2012 MLB Draft Live Coverage: Highlight Videos for Every Team's 1st-Round Pick You've heard many of the names likely to be called early in the first round of the 2012 MLB Draft: Mark Appel, Mike Zunino and Byron Buxton (pictured) among them. The real question fans will be asking is this: Just how good is my team's first-round pick going to be? We can't know, of course. But we can take a look at that player's highlights in high school or college. In the slides that follow ... MLB Draft 2012: How the High Draftees May Affect Fantasy Leagues by Season's End Here are a few fantasy-themed thoughts regarding the most heralded prospects from the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. Just so we're clear here, I would prefer to see none of these kids in the majors until Memorial Day weekend of 2014. (What's the hurry?) And yet, we all know how some MLB franchises operate these days, needlessly accelerating a supposed 'finished' college product's rise up the ... 2012 MLB Draft Results After months of anticipation, it's finally time for MLB's amateur draft. This year's draft may not have the depth of last year's class or the star power of a Bryce Harper or Stephen Strasburg, but it'll likely produce its share of MLB talent in the coming years. Last year's draft saw the Pirates select UCLA right-hander Gerrit Cole with the No. 1 overall pick. Early reports this year suggested ... 2012 MLB Draft Results: Kevin Gausman Goes No. 4 Overall To Baltimore Orioles Colorado native and current LSU Tigers pitcher Kevin Gausman is still playing in the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament, but he will soon call the minor leagues teams of the Baltimore Orioles his home. He was taken by the team with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft Gausman is 11-1 with a 2.72 ERA in 115.2 innings pitched. He has struck out 128 batters so far. He is expected to pitch in ... MLB Draft 2012: Carlos Correra The Right Pick For The Astros Nearly every mock draft leading up to the 2012 MLB Draft had the Houston Astros taking Stanford right hander Mark Appel with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. When Bud Selig strolled up to the podium and announced the pick, it wasn't Mark Appel -- it was Carlos Correra, a 17 year old shortstop from Puerto Rico. Despite the fact that either Appel was seen as the top pick among many draftnik ... 2012 MLB Draft Live Coverage: Grades & Analysis for Every Team's 1st Round Pick After all the scouting reports, evaluations and mock drafts, the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft is finally upon us. This year's class doesn't have that one elite player—like 2009 or 2010 with Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper—or nearly as much depth as last year's class, which had no less than six players worthy of being taken with the No. 1 overall pick. Still, there are a few names that ... 2012 MLB Draft: Seattle Mariners Take Mike Zunino The Seattle Mariners seem to have landed the player they wanted whent hey drafted Florida Gators catcher Mike Zunino with the third overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft. Zunino is a solid player who promises to provide good offense to a team in desperate need of hitting power. At 6-2, 220 pounds, Zunino is the best catcher in the draft and considered the best position player available on the board ... MLB draft: Who will the Nationals pick at No. 16? The Nationals will pick 16 th in the first round of the MLB draft tonight, their latest selection since baseball returned to Washington. It will still be an important pick, the absolute centerpiece of their 2012 draft, because they do not pick again until the 80 th overall choice. Read full article >> MLB Draft 2012: Minnesota Twins Select Byron Buxton Second Overall The Minnesota Twins selected Georgia High School outfielder Byron Buxton with the second overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft Monday night. Buxton, 18, is considered by some ( including MLB.com draft analyst Jonathan Mayo ) as the top prospect in the 2012 draft. The selection of Buxton may come as a surprise to some as the Twins had their choice of Buxton or Stanford pitcher Mark Appel after the ... 2012 MLB Draft: Why Byron Buxton Will Be Breakout Star of 2012 Class Standing at 6'2" and weighing 175 pounds, small-town Georgia teenager Byron Buxton's life is about to change after tonight's MLB draft. The outfielder from Appling County High School (Baxley, Ga.) is going to be a name baseball fans will remember for quite some time. Buxton's smooth, disciplined swing and his lightning-fast speed has him projected to be one of the top three picks in this year's ...
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