I have to admit, I've scoffed at the idea for a while that Buster Posey was a legit 1/1 pick.  I've heard great things about his arm (closer for FSU at times), he is a really good athlete, and he could hit a little.  But his ceiling appears to be a possible 10-15 home run guy that might his .300.  Which is great for a catcher, but not exactly the ceiling you're looking for with the first overall pick in the draft.

Then I read on Raysbb that a caller with supposed "connections" said that he's in play.  Not that he would be the pick, just in play.  So I went and looked up his stats and was shocked.  His season line for FSU reads like some NAIA line.  He's hitting:

.472/.573/.857/1430 with 17 2B, 3 3B, 12 HR.  A K/BB of 12/36.  He's 4/7 in the SB department.

I guess all I'm saying here is that I'm amending my position.  I know college numbers don't translate exactly to pro ball because of the aluminum, but if our scouts think his bat is legit, he could very well be the pick.  He's doing this in the ACC, not some crappy conference either.  I didn't realize he was hitting so well.  I guess that's my fault, but man that line is abusurd.

Everyone else was doing it so I thought I'd give it a try.  This one is a little easier than the other teams because we have a top prospect or young position player at just about every position, but there is still some debate about who will be playing where.

C-Dioner Navarro (has hit well since the ASB so he stays)
1B-Carlos Pena
2B-Akinori Iwamura
3B-Evan Longoria
SS-Reid Brignac
LF-Carl Crawford
RF -Delmon Young
CF-BJ Upton
DH-Elijah Dukes!

Starting rotation:
Scott Kazmir
David Price
Jake McGee
Jamie Shields
Wade Davis

CL-Jeff Niemann
RP-Juan Salas
RP-Edwin Jackson
RP-Mitch Talbot
RP-Chris Mason
RP-Some Lefty

8.25 million dollar ML deal.  It's a 6 year deal, but there are bonus clauses that haven't been announced yet.  More details will follow, but I just read it from Marc Lancaster's (beat writer) blog.

http://sports.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/related/C142/

Are geniuses!  BA is reporting that he is in fact going to get his Josh Beckett deal plus inflation (at least a little).  I'm amazed!  It's reportedly a 7.7 million dollar ML deal.  Good for him and good for the Tigers.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=198

As a Rays fan, I wonder what this will do to the Price negotiations?  Probably not much, but he can easily argue he's better than Porcello and deserves at least a comparable deal.

He's going to be out 5 days because he got hit in the eye with a ball last night.  He tried to make an over the shoulder catch, he missed and it bounced back up and hit him in the eye.

http://sports.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/related/C142/

No one has started one today so I thought I would.  The Rays affiliates have a couple of intriguing pitching match-ups tonight.

Niemann vs. Slowey  

McGee vs. Kennedy    

So what else is going on in the world of minor league baseball tonight??
                                                                         

Brandon is on the way.  The Angels are calling up Brandon Wood today and sending down Kendry Morales.  Juan Rivera is moved to the 60 day DL to make room for the move.

Are they going to play him everyday?  How do you guys think he'll do?  

Personally, I think he's going to struggle this year.  He'll show some pop, but if he stays up all season, I'd be surprised to see more than a .250 average this season.  I think he'll be good long term, but not this year.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=205

was great in his first start back.

5 IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 6K's

I'm really excited to see what he can do.  I firmly believe he got hurt during his junior year in college and it just got worse when he was drafted by the Rays.  If he regains his sophmore form (which I believe is within the relm of possibility), he's going to shock a lot of people.

Might be 20?

via Metsblog

MILB page

Weird.  Might just be a typo, but if you go to his MiLB page, it says he was born in 1986, but if you search Martinez, when they all come up, it says 1988.  

If he really is 20, how much of a hit does his prospect status take?  This could put a damper on prospect smackdown on Wednesday.