Given the state of the Astros' organization, I don't think the importance of this June's draft can be overstated.  The final draft positions are almost set and as it stands the Astros will have three first round draft choices (8th, 19th, 33rd) and five of the first 100.  Given the makeup of the current big-league roster and the dearth of the minor league prospects, the success of this draft could help determine whether the Astros will be a team prime for yearly contention by the middle of the decade or whether they will be destined for an 2000 Orioles'-like lost decade.  Hyperbole aside, I thought it might be fun (and a worthwhile escape if the season takes an expected turn for the worse) to look at, and track, potential draft picks.

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