2012 MLB Draft

[MikeThomas4Prez]

Our two picks player comps are John Garland and Skip Schumaker. Yikes lets hope that is wrong.

[dansaint]

Wacha is a better talent. He'll be a mid rotation guy.

The other guy....has me a little puzzled...but Wacha was the best available college pitcher at that moment.

[MikeThomas4Prez]

Honestly the MLB draft is such a crapshoot Im not worried about what these "experts" compare prospects too. It'll take 2 or 3 years to know what we truly have.

[dansaint]

36-Stephen Piscotty-3B Stanford
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?co...13154&c_id=mlb
Already on radars following a sophomore season that saw him hit .364, Piscotty certainly helped his status with a strong Cape League season, where he won the batting title with his .349 average.Piscotty has an easy swing with good bat speed, making consistent hard contact and hitting to all fields. He's shown raw power to all fields as well and with some added strength there could be more there. An average runner, Piscotty is a good defender at third, with an accurate arm, good hands and decent range. He also can play the outfield, giving him a little flexibility.He hasn't shown much in-game home run power to date, but a team that thinks it will come with maturity will jump at the chance to add his bat and excellent baseball instincts to its system.

#52 Patrick Wisdom-3B- St. Mary's (CA)
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?co...13154&c_id=mlb
Power-hitting college bats always get attention. With Wisdom, it will come down to potential vs. performance in 2012. Wisdom has shown the ability to hit the ball out to all fields when he makes contact. He has plus power to the pull side. The issue is that he hasn't been able to show an ability to make consistent contact to tap into that strength. Wisdom is a solid defender at third with a plus arm, with more than enough glove to stay at the hot corner. It all comes down to the bat for Wisdom. If a team thinks that his junior year struggles were an aberration and that he can find some consistency at the plate, it will see a player who profiles well as a run-producing third baseman of the future.

59-Stephen Bean-C Texas HS
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?co...ic_id=29113154
It's not a great class for catching, especially from the high school ranks, so Bean has the chance to do pretty well come Draft time, especially considering he's a left-handed-hitting backstop. The University of Texas commit makes consistent hard contact and should have some future power. He has a strong arm behind the dish and should have the receiving skills to stay there long term.

[IlliniSteve]

Not a bad first round. Almora is someone you can get excited about. I wanted Appel when he started falling but rumor is his price tag was what made him fall. I am skeptical that the Pirates can get him signed.

[KBLEE]

MLB Draft 2012: Mets draft pick was at Johan Santana's no-hitter

SECAUCUS, N.J.—Gavin Cecchini went to New York for a pre-draft workout and wound up a witness to one of the greatest nights in Mets history.

The high school shortstop from Louisiana, drafted No. 12 overall by the Mets on Monday night, worked out for the team Friday at Citi Field. Later that night, he watched from a suite at the ballpark as Johan Santana pitched the franchise's first no-hitter.

"It was unbelievable," Cecchini said on a conference call. "The place was rocking. It really was an awesome thing."

Cecchini stayed in the area and attended the draft Monday at MLB Network studios. He said a friend he brought to the game Friday told a Mets scout they should pick Cecchini because he must be good luck.

That's exactly what the team did, and by Monday evening, Cecchini was wearing a Mets cap and jersey. After the selection, he received a congratulatory phone call from star third baseman David Wright, who chatted with Cecchini for about 15 minutes Friday at Citi Field.