The 2010 MLB First Year Player Draft began Monday evening. With the 16th pick of the first round, Tim Wilken selected Hayden Simpson a right-handed pitcher out of Southern Arkansas, a Division II school. Baseball America labeled the Cubs' pick as the "biggest shocker so far". Baseball America ranked Simpson 191 on their Top 200 prospect list prior to the draft. The Cubs made yet another unconventional pick, despite the fact Hayden Simpson was the pitcher of the year at Division II. Tim Wilken said, "This guy just made sense." According to Baseball America, Hayden Simpson was listed as a middle reliever by many scouts. The 21-year old right-hander (05/20/89) is 6-foot, 175-pounds and features a fastball in the low to mid 90s. Hayden Simpson posted a 13-1 record with a 1.81 ERA for Southern Arkansas with six complete games. Simpson struck out 131 with only 35 walks in 99 1/3 innings ... and recorded a 42 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings streak this past season, second-longest in Gulf South Conference history. In three seasons at SAU, Simpson compiled a 35-2 record with a 2.39 ERA (72 earned runs in 271 innings) in 48 games, 39 starts. Simpson holds the school record for strikeouts (323), which translates to 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings pitches. Simpson recorded 12 career complete games and seven shutouts. Tim Wilken on Hayden Simpson from Scout.com: "I feel Hayden is a potential starter who has four average-to-plus pitches and is very athletic with a good feel for pitching. I think we're fortunate to have received really good coverage from our scouts with this selection." Click here for a report on Hayden Simpson from Baseball Daily Digest that puts Simpson in the same company as Stephen Strasburg and Tim Lincecum. http://www.baseballdailydigest.com/2009/05/12/the-mini-strasburg/ Hayden Simpson said he was shocked to be picked in the first round by the Chicago Cubs. Click here for Video of Hayden Simpson from MLB.com http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=10018074&content_id=8761247 If Tim Wilken has found a jewel in what many feel should have been a fourth or fifth round pick, maybe Hayden Simpson's nickname should be "Shocker" because that has been the overwhelming reaction so far to the Cubs' first round draft pick in 2010. The 2010 MLB First Year Player Draft resumes Tuesday at 11:00am CDT. The next three picks for the Chicago Cubs are: Second round - Pick 65 Third round - Pick 97 Fourth Round - Pick 130 The 2010 MLB draft concludes on Wednesday, June 9. 无言................... -- Do they still play the blues in Chicago When baseball season rolls around When the snow melts away Do the Cubbies still play In their ivy-covered burial ground --

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