Jim Callis' Final 2012 Mock Draft ***UPDATED***

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Callis has published his final mock draft and he has the Cubs still taking Albert Almora.

6. CUBS. Some teams think Chicago would take Florida high school outfielder Albert Almora if it had the No. 1 overall pick. While that might be a bit of a stretch, the Cubs aren't going to pass him up at No. 6. If they did, it might be for Fried.
Projected Pick: ALBERT ALMORA.

I posted his scouting report here and Berselius had some notes from yesterday afternoon regarding the draft. I'll update this thread as we hear about new rumors throughout the day.

UPDATE @ 11:53 AM: Connor Glassey of Baseball America has nearly completed a draft day chat and had the following ot say about Almora.

Rory (Mexico): Do you see any of the top 10 players drafted today in the 2012 MLB draft make Baseball America's top 50 Mid Season Prospect list? Thank you,

Conor Glassey: We put 8 prospects from last year's draft in our preseason Top 50: Bauer, Bundy, Cole, Rendon, Hultzen, Starling, Bradley and Lindor. This year there will be fewer, but I could see Buxton, Correa, Appel & Gausman in that range, with the possibility for more like Zimmer, Zunino, Fried, Almora & Giolito.

And another:

Theo (War Room): Who should we choose – Almora or Correa? Doesn't Correa have more upside than the "safer" pick Almora who could top out as a solid regular major leaguer down the road?

Conor Glassey: Don't think Correa's getting to the Cubs at 6. Almora would be a great pick there.

UPDATE @ 12:36 PM: Another Q&A from Glassey:

Paul (Santa Clara, CA): Who has the better chance of reaching their potential – Albert Almora, Courtney Hawkins, or David Dahl?

Conor Glassey: Almora has the best chance of those three because he's so polished.

More updates coming…

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  1. dylanj

    he’s a 19 year old millionaire hitting 450 ft bombs. Im sure all of us would have been assholes too (dying laughing)

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  2. Berselius

    @ dylanj:

    (dying laughing), yeah, no kidding. I just mean that it’s really easy for people to draw a line between “OMG TERRIBLE SPORTMANSHIP” to clubhouse cancer, but it looks like it’s not the case with Baez.

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  3. Rice Cube

    @ Rice Cube:
    Sorry, that was a pretty cool autocorrect (I assume you were on a phone)

    I think the Cubs said they were going to focus on pitching but in the first round it sounds like you take the best player available, so if they made a case that Almora was the best guy available even with pitching still on the board, then I guess that works. If they took Fried or Gaussman (if available) I don’t think I’d complain though.

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  4. dylanj

    i know they want to focus on pitching but i think i’ve read several times this is a really shitty draft for pitching.

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  5. mb21

    @ dylanj:
    I’m generally fine if a team doesn’t go after much pitching in a draft, but I’d take any of the 3 RHP if available before I’d go with Almora. I’d also take Correa before him.

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  6. josh

    @ mb21:
    It seems like lately the first rounders have gotten much better. Teams must have realized what it was costing them to miss the Pujolses and Jeters of the world.

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  7. Rice Cube

    @ josh:
    There’s a chapter in Jonah Keri’s book about the Rays devoted to how the Rays completely whiffed on Pujols. And you wonder why some scouts feel really underappreciated…

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  8. Smokestack Lightning

    But does he have a workout video featuring Christopher Cross? Otherwise, no dice.

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