MLB Draft 2007: Tracking the First Round

Draft day is finally here. Time to stop speculating and start watching how the cards actually unfold. We’ll be covering the entire first round pick by pick here at Knuckle Curve. I’ll continue adding to the below list as the day progresses (clicking on a player’s name will take you to a more detailed page that includes stats and links out to other resources). Enjoy, and best of luck to your favorite team!

[Update: The pace of this thing is kind of kicking my butt. I'll try to keep up as best I can for now and fill in the gaps later. Thanks!]

[Update #2: Reality sets in. I won't be able to get through all the players individually, so I'll just link out from this page.]

1. David Price, LHP, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
2. Mike Moustakas, 1B/3B, Kansas City Royals
3. Josh Vitters, 3B, Chicago Cubs
4. Daniel Moskos, LHP, Pittsburgh Pirates
5. Matt Wieters, C, Baltimore Orioles
6. Ross Detwiler, LHP, Washington Nationals
7. Matt LaPorta, 1B, Milwaukee Brewers
8. Casey Weathers, RHP, Colorado Rockies
9. Jarrod Parker, RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks
10. Madison Bumgarner, LHP, San Francisco Giants
11. Phillippe Aumont, RHP, Seattle Mariners
12. Matt Dominguez, 3B, Florida Marlins
13. Beau Mills, 3B/1B, Cleveland Indians
14. Jason Heyward, OF, Atlanta Braves
15. Devin Mesoraco, C, Cincinnati Reds – wasn’t quite ready for him to go; still working on writeup
16. Kevin Ahrens, 3B, Toronto Blue Jays
    2007 Draft Report (MiLB.com)
17. Blake Beavan, RHP, Texas Rangers
18. Pete Kozma, SS, St. Louis Cardinals — bit of a reach
    2007 Draft Report (MiLB.com)
19. Joe Savery, LHP/1B, Philadelphia Phillies — I heard some booing
    2007 Draft Report (MiLB.com) | Player Bio (Rice University)
20. Chris Withrow, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers
    2007 Draft Report (MiLB.com) | Article at MLB.com — “Withrow is 6-foot-3, 195 pounds, and White compared him to a young John Smoltz in delivery and body type.”
21. J.P. Arencibia, C, Toronto Blue Jays — David Rawnsley says one scout he talked to compares him to Javy Lopez
    2007 Draft Report (MiLB.com) | Player Bio (University of Tennessee)
22. Tim Alderson, RHP, San Francisco Giants — draws physical comparisons to Chris Carpenter; only pitches out of stretch
    2007 Draft Report (MiLB.com) | Player Profile (AflacAllAmerican.com)
23. Nick Schmidt, LHP, San Diego Padres
24. Michael Main, RHP/OF, Texas Rangers
25. Aaron Poreda, LHP, Chicago White Sox — fastball runs mid-90s; iffy secondary stuff
    2007 Draft Report (MiLB.com) | Player Bio (University of San Francisco)
26. James Simmons, RHP, Oakland Athletics — Gammons: “not overpowering, great command… pitching instincts.”
    2007 Draft Report (MiLB.com) | Player Bio (UC Riverside)
27. Rick Porcello, RHP, Detroit Tigers — this is disgusting; best pick of the first round, IMHO
28. Ben Revere, OF, Minnesota Twins – on a phone call; missed this one
    2007 Draft Report (MiLB.com) | Article at MLB.com
29. Wendell Fairley, OF, San Francisco Giants — won’t come quickly but draws comparisons to Tampa Bay’s Carl Crawford; Keith Law calls Fairley a top 10-15 talent in this year’s draft
    Baseball America Draft Blog
30. Andrew Brackman, RHP, New York Yankees

There you have it. I’ll keep filling in details as time permits. I hope you enjoyed our liveblogging of the 2007 MLB draft as much as I did!