Thurman, Andrew

2013 Draft Review: Houston Astros

Over the next six weeks, MLB-DI will take a look at each teams draft class, breaking down the best — and most questionable — over the past week. First up, the Houston Astros. The Astros had one of the better hauls last year, acquiring several top 100 talents and helping the revamp of a system that was once among the worst in all of baseball. Did the Astros’ haul come anywhere close to last year’s?

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Wahl, Bobby

Best/Worst of Day Two:

There was a lot of good — and a whole lot of bad — on day two, which was to be expected with the CBA rules, which I keep calling new but are now two years old. I’ll have in depth previews of each team starting Monday, but wanted to get you something on each teams best — and most questionable — pick of day two.

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Stanek, Ryne

Process Grades: Day One

Well, it was a fun — but long — day. Thanks to everyone who came out to the chats on MLB-DI and ESPN today. I had fun. Boy am I tired though.

All in all, I think teams did pretty well today. There were some notable exceptions, but the process today was solid. I won’t bore you with my “you can’t grade results yet but you can grade process” talk, but, you can.

Teams are listed in order of their first pick. Enjoy!  Read more »