Draft details
I love the draft. You know this.
The NFL Draft is the most fun. The NBA Draft is the most surreal, with the guys you’ve never heard of and the suits you can only imagine.
The MLB draft is the biggest crap shoot.
The first round was Monday and the next several dozen rounds will be today and tomorrow.
Among the notable items for the first day were these:
> The Padres picked shortstop C.J. Abrams from Blessed Trinity High School. It marks like the 1,351st consecutive draft with a first-round pick who played at East Cobb.
> The Braves picked Shea Langeliers No. 8 overall. Langeliers is a renowned defensive star behind the plate – he threw out 70 percent of would-be base-stealers – and could be fast-tracked to the majors. This pick was the compensation for not signing Carter Stewart in this spot last year. The Braves other two picks Monday were college shortstops.
> Day “one” featured 78 picks with all the compensation picks and the second round.
> And this trend apparently expands to all sports, but IMG Academy had three players among the first 52 picks.
The history of day one is filled with as many first-round busts as there are booms. In the first 32 MLB drafts from 1965-96, there were 32 Hall of Famers picked. In all the rounds.
Here’s a list of some of the best players taken in each round:
Round 1: Barry Bonds
Round 2: Greg Maddux (or Tom Glavine, George Brett, Mike Schmidt, Randy Johnson or Johnny Bench)
Round 3: Tony Gwynn
Round 4: Rickey Henderson
Round 5: Tim Raines
Round 6: Tim Hudson
Round 7: Wade Boggs
Round 8: Eric Davis
Round 9: Fred McGriff
Round 10: Brady Anderson
Round 11: Andre Dawson
Round 12: Nolan Ryan
Round 13: Albert Pujols
Round 14: Dave Parker
Round 15: Jose Canseco
NBA star power
Amid the report that the NBA is looking to do away with the term ‘owner’ because it is racially insensitive – seriously – the limited star power and injuries have become noticeable in these NBA Finals.
KD is out. The Warriors are preparing to play without Klay Thompson in Game 3.