Maybe we’ve gotten spoiled by years and years and years of big name and high potential first round draftees, but when the Giants went for a mostly unheard of shortstop from St. John’s, you’d think Sabean was drafting for the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the first time in nearly a decade that I haven’t spent this week covering the draft. I’d spend the entire time sitting with former SFDugout co-writer Chris Martinez (who now writes for milb.com and baycityball.com) and occasionally others[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So…the draft happened. The way the Giants are playing, it’s unlikely they’ll have another high draft pick. So, while every draft matters, I don’t think anyone disagreed that, with the 14th pick this year, they had to hit. I think[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The baseball draft is so different than every other sports draft. In almost every other draft, even the 7 rounds of the NFL draft, nearly every player is known, with video, scouting combines, and more available. In baseball, with 40[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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