SectionBNole
05-22-2007, 05:15 PM
Scouting directors will always say they like to draft up the middle if they can. If they can find a catcher, a center fielder or some middle infielders of the future, that's a very good thing.
They're going to have to look pretty hard in 2007 for that last group. It is not a particularly strong class for shortstops and second basemen. Even those who play there now may not play there in the future.
"There aren't many true shortstops in this year's class," an American League scouting director said. "Most of them are high school bats that will have to move to another position."
Link (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070522&content_id=1979303&vkey=draft2007&fext=.jsp)
They're going to have to look pretty hard in 2007 for that last group. It is not a particularly strong class for shortstops and second basemen. Even those who play there now may not play there in the future.
"There aren't many true shortstops in this year's class," an American League scouting director said. "Most of them are high school bats that will have to move to another position."
Link (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070522&content_id=1979303&vkey=draft2007&fext=.jsp)