You know, making pundits looks really less than smart is becoming a really fun game to watch play out. Not that anyone is really trying to make these media pundits look bad, but it is something that has it’s uneasy pleasure. In the 2012 version of the game, the MLB draft held Monday night, June 3,2012 delivered a surprise to get the game off and running right away. The Houston Astros, owners of the overall first pick in the draft, took SS Carlos Correa from Puerto Rico. Immediately the comparisons to A-Rod, Jeter, Cal Ripken Jr, and of course the last five tool short stop in the Astros system, Dickie Thon came rolling in.
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2012 Astros draft pick: SS Carlos Correa!
On June - 4 - 2012
Alex Meyer
On April - 19 - 2011
Talk of the 2011 Baseball draft is starting to heat up, with conversations about the #11 pick for the Houston Astros making the rounds in the Bus Ride Discussion Forum.
On Castro, Locke and rehab assignments
On August - 9 - 2009
Around the Minors
On July - 1 - 2009
The Astros Return to the GCL