Top Pick: Elliott Johnson 2b 5th rd/153rd overall a speed/power combo middle inf who could push his way to TB by the end of the season
Draft: A Sonnastine TB, B Gardner NYY, H Owens FLA, C Fernandez-Oliva BOS, S Pedrosa TB, E Mujica CLe, W Robbins Min
Futre Stars: none
Assesment: With no picks until the 5th rd, Whi found the pickings slim. Johnson and Sonnastine are decent prospects who might have made top 10s with other teams.
Top Pick: Eduardo Morlan RHP 3rd/68th A hard thrower with nasty stuff who is very inconsisent. He could end up in the bullpen or a front of the rotation sp depending on how he develops secondary pitches
Draft: K Igawa NYY, M Carp NYN, J Arrendondo LAA, N Okijima BOS, J Salas TB, V Veras LAA
Future Stars: none
Assesment: Igawa has a spot in the Yankees rotation and Carp and Morlan both seem likely to end up in the show as some point.
Top Pick: Clayton Kershaw LHP LAD 1st/2 Consensus top player available, my #2, who throws hard and projects to be a #1 sp
Draft: F Pena NYN, A Vavaro SEA, K Kaahue ATL, JA Happ Phi, C StClair Rice, M Lisson KC, K Uehara JAP, N Griffith HS, K Saito JAP
All Star: Kershaw
Assesment: Kershaw is future star front of the rotation Cy Young candidate. Pena is the son of former mlb Tony Pena and was a high dollar sign of the mets. StClair had 1st rd stuff until arm injury ended his season. Getting a star like Kershaw is a successful draft.
