SB Nation User Blog: Jombari

2010 Draft Prospects

Jombari — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:31:43 -0000

Now that this 2009 draft has been compeleted, and we are starting to build for the next few years it came to me that the 2010 draft is going to be VERY critical to our success. After seeing a few 2010 mock drafts(which are a joke right now) I saw a few names that got me interested. Looking at our needs for next year I saw these positions to fill: QB, top end WR, TE, T, DE, DT. Obviously there is more but I saw those to be the most glaring ones. I am asking in this post to see if anybody has information or has seen these guys play. Here are a few intriguing prospects

Sam Bradford

Carlos Dunlap(Who Florida fans are calling the next "freak")

Gerald McCoy

Taylor Mays

Dez Bryant

Brandon Spikes

Terrance Cody

Jevan Snead

Those are just a few that I saw. The most intriguing one that I like is Carlos Dunlap. From looking a few articles about him and seeing a few videos, the guy is sick. I would love to have him teamed up with Long. Although, drafting a QB might be too much of a need to pass up, especially in this draft. But if Dunlap comes out and has a huge year and shows a Mario Williams type player, i think we have to take him, but it really comes down to whether or not Bulger is good or not. Lets hear your guy's opinons

2010 Cardinals

Jombari — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:51:46 -0000

I am watching the Cardinals game, and got to wondering.....How good could the Cardinals be in 2010? I mean, Rasmus is going to have a year under his belt, Wallace if he mashes this year will be most certainly up next year and as well as our other guys. I just wanna complete an outline of what our team could look like next year. Feel free to add/subtract anyone. Also, im not too sure about the 2010 free agent class so if you think the cardinals will go out and get somebody plug him in there. I will just do a lineup/rotation/bullpen

1. Skip Schumaker-2B

2. Colby Rasmus- CF

3. Albert Pujols-1B

4. Ryan Ludwick-RF

5. Put Free agent power hitting LF bat here-LF

6. Brett Wallace-3B/LF(Still too early to know if he will handle 3B so thats why I put the LF in there, but I would love to let Ankiel go ,and sign a big LF bat to put in the 5th spot and have Wallace bat 6th)

7. Kahil Greene-SS(I like his defense and has a pretty decent/good bat)

8. Yadier Molina-C

9. P

Rotation:

1. Chris Carpenter(I know im going to get comments like, "Yeah right!" and "The guy wont be healthy" but I am going to put the best possible scenario

2. Adam Wainwright

3. Put a good/really good FA starting pitcher here

4. Kyle Lohse

5. Todd Wellmeyer

Bullpen:

LR-Dennys Reyes

LR-Garcia/Miller/Whoever else

RP-Kyle Mccelland

RP-Jason Motte

RP-Ryan Franklin

RP-Josh Kinney

RP-Chris Perez

CL-??????????? Let me hear what you got as far as free agents, or if you want Perez/Motte closing, ect.

Well that is just a 10 minute thought of what could be for next year, so I probably missed a lot of key players/thoughts. It looks like some main players to me not returning next year are:

Ankiel(I wouldnt overpay, let somebody else)

Glaus(He was a good fill in for Freese/Wallace to come up for that 2 years)

Pinero(Im not sure if he is a FA after this year but I would try and trade him/DFA. Im not a big fan.)

I wanna hear what your guy's thoughts are. Also, if anyone has any information on our FA, Payroll for next year, ect that would help out to see how much cap room we have for next year and to see who is a FA next year as well, thanks.

2009 Draft

Jombari — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:12:33 -0000

Surprised we haven't covered anything about next years draft. I'm sure mainly because we arent picking in the top 5, but it would be nice to get some coverage going. Anybody have any idea of who could possibly the Rays could be looking at towards the bottom of the draft bucket this year?

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Wade Townsend?

Jombari — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:04:25 -0000

It looks as if he is starting to pitch with Vero Beach, and is being successfull. 1.35 ERA, i mean not a lot of innings but the strikeouts are there. Does he have a future in our bullpen? He was i think the 8th overall pick and i would hate to just write him off like we have in the past. I dont know if anyone has seen him pitch lately, but after price went out last outing, i think townsend came in and pitched pretty good according to his stats.

Number 1 pick

Jombari — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:34:38 -0000

After looking at the possible choices for the number one pick, I couldn't really decide who could be the front runner.

-Tim Beckham

-Gordon Beckham

-Buster Posey

-Pedro Alvarez

Those are the guys who I think the Rays have narrowed it down to. All have great tools, and they all have their downfall. The guy, who after looking at some videos and reading some articles, that looks like he could be the next Troy Tulowitski(sp) is Gordon Beckham. The guy can hit for average and power, and plays a hell of a SS. He looks like he could be ready in 1-2 years, and that is why we wouldnt take the other Beckham because it would take a good 2-4 years for him to develop. Please give me some input on what you guys think. Also, after looking at Posey at the plate I dont like his swing at all. Thoughts on Beckham and Posey?

Brian Barton

Jombari — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:29:51 -0000

Living in St. Louis, I watch the Cardinals play and I noticed that Brian Barton made the club, plus he has started the last two games. I am watching the game today, and the guy looks goofy, but he can fly. The reason I am posting this, is because I know the Rays were thinking about taking him in the Rule 5 draft, and I kind of wish we did. I know there were problems with his injuries, but it seems as if he is over them and ready to play at a high level. Any thoughts?