The race for #3

[tennischmp]

10. San Diego 56 69 ----------- lost 3-1
9. San Francisco 55 69 --------- lost 7-0
8. LA Angels 55 69
7. Philadelphia 55 69 ----------- won 5-4
6. Minnesota 54 69 ------------- lost 6-1
5. Chicago Cubs 54 70 ---------- won 11-1
4. Milwaukee 54 71 ------------- lost 8-5

[FireThemAll]

Go Cubs!

[Scott34]

Why does 4 matter?

[jsnpritchett]

Why does 4 matter?

 

Probably just picking 4 since the top 3 slots are pretty much out of reach, given how poorly the Marlins, Astros, and White Sox have played.

[tennischmp]

Why does 4 matter?

That's the highest pick they have a chance at.

[FireThemAll]

Why does 4 matter?

 

Because that's the best pick we could realistically get at this point.

[tennischmp]

10. San Francisco 56 69 --------- won 3-2

9. Minnesota 55 69 ------------- won 6-3

8. San Diego 56 70 ----------- lost 8-1

7. LA Angels 55 70

6. Philadelphia 55 70----------- lost 5-3

5. Milwaukee 55 71 ------------- won 6-3

4. Chicago Cubs 54 71 ---------- lost 4-2

[tdawg87]

A top 5 pick could give them a very good chance at Tyler Kolek or Tyler Beede. Rodon is not going to happen unfortunately but those two I see on every top 10 list for 2014, many in the top 5.

[Taylor]

I hope we take the best slappy singles HS hitter with plenty of intangibles.

[SoWhat]

It's too early to predict where guys will go in the draft. A lot of things can happen from now to June

[tdawg87]

I'm going to lol when the Angels go on a 14 game winning streak in September and AW goes apeshit.

[Taylor]

I'm going to lol when the Angels go on a 14 game winning streak in September and AW goes apeshit.

 

And Scioscia gets a 5-year extension.

[Kevin]

I'm going to lol when the Angels go on a 14 game winning streak in September and AW goes apeshit.

Knowing this team and their inability to do anything right, I can see this happening.

[Angel Oracle]

Beede had too many control issues in 2013 for Vandy (63 BBs in 101 innings).

 

Kolek is the intriguing one, albeit a HS pitcher, drawing comparisons to the 2013 draft's 3rd overall pick Jonathan Gray.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/tyler-kolek-looks-to-take-his-spot-in-texas-pitching-lineage/

[EDinTUSTIN]

Chanting, "We're number four, we're number four......"  Has quite a ring to it, no? However, that is the state of things, no question about it.

[Spencer]

[Docwaukee]

We'll win four in a row to end the season and end up with the eleventh pick that we will lose to Cleveland by signing Scott Kazmir. 

[SmallSampleSize]

Well...

 

Green and Nelson so far tonight 0-9 with 7 strikeouts.

 

We got this.

[Angel Oracle]

We sure know how to find good players.

[Angel Oracle]

One game apart from the #4 Cubs

There's even hope for #3, the ChiSox are some 10-5 lately and just 4 1/2 games away.

[notherhalo]

there is a tracker for this, I check it every morning

 

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings2014

[YouthofToday]

Does Jeff Mathis have a brother? When he is eligible for the Rule 4 draft it is imperative we lose a 125 games to land him #1 overall.

[ettin]

I'm going to lol when the Angels go on a 14 game winning streak in September and AW goes apeshit.

 

Tdawg, the best part will be when we win that 14th game in a row and it pushes us out of a protected pick and the winning pitcher for that game will be Joe Blanton.

 

[axalar]

Tdawg, the best part will be when we win that 14th game in a row and it pushes us out of a protected pick and the winning pitcher for that game will be Joe Blanton.

 

Someone engage the improbability drive.

[HaloCory22]

We can still catch Chicago for the 3rd seed. Don't lose hope.