They had the Astros picking him number one based on need and how quickly he was suppose to make it to the majors. It was more off a tossup as to who was the most talented between Bryant and Appel. Taking Bryant last year and then Aiken this year will prove to have been a much better decision. Especially since last draft was said to be deep with college pitching. I hope they take Alex Jackson.
It's 1-2 years at the earliest to tell what will have been the better decision. Fine with Aiken or Jackson (if they move him from catcher)
Actually there was no consensus no 1 pick last year, at least according to national pundits. Perfect Game and Baseball America had Gray no 1 in their final draft rankings. Both law and (I believe) McDaniel had Appel at 1 in their final rankings.
Baseball Prospectus/Perfect Game Final Mock Draft With the 1st pick in the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, the Houston Astros select (according to BP/PG)....... Spoiler With the 37th pick in the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, the Houston Astros select (according to BP/PG)....... Spoiler
I've personally been on the Rodon bandwagon for over the past year, but I just recently changed my allegiance to Brady Aiken. But although I now slightly prefer Aiken, I would be content with either Rodon or Jackson. I think all 3 are going to end up being real good big leaguers.
Apparently Luhnow said, while being interviewed during the broadcast a few days ago, that they wouldn't hesitate to take a position player if they felt comfortable with the arms in the system (hearing that from a friend...I didn't hear that interview)? I'll still go out on a limb and say they go Jackson. I still don't believe Luhnow will suddenly take on the risk of a high school arm till I see it.
Here's the schedule of events for the next 3 days. Coverage will start at 5 Central with the preview show on MLB Network and MLB.com. The Draft itself will begin at 6 and will cover the 1st round, the Competitive Balance Round A (supplemental 1st), the 2nd round, and the Competitive Balance Round B (supplemental 2nd). Rounds 3-10 will be tomorrow beginning at noon, with a 30-minute preview at 11:30 A.M. And finally, Rounds 11-40 will begin at noon on Saturday.
The Astros will have $13,362,200 available in their bonus pool this year. Here are the slot recommendations for each of the Astros' first 10 picks: 1-1: $7,922,100 1-37: $1,534,100 2-42: $1,350,000 3-75: $748,600 4-106: $494,800 5-136: $370,500 6-166: $277,400 7-196: $207,800 8-226: $162,800 9-256: $152,000 10-286: $142,100
Prefer aiken to rodon because I don't love rodons delivery. My bs analysis made up of very little hahaha. Looking fwd to whatever happens today!
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mlb-draft-chaos-is-upon-us-143611758.html http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/draft/mock/?season=2014&version=4&source=Keith-Law-Mock-Draft
