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MLB Draft 2009: Tuesday Night Live Chat

MLB Draft day is officially here (follow the results with our MLB Draft Tracker), and while baseball's first-year player selection process hardly elicits the same excitement, hype or drama as its cousins in the NBA and NFL, it's still an enormously important day for every franchise.Don't believe us? Just ask the Rays, who...

The Dugout All-Stars in: BlackDraft? Part 1

The Major League Baseball draft is only two weeks away, and, as Josh Alper reported earlier this month, the league is holding a ceremonial, voluntary draft of Negro League players before the actual draft begins. The idea is to honor the accomplishments of the guys we still have and throw a little money their way, and while...

All In The Family: White Sox Draft Oney Guillen

Fellow FanHouser Tom Fornelli just lamented on the sad state of his -- and my -- White Sox. It's been a rough couple weeks for the South Siders and there doesn't seem to be any relief in sight.So, do we look to the recent MLB Draft for some solace? Well, the Sox snatched up manager Ozzie Guillen's son, Oney, in the 36th...

Meet the NL Central First Round Picks

Here are the first round picks by the NL Central teams in today's MLB Amateur draft and a few words about them:Chicago Cubs (3)- Josh Vitters, 3B, HS. The Cubs got their guy here. Just about everyone had him and Mike Moutsakas (selected directly above by the Royals) as the 1-2 high school hitters in the draft, with neither...

It's Actually On TV: MLB Draft Live Blog

Because our friends at ESPN and MLB decreed it so, the MLB Draft is being televised this year for the first time ever. According to the guide on my TV, it's running from 2pm-6pm EST on ESPN2 and it includes the first two rounds. I will only be live-blogging the first round for fear my brain might explode. I'm not really...

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05/31/12 Remember this Titan: Ryan McNeil awaits MLB Draft Source: NBC - KSBY TV 6 - San Luis Obispo CA This time of year, most high school seniors are focused on final exams, graduation and summer vacations.
05/31/12 Brewers to make three selections on first day of 2012... Source: MLB - Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers will make the 27 th and 28 th overall selections in the first round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft in addition to the 38 th selection (compensatory first round pick).
05/31/12 Florida Gators baseball focused on postseason, not MLB... Source: Jackson County Floridan - Marianna FL "I'm not even going to discuss the draft," UF coach Kevin O'Sullivan said.
05/31/12 Players to watch in MLB Draft Source: FOX - WJCL 28 The Coastal Source - Savannah GA Here are some players to watch as likely top 10 picks in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, which gets underway June 4.