MLB Draft News
2011 MLB Draft Results: Round 1
The first day of the 2011 MLB Draft was full of surprises. UCLA had two right handed pitchers taken in the first three picks, while pre-season favorite Anthony Rendon fell to the Nationals with the 6th overall pick. Here's the results of the pitcher-heavy first round of the 2011 MLB Draft. … [Read More...]
2011 Midseason All-America Team
We're roughly halfway through the season and there's already a few players starting to distance themselves from the pack. Here's a list of the best players at their respective positions and how they have fared thus far this season. Check out our 2011 MLB Mock Draft! … [Read More...]
Rendon Projected Number 1 Overall
Rice third baseman Anthony Rendon has seen the projections indicating he could be the No. 1 pick in this year's Major League Baseball draft. Right now there are more pressing issues. "I'm still trying to get to Omaha," Rendon said of the site of the College World Series. "I think I cursed it. When I got to Rice, we stopped going to Omaha." Six months before the season begins, Rendon's thoughts are … [Read More...]
Will Matt Purke’s signability haunt him on draft day?
As soon as TCU sophomore Matt Purke made the decision to go to college, the expectations were high. There wasn’t much of a transition period, as Purke was a first round pick out of high school and expected to take on a starting role as a freshman. Purke elected to attend TCU after failing to come to terms with the Texas Rangers, who drafted Purke 14th overall in the 2009 MLB Draft. As a … [Read More...]