When the Dan Klein signing becomes official, this is how our draft class looks:
Click names below for more information on each player.
| Rd. | Pos. | Name | DOB | Ht. | Wt. | School | Signed |
| 1 | SS | Manny Machado | 7/6/1992 | 6′ 3″ | 190 | Miami Brito HS | |
| 3 | RHP | Dan Klein | 7/27/1988 | 6′ 3″ | 190 | UCLA | 8/12/2010 |
| 4 | CF | Trent Mummey | 1/5/1989 | 5’10″ | 176 | Auburn | 6/24/2010 |
| 5 | SS | Connor Narron | 11/12/1991 | 6′ 3″ | 187 | Charles B. Aycock HS | 8/4/2010 |
| 6 | RHP | Dixon Anderson | 7/2/1989 | 6′ 5″ | 225 | California | |
| 7 | LHP | Matt Bywater | 6/15/1989 | 6′ 2″ | 190 | Pepperdine | |
| 8 | C | Wynston Sawyer | 11/14/1991 | 6′ 3″ | 185 | Scripps Ranch HS | 7/30/2010 |
| 9 | RHP | Parker Bridwell | 8/2/1991 | 6′ 4″ | 187 | Hereford HS | 8/4/2010 |
| 10 | RHP | Clayton Schrader | 4/28/1990 | 6′ 0″ | 200 | San Jacinto College N. | 7/29/2010 |
| 11 | RHP | Alex Gonzalez | 1/15/1992 | 6′ 2″ | 190 | Boca Raton CHS | |
| 12 | C | Riley Hornback | 7/19/1991 | 6′ 0″ | 180 | San Jacinto College N. | 6/24/2010 |
| 13 | OF | Jeremy Nowack | 3/17/1988 | 6′ 0″ | 205 | Mt. Olive College | 6/16/2010 |
| 14 | 3B | Michael Mosby | 10/30/1989 | 6′ 0″ | 195 | Wabash Valley College | 6/20/2010 |
| 15 | C | Joe Oliveira | 9/30/1987 | 6′ 0″ | 195 | U Pacific | 6/16/2010 |
| 16 | OF | Brandon King | 3/30/1990 | 5′ 11″ | 190 | Fresno CC | |
| 17 | RHP | Dave Richardson | 1/31/1991 | 5′ 11″ | 170 | Hillsborough CC | 6/20/2010 |
| 18 | RHP | Sebastian Vader | 6/3/1992 | 6′ 4″ | 175 | San Marcos HS | 6/29/2010 |
| 19 | RHP | Kenny Wise | 4/7/1990 | 6′ 6″ | 225 | Santa Fe CC | |
| 20 | LHP | Matt Drumond | 4/5/1988 | 6′ 1″ | 200 | UCLA | 7/7/2010 |
| 21 | RHP | Scott Copeland | 12/15/1987 | 6′ 3″ | 210 | Southern Mississippi | 6/16/2010 |
| 22 | C | Tanner Murphy | 7/4/1992 | 6′ 1″ | 190 | Mountain Ridge HS | 6/24/2010 |
| 23 | CF | Chris Clinton | 7/24/1989 | 6′ 1″ | 185 | Eckerd College | 6/24/2010 |
| 24 | RHP | Tim Adleman | 11/13/1987 | 6′ 5″ | 205 | Georgetown U | 6/16/2010 |
| 25 | SS | Vincent Zazueta | 11/28/1990 | 6′ 0″ | 150 | Arizona W. College | 6/21/2010 |
| 26 | C | Austin Goolsby | 4/28/1988 | 6′ 2″ | 185 | Embry-Riddle U | 6/16/2010 |
| 27 | RHP | Austin Urban | 7/8/1992 | 6′ 1″ | 185 | Richland HS | |
| 28 | RHP | Jaime Esquivel | 5/25/1992 | 6′ 2″ | 185 | South Houston HS | |
| 29 | LHP | Cameron Roth | 4/5/1989 | 6′ 1″ | 202 | UNC Wilmington | 6/24/2010 |
| 30 | SS | Michael Rooney | 8/7/1988 | 5′ 11″ | 170 | UNC Wilmington | 6/16/2010 |
| 31 | 3B | Adam Gaylord | 5/12/1988 | 6′ 3″ | 210 | Stanford | 6/16/2010 |
| 32 | RHP | Joe Robinson | 9/19/1990 | 6′ 2″ | 190 | College of S. Nevada | |
| 33 | RHP | Steven Mazur | 1/29/1988 | 6′ 0″ | 195 | Notre Dame | 6/21/2010 |
| 34 | SS | Samuel Starr | 5/31/1988 | 5′ 8″ | 165 | U. of British Columbia | 6/16/2010 |
| 35 | SS | Joe Donaldson | 4/9/1988 | 5′ 11″ | 175 | Southeastern U | 6/16/2010 |
| 36 | SS | Brad Decater | 12/28/1988 | 6′ 1″ | 185 | Cal State – Northridge | 6/21/2010 |
| 37 | 2B | Austin Knight | 2/13/1990 | 5′ 11″ | 195 | Palm Beach CC | 6/16/2010 |
| 38 | CF | Jeremy Shelby | 8/14/1987 | 6′ 3″ | 180 | Grambling State U | 6/21/2010 |
| 39 | RHP | Travis Strong | 8/13/1988 | 6′ 6″ | 210 | No school | 6/24/2010 |
| 40 | C | Joseph Velleggia | 7/23/1988 | 6′ 6″ | 235 | Old Dominion | 6/24/2010 |
| 41 | SS | David Blanchard | 12/16/1991 | 6′ 0″ | 180 | Cherokee County HS | |
| 42 | LHP | Jacob Petitt | 10/28/1986 | 6′ 1″ | 185 | W. Oregon St Col | 6/21/2010 |
| 43 | OF | Blair Dunlap | 7/2/1987 | 5′ 10″ | 180 | UCLA | 7/7/2010 |
| 44 | OF | Preston Hale | 3/7/1988 | 5′ 10″ | 195 | U North Florida | 6/20/2010 |
| 45 | RHP | Nathan Williams | 4/8/1992 | 6′ 3″ | 200 | Scripps Ranch HS | |
| 46 | C | Daniel Torres | 5/29/1992 | 6′ 0″ | 175 | Countryside HS | |
| 47 | OF | Cody Young | 1/5/1988 | 6′ 4″ | 200 | Anderson U | 6/21/2010 |
| 48 | RHP | Alex Schmarzo | 2/28/1989 | 6′ 3″ | 185 | St. Marys | |
| 49 | RHP | Hayden Jordan | 11/11/1991 | 6′ 2″ | 205 | Whitewater HS | |
| 50 | RHP | Philip Walby | 7/24/1992 | 6′ 2″ | 190 | Scripps Ranch HS |
Obviously, we need to sign Machado, but there are still a bunch of possible over-slotters that would add a lot to this class. I am confident we will sign Machado, Anderson and Gonzalez. From what I’ve heard, Bywater is likely headed back to school, but hopefully I’m wrong.
The over-slotters that need to be signed but have a slight chance of going back to school are listed below. I expect them to sign 3/4 of these players:
- Ken Wise
- Austin Urban
- Jaime Esquivel
- Joe Robinson
We knew the chances of signing these players would be slim, but crazier things have happened. Signing just one of these high ceiling players would be a big addition to this class.
- Daniel Torres
- Alex Schmarzo
- Hayden Jordan
- Philip Walby
Draft Update – 6:35 PM:
Dan Klein is expected to report to short-season Aberdeen once he passes his physical in Baltimore.
Brittany Ghiroli
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I’d love to get 3 of the 4 mentioned overslotters listed first. I wish we could grab all 4 of them. If we do sign 3 of those 4, I’d have to consider this one of our best as a whole. In 07, it was great that we signed Wieters and Arrieta, but after those 2 we didn’t get much else as far as additional overslotters. In 08, Matusz was a great pick, and I was happy with Bundy, Beal and Drake, and last year we took a ton of overslotters, but not one big premium guy. This year, if we sign some of those above mentuioned guys along with Machado, we will get our premium guy along with a bunch of high ceiling overslotters…..Definitely like where things are headed here……Not a bunch of the “sexy” names, but you’d still have to consider this draft one of the better ones in the league IMO….
I agree, Dan Klein is a big name, but he’s a relatively safe college pick but has a high ceiling at the same time. Last year we took a lot of risks and went after injured players, this year it’s a little more spread out.
It’s obvious they are trying different things from year-to-year. Should be interesting looking back on this in a few years to see how things turned out.
message to bywater: your career is NOW! Take it!
Yeah, I don’t get Bywater at all. Anderson was a draft eligible sophomore if I remember correctly, so I can see him having the leverage and us not wanting to pay so much for a guy who even in college who’s production hasn’t matched the potential…
It is just me, but Bywater is just another arm that you can get year in and year out from any rank. While it would be nice to get him in the fold, I just think he is not worth the effort for 500k or above.
Anderson is a bit different. He could work on his mechanics and pick up a mile or two as well. I see him strictly as a late inning guy and much more projectable and could fill out to a 96-97 mph right hander out of the pen. Scrap the curve and splitter the day he signs. Teach him a cutter, slider, and 2-seam. His height and bulldog demenor require hard stuff and none of this finese BS. He is a guy that I would throw early round dollars towards.
While I agree with you that these arms are easy to find, it’s not worth losing 1 year of developmental time and wasting the pick.
I just do not think he is worth anything above mid-round slot. He would not be banging on any doors for 100 top player type of money next year as well.
I agree 100% with your entire post. Bywater is just not worth much more than slot to me. Anderson is a guy I’d much rather sign between the 2. He has much more potential and has the better raw stuff. I got a bit deeper into my opinion on the situation in the forums, but me and you are along the same lines of thinking on this situation…..
I’m not big on spending money on a finesse guy like Bywater who has a very limited ceiling when we don’t have enough money to sign some of the other high ceiling arms later on in the draft like Urban, Robinson, Wise etc….