A's looking ahead to 2007 draft

jayhawkerasfan · January 30th, 2007, 09:39 AM

The A's will have five picks in the first two rounds of the 2007 free agent draft, but they will be spread from #26 which is their only first round pick to #88 which is their second round pick.

For Zito signing with the Giants, they get a supplemental first rounder with #46 and the Giants second rounder at #73.

For Thomas signing with the Blue Jays, they get a supplemental first rounder at #57. Thomas was a class B free agent. Teams no longer lose a draft pick for signing type B free agents.

Also the draft will be held on a Thursday and Friday, June 7th and 8th. The first round and supp round will be televised live on TV. Finally MLB is looking to take advantage by televising the draft. Only 5 rounds will take place the first day, with the remaining 45 rounds to take place the second day.

August 15th will be the final day to sign 2007 draft picks. No draft and follows of Jr Coll players exists anymore.

This is the way the upcoming draft looks at this time, but a couple players have yet to sign who would merit supplemental picks.

The notable thing I wanted to point out is that although the A's get five picks, they are spread out amongst the almost 100 first two rounds of picks instead of like 66 as has been the premium picks in the past. Also the talent looks to be above average and worth more than the talent scouts normally would see.

ak4na2 · January 30th, 2007, 02:38 PM

curious which direction billy will go this year..

do you know which positions have the most depth..?? i would like to see some kids who can hit..

MikeV · January 30th, 2007, 04:43 PM

It's still utterly ridiculous that Thomas was a Type B FA. The Elias Sports thingy is stupid.

OAKMAN · January 30th, 2007, 04:53 PM

Nice post. I guess the A's will draft the best available talent. They can always use pitching....

DeJay · January 31st, 2007, 02:37 AM

The whole draft compensation thing is still ridiculous. We get a low supplemental pick and the Giants second rounder for Zito, while the Giants have two first rounders. I think teams should be able to store 1st round picks. A team can lose 2 free agents and sign 2 free agents, and so are no worse off, but will still gain an extra 1st round pick (2 if they are in the top 15) and an extra couple supplemental picks.

ToddyBaseball · January 31st, 2007, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DeJay

The whole draft compensation thing is still ridiculous. We get a low supplemental pick and the Giants second rounder for Zito, while the Giants have two first rounders. I think teams should be able to store 1st round picks. A team can lose 2 free agents and sign 2 free agents, and so are no worse off, but will still gain an extra 1st round pick (2 if they are in the top 15) and an extra couple supplemental picks.

The Giants have three first rounders -- their own, one from the Dodgers for Jason Schmidt and one from the Mets for Moises Alou.

DeJay · February 1st, 2007, 02:00 AM

Yeah I forgot about Schmidt. So basically the Giants have just swapped their 2nd and 3rd rounders for 1st rounders and added themselves a couple of supplemental picks into the bargain. A fairer way would be not to set the compensation picks in stone so that the Giants would have lost one of their extra picks for signing Zito.

jayhawkerasfan · February 1st, 2007, 08:37 AM

Nice exchange of free agents and draft picks if one can get it, huh??? I concur that the compensation on free agents is ridiculous. And yes Thomas should have been rated as a Type A. But one cannot change the way things are done. Realistically A's should have received one of draft picks the Giants received, leaving their top 15 pick alone.

January 30th, 2007, 09:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
jayhawkerasfan Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pittsburg, Kansas Posts: 26	A's looking ahead to 2007 draft The A's will have five picks in the first two rounds of the 2007 free agent draft, but they will be spread from #26 which is their only first round pick to #88 which is their second round pick. For Zito signing with the Giants, they get a supplemental first rounder with #46 and the Giants second rounder at #73. For Thomas signing with the Blue Jays, they get a supplemental first rounder at #57. Thomas was a class B free agent. Teams no longer lose a draft pick for signing type B free agents. Also the draft will be held on a Thursday and Friday, June 7th and 8th. The first round and supp round will be televised live on TV. Finally MLB is looking to take advantage by televising the draft. Only 5 rounds will take place the first day, with the remaining 45 rounds to take place the second day. August 15th will be the final day to sign 2007 draft picks. No draft and follows of Jr Coll players exists anymore. This is the way the upcoming draft looks at this time, but a couple players have yet to sign who would merit supplemental picks. The notable thing I wanted to point out is that although the A's get five picks, they are spread out amongst the almost 100 first two rounds of picks instead of like 66 as has been the premium picks in the past. Also the talent looks to be above average and worth more than the talent scouts normally would see.

February 1st, 2007, 08:37 AM	#8 (permalink)
jayhawkerasfan Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pittsburg, Kansas Posts: 26	Giants draft picks Nice exchange of free agents and draft picks if one can get it, huh??? I concur that the compensation on free agents is ridiculous. And yes Thomas should have been rated as a Type A. But one cannot change the way things are done. Realistically A's should have received one of draft picks the Giants received, leaving their top 15 pick alone.

January 30th, 2007, 02:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
ak4na2 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 103	curious which direction billy will go this year.. do you know which positions have the most depth..?? i would like to see some kids who can hit..

January 30th, 2007, 04:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
MikeV Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 25	It's still utterly ridiculous that Thomas was a Type B FA. The Elias Sports thingy is stupid.

January 30th, 2007, 04:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
OAKMAN Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 27	Nice post. I guess the A's will draft the best available talent. They can always use pitching....

January 31st, 2007, 02:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
DeJay Rookie Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 13	The whole draft compensation thing is still ridiculous. We get a low supplemental pick and the Giants second rounder for Zito, while the Giants have two first rounders. I think teams should be able to store 1st round picks. A team can lose 2 free agents and sign 2 free agents, and so are no worse off, but will still gain an extra 1st round pick (2 if they are in the top 15) and an extra couple supplemental picks.

February 1st, 2007, 02:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
DeJay Rookie Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 13	Yeah I forgot about Schmidt. So basically the Giants have just swapped their 2nd and 3rd rounders for 1st rounders and added themselves a couple of supplemental picks into the bargain. A fairer way would be not to set the compensation picks in stone so that the Giants would have lost one of their extra picks for signing Zito.