Comments on: Welcome to Day Two

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:48:48 +0000

From the website Real Baseball intelligence.
9. Chris Swauger, lf, The Citadel ($0 bonus)

Actual selection: (26, 785) to the St. Louis Cardinals

Chris Swauger has enjoyed an outstanding four-year career at The Citadel and is a valuable senior-sign for the Cardinals. He showed good defensive skills at first base as a freshman, but was moved to left-field in 2006. He hits no matter where he plays, however. In a tough pitchers’ park, Swauger hit .360/.485/.603 in 56 games in 2008. He led the Coastal Plains League in home runs in the summer of 2007 and smacked another 10 in 2008. He’s not particularly big (6-foot, 195 pounds), but he can really hit and should tear up minor league pitchers.

http://mlbdraftsource.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/2008-draft-team-part-i/

does anyone know who this guy is? He really like Swauger

By: lisa

lisa — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:52:20 +0000

For the small school kids just look them up in Juco or Division 2 schools. Check out there website and you can get alot of info on them. Castellanos was An All American last year with a batting average of .430. Had 22 doubles, 3 triples and 16 homeruns at Belmont Abbey College. This year he batted .390 with 31 doubles (nationally rank 1st in the nation in Division 2)
had again 3 triples and 12 homeruns. NCAA also provides info on the kid when you check his national record. I think he’s pretty good….doesn’t get striked out easily. I’m gonna check the others

By: UncleBuck44

UncleBuck44 — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:36:27 +0000

Bicep Tendonitis sucks, but its not really a serious sign of things to come. Surprised he fell so far in the rankings.

By: ao

ao — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:37:52 +0000

Link for article on Anthony Ferrara from TBO.com.

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jun/07/sp-st-louis-selects-ferrara-in-round-7/?sports

By: ao

ao — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:34:13 +0000

Piece of an article from St Pete Times in FL on Anthony Ferrara, theres also an a few on him in the Tampa tribune.

But Ferrara didn’t have long to wait when the draft resumed Friday morning. Thirteen picks into Day 2, he was selected by the Cardinals in the seventh round with the 215th overall pick.

Ferrara realized that a bicep tendonitis injury, which he spent the past four months trying to prove his was over, following his junior year scared off pro scouts. He had a successful senior season, going 4-4 with a 2.74 ERA with 81 strikeouts in 46 innings.

“It killed me,” Ferrera said of the injury. “As a junior, I was going to be a first-round pick. And this year, Baseball America ranked me 189th. I thought that was high, but they were pretty right on.”

The 6-foot-1, 175-pounder was happy the Cardinals selected him. He didn’t rule out going to USF but was excited about the prospect of turning pro.

“I’m really happy,” he said. “They’re a great organization.”

By: Big Red

Big Red — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:18:09 +0000

speaking of Stutes. Whatever happened to Kyle Russell?

By: erik

erik — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:49:48 +0000

mateodh–I just sent an email to Sig asking him that very question.

By: Liam

Liam — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:30:22 +0000

Mike Stutes should’ve signed with the Cardinals last year.

Dropped from the 9th to the 11th round and missed out on a year of pro development.

Seattle might get a bargain with him, though.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:03:13 +0000

Just wanted to say really nice work the past couple of days. It’s awesome that there are Cardinals fans out there as dedicated as you guys. You’re really providing a fantastic service for a lot of us.

Thank you.

By: mateodh

mateodh — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:29:21 +0000

Erik, I haven’t read through all the comments thoroughly, but has there been any word on The Contest? And could that play a factor in so many small-school picks this year, or at least be cut from the same organizational philosophy?