2003 Draft Predictions (1st Round)
Written February 2003
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Owner (Pick) | John's Guess | Jack's Guess | Actual Player Chosen |
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Rob Gordon (1) | Ray Durham | Junior Spivey | Edgar Renteria |
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Jack's Spin: Stacked with good, young pitching, I'm betting Rob will grab a hitter and Spivey has great upside with outstanding production in his first year. |
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John's Spin: White Sox fan takes best middle infielder available, Ray Durham. Should continue to score a lot of runs. |
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Owner (Pick) | John's Guess | Jack's Guess | Actual Player Chosen |
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Zach Williams (2) | Preston Wilson | Eric Hinske | Preston Wilson |
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Jack's Spin: Zach's keeper list is strong in the outfield and starting pitching. Hinske could be a top 5 third baseman this year. |
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John's Spin: Zach already has Damon, but Preston has Coors... a lesser man could hit 40 there... how many will Wilson wind up with? |
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Owner (Pick) | John's Guess | Jack's Guess | Actual Player Chosen |
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Aneet Ahulwalia (3) | Hideki Matsui | Jose Contreras | Hideki Matsui |
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Jack's Spin: Well balanced keeper list allows Aneet to take a shot at the Cuban missle... |
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John's Spin: Too much potential, plus he's on the Yankees. He'll hit at least 20 HR's, .300 and reach the playoffs. |
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Owner (Pick) | John's Guess | Jack's Guess | Actual Player Chosen |
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Il-Sun Park (4) | Ken Griffey Jr. | Roger Clemens | Eric Hinske |
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Jack's Spin: Can't pass up 20 win potential here. |
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John's Spin: Can he stay healthy? If he can play 155 games, watch him rebound in a big way and put up huge numbers. If healthy, could put up the best numbers of anyone available. |
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Owner (Pick) | John's Guess | Jack's Guess | Actual Player Chosen |
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Jason Sarakatsannis (5) | JD Drew | Hideki Matsui | Ken Griffey Jr. |
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Jack's Spin: Godzilla goes early. |
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John's Spin: Again, can he stay healthy? He puts up huge numbers when healthy, its hard to pass on this guy. If healthy for an entire season he could hit .320, 30/100. |
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Owner (Pick) | John's Guess | Jack's Guess | Actual Player Chosen |
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Raju Patel (6) | Darrin Erstad | Aaron Boone | Ray Durham |
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Jack's Spin: Raju loves having stud hitters. If Boone raises his average 30 points, that's exactly what he'll be. |
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John's Spin: With all of his mashers, Raju needs a guy who will get hits and score runs. Why not Darrin Erstad? Raju doesn't need to take chances to compete. With his keepers, a solid surrounding staff should lead him back into contention for a third straight year. |
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Owner (Pick) | John's Guess | Jack's Guess | Actual Player Chosen |
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Mike Trakan (7) | Carlos Lee | Jason Schmidt | Jacque Jones |
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Jack's Spin: Best pitcher on the board that could take another step forward. |
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John's Spin: Could this be the year Carlos breaks out and hits .300, 30/100? He's in a great lineup and should have a ton of RBI chances. He'll be 27 this year, so he should be entering his prime. |
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Owner (Pick) | John's Guess | Jack's Guess | Actual Player Chosen |
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Mike Wenz (8) | Eurbiel Durazo | Vicente Padilla | David Eckstein |
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Jack's Spin: Another pitching hungry team gets a solid performer with plenty of upside. |
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John's Spin: This guy is a slugging machine... if he could only play 162! Billy Beane gets his man, and we all get to see what this guy can do on a daily basis. He'll be an RBI machine in the years to come, although he might get off to a slow start as he adjusts to a new league. I say that adjustment won't take long. |
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Owner (Pick) | John's Guess | Jack's Guess | Actual Player Chosen |
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Jack Kerwin (9) | Junior Spivey | Edgar Renteria | Aaron Boone |
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Jack's Spin: Break out year last year, can he continue to improve? All I know is I desperately need an infielder! |
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John's Spin: Jack loves those guys who had career years the previous year. That's why he'll take Wakefield in the next round. Seriously though, this guy has hit everywhere he's been... I say he'll never hit 16 homers again (look at his minor league HR totals), but he could keep his average at .300. |
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Owner (Pick) | John's Guess | Jack's Guess | Actual Player Chosen |
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Brian Hogan (10) | Derrek Lee | Derrek Lee | Derrek Lee |
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Jack's Spin: Impressive numbers at first with the opportunity to do more damage with Pudge in the mix. |
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John's Spin: Manager Jeff Torborg says he'll hit 40 HRs this year. He very well may... I say he is this year's Cliff Floyd--without the late season drop-off. He's 27 and has had a string of consistent seasons. |
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Owner (Pick) | John's Guess | Jack's Guess | Actual Player Chosen |
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Manoj Khanna (11) | Eric Hinske | JD Drew | Rafael Furcal |
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Jack's Spin: Somebody will bet he'll stay healthy. |
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John's Spin: Manoj would love to pair Hinske with Josh Phelps and see the two mash together for his team. While a viable candidate for a sophomore slump, this guy could be Manoj's third sacker for a while. |
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Owner (Pick) | John's Guess | Jack's Guess | Actual Player Chosen |
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Kevin Bass (12) | Jose Hernandez | Edgardo Alfonso | Mark Teixeira |
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Jack's Spin: No infielders and all outfielders make Kevin go something, something... |
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John's Spin: Strikeouts aside, this guy had a good year on a bad team. This year, he should have a great year on a bad team. Coors has been shown to help hitters cut down on their strikeouts... and we all know about the power surge a player also receives. I say he goes .275 30-80 for his new team. |
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Owner (Pick) | John's Guess | Jack's Guess | Actual Player Chosen |
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Marty Bass (13) | Jose Contreras | Russ Ortiz | Jason Kendall |
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Jack's Spin: Only one starter kept, Ortiz is too good to pass up. |
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John's Spin: Marty needs a stud to back up Tim Hudson. If Contreras falls this far, Marty will scoop him up. He won't stay in the bullpen long and he's far from being a rookie. Look for him to show great numbers across the board. His wins will depend on when he gets into the starting rotation. |
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Owner (Pick) | John's Guess | Jack's Guess | Actual Player Chosen |
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John Strougal (14) | Shannon Stewart | John Olerud | Carlos Lee |
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Jack's Spin: Had to let him go but will pick him up in a heartbeat... |
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John's Spin: Hmmm... this guy needs a lot of help. Kendall is out there... yeah, learned that lesson two years ago. Olerud? A possibility... he IS getting old and plays in a pitchers park, though. Since Carlos Lee is projected to go already, let's go with another left fielder... Shannon Stewart. While unspectacular, he's good for a .300 average, some steals and a little pop. Plus, Strougal loves guys named Shannon (Shannon Hoon). |
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Owner (Pick) | John's Guess | Jack's Guess | Actual Player Chosen |
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Phil Sommerfeld (15) | Jason Schmidt | Hideo Nomo | Junior Spivey |
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Jack's Spin: Outstanding production especially at a pitchers park, Nomo won't last long... |
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John's Spin: Is Randy Wolf a guy you can sit back and call your number 1? I think he is a stud, but lets put down Phil as going with another starter. Jason Schmidt will get you a ton of k's. Playing in a pitchers park doesn't hurt as well. It seems every pitcher is an injury risk... OK, not really, but this guy's got A-stuff. It's hard to pass on that. |
