Day 2 - 2007 Round 2

1	RIC Anchormen	Tim Lincecum (P SF)
2	North Kingstown Friars	Yovani Gallardo (P MIL)
3	Poland Pandas	Justin Upton (OF ARI)
4	Blind Dogs	Chris B. Young (OF ARI)
5	Bad Ass Bombers	Billy Butler (OF KC)
6	Rhode Island Quahogs	Andrew McCutchen (OF PIT)
7	The Names	Troy Tulowitzki (SS COL)
8	Modesto Nuts	Reid Brignac (SS TB)
9	Rhody Rampage	Adam Miller (P CLE)
10	Attack Pigeons of Connecticut	Andy LaRoche (3B LA)
11	The Carbombs	Matt Garza (P MIN)
12	The Brew Crew	Ryan J. Braun (3B MIL)

By Brendan Hart

Best Pick- Tim Lincecum- The Anchormen drafted “The Freak” as the 1st pick in the 2nd rd and then later traded him away in a forgettable deal. While there were many great players selected in this round (Braun, Tulo, Upton, Gallardo), it’s hard to argue against a 26 yr old two time CY Young winner. Lincecum has easily earned his title as the best pitcher in baseball with back to back seasons of over 260 strikeouts and an era not exceeding 2.62. Barring an injury from his violent mechanics he should be able to continue dominating on the Rampage’s staff for years to come. If the draft were to be done over today he would have been in the top 3 picks.

Worst Pick- Adam Miller-It’s safe to say that the Indians and Rampage never imagined that Adam Miller would still be in the minor leagues heading into the 2010 season. Miller, a first round pick of the Indians in 2003, has an injury history that rivals Mark Prior. As of December 2009 he had undergone four surgeries including “reconstructive surgery on the middle finger of his throwing hand”. All these injuries derailed a promising career and ruined his potential of being the Indians/Rampage’s ace. It’s hard to blame Rampage owner Jeff Lester with the pick considering Baseball America ranked Miller as the Indians top prospect from 2005-2008 (Made the Top 100 list all five years including three times in the top 29 picks). Needless to say at this point he can safely be considered a bust and will probably be out of baseball within the next two years.

Still Could Make It- Reid Brignac- Ranked number 17 on the 2007 BA Top 100 list, Brignac seemed to have the potential to turn into the 20+ homerun shortstop that everyone craves in fantasy. Ben Moss errr people actually at the draft, took Brignac thinking he may build on his breakout 2006 season in Class A where he hit over 320 with 21 homeruns and 12 steals. Unfortunately since Moss has been missing from the NKFBL so has Brignacs power. In the past three seasons he’s only seen 35 balls exit the stadium and has never been able to hit close to the average he showed in 2006. Still Brignac is only 24 years old and did show improvement in AAA where he cut down his K’s from 93 to 69 and raised his obp to respectable level. With more AB’s he could settle into the Majors as a 12-15 hr shortstop in the future.

% in MLB- 11 out of 12, 92% Every player from the 2nd round of the 2007 Prospect Draft except Adam Miller has made the show.