1st Round Quick Hits

The first round of the Rule-4 first year players' draft is complete. Over the course of the next couple of days you're going to read a lot of articles, most will begin with the play on words "Price is right for Devil Rays". Everyone knows David Price is going to be a stud. What about the rest of the round? Here are a couple of quick hits:

- The two best values in the draft could come in the last four picks of the first round. First, the Tigers nabbed Rick Porcello who is a top 5 talent but slipped due to signability issues. He is a Boras client. Then, the Yankees nabbed Andrew Brackman who is a top 10 talent who slipped due to injury concerns. He may be forced to have Tommy John surgery but that is almost always successful.

- The 2nd to last pick of the draft, Wendell Fairley, could also be a great fantasy value. The Giants probably landed their future leadoff man in Fairley but to fantasy owners he represents much more. One of his top comparables is said to be Carl Crawford, a player who is much more valuable in fantasy than in real life.

- Two first rounders should be on the fast track for their teams closer job: Daniel Moskos, PIT; Casey Weathers, COL

- The other best future fantasy options: Josh Vitters, 3B, CHC; Mathew Wieters, C, BAL; Jarrod Parker, RHP, ARI; Phillippe Aumont, RHP, SEA; Jason Heyward, OF, ATL.

There will be complete analysis of the entire draft in the Huge Novemeber Draft Guide. So get pumped for that! There will also be more analysis over the course of the summer.