From a Tweet posted by Baseball America's Jim Callis:
Atl #mldraft Day 2: Like it. Cunningham (2) pure bat, Simmons (2) VG arm & SS defense; Leonard (3), Filak (4), Suschak (7) good values. <JC>
As these picks sink in and we learn more about the players, I'm really liking the way this draft is shaping up. As with a lot of Atlanta drafts it could be made even better if they can scoop up some of the under-drafts in the late rounds like Sabol or Alvord, or the Minnis kid they just took out of Kansas.
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I’m really liking our draft so far, and from what I can tell, the talent evaluators that I respect most also are liking it. Hopefully some of these position players can rejuvenate that aspect of our farm system (the pitching obviously is fully juvenated already).
Jacob Peterson - June 9, 2010
LOL… “fully juvenated”
gondeee - June 9, 2010
At least he didn't say engorged.
DogDaysofSummer - June 9, 2010
We should draft Austin Wilson for the heck of it. If we don’t sign him it wouldn’t hurt to bad since we already have a pretty decent haul.
drumzalicious - June 9, 2010 via mobile
he went to St Louis in like round 12
and I’m wondering if the lack of a first round pick means the money that would have gone to them ($1-2million) can be divided among some of the underdrafts. Like the rest, I guess we can all just wait and see.
Mr. Sanchez - June 9, 2010
I.E. Sabol and Alvord
Jay212033 - June 9, 2010
I'd assume they aren't the only ones
including today as well, and yesterday had a few too. They seem like the primary two, but they aren’t alone in having an easy option to continue school.
Mr. Sanchez - June 9, 2010
I was under the impression that the money we saved by losing the first round pick went to Salcedo. But they might be different parts of the budget, I don’t know.
Weldon - June 9, 2010
They have called him "like a first round pick"...
but I think the international scouting part has a budget of their own. Who knows if they share with the draft pool or how the FO handles that.
Mr. Sanchez - June 9, 2010
yea
i found that out afterwards. its a shame to
drumzalicious - June 10, 2010
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