Mock draft

[hubacious75]

2013 Mock Draft
1. Houston-Mark Appell rhp Stanford
2. Chicago Cubs-Ryne Stanek rhp Arkansas
3. Colorado Rookies- Austin Meadows of Grayson HS(GA)
4. Minnesota Twins-Clint Frazier of Loganville HS(GA)
5. Cleveland Indians-Sean Manaea lhp Indiana St
6. Miami Marlins-Kris Bryant 3b San Diego
7. Boston Red Sox-Kohl Stewart rhp St. Pius X(TX)
8. Kansas City Royals-Austin Wilson of Stanford
9. Pittsburg Pirates-Jonathon Crawford rhp Florida
10. Toronto Blue Jays-Trey Ball lhp New Castle HS(IND)
11. NY Mets-Stephen Gonsalves lhp Cathedral Catholic HS(CA)
12. Seattle Mariners-Colin Moran 3b North Carolina
13. San Diego Padres-Ian Clarkin lhp James Madison HS(CA)
14. Pittsburg Pirates-Reese McGuire c Kentwood HS(WA)
15. Arizona Diamondbacks-Bobby Wahl rhp Ole Miss
16. Philadelphia Phillies-Oscar Mercado ss Gaither HS(FLA)
17. Milwaukee Brewers-Robert Kaminsky lhp St. Joeseph Regional HS(NJ)
18. Chicago White Sox-Aaron Judge of Fresno St
19. LA Dodgers-Michael Lorenzen of Cal St Fullerton
20. St. Louis Cardinals-Marco Gonzales lhp Gonzaga
21. Detroit Tigers-JP Crawford ss Lakewood HS(CA)
LA Angels (forfeit for signing Josh Hamilton)
22. Tampa Bay Rays-AJ Vanegas rhp Stanford
23. Baltimore Orioles-Justin Williams of Terrebonne HS(LA)
24. Texas Rangers-Ryan Eades rhp LSU
25. Oakland A’s-DJ Peterson 1b New Mexico
26. SF Giants-Cavan Biggio 3b St Thomas HS(TX)
Atlanta Braves (forfeit for signing for BJ Upton)
27. NY Yankees-Jacoby Jones 2b LSU
28. Cincinnati Reds-Trevor Williams rhp Arizona St
29. Washington Nationals-Ryan Boldt of Red Wing HS(MN)

[armchairgm]

Would be very happy to get Trey Ball. A towering lefty power pitcher would be great to add to the prospect pool.

[The_Jet11]

Kid sounds a bit like Adam Loewen back in the day. I'd be down. Sign him, and in typical AA fashion let the kid play both positions or something haha. He took a chance with Alford pulling a Bo Jackson (Football and baseball). If he were selected by he Jays as a SP, we might as well see if the kid can hit a bit as a DH on some of his off days. There is a good chance his innings would be limited early on anyways with the piggy-backing format the Jays seem to like.

Start
Day off
DH
DH (Throw a side session?)
Day off

Repeat.

In the right environment he might dictate which way he should go by actually performing in the minors as both a hitter and pitcher. Generally the big lefty is a pitcher, but if his bat is really that good, I think you owe it to your organization and to the kid to look at him as either.

[Billyen]

So you're saying we're going to have a ball at next years draft?

[Eagles4Lyfe]

I wish we can get Austin Wilson, looks like a mini Stanton to me with his bat.

[ILDD]

I really like the look of Colin Moran, assuming he can stay at 3B. If if has to slide over to 1B then maybe not worth a #10 pick.

Ideally Kris Bryant would fall to #10 but I just don't see it unfortunately.

[jaysforever]

It's early, but i like the videos i've seen of Reese McGuire. He's listed as a catcher, but has the athleticism and arm strength to play right field. Massive left handed power.

[mtf]

Didn't Houston pass on Appel first overall in 2012? Would seem somewhat odd to see them take him with that same position in the draft in 2013.

[town123]

Where's Jeremy Martinez?

[BlueJayFanDan]

I've been on the Austin Wilson bandwagon since the first time he was drafted. I want him even more this time around. Give me that ****ing outfielder.

[Oilslick18]

2013 Mock Draft
1. Houston-Mark Appell rhp Stanford
2. Chicago Cubs-Ryne Stanek rhp Arkansas
3. Colorado Rookies- Austin Meadows of Grayson HS(GA)
4. Minnesota Twins-Clint Frazier of Loganville HS(GA)
5. Cleveland Indians-Sean Manaea lhp Indiana St
6. Miami Marlins-Kris Bryant 3b San Diego
7. Boston Red Sox-Kohl Stewart rhp St. Pius X(TX)
8. Kansas City Royals-Austin Wilson of Stanford
9. Pittsburg Pirates-Jonathon Crawford rhp Florida
10. Toronto Blue Jays-Trey Ball lhp New Castle HS(IND)
11. NY Mets-Stephen Gonsalves lhp Cathedral Catholic HS(CA)
12. Seattle Mariners-Colin Moran 3b North Carolina
13. San Diego Padres-Ian Clarkin lhp James Madison HS(CA)
14. Pittsburg Pirates-Reese McGuire c Kentwood HS(WA)
15. Arizona Diamondbacks-Bobby Wahl rhp Ole Miss
16. Philadelphia Phillies-Oscar Mercado ss Gaither HS(FLA)
17. Milwaukee Brewers-Robert Kaminsky lhp St. Joeseph Regional HS(NJ)
18. Chicago White Sox-Aaron Judge of Fresno St
19. LA Dodgers-Michael Lorenzen of Cal St Fullerton
20. St. Louis Cardinals-Marco Gonzales lhp Gonzaga
21. Detroit Tigers-JP Crawford ss Lakewood HS(CA)
LA Angels (forfeit for signing Josh Hamilton)
22. Tampa Bay Rays-AJ Vanegas rhp Stanford
23. Baltimore Orioles-Justin Williams of Terrebonne HS(LA)
24. Texas Rangers-Ryan Eades rhp LSU
25. Oakland A’s-DJ Peterson 1b New Mexico
26. SF Giants-Cavan Biggio 3b St Thomas HS(TX)
Atlanta Braves (forfeit for signing for BJ Upton)
27. NY Yankees-Jacoby Jones 2b LSU
28. Cincinnati Reds-Trevor Williams rhp Arizona St
29. Washington Nationals-Ryan Boldt of Red Wing HS(MN)

I'm not familiar with new rules. Why doesn't Texas get LAA pick and Tampa get Braves pick as compensation?

[a_roid_3333]

I'm not familiar with new rules. Why doesn't Texas get LAA pick and Tampa get Braves pick as compensation?

According to the new rules, the signing teams fore-fit their 1st round pick if its not top 10 (top 10 are protected, those teams would fore-fit their 2nd round pick), and the signing player's old team gets a compensatory pick at the end of the 1st round (sandwich round), but they do not actually get the other teams pick.

[hubacious75]

Didn't Houston pass on Appel first overall in 2012? Would seem somewhat odd to see them take him with that same position in the draft in 2013.

Just because they passed on him last year doesn't mean they will automatically pass on him again. If you had him rated as the second player on your board last year and went with the top player then you follow how your board falls this year also. Also he loses some of his "leverage" of being able to return to school. I highly doubt he would risk sitting out another year of pro ball just because he doesn't get drafted by the team he wants. This mock draft i really tried to stick to best player available now as we get closer to the draft I think it will tell will the Astros go best player available or draft someone who will sign below slot to give them more money to sign better players in the later rounds.

[mtf]

According to the new rules, the signing teams fore-fit their 1st round pick if its not top 10 (top 10 are protected, those teams would fore-fit their 2nd round pick), and the signing player's old team gets a compensatory pick at the end of the 1st round (sandwich round), but they do not actually get the other teams pick.

forfeit

[pebloemer]

2013 Mock Draft
1. Houston-Mark Appell rhp Stanford
2. Chicago Cubs-Ryne Stanek rhp Arkansas
3. Colorado Rookies- Austin Meadows of Grayson HS(GA)
4. Minnesota Twins-Clint Frazier of Loganville HS(GA)
5. Cleveland Indians-Sean Manaea lhp Indiana St
6. Miami Marlins-Kris Bryant 3b San Diego
7. Boston Red Sox-Kohl Stewart rhp St. Pius X(TX)
8. Kansas City Royals-Austin Wilson of Stanford
9. Pittsburg Pirates-Jonathon Crawford rhp Florida
10. Toronto Blue Jays-Trey Ball lhp New Castle HS(IND)
11. NY Mets-Stephen Gonsalves lhp Cathedral Catholic HS(CA)
12. Seattle Mariners-Colin Moran 3b North Carolina
13. San Diego Padres-Ian Clarkin lhp James Madison HS(CA)
14. Pittsburg Pirates-Reese McGuire c Kentwood HS(WA)
15. Arizona Diamondbacks-Bobby Wahl rhp Ole Miss
16. Philadelphia Phillies-Oscar Mercado ss Gaither HS(FLA)
17. Milwaukee Brewers-Robert Kaminsky lhp St. Joeseph Regional HS(NJ)
18. Chicago White Sox-Aaron Judge of Fresno St
19. LA Dodgers-Michael Lorenzen of Cal St Fullerton
20. St. Louis Cardinals-Marco Gonzales lhp Gonzaga
21. Detroit Tigers-JP Crawford ss Lakewood HS(CA)
LA Angels (forfeit for signing Josh Hamilton)
22. Tampa Bay Rays-AJ Vanegas rhp Stanford
23. Baltimore Orioles-Justin Williams of Terrebonne HS(LA)
24. Texas Rangers-Ryan Eades rhp LSU
25. Oakland A’s-DJ Peterson 1b New Mexico
26. SF Giants-Cavan Biggio 3b St Thomas HS(TX)
Atlanta Braves (forfeit for signing for BJ Upton)
27. NY Yankees-Jacoby Jones 2b LSU
28. Cincinnati Reds-Trevor Williams rhp Arizona St
29. Washington Nationals-Ryan Boldt of Red Wing HS(MN)

Is this your personal prediction?

Where's Jeremy Martinez?

I was surprised not to see him as well.