With 8 picks in the five round mock, we’ve got a chance to make a big impact on a system that hasn’t been good for quite awhile.

San Diego has:

23.

42.

46.

69.

101.

111.

135.

165.

I’m going to attempt to avoid the Boras guys.  San Diego has gone college-heavy in recent drafts and I’ll take that into account, but I generally tend toward the high school side.

I guess in the first MOD we should talk about the first round pick and what direction we should go there. Specifically, what do we think about the two-way players (Hicks, Martin, Kelly)? Hitter or pitcher and where does each fit in? 

Throw out any other names you like at 23 (and say why, ideally). Also, the deputy position is currently wide open.

After today's game, he's hitting .404/.525/.638 with 9 walks against 7 strikeouts through his first 47 ABs. Just a hot start or does the plate discipline indicate something more?

Milledge isn't exactly a prime candidate for "The Leap" given that's he's already a great prospect, but I'd love to see him make it. It would be fantastic to see one of these players with all the tools in the world actually put it all together for a change.

Definitely something to keep an eye on.

Doing his best Yusmeiro Petit impression so far.

3-0
16.1 IP
0.00 ERA
8 hits
4 BB
23 K

Scouting report sounds similar to Tim Stauffer.

::jeck hits submit::

Since I haven't hit 300 characaters, I will now start typing out that scouting report until I do.

"Bannister throws five different pitches and can locate them all. He works with a 90-92 fastball, a 12-to-6 curveball..."

Someone mentioned that they'd like to see PECOTA-style percentile breakdowns for our Community Projections. So here they are for the hitter we've done so far.

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Using only those players in BP's Top 50 and Honorable Mentions, here's my quick top 50.

1. Felix Hernandez
   
2. Andy Marte
   
3. Delmon Young
   
4. Casey Kotchman
   
5. Ian Stewart
   
6. Jeff Francis
   
7. Joel Guzman
   
8. Scott Kazmir
   
9. Dallas McPherson
   
10. Daric Barton
    
11. Carlos Quentin
    
12. Nick Swisher
    
13. Adam Miller
    
14. Lastings Milledge
    
15. Prince Fielder
    
16. Michael Aubrey
    
17. Anthony Reyes
    
18. Jeremy Reed
    
19. Chad Billingsley
    
20. Cole Hamels
    
21. Rickie Weeks
    
22. Yusmeiro Petit
    
23. Chris Burke
    
24. Dan Meyer
    
25. Ian Kinsler
    
26. Matt Cain
    
27. Hanley Ramirez
    
28. Ryan Howard
    
29. Jason Kubel
    
30. Jeff Francoeur
    
31. Conor Jackson
    
32. Eric Duncan
    
33. Jose Capellan
    
34. Jeremy Hermida
    
35. Zach Duke
    
36. Curtis Granderson
    
37. Brian Anderson
    
38. Jesse Crain
    
39. Edwin Jackson
    
40. Gavin Floyd
    
41. Brain McCann
    
42. Richie Gardner
    
43. Joe Blanton
    
44. Brandon McCarthy
    
45. Edwin Encarnacion
    
46. Angel Guzman
    
47. Omar Quintanilla
    
48. Kyle Davies
    
49. Jered Weaver
    
50. Josh Willingham