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2011 MLB Mock Draft Takes a Look at Matt Purke's Prospects TCU lefty Matt Purke had a shot to turn pro in 2009, as the Texas Rangers selected him with the 14th pick in the first round. They also offered him $4 million. He turned it down, deciding to give college a try instead. As a freshman, Purke was dominant, going 16-0 with 142 strikeouts in 116 innings. Unfortunately, he was shut down with a shoulder issue earlier this spring, and has notched just 55 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings. Naturally, his draft stock has taken a hit. He is still a first-round talent, but he has probably gone from being a top 10 pick to a mid-to-late first-rounder. MUST READ: The 50 Greatest Walk-Off Home Runs in Baseball History
The trouble is that he apparently hasn't adjusted his rates accordingly. The word from the Fort Worth Star Telegram is that Purke wants something in the neighborhood of $7.5 million. In all likelihood, he'll only be offered $4 or $5 million. That leaves Purke with two options: he can either take what's offered, or he can go back to school for his junior season in hopes that he will be worth more next season. The risk there is that Purke may not be worth as much next season. He may get hurt again, or he might struggle. Either way, the ball is in Purke's court. 1. Pittsburgh Pirates: Gerrit Cole, RHP, UCLA 2. Seattle Mariners: Anthony Rendon, 3B, Rice 3. Arizona Diamondbacks: Danny Hultzen, LHP, Virginia 4. Baltimore Orioles: Bubba Starling, OF, HS 5. Kansas City Royals: Dylan Bundy, RHP, HS 6. Washington Nationals: Trevor Bauer, RHP, UCLA 7. Arizona Diamondbacks (Comp for Barrett Loux - unsigned): Francisco Lindor, SS, HS 8. Cleveland Indians: Alex Meyer, RHP, Kentucky 9 .Chicago Cubs: Taylor Jungmann, RHP, Texas 10. San Diego Padres (Comp for Karsten Whitson - unsigned): Sonny Gray, RHP, Vanderbilt 11. Houston Astros: Archie Bradley, RHP, HS 12. Milwaukee Brewers: George Springer, OF, HS 13. New York Mets: Jed Bradley, LHP, Georgia Tech 14. Florida Marlins: Matt Barnes, RHP, UConn 15. Milwaukee Brewers (Comp for Dylan Covey - unsigned): Javier Baez, SS, HS 16. Los Angeles Dodgers: Taylor Guerrieri, RHP, HS 17. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: Jose Fernandez, RHP, HS 18. Oakland Athletics: Mikie Mahtook, OF, LSU 19. Boston Red Sox (Comp for V. Martinez - DET): Blake Swihart, C, HS 20. Colorado Rockies: Dillon Howard, RHP, HS 21. Toronto Blue Jays: Joshua Bell, OF, HS 22. St. Louis Cardinals: Daniel Norris, LHP, HS 23. Washington Nationals (Comp for Adam Dunn - CWS): Tyler Anderson, LHP, Oregon 24. Tampa Bay Rays (Comp for Carl Crawford - BOS): Kolten Wong, 2B, Hawaii 25. San Diego Padres: Henry Owens, LHP, HS 26. Boston Red Sox (Comp for Adrian Beltre - TEX): Anthony Meo, RHP, Coastal Carolina 27. Cincinnati Reds: Levi Michael, SS, North Carolina 28. Atlanta Braves: Joe Ross, RHP, HS 29. San Francisco Giants: Brian Goodwin, OF, Miami Dade 30. Minnesota Twins: Jackie Bradley, OF, HS 31. Tampa Bay Rays (Comp for R. Soriano - NYY): Brandon Nimmo, OF, HS 32. Tampa Bay Rays: Robert Stephenson, RHP, HS 33. Texas Rangers (Comp for Cliff Lee - PHI): C.J. Cron, 1B, Utah
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