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The Draft - Coldneck - 06-10-2009
Here is two guys from Baseball Prospectus's take on Jackson.
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Kevin Goldstein (5:40:14 PM PT): Cubs take Brett Jackson from Cal, who seemed to be in the mix for every team in the 20s. He's either a star or the next Tyler Colvin. That's really the range here as a risk/upside college guy.
Bryan Smith (5:40:59 PM PT): Brett Jackson is sort of like how KG described Wheeler -- he gets a lot of power-speed credit, but in two years, he hasn't hit more than eight home runs or stolen more than 12 bases in a season. Plus, I've heard a lot of question marks about his ability to stay in center. I think there's a pretty decent chance the Cubs just drafted a fourth outfielder.
Kevin Goldstein (5:41:35 PM PT): Johnny (IL): I'm a Cub fan who hates Jackson. Am I screwed?
Perfectly fine pick there that fits in well with his talent. I love the commentators telling us he's a hitter when that's actually his big issue. "It can be corrected" I'm told, which is always funny.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The Draft - Coldneck - 06-10-2009
Round 1 - brett Jackson (CF) Cal Berkley
Round 2 - David LaMahieu (IF) LSU
Round 3 - Austin Kirk (LHP) Owasso HS, OK
Round 4 - Christopher Rusin (LHP) University of Kentucky
Round 5 - Wesley Darvil (SS) Brookwood HS,
Round 6 - Brooks Raley (LHP) Texas A&M
Round 7 - Blair Springfield (IF) McArthur HS, IL
Round 8 - Robert Whitnack (RHP) SUNY Old Westbury
Round 9 - Richard Jones © Citadel
Round 10 - Joseph Thomes (3B) Edward Waters College
Round 11 - John Mincone (LHP) Suffolk CC
Round 12 - Burundi Davis (OF) Howard College
Round 13 - Chad Taylor (SS) Jefferson HS, FL
Round 14 - Daniel Keefe RHP) Univ. of Tampa
Round 15 - Brian Shields (CF) Aubrun U Montgomery
Round 16 - Keenyn Walker (CF) Judge Memorial Catholic HS, UT
Round 17 - Barratt Dail (RHP) Mt. Olive College
The Draft - Butcher - 06-10-2009
<!--quoteo(post=43488:date=Jun 10 2009, 01:58 PM:name=Coldneck)-->QUOTE (Coldneck @ Jun 10 2009, 01:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Round 1 - brett Jackson (CF) Cal Berkley
Round 2 - David LaMahieu (IF) LSU
Round 3 - Austin Kirk (LHP) Owasso HS, OK
Round 4 - Christopher Rusin (LHP) University of Kentucky
Round 5 - Wesley Darvil (SS) Brookwood HS,
Round 6 - Brooks Raley (LHP) Texas A&M
Round 7 - Blair Springfield (IF) McArthur HS, IL
Round 8 - Robert Whitnack (RHP) SUNY Old Westbury
Round 9 - Richard Jones © Citadel
Round 10 - Joseph Thomes (3B) Edward Waters College
Round 11 - John Mincone (LHP) Suffolk CC
Round 12 - Burundi Davis (OF) Howard College
Round 13 - Chad Taylor (SS) Jefferson HS, FL
Round 14 - Daniel Keefe RHP) Univ. of Tampa
Round 15 - Brian Shields (CF) Aubrun U Montgomery
Round 16 - Keenyn Walker (CF) Judge Memorial Catholic HS, UT
Round 17 - Barratt Dail (RHP) Mt. Olive College<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
All those guys blow.
The Draft - dk123 - 06-10-2009
<!--quoteo(post=43489:date=Jun 10 2009, 02:06 PM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Jun 10 2009, 02:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=43488:date=Jun 10 2009, 01:58 PM:name=Coldneck)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coldneck @ Jun 10 2009, 01:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Round 1 - brett Jackson (CF) Cal Berkley
Round 2 - David LaMahieu (IF) LSU
Round 3 - Austin Kirk (LHP) Owasso HS, OK
Round 4 - Christopher Rusin (LHP) University of Kentucky
Round 5 - Wesley Darvil (SS) Brookwood HS,
Round 6 - Brooks Raley (LHP) Texas A&M
Round 7 - Blair Springfield (IF) McArthur HS, IL
Round 8 - Robert Whitnack (RHP) SUNY Old Westbury
Round 9 - Richard Jones © Citadel
Round 10 - Joseph Thomes (3B) Edward Waters College
Round 11 - John Mincone (LHP) Suffolk CC
Round 12 - Burundi Davis (OF) Howard College
Round 13 - Chad Taylor (SS) Jefferson HS, FL
Round 14 - Daniel Keefe RHP) Univ. of Tampa
Round 15 - Brian Shields (CF) Aubrun U Montgomery
Round 16 - Keenyn Walker (CF) Judge Memorial Catholic HS, UT
Round 17 - Barratt Dail (RHP) Mt. Olive College<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
All those guys blow.
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Why is Richard Jones copyrighted? That seems inhumane.
The Draft - Coldneck - 06-10-2009
<!--quoteo(post=43489:date=Jun 10 2009, 03:06 PM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Jun 10 2009, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->All those guys blow.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Even the guy that goes to a catholic HS in Utah?
The Draft - ColoradoCub - 06-10-2009
<!--quoteo(post=43492:date=Jun 10 2009, 01:13 PM:name=Coldneck)-->QUOTE (Coldneck @ Jun 10 2009, 01:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=43489:date=Jun 10 2009, 03:06 PM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Jun 10 2009, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->All those guys blow.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Even the guy that goes to a catholic HS in Utah?
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He probably swallows.
The Draft - Butcher - 06-10-2009
<!--quoteo(post=43492:date=Jun 10 2009, 02:13 PM:name=Coldneck)-->QUOTE (Coldneck @ Jun 10 2009, 02:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=43489:date=Jun 10 2009, 03:06 PM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Jun 10 2009, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->All those guys blow.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Even the guy that goes to a catholic HS in Utah?
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Especially that guy.
The Draft - Coldneck - 06-10-2009
<!--quoteo(post=43494:date=Jun 10 2009, 03:14 PM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Jun 10 2009, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=43492:date=Jun 10 2009, 02:13 PM:name=Coldneck)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coldneck @ Jun 10 2009, 02:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=43489:date=Jun 10 2009, 03:06 PM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Jun 10 2009, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->All those guys blow.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Even the guy that goes to a catholic HS in Utah?
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Especially that guy.
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You're so negative.
The Draft - biggz - 06-10-2009
<!--quoteo(post=43489:date=Jun 10 2009, 02:06 PM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Jun 10 2009, 02:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=43488:date=Jun 10 2009, 01:58 PM:name=Coldneck)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coldneck @ Jun 10 2009, 01:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Round 1 - brett Jackson (CF) Cal Berkley
Round 2 - David LaMahieu (IF) LSU
Round 3 - Austin Kirk (LHP) Owasso HS, OK
Round 4 - Christopher Rusin (LHP) University of Kentucky
Round 5 - Wesley Darvil (SS) Brookwood HS,
Round 6 - Brooks Raley (LHP) Texas A&M
Round 7 - Blair Springfield (IF) McArthur HS, IL
Round 8 - Robert Whitnack (RHP) SUNY Old Westbury
Round 9 - Richard Jones © Citadel
Round 10 - Joseph Thomes (3B) Edward Waters College
Round 11 - John Mincone (LHP) Suffolk CC
Round 12 - Burundi Davis (OF) Howard College
Round 13 - Chad Taylor (SS) Jefferson HS, FL
Round 14 - Daniel Keefe RHP) Univ. of Tampa
Round 15 - Brian Shields (CF) Aubrun U Montgomery
Round 16 - Keenyn Walker (CF) Judge Memorial Catholic HS, UT
Round 17 - Barratt Dail (RHP) Mt. Olive College<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
All those guys blow.
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Well played.
The Draft - rok - 06-10-2009
What Butch said.
But seriously, the more I read about this Jackson kid, I think there's a decent chance that he might develop into more than a 4th OF.
The Draft - Fly - 06-10-2009
<!--quoteo(post=43423:date=Jun 10 2009, 10:13 AM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Jun 10 2009, 10:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Sorry, guys. I'll try to tone it down. I didn't realize I was driving people away.
After getting so close in 2003, everything has changed for me. I want it so bad that every minor disappointment gets magnified to the nth degree. I have lost all patience. And every year it doesn't happen, I become a little more bitter and pissed off. This is the only place I can sound off about it. But I really don't want to ruin the experience or anyone else.
I'll be leaving town tomorrow for a long weekend with no computer. Maybe I'll spend a few minutes to take personal inventory and reassess my Cubs fandom.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Just keep on keepin' on. You're not taking personal shots. It's a board to express feelings on the Cubs, both good and bad. It's easier to express bad ones.
If people were only saying the good things, the 'non-bitching', then this place or (and I assume it works the same as the old place as I am not here all that much) would be both boring and have some of the worst Cubs discussion out there.
The Draft - Lance - 06-10-2009
<!--quoteo(post=43503:date=Jun 10 2009, 05:03 PM:name=FlyAtTheThigh)-->QUOTE (FlyAtTheThigh @ Jun 10 2009, 05:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=43423:date=Jun 10 2009, 10:13 AM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Jun 10 2009, 10:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Sorry, guys. I'll try to tone it down. I didn't realize I was driving people away.
After getting so close in 2003, everything has changed for me. I want it so bad that every minor disappointment gets magnified to the nth degree. I have lost all patience. And every year it doesn't happen, I become a little more bitter and pissed off. This is the only place I can sound off about it. But I really don't want to ruin the experience or anyone else.
I'll be leaving town tomorrow for a long weekend with no computer. Maybe I'll spend a few minutes to take personal inventory and reassess my Cubs fandom.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Just keep on keepin' on. You're not taking personal shots. It's a board to express feelings on the Cubs, both good and bad. It's easier to express bad ones.
If people were only saying the good things, the 'non-bitching', then this place or (and I assume it works the same as the old place as I am not here all that much) would be both boring and have some of the worst Cubs discussion out there.
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The Draft - kbwsb - 06-10-2009
My favorite REO song, by far.
The Draft - Giff - 06-10-2009
Even if Jackson doesn't amount to anything (which he probably won't, just because that's how the MLB draft works), it still sounds like it was a good pick, considering he was on the radar of all the teams in the 20s.
The Draft - ColoradoCub - 06-10-2009
<!--quoteo(post=43513:date=Jun 10 2009, 04:04 PM:name=Giff)-->QUOTE (Giff @ Jun 10 2009, 04:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Even if Jackson doesn't amount to anything (which he probably won't, just because that's how the MLB draft works), it still sounds like it was a good pick, considering he was on the radar of all the teams in the 20s.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Or perhaps they passed on him because of his flaws... Regardless, at least we know the Cubs didn't reach for him.