NL EAST S10 Draft Recap

New York Burros
Draft needs: CF, RP, and C

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Contract	Bonus	Summary
1	29	Jung-Lee Suzuki	RF	18	HS	MILB	$1,380K	Solid hitting and fielding prospect he isn't going to kill the ball but he will make contact and get his pitches every time. He should make an impact, but fly mostly under the radar.
1	30	Bill Little	3B	22	COL	---	---	Similar to Suzuki, but defensively superior, he is an average hitter, but will get his pitches and play the game cleanly.
1	36	Arnold Kline	C	18	HS	MILB	$880K	Decent pitch calling and a guy who can hit, he will not throw to many runners out but he should keep slower threats honest.
2	75	Matt Glaus	C	20	JC	MILB	$550K	All hitting, but really has no defensive position you can put him in without issues. He has plus power and hits both right and left handers. He's not going to strikeout allot
3	107	Pedro Martin	C	18	HS	MILB	$500K	Pedro is defensively weak at Catcher, but he will draw interest with his strong bat and good batting eye. Someone will be willing to overlook his poor arm and give him regular at bats.
4	139	Solly Power	P	18	HS	MILB	$350K	1 plus pitch relievers don't play long in the majors. Add on the fact his durability and stamina are a bad combination and I would guess New York dumps Power before he makes the majors.
5	171	Lonnie Clark	P	18	HS	MILB	$250K	4A type pitcher, he doesn't do anything extremely well, but he doesn't do anything to bad either

 

Summary: Added depth to NY's farm system, nothing really spectacular has added, but they did add at least4 ML players from this draft

Grade: B

 

Burlington Ballbusters
Draft needs: RP, CF, SP

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Contract	Bonus	Summary
1	8	Babe Allen	P	19	JC	MILB	$3,350K	His career will go one of 2 ways he is going to either be a dominant closer who will strikeout almost all he faces, or he is going to have issues finding his locations and get lit up regularly. Call him the Rollercoaster!

 

SUMMARY: Made all his moves in Free Agency without losing his 1^st pick. The moves worked and Burlington is competing for a playoff spot. Allen has already been put on the trade block for next season. So…. You do the math.

GRADE: B

 

Atlanta Braves
Draft needs: CF, SP, 3B

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Contract	Bonus	Summary
1	15	Dickie Tartabull	CF	19	JC	MILB	$2,690K	Dickie combines power and speed and should be a solid defender in CF, He is the type of player Atlanta needs.
2	61	Nicky Stewart	CF	20	JC	MILB	$550K	Little power, but huge speed. He is defensively weak in Center, but he get away almost anywhere else. He has a distinct hole In his swing against left handers.
3	93	Larry Einertson	SP	22	COL	MILB	$425K	4A type pitcher, he has control, 4 pitches and stamina but his splits are average against right handers and below average against left handers. He is not someone that will be depended on for long in a rotation
4	125	Edwin Blackmon	P	19	JC	MILB	$350K	AAA will be his final stop.
5	157	Clem Burns	C	18	HS	---	---	NOT SCOUTED

 

SUMMARY: Got their CF of the future in Tartabull and added a model leadoff hitter in Stewart. They brought in no new pitching help, but covered their most dire need.

GRADE: B

 

Rochester Raging Reverends Draft needs: CF, C, and SS

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Contract	Bonus	Summary
1	3	Roger Post	3B	20	JC	MILB	$3,820K	Best suited to play at 3B or in the OF. He is a great power hitter who will sit in the center of the Rochester lineup in 2 to 3 seasons. His bat is a welcome addition.
1	40	Joey Bando	1B	18	HS	MILB	$720K	A second offensive weapon. Joey is defensively limited but he can play at 1B or RF without causing too much pain. He should get plenty of at bats in his career.
2	49	Eddie Service	SP	22	COL	MILB	$550K	Solid middle to the end of the rotation guy. He has average splits and 1 plus pitch to compliment 3 average pitches. His career Era will probably hover at 5, but a team could win with him
3	81	Eli Soriano	SP	21	COL	MILB	$425K	Career Minor Leaguer
4	113	Glenn Ganzel	SP	20	JC	MILB	$350K	Career Minor Leaguer
5	145	Adrian Klein	P	22	COL	---	---	Solid 5th starter with good splits, but poor control. He has signing issues. At 3M he might not get signed

 

Summary: Added 2 great hitters, but didn't get the skill positions covered that they need at CF and SS and Catcher. They will need to address the CF situation very soon as the farm is barren when it comes to that position. Didn't add much in the way of pitching which is disappointing.

Grade: B-