Wednesday, September 17, 2008

[ANTI-PENNANT RACE]
3rd Annual David Price Sweepstakes
It is time for one of our favorite annual features, the Anti-Pennant Race, the race for the worst record in baseball. The reward for the "winner" is the first pick in next year's amateur draft. This year is extra special as this marks the first time the Tampa Bay Rays are not in contention to win. In fact, last season the Rays became the first team to ever be awarded with the top pick in consecutive seasons (until recently, the top pick alternated between leagues), winning the Anti-Pennant in 2006 and 2007.

The first year this feature ran (2006), the top pick was not a sure thing, but David Price was the clear favorite. Last year, without an obvious favorite for the 2008 draft, we decided to name this feature after the inaugural namesake.

Without further ado, we present the 3rd Annual David Price Sweepstakes and the race for the top pick in the 2008 draft!

Notes on the Anti-Pennant Race...
  • 10 teams are still alive, but this looks like a 3-team race with Seattle 1-game up in the all-important win column with 12 to play. Not so great for a team that many predicted would be in the playoffs this season.
  • 3 teams could be eliminated tonight, including the Giants, Colorado and Cincinnati.
  • Obviously a lot can happen between now and next season (a player could sign with Scott Boras or lose a limb or Michael Phelps could declare for the baseball draft) but here is a list of potential top picks. Back in February, Baseball America projected Kyle Gibson from Missouri to be the top pick next summer.

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2 Comments:

Blogger Riven G said...

Steven Strasburg thinks the award should be named after him.

3:02 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

This just looks weird without the Rays on that list.

4:42 PM  

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