Bay Area Baseball

Red Sox fans would love to see Teagarden shaking hands in Fenway park for the next decade or so.

Original Picks

21        Cliff Pennington            Oakland Athletics

22        Aaron Thompson         Florida Marlins

23        Jacoby Ellsbury            Boston Red Sox

24        Bingo Barnes               Houston Astros

25        Matt Garza                  Minnesota Twins

New Picks

21        Oakland Athletics - Nolan Reimold, OF - Powerful outfielder is the type of hitter that Billy Beane would love to add to the heart of his order.

22        Florida Marlins - Aaron Cunningham, OF - He looks like a big league regular at worst, just a major league baseball player.

23        Boston Red Sox - Taylor Teagarden, C - Would be the heir apparent to Varitek, if not the starter now. Boston would love to have him as their catcher of the future.

24        Houston Astros - Jensen Lewis, RHP - Flexible pitcher can start or relieve. Houston can use this type of guy.

25        Minnesota Twins - Yunel Escobar, SS - Seems like a playmaker who could be an exciting young star for the Twins.

Original Order:
16 Jeremy Jeffress Milwaukee Brewers
17 Matt Antonelli San Diego Padres
18 Kyle Drabek Philadelphia Phillies
19 Brett Sinkbeil Florida Marlins
20 Chris Parmelee Minnesota Twins

New Picks:
16 Milwaukee Brewers - Luke Hochevar, RHP - Righty still has major league stuff and can become a solid starter, Milwaukee might be a nice spot for him.
17 San Diego Padres - Adrian Cardenas, 2B - High school star hasn’t disappointed for Philadelphia and Oakland, he would be the correct pick over Matt Antonelli at the second base position this time around.
18 Philadelphia Phillies - Dellin Betances, RHP - Hard throwing and raw righthander would bring a youthful pitcher to Philadelphia’s system.
19 Florida Marlins - Desmond Jennings, OF - Athletic centerfielder isn’t a finished product yet but has rare athleticism.
20 Minnesota Twins - Daniel Murphy, OF/IF - Low ceiling hitter is a consistent player who could be the type of player the Twins like in their lineups.

Sp1 -Cliff Lee, Indians - Put together an incredible season winning the Cy Young on a terrible Indians team.

Sp2 - Francisco Liriano, Twins - Filthy stuff and a return to health should see Liriano dominate in the fashion of the very best pitchers in the league.

Sp3 - Justin Verlander, Tigers - I’ll take a guy who can maintain high 90’s velocity into the late innings of a ballgame despite his rough 2008 season.

Sp4 - Zack Grienke, Royals

Sp5 - John Dank, White Sox - 3.32 era and strong late season performances get him in our rotation

LRP - Armanda Galarraga, Tigers - Rookie starter had great success one he entered the rotation.

LRP - Jensen Lewis, Indians - Very solid in closing role last year, should be effective again.

MRP - Joel Zumaya, Tigers - When healthy his 103 mph fastball is the type of thing that puts fear in the hitters.

MRP - Matt Thorton, White Sox - Lefties who throw as hard as Thorton don’t come around too often.

MRP - Kerry Wood, Indians - Flamethrower from Chicago brings his dominating curveball and bulldog mentality to Cleveland.

SU - Joe Nathan, Twins - Top five closer in the league for years now.

SU - Bobby Jenks, White Sox - One inning guy who has proved it on the biggest stages. He has excellent control and is able to pitch to contact effectively.

CP - Joakim Soria, Royals - Dominant closer with enough pitches to be an effective starter, Soria has a variety of weapons he uses to dominate hitters.