MLB The Show: Smooth Pancakes' Shortstop RTTS Career

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Thanks to a better overall showing (despite the step back in batting average and hits), Goose Anderson was able to improve his prospects from a 20th pick in the second round two years ago, to an early first round draft projection this time.

The first round of the draft got underway, as the Houston Astros used the first overall pick to select Fernando Peralta, a catcher from the West Region. The Miami Marlins would go with Daniel Tejeda, a first baseman from the West. The West would continue sweeping the picks as the Chicago White Sox picked West Region shortstop Robb McGowan and the Minnesota Twins selected right fielder Michael Linn. Apparently the West Region was LOADED this year as the Chicago Cubs used the fifth pick on West Region relief pitcher Charles Warren. It would continue to be a sweep of West Region picks as the Seattle Mariners selected relief pitcher Diego Rosales, the Philadelphia Phillies selected closing pitcher Henry Munoz and the Toronto Blue Jays selected center fielder Phil Fagan. Unbelievably, the run on West Region players would continue as the New York Mets used the ninth pick on West Region starting pitcher Koki Yamazaki and the Milwaukee Brewers selected West Region starting pitcher Manny Pena. The West Region would completely sweep the first ten picks of the draft. The eleventh pick would finally be a non-West player, as the Colorado Rockies would select Central Region shortstop Goose Anderson.

While Colorado may be a favorite team of this writer and an overall great landing place for an RTTS player of this writer, it is a horrible landing spot for Goose Anderson. Goose may end up having to demand a trade sometime down the road as any chances of a major league career are probably dead in the water. With Troy Tulowitzki the starting shortstop for the Rockies, rated 95 overall with A potential and only 29 years old, any chances Goose has of making it to the majors at shortstop are slim. If anything, his only hope would be for the Rockies to call him up and stick him at third base. Despite the very poor career outlook for Goose (even worse than what he was facing with Zack Cozart at Cincinnati two years ago), after jumping from a 2:20 draft pick to a 1:11 draft pick, Goose Anderson just couldn't take the chance on another one or two year trip to university and risk having his status drop and end up going worse in the next draft. He'd have to have an incredible third Showcase to improve on being taken 1:11.

For the record, the West region would proceed to then dominate five of the next six picks after Goose. In all, the West Region accounted for 15 of the first 20 picks and 17 of all 30 picks in the first round.

All of the Colorado Rockies draft picks in the draft were as follows:

1:11 - Goose Anderson, Shortstop, 20 years old, Central Region
2:11 - Andres Navarro, Starting Pitcher, 18 years old, Central Region
3:11 - Pedro Bautista, Catcher, 21 years old, Central Region
4:11 - Clay Grady, Starting Pitcher, 18 years old, East Region
5:11 - Tom Baek, Starting Pitcher, 21 years old, International Region
6:11 - Harold Calderon, Right Fielder, 20 years old, Central Region
7:11 - Victor Castilla, Starting Pitcher, 20 years old, International Region