Video Daily Double -- Draft Edition
Gordon says that Jonathan Mayo's mock draft at mlb.com tracks pretty closely with his thinking, and I agree.
I mean, not that it tracks with Gordon's thinking (which I can't verify), but that it tracks with what most of the "experts" seem to be concluding around this funny little World Wide Web of ours.
Meaning: Mayo's top 10 are pretty much the 10 that are the "consensus" at the top.
College arms: Jonahtan Gray (Oklahoma), Mark Appel (Stanford), Braden Shipley (Nevada)
College bats: Kris Bryant (San Diego), Colin Moran (North Carolina)
Prep arms: Kohl Stewart (Texas), Trey Ball (Indiana)
Prep bats: Clint Frazier (Georgia), Reese McGuire (Washington), Austin Meadows (Georgia)
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Out of those 10, who would be most likely to drop to No. 12 (Mariners)?
I'm guessing: Shipley (may end up as a reliever); Ball (risk of teen arms); and Meadows (just 'cause most folks seem to like Frazier better).
So here's Shipley:
Ball:
Meadows (he's an OF who could stick in CF):
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Assuming those guys are gone, who's left?
Interestingly, two guys the Mariners drafted in 2010. Gordon's top nominee, D.J. Peterson of New Mexico, was picked in the 33rd round that year, and Ryne Stanek of Arkansas was selected in the 3rd round (before James Paxton and Stephen Pryor, mind you).
Peterson is a 3b for the Lobos, but will end up at 1b/DH as a pro, everyone says.
Hunter Renfroe of Mississippi State (converted catcher, now corner OF).
Stanek.
And finally California prep RHP Phil Bickford, whom many are now connecting to Seattle.
Of course, now that I've done this, it will end up being none of these. But this ought to tide you over until draft time.