultimate mlb hitting potential is? his numbers up to this point are better than what ryan zimmerman did at virginia, but it seems like ryan was always a guy that was considered to be a very good hitter that just didn't have the stats to back it up. i have heard people call adams a very good pure hitter, but no one really projects him to hit for much power even though he has a nice build. i saw he hit 2 homers in a game over the weekend, and was just wondering if he was a guy that could hit 20 homers or if he was more of a 10 homer guy.

aaron hicks is the toolsy centerfielder, he has 6.7 speed in the 60 and a 95 mph fastball from the mound. he is also a switch hitter and has plenty of room to fill out and add power. the only question is will he hit?

i would take tanner scheppers over all those college pitchers you listed. here is how i have the top 5 college pitchers ranked right now: brian matusz, aaron crow, christian friedrich, tanner scheppers, and brett hunter.

i think it depends on their control. a guy with good control is going to move very fast (see street and cordero), but a guy with control that is not so good isn't going to be ready nearly as quickly (see devine, hansen, and chris perez).