Official 2007 Mets Draft Thread | Starts 6/7 - ESPN2 @ 2 PM

[Jose7]

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[Jose7]

Keith Law's Top 100 Draft-Eligible Players
RANK PLAYER POS SCHOOL

1. Matt Wieters C Georgia Tech
2. David Price LHP Vanderbilt
3. Josh Vitters 3B Cypress (Calif.) HS
4. Rick Porcello RHP Seton Hall Prep, West Orange, N.J.
5. Ross Detwiler LHP Missouri State
6. Jarrod Parker RHP Norwell (Ind.) HS
7. Jason Heyward OF/1B Henry County HS, McDonough, Ga.
8. Matt Dominguez 3B Chatsworth (Calif.) HS
9. Michael Main RHP/OF Deland (Fla.) HS
10. Beau Mills 3B/1B Lewis-Clark State
11. Daniel Moskos LHP Clemson
12. Mike Moustakas 3B/C Chatsworth (Calif.) HS
13. Phillippe Aumont RHP Ecole Secondaire du Versant, Gatineau, Quebec
14. Matt Harvey RHP Fitch HS, Groton, Conn.
15. Michael Burgess OF Hillsborough HS, Tampa, Fla.
16. Blake Beavan RHP Irving (Texas) HS
17. Madison Bumgarner LHP South Caldwell HS, Hudson, N.C.
18. Nick Noonan SS Francis Parker HS, San Diego
19. Tim Alderson RHP Horizon HS, Scottsdale, Ariz.
20. Casey Weathers RHP Vanderbilt
21. Andrew Brackman RHP North Carolina State
22. Julio Borbon OF Tennessee
23. Brett Cecil LHP Maryland
24. Matt LaPorta 1B Florida
25. Devon Mesoraco C Punxsutawney (Pa.) HS
26. Josh Smoker LHP Calhoun (Ga.) HS
27. Josh Fields RHP Georgia
28. Aaron Poreda LHP University of San Francisco
29. Matt Latos^ RHP Broward County CC
30. Nevin Griffith RHP Middleton HS, Tampa, Fla.
31. J.P. Arencibia C Tennessee
32. Mitch Canham C Oregon State
33. Jack McGeary LHP/1B Roxbury (Mass.) Latin HS
34. Jake Arrieta RHP Texas Christian University
35. Matt Mangini 3B Oklahoma State
36. Peter Kozma SS Owasso (Okla.) HS
37. Kentrail Davis OF Theodore (Ala.) HS
38. Yasmani Grandal C Miami Springs HS, Hialeah, Fla.
39. Zach Cozart SS Ole Miss
40. Christian Colon SS Canyon HS, Anaheim, Calif.
41. Josh Donaldson C Auburn
42. Nathan Vineyard LHP Woodland HS, Emerson, Ga.
43. Nick Schmidt LHP Arkansas
44. James Simmons RHP UC Riverside
45. Kyle Russell RF Texas
46. Jordan Walden* RHP Grayson County CC
47. Wes Roemer RHP Cal State Fullerton
48. Jordan Zimmerman RHP Wisconsin-Stevens Point
49. Travis D'Arnaud C Lakewood HS, Long Beach, Calif.
50. Danny Duffy LHP Lompoc (Calif.) HS
51. Kevin Keyes OF Connally HS, Austin, Texas
52. Neil Ramirez RHP Kempsville (Va.) HS
53. Kevin Ahrens 3B Memorial HS, Houston
54. Josh Horton SS North Carolina
55. Danny Rams C Gulliver Prep, Miami
56. Ryan Dent INF Wilson HS, Long Beach, Calif.
57. Chris Carpenter RHP Kent State
58. James Adkins LHP Tennessee
59. Kyle Blair RHP Los Gatos HS, Monte Sereno, Calif.
60. Greg Peavey RHP Hudson's Bay HS, Vancouver, Wash.
61. Eddie Kunz RHP Oregon State
62. Tanner Robles LHP Cottonwood HS, Salt Lake City
63. Chris Withrow RHP Midland Christian, Odessa, Texas
64. Julian Sampson RHP Skyline HS, Sammamish, Wash.
65. Justin Jackson SS Roberson HS, Asheville, N.C.
66. David Kopp RHP Clemson
67. David Newmann LHP Texas A&M
68. Joe Savery LHP Rice
69. Sean Doolittle LHP/1B Virginia
70. Jonathan Kaskow 1B Coppell (Texas) HS
71. Hunter Morris OF Grissom HS, Huntsville, Ala.
72. Kevin Patterson 1B Oak Mountain HS, Birmingham, Ala.
73. Matt West SS/3B Bellaire HS, Houston
74. Duke Welker RHP Arkansas
75. Andrew Lambo 1B Newbury Park (Calif.) HS
76. Nick Tepesch RHP Blue Springs (Mo.) HS
77. Danny Worth SS Pepperdine
78. Travis Mattair INF Southridge HS, Kennewick, Wash.
79. Wynn Pelzer RHP South Carolina
80. Matt Thomson RHP Santa Rosa JC
81. Brian Friday SS Rice
82. Grant Desme OF Cal Poly
83. Drake Britton LHP Tomball (Texas) HS
84. Austin Bailey RHP Prattville (Ala.) HS
85. Danny Payne OF Georgia Tech
86. Tommy Hunter RHP Alabama
87. Connor Graham RHP Miami (Ohio)
88. Angel Morales OF PR Baseball Academy, Caguas, P.R.
89. Cole Rohrbaugh# LHP Western Nevada CC
90. Evan Danieli RHP Seton Hall Prep, West Orange, N.J.
91. Eric Sogard 2B Arizona State
92. Ed Easley C Mississippi State
93. Evan Reed RHP Cal Poly
94. Sam Demel RHP Texas Christian University
95. Eric Farris 2B Loyola Marymount
96. Eric Eiland OF Lamar (Texas) HS
97. Kellen Kulbacki OF James Madison
98. Matt Spencer OF Arizona State
99. John Hinson SS Reynolds HS, Asheville, N.C.
100. Mike Taylor OF Stanford

* Walden is under control as a draft-and-follow to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
^ Latos is under control as a draft-and-follow to the San Diego Padres.
# Rohrbaugh is under control as a draft-and-follow to the Atlanta Braves.

[Jose7]

Hopefully Harvey lands to us....

[Jose7]

Mets select 6'5 250 LB Righty, Eddie Kunz.

[Jose7]

Big Shocker, mets select Nathan Vineyard LHP Woodland HS, Emerson, Ga. . Highschool Lhp ranked 42 by Keith Law, I will include scouting reports soon.

[randomhero423]

i'm surprised we haven't drafted a 1b. that's probably our biggest need. unless we expect something out of carp. we have our C for the future in pena. so i'm not too surprised about that.

i'm shocked the brewers took the 1b and i'm very happy periello didn't drop to the NYY.

[Jose7]

homie, we have Nick Evans and Mike Carp, we don't need a 1B right now.

We need pitching, pitching and more pitching.

[randomhero423]

for bullpen yea. but SP we got pelfrey, humber, maine, perez. and that's without thinking about FA aquistions...

kunz made sense to me. since he'll be very nice with joe smith in the future (from the sounds of it). we defintely do need more arms in the bullpen, since everyone in it is over 30 outside of heilman (who hopefully and wont be with the mets in the future)

from the stats of it. carp looks OK. ST he hit .233 but he's only 20. AA this year he's batting .267 2 hr 7 rbi (20 games).

last yr in high A+ he batted 288 17 hr 88 rbi's in 137 games. he doesn't seem to hve to much pop.

i would have rather'd picked up a high ceiling 1b (if avail) with the 2nd pick we had. i'm confident in gotay that he'll be our future 2b in years to come. and our OF is set for a while now. and our SP shuld be as well. all we really need in the future is bullpen arms, right side of IF in questionable.

[Jose7]

Well there are 50 rounds of drafting, maybe we can get one of those diamond in the roughs.

BTW, I really hope we get some type of special talent. Doubt we draft Matt Harvey because of signability issues if he is avaiable by our next pick.

[Manhattan Project]

For some reason when I read that we drafted these pictures, the only thing in my head is trading pieces. Omar has been known to go after players that he feel can help during a race... ( Floyd and Colon ). I think that at least, but hey Omar knows talent so ill be mum.

Also Random... If Gotay is our future 2B we are in trouble.

[Manhattan Project]

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[randomhero423]

i kept hearing his name thrown out there for a while. yahoo's mock draft had him at 17. i think if we can get him with our third pick we shuld defintely get him. BPA avail at P/1b/2b/C i think. and NYM defitnely have hte money to throw around.

i don't know to much about college baseball, but if we could get a guy mocked at #27. defintely go for it. i like that the NYM get college players more though. they're defintely more "sure-things"

[Jose7]

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Mike Pelfery had signing issues as well, so I doubt that stops us from pulling a trigger on one of those players...

We passed on him twice, why would we sign him? seems like hey want no part of him.

[Manhattan Project]

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[Jose7]

Mets draft a 6"10 RHP from HS, Scott Moviel with the 77th overall pick

[Jose7]

from baseball american

BA:

The Andrew Brackman comparisons are obvious. Product of an Ohio high school? Check. Signed to play in college at North Carolina State? Check. Huge body that has scouts dreaming of a monster frontline starter? Check. Unlike Brackman, Moviel doesn't have a basketball scholarship, but he has played the sport in high school. He's an intimidating 6-foot-10 and 245 pounds and athletic for his size. He has a 91-92 mph fastball that tops out at 94, and he has tightened up a curveball that was loopy a year ago. Brackman had similar stuff when he came out of Cincinnati's Moeller High three years ago, though his breaking ball was better. As with any large pitcher, there are concerns as to how well Moviel will repeat his delivery and command his pitches. His mechanics don't have any major flaws, though he could do a better job of staying on top of his pitches. Because his older brothers Paul (in the Devil Rays system) and Greg (in the Mariners organization) went backward in college, Moviel is considered signable, especially if he goes in the top three rounds as expected.

In Omar We Trust.

[randomhero423]

sounds good to me.

[YungNeef]

I'm guessing Omar does not feel like he we would be able to sign Harvey. Passed on him again for Brant Austich.

[Jose7]

Mets Select Brant Rustich, 6'6 225 Closer from UCLA. Will get more info later.

[YungNeef]

Fastball: Rustich features a fastball that sits in the 93-94 mph range.
Slider: Rustich's slider is a plus pitch at times.
Changeup: Rustich has thrown a changeup in the past, but didn't throw one in the weekend series against Winthrop.
Split-fingered fastball: He's thrown a split in the past, but didn't in his two outings over the weekend, perhaps scrapping it because of 2006 finger surgery.
Control: The closer commanded both pitches well over the weekend.
Physical Description: Big, imposing presence on the mound.
Medical Update: Rustich pitched in just six games in 2006 before a finger injury forced him to red shirt. He had surgery, but seemed to throw fine in the opening weekend, albeit without the split.
Strengths: Good two-pitch mix, presence for back bullpen.
Weaknesses: He doesn't have the pure power stuff necessarily to be a big league closer and he lacks deception. Some felt he'd have more value as a starter.
Summary: Overall, it was a good opening weekend for Rustich, who answered some questions about his finger. His delivery had improved from the previous year, with a slightly higher arm slot.

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb ... mc=rustich