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The Draft

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I’ll be updating this post throughout the day as the Tigers make their picks…

1st Round (10th pick): Cameron Maybin 6-3, 200lbs T C Roberson HS North Carolina

The Tigers selected high school outfielder Cameron Maybin with their first pick in the 2005 draft. Baseball America had him rated the 2nd best high school prospect behind number 1 pick Justin Upton. Maybin is a toolsy player with a high ceiling. Here’s some additional informaion:

Baseball America says:

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7 thoughts on “The Draft”

  1. Three position players and a reliever? I’m not sure anyone saw that coming.

  2. “Whelan throws some gas (mid-90s) with a big

    splitter…..This was his first full season on the mound and he was mostly

    our closer…..he K’s an awful lot of guys but has a tendency to walk a lot

    of guys too…..I’d say he was a solid 4th round pick…I’ve been keeping a

    game-log on all of our

    pitchers…. http://tamu-and-baseball.com/2005aggiepitching.html#whelan….you

    can scroll to the bottom for an AB-by-AB of him” – Ryan Leavy

    Ryan is a friend of mine that is a senior at A&M. He is a HUGE fan of baseball at all levels.

  4. Maybin sounds a lot like Drew Henson; he carved out a big rep while playing mediocre teams and not seeing quality pitching, especially off-speed. Zach Putnam would have been an infinitely better pick, despite the potential signing problems.

  7. Jim, that is why you trust the scouts. Scouts were not impressed with Putnam this spring, at least not enought to make him a first or second rounder. He wanted 1.5 million according to the rumors and the scouts saw him as a 3-5 round prospect, which is a slot that does not get that much money.

    On the other hand Maybin slipped to the Tigers due to the college player love and the fact that there was a false rumor (according to his father it is false) that Maybin would want a huge signing bonus. Maybin was considered to be the 3rd best overall player in the draft. He has the skills and the work ethic. Its not all about competition it is more about makeup and overall talent. He had a huge summer with Midland, which is a traveling team that plays some of the top talent around the country. Maybin is the type of talent that goes first overall in most drafts.

    Ask the Brewers if they are worried about Weeks lower competition during his college career at Southern. Either way I think it was a very good pick for the Tigers. He has a HUGE ceiling. It is extremely hard to find a good hitter is as athletic as Maybin. He could fail but I think he has a decent chance at doing very well.

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