Author Topic: 2005 Astros Draft (Read 33990 times)

Jacksonian · « **on:** June 07, 2005, 01:33:46 pm »

Post any and all comments here as regards the draft.

GO Astros!

EasTexAstro · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2005, 01:43:22 pm »

In case anyone is interested, here are a couple of sites with draft information (besides MLB).

BA's ranking of some of the top players

Brewerfan draft coverage - Lots of good info on players here.

EasTexAstro · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2005, 01:52:18 pm »

Also, if you open the MLB.tv window, there is a link to Draftcaster '05. I couldn't find it anywhere else on the MLB site in the quick search I did. It opens up a macromedia flash window like the gamecast and looks to update everything live.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2005, 01:55:47 pm »

Quote:

Also, if you open the MLB.tv window, there is a link to Draftcaster '05. I couldn't find it anywhere else on the MLB site in the quick search I did. It opens up a macromedia flash window like the gamecast and looks to update everything live.

There's a link to it from the Draft Central main page.

EasTexAstro · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2005, 01:59:44 pm »

OK. Thanks. Odd, but I had a different version of the draft central page open (the one linked from the Astros website as opposed to the one that opens from the MLB website) and I get different options. The Astros version only has draft tracker, not draftcaster.

I'll be quiet now.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #5 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:08:46 pm »

And away we go. Upton #1, Gordon #2.

Tralfaz · « **Reply #6 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:10:53 pm »

Cool, never got to listen to this live before. I didn't realise it was done via conference call.

MusicMan · « **Reply #7 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:23:49 pm »

Wow... Mayberry is quite a reach for the Rangers at 19.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #8 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:25:40 pm »

I hope the Astros don't go for Hansen a closer from St. John's. I'm not big on college closers.

BizidyDizidy · « **Reply #9 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:26:02 pm »

Everyone here just hates stanford

Mayberry is a hitter.

MusicMan · « **Reply #10 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:26:45 pm »

And the Astros select at #24:

Brian Bogusevic, lhp, Tulane

edit: He was #15 on the BA list.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #11 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:27:20 pm »

Lefthanded pitcher.

BizidyDizidy · « **Reply #12 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:27:31 pm »

His comments are all hitting related...

MusicMan · « **Reply #13 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:30:11 pm »

Brian Bugosevic profile

EasTexAstro · « **Reply #14 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:30:26 pm »

They said on MLB that he was a hitter, too. OFer type.

Any instie on this guy, Jacksonian, or do we need to wait until a draft recap later?

MusicMan · « **Reply #15 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:31:10 pm »

Fish take Marceaux at #29 - that's 3 pitchers with their 3 first-round picks.

Tralfaz · « **Reply #16 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:31:24 pm »

Sounds kinda like Brooks Kieshnick.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #17 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:31:43 pm »

My pre-draft guess, Marceaux, went to the Marlins at 29.

BizidyDizidy · « **Reply #19 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:34:57 pm »

Stat lines:

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%

32 Brian Bogusevic.. .324 36-31 111 21 36 7 0 0 21 43 .387 19 3 20 2 .426 3 2 9-11 46 24 3 .959

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA

32 Brian Bogusevic.. 2.72 13-1 17 17 2 1/2 0 119.1 107 43 36 38 119 10 3 5 448 .239 5 7 3 2 7

The Link

38 walks, 119 strikeouts.

Navin R Johnson · « **Reply #23 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:45:57 pm »

here are his Soph/Freshman pitching #'s

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO BAA
32 Brian Bogusevic.. 4.19 9-6 17 16 3 0/3 0 111.2 128 55 52 25 84 .289
32 Brian Bogusevic.. 3.41 3-2 13 4 0 0/1 0 34.1 38 14 13 12 26

BizidyDizidy · « **Reply #25 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:52:08 pm »

Anyone know how to say it? Here are my two guesses:

Bo-goose-ah-vich
Bo-goose-ah-vick

Bonomaniac · « **Reply #28 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:59:50 pm »

from baseball america

24. Astros: Brian Bogusevic, lhp, Tulane U.

Though more teams prefer him as a three-pitch lefthander, he also has five-tool potential as a right fielder. On the mound, Bogusevic shows an 89-93 mph fastball along with a solid slider and changeup. He has good command, though his velocity and location slipped when he strained a hamstring early in the season. Bogusevic's size, swing and bat speed give him tremendous power potential from the left side of the plate. That power is still more raw and not as evident in games?but it's there. He's also Tulane's fastest player, running the 60-yard-dash in 6.6 seconds during the team's scout day last fall. His arm obviously is an asset on defense as well.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #29 on:** June 07, 2005, 03:03:07 pm »

Outfielder from U of Tennessee.

MusicMan · « **Reply #30 on:** June 07, 2005, 03:03:57 pm »

With the Carlos Beltran Memorial Compensatory Pick, the Astros select Eli Iorg, OF, UTenn.

MusicMan · « **Reply #32 on:** June 07, 2005, 03:07:14 pm »

BoSox select Clay Buchholz (of)... related?

Jacksonian · « **Reply #34 on:** June 07, 2005, 03:11:38 pm »

I have to say I'm quite excited. Iorg in rightfield and Bogusevic on the mound.

MusicMan · « **Reply #36 on:** June 07, 2005, 03:20:40 pm »

Eli Iorg

.324/.370/.466 this year

MusicMan · « **Reply #37 on:** June 07, 2005, 03:22:58 pm »

UT's Cox just went to the damnyankees.

MusicMan · « **Reply #38 on:** June 07, 2005, 03:29:18 pm »

Ralph Henriquez - high school catcher.

edit: MLB.tv speculating that Houston passed on Teagarden because of one Scott Boras.

Henriquez was called the "top pro prospect" on the Florida State Champion (?) Key West club.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #39 on:** June 07, 2005, 03:29:57 pm »

High school switch hitting catcher from Key West.

drew corleone · « **Reply #40 on:** June 07, 2005, 03:30:54 pm »

dammit. Maybe they'll trade him when they go for their next roided Slugger or 40 y-o pitcher.

MusicMan · « **Reply #42 on:** June 07, 2005, 03:34:37 pm »

Thanks for the pickup. Incidentally, Tulane is still alive as well... here's to getting a chance to see our picks in action.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #43 on:** June 07, 2005, 03:47:39 pm »

the Astros will get 2 picks: their own and the steM's.

juliogotay · « **Reply #44 on:** June 07, 2005, 03:51:09 pm »

do we know if Iorg's LH or RH?

juliogotay · « **Reply #46 on:** June 07, 2005, 03:55:08 pm »

thanks. I'd sure like to see more LH offense in the organization

Tralfaz · « **Reply #47 on:** June 07, 2005, 03:55:56 pm »

Three picks so far, what are the remaining picks?

Jacksonian · « **Reply #48 on:** June 07, 2005, 03:57:29 pm »

Shortstop from Tulane.

2nd from Tulane.

This pick is from the Mets.

Tralfaz · « **Reply #51 on:** June 07, 2005, 03:59:56 pm »

Senior from the No 1 ranked team in the country, anouncers said he had an excellent year. Undrafted as a junior.

Taras Bulba · « **Reply #53 on:** June 07, 2005, 04:01:18 pm »

What's the deal on Teagarden? The Boras effect or ability?

MusicMan · « **Reply #56 on:** June 07, 2005, 04:03:40 pm »

Tommy Manzella

.354/.394/.546, 20 SB in 30 attempts.

Tralfaz · « **Reply #57 on:** June 07, 2005, 04:03:48 pm »

TB answered my stupid question, thanks.

Tralfaz · « **Reply #58 on:** June 07, 2005, 04:07:26 pm »

Teagarden to the Rangers.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #59 on:** June 07, 2005, 04:10:39 pm »

Righthanded high school pitcher from Indiana.

MusicMan · « **Reply #60 on:** June 07, 2005, 04:11:01 pm »

Joshua Lindblom, RHP, Harrison HS, IN
6'5", 220 lbs.

austinite · « **Reply #61 on:** June 07, 2005, 04:12:08 pm »

Lindblom was rated #54 overall by Baseball America.

EasTexAstro · « **Reply #62 on:** June 07, 2005, 04:12:45 pm »

Found a note that Astro scouts clocked Lindblom at 96 mph.

Bonomaniac · « **Reply #63 on:** June 07, 2005, 04:13:03 pm »

talk about a big boy.

Tralfaz · « **Reply #64 on:** June 07, 2005, 04:13:19 pm »

Tommy Lasorda phoning in the Dodgers picks. Is Purpura the guy on the phone for the Astros?

jaklewein · « **Reply #70 on:** June 07, 2005, 04:26:13 pm »

No shit...I never knew that. That's bullshit...either slot the money (predetermined amount for where you're picked) or let them sign for whatever they can get. Am I missing something on this?

Jacksonian · « **Reply #71 on:** June 07, 2005, 04:35:57 pm »

In the 4th, 5th, 6th rounds or so I'd like to see the Astros take a power hitting corner infielder.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #73 on:** June 07, 2005, 04:49:53 pm »

Outfielder from Triton College.

BizidyDizidy · « **Reply #74 on:** June 07, 2005, 04:51:20 pm »

Drafted last year by the braves in the 24th.

BizidyDizidy · « **Reply #75 on:** June 07, 2005, 04:52:56 pm »

Triton College Actually

# Name PA AB H 1b 2b 3b HR ROE HBP SACf SACb BB BB% Ks Krat RBI RUNS BA OB% Slug% SB SBA

FLORES, JOSH 172 154 80 41 13 15 10 0 2 2 1 8 0.047 16 0.104 57 47 0.519 0.512 0.987 28 30

The Link

BizidyDizidy · « **Reply #76 on:** June 07, 2005, 04:55:54 pm »

Michael Moore gets drafted 135th. Figures he'd be a catcher.

BizidyDizidy · « **Reply #78 on:** June 07, 2005, 04:59:18 pm »

Slugging a healthy .987. Are we sure this isn't a little league team?

BizidyDizidy · « **Reply #80 on:** June 07, 2005, 05:12:31 pm »

Gave it to you already.

edvio · « **Reply #81 on:** June 07, 2005, 05:13:08 pm »

the link given by BizidyDizidy

BizidyDizidy · « **Reply #82 on:** June 07, 2005, 05:14:28 pm »

Doesn't walk much, but when you're hitting .519 why not swing the stick?

Also his OBP is shown as less than his BA. Hmmmm.

BizidyDizidy · « **Reply #84 on:** June 07, 2005, 05:18:02 pm »

Oh, i didn't mean to sound like a jackass. your comments have been great and mostly stuff i haven't found.

InRoyWeTrust · « **Reply #88 on:** June 07, 2005, 05:22:08 pm »

I posted this in the AstrosDaily forum and thought I'd share it here-

I'm an editor for the Tulane Sports page, and I've been covering Green Wave baseball all year, so I know Bogusevic (and the other Tulane guys - Owings/Manzella) pretty well.

Bogusevic

He's definitely the best player on the best team in the country. He's actually a really good hitter - I thought going into the year he'd project as a lefty hitter in the Majors because of the way he spreads the balls to all fields so well. He's also one of the faster guiys on the squad and overall a really good athlete - very Backe-esque.

As for pitching- he's got great offspeed stuff and mixes his pitches like a seasoned MLB veteran. He's definitely going to rise quickly through the system, and is a pretty "safe" pick and an easy guy to sign - which is probably why we picked him.

I'd say the only weakness is the fact that he isn't one of those over-powering, Brad Lidge/Billy Wagner/Derrick Grigsby guys we've always drafted in round one in the past - probably a sign if Purpura and the new regime wanting to change things up. So I don't really see a successful move to the bullpen if he doesn't pan out as a starter. But make no mistake - he can rack up the K's against pretty solid competition.

I'd compare him to Kenny Rogers because of his pitching style and the way he can flat out dominate without throwing in the mid-90's to high 90's. as for his personality - he's a great guy, really intelligent on and off the field, and has a great sense of humor. He's one of the more mature guys on the team and is very media- and fan-friendly. If nothing else, he'll be a great guy to market if he makes the Big Club

If any of ya'll have questions, i'd be more than happy to answer

Tommy Manzella

is also a pretty good ball player - he's one of the more veteran players on the Green Wave, and he's the guy on the media guide cover, etc., and one of the team leaders for the Green Wave. Like Bogi, he's a great clubhouse guy and a really intelligent person. I don't know him as well as BB, but from my experience he's also a great character guy, and someone who probably impressed the Astros in interviews.

He's a very slick fielder and has a solid throwing arm. He's got pretty good range, and although he won't blow you away with his athleticism, he'll make the play. He's got solid technique and doesn't make a lot of errors.

His offense is pretty solid too. He doesn't really have great power and he's only an average runner, but he can hit for a very good average. He hit .350 against very good competition, and he projects as a great contact/#2 hitter. A good comparison offensively is David Eckstein, and defensively Chris Burke.

I think Tommy has a good chance of making the majors, but we'll see how he adjusts to the wooden bat, but he doesn't really have a ceiling or anything. I'm surprised we drafted him so high - I think he's a good utility guy/role player, but scanning through the draft board, there are definitely some more talented college players still available.

Once again - if you've got any questions...

VirtualBob · « **Reply #89 on:** June 07, 2005, 05:22:26 pm »

Seth Johnston of UT to the Padres. Just killing time until #164

Jacksonian · « **Reply #91 on:** June 07, 2005, 05:23:24 pm »

3rd baseman from USC.

MusicMan · « **Reply #92 on:** June 07, 2005, 05:23:32 pm »

Wow - a 3b from USC - do we have any of those?

BizidyDizidy · « **Reply #93 on:** June 07, 2005, 05:25:14 pm »

Goes by billy. How Cute.

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%

13 Billy Hart....... .321 60-60 224 40 72 12 2 3 34 97 .433 36 2 34 10 .412 5 3 7-13 37 98 7 .951

The Link

Only 3 HR's.

MusicMan · « **Reply #94 on:** June 07, 2005, 05:25:37 pm »

.321/.412/.433, 7 SB

Billy Hart

JGrave · « **Reply #95 on:** June 07, 2005, 05:27:17 pm »

First round pick Bogusevic is on 610 right now.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #97 on:** June 07, 2005, 05:35:27 pm »

Ya know, I wouldn't be surprised if the Astros moved him to second base at some point. Just a hunch.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #103 on:** June 07, 2005, 05:47:20 pm »

Leftfielder, Cypress College.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #104 on:** June 07, 2005, 06:02:58 pm »

High School shortstop.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #105 on:** June 07, 2005, 06:19:03 pm »

Roger's kid. 3rd baseman from Memorial High School.

VirtualBob · « **Reply #106 on:** June 07, 2005, 06:19:24 pm »

The bottle rocket goes to Houston

Jacksonian · « **Reply #109 on:** June 07, 2005, 06:30:30 pm »

High School pitcher from Flower Mound, Tx.

Taras Bulba · « **Reply #112 on:** June 07, 2005, 06:37:46 pm »

is it possible to do a quick summary of where we are thus far?

Taras Bulba · « **Reply #115 on:** June 07, 2005, 06:43:30 pm »

that's okay--i found one on the mlb site. thanks.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #117 on:** June 07, 2005, 06:44:14 pm »

High School outfielder from Idaho.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #118 on:** June 07, 2005, 06:45:17 pm »

Well that's 10 rounds and I gotta go.

InRoyWeTrust · « **Reply #119 on:** June 07, 2005, 06:45:52 pm »

Supposedly we drafted him to play catcher, according to Lopez of the Chron

InRoyWeTrust · « **Reply #121 on:** June 07, 2005, 06:51:58 pm »

here's Lopez's blog: The Link

Bonomaniac · « **Reply #122 on:** June 07, 2005, 07:17:05 pm »

6'4" 215 LHP out of Illinois Weslayan University

austinite · « **Reply #123 on:** June 07, 2005, 08:48:09 pm »

Lapinsky was 8-1 with a 1.91 ERA, 117 Ks and 39 BBs in 66 IPs.
He also led the team in homers with 12.

The Link

MusicMan · « **Reply #124 on:** June 07, 2005, 09:13:05 pm »

66 IP, 32 H, 14 ER, 117 K, 39 BB, 14 HBP, 12 WP

Control problems, anyone?

Alkie · « **Reply #125 on:** June 07, 2005, 09:13:28 pm »

Looks like he's also wild as hell.

12 WP and 14 HBPs in 66 IP? Good graby.

Alkie · « **Reply #126 on:** June 07, 2005, 09:14:10 pm »

Go to hell.

Tralfaz · « **Reply #129 on:** June 08, 2005, 01:54:37 am »

Thumbs, and bottoms up to this years draft. Solid first round, five tool, lefty pitcher and his SS buddy from Tulane. Switch hitting, power back stop High schooler from FLA. Six-five, 220 lbs RHP. Little Rocket man. Good stuff, will be fun watching our new boys at the CWS and in the future.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #131 on:** June 08, 2005, 11:06:56 am »

This is the day when teams draft college players to help fill out rosters (backups and bullpen arms). It's rare when one of these players shows signs of major league level talent, but it does happen occasionally. This is also the day when draft and follows are selected. Recall Corey Bass, a late round pick last year, was recently signed as a draft and follow.

Duman · « **Reply #133 on:** June 08, 2005, 01:58:40 pm »

3 RHP's in a row are we drafting or playing bingo?

Any local news on the Magnolia kid they just drafted?

Jacksonian · « **Reply #136 on:** June 08, 2005, 03:16:45 pm »

From round 18 to 23 the Astros have drafted 3 DFE high schoolers and 3 college pitchers.

Tralfaz · « **Reply #137 on:** June 08, 2005, 04:04:13 pm »

What does DFE stand for and mean?

jasonact · « **Reply #139 on:** June 09, 2005, 12:26:31 am »

Matt drafted in round 30 out of Cal Lutheran. Is he related to Jason Hirsh? (Same college/surname) I'm assuming being taken so low that he isn't (and likely won't be) near the pitcher Jason is. Any other info on him?

Mike S · « **Reply #143 on:** June 10, 2005, 04:04:18 pm »

Yes, thanks to you and everyone else who put in so much effort into this part of the site. Easily one of the highlights - for me, anyway - and very much appreciated!

Mike S · « **Reply #144 on:** June 10, 2005, 06:30:08 pm »

Jim Callis of BA responding to a question in the latest edition of Ask BA regarding Houston's draft outside of Bogusevic and Clemens:

the link

"Let's break down the rest of Houston's picks in the first five rounds. Supplemental first-rounder Eli Iorg, a Tennessee outfielder, is the son of former big leaguer Garth Iorg. He's got a very interesting mix of power and speed, and he made great strides this year with the Volunteers. Florida high school catcher Ralph Henriquez (second round) also has a baseball connection, as his father Ralph (his high school coach as well) is a roving catching instructor for the Braves. Henriquez has raw power and catch-and-throw potential, though he'll need some time to develop.

Tulane's Tommy Manzella (third) was one of the best pure shortstops in the draft, and he's somewhat reminiscent of his Green Wave predecessor Tony Giarratano, who just came up to the majors with the Tigers. High school righthander Josh Lindblom (also third) was the best prospect in Indiana. He's already 6-foot-4 and 222 pounds, and he threw consistently in the 90s all spring.

Area scouts thought Josh Flores was crazy to turn down a six-figure offer from the Braves as an Illinois high schooler in 2004, but after a year at Triton (Ill.) JC he'll come out ahead now that he has gone in the fourth round. Flores, who will move from shortstop to center field, has speed and some pop. Billy Hart (fifth) was a backup quarterback on Southern California's consecutive national championship football teams, and he's also a third baseman with a projectable bat."

Froback · « **Reply #145 on:** June 15, 2005, 03:50:42 pm »

Eric Baker our 28th round pick is now signed... notable he batted .500 this year at JUCO while playing 2B.

Link

Froback · « **Reply #147 on:** June 15, 2005, 07:10:00 pm »

Ooops, my bad.... Didn't recognize the name, saw the REALLY high BA, and only found 2 years worth of stats... forgot to look at DOB.

RunninRaven · « **Reply #148 on:** June 16, 2005, 01:49:56 am »

Ya gotta love a guy with the name Eli Iorg. I can see the meeting now.

Eli: "Hello, Mr. Purpura. Nice to meet you. Thanks for drafting me."
Purpura: "No problem, but it's actually Count Purpura."
Eli: "Oh."
Purpura: "So you must be Eli Ee-org."
Eli: "Actually, it's pronounced Eye-org."
Purpura: "But they told me it was Ee-org."
Eli: "Well they were wrong then, weren't they?"

Froback · « **Reply #149 on:** June 16, 2005, 05:46:52 pm »

He was our 23rd round pick, will report to Tri-City.
Big K/IP and a lefty.

The Link

InRoyWeTrust · « **Reply #150 on:** June 30, 2005, 06:43:29 pm »

Word on the street in New Orleans is that Brian Bogusevic is on the verge of signing, and should be locked up by the end of the week. I think ESPN reported sometime today the same information, so it should be acurate. Signing him wasn't anticipated to be an issue, it's always been "when" instead of "if."

My speculation:
He might pitch at Lexington (most likely) or Salem (since Coach Jones didn't overwork him or anything (ala Kenny Baugh with Rice a couple years back), but if so he'll be on a very strict pitch count. I personally would like to see him in Salem as a middle reliever and spot-starter.

Jacksonian · « **Reply #152 on:** June 30, 2005, 10:46:10 pm »

I heard today that Josh Lindblom was still negotiating with the Astros but is still far from signing. I'd guess the Astros are offering far below what Lindblom wants in a signing bonus.

Froback · « **Reply #153 on:** July 25, 2005, 05:27:16 pm »

Any new info on Lindblom and Meaker?

I still am of a mind that an organization should do everything they can to sign their top 10 (rounds) picks every year.

Greg D · « **Reply #157 on:** August 25, 2005, 09:55:32 am »

and his apparent decision to attend Tennessee.

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Author Topic: 2005 Astros Draft (Read 33990 times)

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