Draft Central

Here we go...Daniel Bard 20th round by Yankees.

Clearly, Mudcat was right. I don't know why the Yankees even wasted that pick knowing Daniel was not going to go in that selection.....but they do have the money...maybe they are willing to do something someone else might not

 

daniel bard was taken by the yankees with the 604th pick overall
lee land of riverside was selected by the pirates at 375
stephen rienhold of tuscola was selected at 378

 

If Daniel is as quality a kid as his younger brother Jared, which I am sure he is, all this is a moot point because great things will be ahead for both of these youngsters...

 

No question about that :xyzthumbs

 

My guess is there is already some negotiating going on. I doubt they would have wasted the pick unless they thought they had a shot at pulling something off. There is a lot of talent there.

 

Teams don't want to skip a round ... If you skip a round you can't re-enter in later rounds.

There might not be a player you want to take in the 20th ... so you draft someone you know you can't sign. It keeps your options alive for later rounds. When you finally get around to doing later round drafts, you can offer them less money (30th-35th).

The Pro's probably thought they couldn't get Mr Bard pried away from UNC. Why waste an earlier round pick if that's the case.

 

Recap of HS draftees from N.C. on Day #1.....

Matt Harrison, LPH, 3rd Round, South Granville HS
Brandon Yarbrough, C, 5th Round, Richmond Senior HS
Ryan Marion, RHP, 8th Round, Glenn HS
Adam Stanley, LPH, 9th Round, Garner HS
Lee Land, 3B, 13th Round, Riverside HS
Steven Reinhold, OF, 13th Round, Tuscola HS
Shane Matthews, RHP, 20th Round, St. Stephens HS
Daniel Bard, RHP, 20th Round, Charlotte Christian HS

 

surprised Kunta Hicks wasn't in that bunch

 

If I remember, Kunta was a late signee this spring to a J.C.....

That really opens up his options for getting drafted in subsequent years. Using he JC/Community College route, a player may be drafted after HS, Freshman year of JC, sophomore year of JC and then the junior and senior years of college.

Don't be too surprised if there are a lot of "Draft and Follow" guys that are J.C. bound in the late rounds. They let him go off to J.C. and then sign him, if he pans out on that level, right before next year's draft.

You end up getting a little better money with a draft & follow than with just going with a late round pick.

The middle rounds are usually full of college players who are out of options .... their career is over in college, they don't have to be paid much money (where are they going to go to play) and they are safe picks.

The H.S. players are heavy in the first 3 rounds and then again later in the draft, particularly day #2.

 

Does anyone have any info on Carroll Gaddis OF from Hoke County HS, Raeford, N.C. -Selected as the 19th pick in round 20? 596 overall. Have not heard of him.