College Splits: St. Louis Cardinals 2010 Draft Recap

St. Louis Cardinals 2010 Draft Recap

June 17, 2010

Unless we were drugged and transported across the country against our will, we were not in the St. Louis draft room last week. But if we had done a shadow draft in the Cardinals place, the results would've looked an awful lot like this. (Plus Tyler Holt, of course.) We're not fanboys, we're just impressed with what is probably the best draft of 2010.

By the numbers, Zack Cox isn't quite the elite pick he's made out to be. But his improvement from his freshman year is impressive--he completely revamped his approach, allowing him to strike out less and maintain most of his production. The Cards were lucky to get him with the 25th pick.

Cody Stanley and Greg Garcia are two more excellent picks. Stanley is one of the best all-around college players in the draft, hitting for power, walking a ton, posting excellent defensive numbers behind the plate, and even stealing 13 bases in 15 tries. Garcia is arguably the best defensive shortstop in the draft, and by our numbers, one of the two best position players picked after the fourth round.

Finally, a note on Pat Biserta. He's cooled down since we highlighted him earlier in the season, but he's still got an adjusted OPS over 1.300. Who knows where he'll play in the field (if at all), but he's an awfully good bat to grab with the 739th overall pick.

Draft Class Breakdown

Here's a general idea of who they took, and where they got 'em. To compare to other teams and MLB averages, check out this post at THT Live.

  Pos    4YR  JC  HS  Total  
  RHP      9   2   5     16  
  LHP      9   0   1     10  
  C        2   1   0      3  
  1B       1   0   0      1  
  2B       3   0   0      3  
  3B       2   0   0      2  
  SS       3   1   2      6  
  LF       3   0   0      3  
  CF       2   1   1      4  
  RF       1   1   2      4  
  Total   35   6  11

Splits for Cardinals Draftees

25 - Zack Cox, Arkansas

46 - Seth Blair, Arizona State

50 - Tyrell Jenkins, Henderson HS (TX)

75 - Jordan Swagerty, Arizona State

106 - Samuel Tuivailala, Aragon HS (CA)

139 - Cody Stanley, UNC - Wilmington

169 - Nicholas Longmire, University of the Pacific

199 - John Gast, Florida State

229 - Greg Garcia, U Hawaii

259 - Daniel Bibona, University of California - Irvine

289 - Tyler Lyons, Oklahoma State