Minor League Draft Results

Round 1

• 1 Browns - Justin Smoak (8) TEX 1B
• 2 Phooeys (from Gringos) - Matt LaPorta (8) CLE 1B
• 3 Pretzels (from Dons) - Neftali Feliz (8) TEX P
• 4 Phooeys (from Astronauts) - Gordon Beckham (8) CWS 2B
• 5 WizNatSkins - Ben Revere (8) MIN OF
• 6 Vagrants - Kila Ka'aihe (8) KAN 1B
• 7 Astronauts (from Mashers via Phooeys) - Tim Beckham (8) TAM SS
• 8 Pretzels - Derek Holland (8) TEX P
• 9 Presleys - Dayan Viciedo (8) CWS 1B
• 10 Chilis - Aaron Poreda CWS P
• 11 Federals - Brian Matusz BAL P
• 12 Gringos (from Phooeys) - Michael Inoa OAK P
  

Round 2

• 13 Browns - Aaron Hicks (7) MIN OF
• 14 Gringos - Vin Mazzaro OAK P
• 15 Dons - Yu Darvish JAPAN P
• 16 Federals (from Astronauts via Pretzels) - Eric Hosmer KAN 1B
• 17 WizNatSkins - Aaron Cunningham OAK OF
• 18 Vagrants - Julio Borbon TEX OF
• 19 Mashers - Jake Arrieta BAL P
• 20 Pretzels - Jesus Montero NYY C
• 21 Presleys - Michael Bowden BOS P
• 22 Chilis - Phillipe Aumont SEA P
• 23 WizNatSkins (from Federals) - David Huff CLE P
• 24 Astronauts (from Phooeys) - Jeremy Hellickson TAM P
  

Round 3

• 25 Phooeys (from Browns) - Wes Hodges (6) CLE 3B
• 26 Gringos - Martin Perez (6) TEX P
• 27 Dons - Josh Reddick BOS OF
• 28 Phooeys (from Astronauts) - Jordan Walden LAA P
• 29 WizNatSkins - Brandon Allen CWS 1B
• 30 Vagrants - Lonnie Chisenhal CLE SS
• 31 Mashers - Luis Valbuena CLE 2B
• 32 Pretzels - Ryan Westmoreland BOS OF
• 33 Presleys - Tyler Flowers CWS C
• 34 Chilis - Mark Trunbo ANA 1B
• 35 Federals - Greg Halman SEA OF
• 36 Phooeys - N/A

Minor League Draft Order

With the recent flurry of minor league picks being traded around, here is the current order for the minor league draft, which will begin after the Commissioner sends out the protected lists. He is expected to do this at some point tomorrow.

Round 1

1. Browns
2. Phooeys (from Gringos)
3. Pretzels (from Dons)
4. Phooeys (from Astronauts)
5. WizNatSkins
6. Vagrants
7. Astronauts (from Mashers via Phooeys)
8. Pretzels
9. Presleys
10. Chilis
11. Federals
12. Gringos (from Phooeys)
    

Round 2

1. Browns
2. Gringos
3. Dons
4. Federals (from Astronauts via Pretzels)
5. WizNatSkins
6. Vagrants
7. Mashers
8. Pretzels
9. Presleys
10. Chilis
11. WizNatSkins (from Federals)
12. Astronauts (from Phooeys)
    

Round 3

1. Phooeys (from Browns)
2. Gringos
3. Dons
4. Phooeys (from Astronauts)
5. WizNatSkins
6. Vagrants
7. Mashers
8. Pretzels
9. Presleys
10. Chilis
11. Federals
12. Phooeys
    

From the Commissioner - Winter Meeting

Hello everyone,

Hope you all are enjoying the off season. I've updated the rosters to include the 29 man version. I also added a worksheet tab to show the current minor league draft order and auction throw order for 2009. I don't think we have anything else to worry about for another 2-3 months.

Given our recent struggles with scheduling and attending a Winter Meeting in addition to the draft, I'd like to try for a virtual Winter Meeting in 2009. I believe there is a chat room feature on the website that I think might work nicely. More info on that later after I check it out more closely.

Have a great Thanksgiving holiday!

Pictures from Draft Day

Here a few photos I took on the day of our draft:

Commissioner Haughton hard at work during the minor league draft

Getting the strategy all worked out

So whose throw is it?

Minor League Draft - Round 3

• Chilis select Ben Revere, OF (MIN) - $.06
• Astronauts select Michael Saunders, OF (SEA) - $.06
• Gringos select Brett Anderson, P (OAK) - $.06
  
• Browns select Tyler Robinson, P (MIN) - $.06
• Dons select Eduardo Marlon, P (TAM) - $.06
• Vagrants select Joey Dewine, P (OAK) - $.06
• Presleys select Anthony Swarzak, P (MIN) - $.06
• WizNatSkins select Aaron Laffey, P (CLE)- $.06
• Phooeys (from Pretzels) select Chris Tillman, P (BAL) - $.06
• Mashers select George Kottaras, C (BOS) - $.06
• Federals select Justin Masterson, P (BOS) - $.06
• Phooeys select Jordan Brown, 1B (CLE) - $.06

Minor League Draft - Round 2

• Phooeys select Gio Gonzalez, P (OAK) - $.07
• Astronauts select Austin Jackson, OF (NYY) - $.07
• Gringos select Chris Carter, OF (OAK) - $.07
  
• Browns select Ryan Kalish, OF (BOS) - $.07
• Dons select Bob McCrory, P (BAL) - $.07
• Vagrants select Lance Broadway, P (CWS) - $.07
• Presleys select Jason Pridie, OF (MIN) - $.07
• Chilis (from WizNatSkins) select Sean Rodriguez, SS (LAA)- $.07
• Pretzels select Chris Davis, 1B (TEX) - $.07
• Mashers select Trevor Cahil, P (OAK) - $.07
• Dons (from Pretzels and Federals) select Jose Duarte, OF (KAN) - $.07
• Astronauts decline their second round pick
  

Minor League Draft - Round 1

• Presleys select Carlos Gonzalez, OF (OAK) - $.08
  
• Vagrants select Carlos Gomez, OF (MIN) - $.08
• Pretzels (from Dons) select Mike Moustakas, SS (KAN) - $.08
• Browns select Ian Kennedy, P (NYY) - $.08
• Phooeys (from Gringos) select Elvis Andrus, SS (TEX) - $.08
• Federals (from Spiceys) select Matt Weiters, C (BAL) - $.08
• Chilis select - Rick Porcello, P (DET) - $.08
• Federals (from WizNatSkins) select David Price, P (TAM) - $.08
• Pretzels select - Desmond Jennings, OF (TAM) - $.08
• Mashers select - Hank Conger, C (LAA) - $.08
• Federals select - Jed Lowrie, SS (BOS) - $.08
• Phooeys select - Wade Davis, P (TAM) $.08

From the Commissioner - Rosters which are not set

Our situation is not an ideal one. We are drafting before rosters are set, so we can't be sure who makes it and who doesn't.

Also, our rules state that we draft the minor leagues prior to the auction. We can change the rules, but we have not done so at this point and we are close to the draft date.

So our situation is this: If a player qualifies as a rookie, he is eligible to be drafted, no matter if he appears on the roster or not since the rosters have not been set. if he makes the roster and the roster is finalized prior to the draft, he can be moved up to your roster.

Minor League Players Protected

PLAYER	TEAM	SAL		OWNED BY
Nick Adenhart	LOS	$0.08		Phooeys
Eric Duncan	NYY	$0.08		WizNatSkins
Nolan Reimold	BAL	$0.08		WizNatSkins
Trevor Crow	CLE	$0.07		WizNatSkins
Evan Longoria	TAM	$0.08		Chilis
Daniel Bard	BOS	$0.06		Chilis
Jeff Clement	SEA	$0.08		Presleys
Luke Hochevar	KAN	$0.08		Presleys
Reid Brignac	TAM	$0.08		Pretzels
Travis Snider	TOR	$0.07		Pretzels
Jeff Niemann	TAM	$0.06		Pretzels
Adam Russell	CWS	$0.08		Mashers
Bill Rowell	BAL	$0.08		Astronauts
Lars Anderson	BOS	$0.07		Astronauts
Carlos Triunfel	SEA	$0.06		Astronauts
Terry Evans	LAA	$0.06		Vagrants
Adam Miller	CLE	$0.08		Browns
Kevin Whelan	NYY	$0.08		Browns
Ryan Sweeney	OAK	$0.08		Federals
Belbino Feurmajor	TOR	$0.08		Dons
Jake McGee	TAM	$0.06		Dons

From the Commissioner - Minimum at-bats

It has been brought to my attention that rookie eligibility is 130 at bats, not the 115 which I have told a few people. If this has affected your decision making, let me know by 5:00 with any changes you may wish to make.

With this in mind, I erroneously told the Vagrants his original selection, Carlos Gomez, was ineligible. Since the next team has not made a selection, the Vagrants pick is Carlos Gomez and Matt Weiters is available again.

Minor League Draft

The Minor League draft can commence at any time. As of right now the first five picks in the First Round belong to:

• Presleys
• Vagrants
• Pretzels
• Browns
• Gringos