2006 A's Draft Thread

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This will be the thread where we can discuss the draft and I will post results. A's have the 66th pick this year because we gave our 1st rounder to Washington for signing Loaiza.

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from the A's site:

Over the last six years (2000-2005), the Athletics minor league system has compiled a 2218-1950 (.532) record, which is tied for the second best overall record among Major League farm systems.

that's the whole minor league organization combined.

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Here are our 1st 4 picks:

66th, 98th, 128th, and 158th...and 30 picks after that until every team passes...

[Kingdom_of_Zito]

a 1st rounder plus all that money to get Loaiza
Someone musta spiked Billy Beane's hot tea.

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we shall see...Loaiza still has time to turn it around starting on Thursday...

[A'sDiehard]

I didn't know we gave up a first rounder for Loaiza either; that sucks IMO even if he does turn it around.

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don't worry...if we lose Zito we'll get a 1st rounder and a sandwich pick for next year's draft.

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A's picked right-handed pitcher Trevor Cahill of Vista High School in San Diego with their 1st pick. He's 6'3" and 195 pounds. He reaches 94 on the gun. Baseball America said "Cahill was clocked at 91 in the seventh inning of a 17-strikeout performance against Oceanside High, an outing that was viewed by more than a dozen scouts and at least three crosscheckers," BA.com reports. "There were twice as many scouts in attendance when Vista sent Cahill to the mound against Fallbrook High, which was ranked 19th in the Baseball America/National High School Coaches Association Top 50 and features at least four players who had signed to play in college next season.

"Cahill didn't disappoint, striking out 13 with a dominant fastball, knuckle-curveball, changeup, slider and pinpoint control. ... Another two dozen scouts came out to see Cahill pitch against archrival Rancho Buena Vista, the school that produced Padres outfielder and Red Sox hero Dave Roberts."

all from here

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with the 98th pick the A's took a high school OF Matthew Sulentic. He bats left and throws right. He's a small OF, but they say he has great makeup...kinda like what they said about Street.

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with the 128th pick the A's took RHP Chad Lee from a community college. He was injured last year, but has done well this year. There is still some concern about his health.

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with the 158th pick the A's took CF Jermaine Mitchell from UNC Greensboro. He played all 4 years.

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with the 188th pick the A's took Andrew Bailey a RHP that played all 4 years at Wagner College.

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218 RHP Michael Leake Fallbrook HS
248 CF Angel Sierra Puerto Rico baseball academy HS
278 1B Daniel Hamblin University of Arkansas
308 SS Christian Vitters Fresno State University
338 RHP Jason Fernandez University of Louisiana Lafayette
368 RHP Shane Presutti Franklin Pierce College
398 LHP Benjamin Jukich Dakota Wesleyan University
428 CF Toddric Johnson University of Southern Mississippi
458 RHP Kyle Christensen Millikan HS
488 LHP Branden Dewing San Jose State University
518 SS Michael Affronti Le Moyne College
548 C Michael Ambort Lamar University

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Draft Talley

Level
HS 5
College 12

Position
C 1
1B 1
2B 0
SS 2
3B 0
IF 0
LF 0
CF 3
RF 0
OF 1
RHP 7
LHP 2