2015 MLB Mock Draft according to Baseball America

[Chris]

does Trout have a brother?

[Inside Pitch]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/mlb-mock-draft-2015-version-3-0/

 

26. Angels

The Angels are said to be high on Cal Poly Pomona righty Cody Ponce and Anaheim native Josh Staumont, now at another Division II school, Azusa Pacific. They also like Betts, and while they’ve taken physical power arms atop the draft of late, they’re said to be leaning toward bats such as Betts or Stewart.

Selection: Chris Betts, c, Wilson HS, Long Beach

 

This is the second time Betts is mentioned....  

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Frankly I only follow college baseball passively and high school baseball not at all. Almost none of these names mean anything to me.

[Dave Saltzer]

Scotty,

The only way the Angels waste a first round pick is if they take anyone other than the best player available at the time. Drafting for a projected need or non-need is ridiculous. Too much can happen between the draft and the Majors, and to things in the Majors (such as trades and free agents) to make drafting for need pointless.

If two players are rated equally, the Angels will take the pitcher. Under this regime, they, like Stoneman before them, believe that it's cheaper and easier to develop quality pitching than it is to develop quality hitting. They believe that they can always trade pitching at a premium. So, I would expect them to continue in the trend of loading up on pitching.

This does not mean that they won't take a hitter in the 1st round. It just means if they do, that in their opinion he was the best player available.

This is one reason why I believe and have stated that the Angels should go after more of the Cuban players who have become available to offset their overall drafting strategy.

[wopphil]

Scotty,

The only way the Angels waste a first round pick is if they take anyone other than the best player available at the time. Drafting for a projected need or non-need is ridiculous. Too much can happen between the draft and the Majors, and to things in the Majors (such as trades and free agents) to make drafting for need pointless.

If two players are rated equally, the Angels will take the pitcher. Under this regime, they, like Stoneman before them, believe that it's cheaper and easier to develop quality pitching than it is to develop quality hitting. They believe that they can always trade pitching at a premium. So, I would expect them to continue in the trend of loading up on pitching.

This does not mean that they won't take a hitter in the 1st round. It just means if they do, that in their opinion he was the best player available.

This is one reason why I believe and have stated that the Angels should go after more of the Cuban players who have become available to offset their overall drafting strategy.

Great point Dave. Kind of like the time in 2011, when the team badly needed offense, it took a guy named Cron and passed on a guy named Sonny Gray.

[nando714]

I enjoy the draft it just kinda sucks we won't see most of these players in what like 4 yrs?

[Glen]

Great point Dave. Kind of like the time in 2011, when the team badly needed offense, it took a guy named Cron and passed on a guy named Sonny Gray.

Thank you, Captain Hindsight. Meanwhile, in another draft the Angels got Mik Trout after quite a few teams passed on him.

[tdawg87]

I hope Mik Trout makes it to the show soon.

[halomatt]

Is this Mik Trout guy from Norway?

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

I think he's an ozzie

 

[Dick B Back]

Will Mariano Rivera Jr still be available? You have to like that bloodline.

[SoWhat]

Will Mariano Rivera Jr still be available? You have to like that bloodline.

He's projected to go anywhere from the 4th-7th round.

[Chuck]

Ric Wilson is on his way up to Seattle today to scout CF Braden Bishop and C Austin Rei of the Washington Huskies. 

 

Live chat on here with the scouting director next Tuesday at 7:30 pm PST.

[Inside Pitch]

 

Live chat on here with the scouting director next Tuesday at 7:30 pm PST.

 

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