AL WEST DRAFT REVIEW S13

AL WEST

Wichita Sizzlers

Overall Review: A Cleaned up on relievers, getting arguable the best in the draft at that position. They could have used a better batting option at the top of the draft, but alas there's always next season.

Round	Pick	Bonus	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Contract	POTENTIAL	SUMMARY
1	31	$1,561K	Jose Lopez	RP	18	HS	MILB w/STI	5.0	2 ace quality pitches along with excellent durability and control earned Lopez his first round selection. He has a shot to be a premier closer in this league
1	50	---	Frank Jackson	RP	21	COL	---	4.3	Fireball reliever with solid splits and great control to compliment his 2 pitches.
2	84	$550K	Tom Hannity	RP	18	HS	MILB	3.4	Another reliever with great control and solid splits, his low stamina will keep him from pitching a lot of quality innings, but with an already developed durability he should be able to bounce back quickly.
3	116	$425K	Bob Bigley	P	21	COL	MILB	3.15	Above average pitches mark a starter with great stamina and solid control... He is already pretty developed His average splits will make him a borderline ML'er
4	149	$350K	Jack Boshiers	CF	20	JC	MILB	2.7	Above average runner with an average bat and poor glove. Jack is destine to be a career minor leaguer
5	181	$250K	Glenallen Lane	P	20	JC	MILB	2.99	Borderline ML reliever he has the above average splits and decent enough pitches, but he lacks solid control and above average durability to make a real impact

Kansas City McCoys

Overall Review: B+ without a 1^st rounder, the McCoys had to make do with cleaning up on the bullpen prospects. They picked up 3 capable pitchers to tighten an already loaded farm system of relievers. A Couple trades and David Seanez might get his boy toy, he's looking for.

Round	Pick	Bonus	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Contract	Potential	SUMMARY
2	75	$550K	Keith Jones	RP	22	COL	MILB	3.3	Solid reliever with 1 great pitch and above average splits. He is not going to dominate a bullpen but should be a solid contributor
3	107	$425K	Peaches Fletcher	RP	22	COL	MILB	3.4	Peaches has 3 good pitches with solid control and splits, he does have low durability but still should see plenty of ML action
4	140	$350K	Shaggy Sasser	RP	21	COL	MILB	3.1	2 pitch reliever with a good situational lefty split but might struggle versus the right handers.
5	172	$300K	Sal Smart	P	21	COL	MILB	2.5	How do you spell AAA- S-M-A-R-T

Las Vegas Gamble

Overall Review: D- The only true ML caliber player will not sign in Kingman and even if he did sign a DH in the top 20 is a little too high. The rest of the draft fills the minor league coffer.

Round	Pick	Bonus	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Contract	Potential	SUMMARY
1	19	---	Kennie Kingman	C	18	HS	---	4.2	Basically a DH with great batting splits and decent power. He is not going to over much in the field. His biggest issue is that he wants to go to college and may never sign
2	72	$550K	Diego Aguilera	RF	22	COL	MILB	2.75	Average hitter, runner and fielder = a long Minor League career.
3	104	$425K	Erik Kline	RP	20	JC	MILB	2.70	2 pitches with average splits and control, Kline is not going to light many fires for any bullpen
4	137	$350K	Paulie Becker	P	19	JC	MILB	2.25	Poor splits and 1 good pitch with high stamina means a super minor league inning eater. Good luck getting out of AA
5	169	$250K	Robert Wesson	P	19	JC	MILB	2.45	See above but with 2 pitches and better control. I like him a lot more

Salem Lites

Overall Review: B picked up a major league caliber SS which is nothing to be scoffed at. Salem looked to speed and defense in this draft and pulled in a few role players to round out the team. They needed a pitcher though which they seemed to ignore in the draft

Round	Pick	Bonus	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Contract	POTENTIAL	SUMMARY
1	6	$3,540K	Carlos Santiago	SS	22	COL	MILB	4.88	Solid College shortstop, He combines blazing speed with plus power and a great prate presence. Already fairly advanced and should breeze through the minors in 2 or 3 seasons ready to be an all-star
2	58	$550K	Duffy Hudek	SS	21	COL	MILB	3.6	Best suited to play 3B Duffy is a powerful young prospect with a good batting eye and a fair level of baseball competency. His biggest drawback is his poor durability which will limit him to 400 healthy at bats a season
3	91	$425K	Larry Graham	SS	19	JC	MILB	2.99	Decent power and a good swing versus right handers. Graham doesn't really have a good enough fielding skill to merit an infield spot. He most likely will get stuck as a 4A type player
4	124	$350K	R.J. Leonard	SS	21	COL	MILB	3.2	All defensive 1st team in college for a reason. Leonard doesn't have a major league bat, but will over a team a great defensive option and a superior base runner.
5	156	$250K	Houston Ryan	CF	20	JC	MILB		All speed with no bat, Ryan should be able to provide solid defense at 2nd or CF but his lack of offense might outweigh any positives his speed and defense bring to the table.