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Jack Zduriencik’s first draft for the Mariners has come and gone. There are quite a few curious things about this draft that I didn’t expect and some others that were quite expected.
Position Player Mania, Zduriencik and staff went crazy with position players. I really like this strategy, especially in this draft. The hype around this [...]

Dustin Ackley, I believe this has been covered.
Matt Purke, high school left hander with big bonus demands, could slip to the end of the first round.
Tanner Scheppers, hard throwing right hander who fits the athletic pitcher role.
Tyler Matzek, is currently falling down draft boards due to bonus demands.
Nick Franklin, a switch hitting shortstop that doesn’t [...]

Most have settled on the fact that Dustin Ackley will be the consolation prize to the Stephen Strasburg sweepstakes. Depending on the source Ackley would have been a top player in last year’s draft, or just an average hitter in that draft. There is little doubt that Ackley is having an amazing season for North [...]

Matt Purke has long been considered among the top left handed pitchers in the 2009 draft. He’s long been considered among the top 10 selections of the draft. This weekend a rumor began circulating that Purke wants Rick Porcello money, which is the largest contract ever given to a high school pitcher. Last week at [...]

As I’ve noted a number of times Jack Zduriencik has some draft tendencies, and one that is noticed quite often is his affinity for power hitters. Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder, Mat Gamel, Matt LaPorta, and Brett Lawrie are all power hitters that Zduriencik selected for the Brewers with early selections. With less than three weeks [...]

Jonathan Singleton is a very intriguing prospect for the June Draft. Singleton is a LH 1B prospect from Millikan High School in Long Beach, CA. At 6′2″ and 220 LBs he has good size for a MLB 1B. He may have the best raw power of any prospect in the draft. He hasn’t established himself as a [...]

I’ve covered a number of players that are potential targets for the Mariners with the number two pick overall in the June Draft. The real reason this is an exciting draft for the Mariners isn’t just the number two pick, but the fact that the Mariners have 4 of the top 51 picks. It’ll be [...]

Donovan Tate is probably the most physically talented player in the 2009 MLB Draft. Not only is he the top high school position prospect available for baseball, but he was also four star football recruit with offers from Texas, USC, Florida, and Miami. He ultimately chose UNC because of their baseball program and football coach [...]

Grant Green was among the first players mentioned as a consolation prize to Stephen Strasburg. Green is a 6′3″ SS from USC that had a nice summer at Cape Cod. For a college SS he is considered to have a lot of tools and upside. The comparison that is often made is to a cross [...]

High schooler Tyler Matzek is a very promising left handed pitching prospect out of Capistrano Valley, CA. So promising that he may end up as the Mariners top pick at #2 overall in the MLB June Draft. To a scout he appears to have a little bit of everything. He’s got a strong build at [...]