I went to the Fight of the Century.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_of_the_Century

I rooted for the White Man’s Hope.

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New York Mets: Gavin Cecchini, SS, Barbe HS (La.)

Although this prediction is based upon the Pirates over-drafting Marrero, I’ve heard that the Mets are leaning towards a toolsy position prospect, with shortstop being a priority.

They could also go after Hawkins—if he’s still there—or David Dahl. However, there will also be a slew of college right-handers to pick from, including Michael Wacha and Chris Stratton.

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sounds like it was a positional pick…

-Aaron Judge 6’7 230LBS RF (very Athletic for such a big man)Power hitting Righty…If he shows his Plus plus power in games this year in College ball he should be a top 10 pick

-Justin Williams 6’3 215LBS RF/3B Power hitting Lefty with

-Ryan Boldt 6’1 190LBS OF

-Michael Lorenzen

I apologize for the race card but it sure seems that way. I would love to have a Stanton, Heywood in our OF. Its the Kevin Mitchell and Lastings Millege syndrome.

and it is not revisionist. At the time, both guys were ranked in about the same (roughly mid-teens) area.

but they certainly did not make the pick based on organzational need.

Is there another OF that projects close to that Draft Spot?

And honestly, if he’s the best available, I’d still take him. Maybe he can transition to the OF. Maybe Ike end’s up getting traded or decides to take his talents else where when his contract is up… I’d like to see LHP and some power bats taken in the upper rounds, regardless of position.

And that´s not even looking at the option of making a trade for a younger outfielder such as Dexter Fowler, Carlos Gonzalez, Yoenis Cespedes or others by giving up some of the young talent depth from the system or major league roster.

The much bigger key going forward is “how good will Harvey / Wheeler / D´Arnaud and others that are already here be” instead of “who will be in outfield in 2014 or 2015″. Complementary players are a lot easier to buy than core players.

Once that happens you a) shift focus from longterm to shorter term, b) spend money on free agents and c) start trading prospects for veteran major leaguers.
And a year or two from now, the deep talent pool, currently at the A-Ball or Short Season Ball level and thus not worth all that much in trades should have progressed towards the upper minors.

If pitchers such as Michael Fulmer, Domingo Tapia, Rafael Montero, Luis Mateo or Hansel Robles for example do well in 2013, they´ll probably finish 2013 at least in High A Ball if not Double A and have a lot more trade value than they have today.

It´s extremely unlikely to build a strong “all homegrown team” and I´m pretty sure that Sandy Alderson & Paul DePodesta realize that too. However, it doesn´t mean that you don´t want to lay the groundwork for a longterm winner first before making shortterm moves instead of just going for the quick fix (again).

thats not a money issue…thats a Depo issue

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1256029-mlb-draft-signings-2012-tracking-latest-prospect-deals-contracts-and-bonuses

and just b/c u have money “available”, it doesnt mean that the players u need are available at the time..i agree with sandy’s philosophy in that u dont spend to spend…

HOWEVER

we do need outfielders…

and there were more than a few available this off-season….

if u look at the 2013 off-season, how many top free-agent OF are there?

Curtis Granderson? LMAO …he’s 32, hitting in a hitters ballpark
Ellsbury? injury-prone, hitting age 30…game based on legs
Beltran? LMAO…36…would still be the best player on this club…
Suzuki? 46…

How about 2014?

as the amount of free-agents dwindle each year…it turns into a players market…

i almost think Sandy is tanking the team on purpose to get the WIlpons to sell…

And I do agree that the system needs more LHP.

This is my understanding as well. You draft the best available.