NL South Draft Review S13

NL SOUTH

Mexico City Dapper Sombrero Gents

Overall Review: B Kincade is a great hitter and should anchor the Mexico City lineup for years. Trevino and campos would be great as a tandem and both should see ML time.

Round	Pick	Bonus	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Contract	Potential	SUMMARY
1	11	---	Sven Kinkade	2B	18	HS	---	4.1	All-star quality hitter who many shied away from because of his poor base running. It is hard to overlook his awesome power and solid bat. Should be a career .300 hitter with 59 bomb potential.
2	63	---	Esmailyn Trevino	3B	20	JC	---	3.4	Left handed end of a platoon. He struggles against the right handers, but his solid stick and plus speed will allow his around 350 to 400 abs a season for the team. Probably not going to see much time at 2b might be better at LF.
3	96	---	Al Campos	1B	22	COL	---	3.2	The other half of the Trevino platoon same guy but with no speed and a weaker glove.
3	118	---	Greg Henry	2B	20	JC	---	2.85	Below average offensively, but solid in the field he is probably going to top out in AAA before retiring
4	129	---	Don File	2B	22	COL	---	2.6	Poor bat and base running neutralize his plus speed. Not much else to write home about here
5	161	---	Lynn Howard	CF	22	COL	---	2.8	Great speed and solid power give this guy the illusion of major league skill. His poor splits and weak makeup show otherwise. Even at 22 and as developed as he is. He is not going to go very far

Richmond Revolution
Overall Review: B+ shored up the farm arms with a few great pickups here. All should provide ML support in the future.

Round	Pick	Bonus	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Contract	Potential	Summary
1	20	$2,220K	Efrain Borland	SP	22	COL	MILB	4.5	3 all star pitch and 2 other plus pitches. His below average control allowed him to slip to Richmond, but he should surprise a few with his great splits and velocity e is quite polished but still needs to work on his control in the minors to be ML ready
2	73	$550K	Jonathan Merrick	RP	19	JC	MILB	3.6	Solid long reliever who should give a ML team quality innings with his 3 plus pitches.
3	105	---	Brian Osik	RP	18	HS	---	3.3	Great velocity and solid overall pitching attributes would give Osik a shot to make the majors
4	138	$350K	Wes Loiselle	LF	19	JC	MILB	3.1	Poor batting eye mar an otherwise above average hitter with great batting splits
5	170	$250K	Andy Fonda	RP	18	HS	MILB	3.4	Great value in the 5th round. Solid reliever with good splits and 2 pitches

Florida Sting Ray
Overall Review: B good pick in Burns is he is managed carefully. He has the potential to be great, but also the potential to never develop. like most of the picks in Florida's haul they all will need good coaching and a great training staff

Round	Pick	Bonus	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Contract	Potential	SUMMARY
1	12	$2,970K	Ron Burns	CF	19	JC	MILB	4.45	Best CF in the draft. Ron is a true 5 tool prospect. Good speed power and the ability to field his position. He does have a bit of trouble with the right handers. A poor work ethic might also stunt his growth
1	35	$920K	Gregory Price	1B	18	HS	MILB	3.2	Solid ml hitter with good speed, but his poor base running limits his speed potential. Probably a mixed bag in the majors.
1	44	$600K	Stuffy Leonard	RF	18	HS	MILB	2.99	Good runner with limited plate presence, his limited defensive options might doom him to a short ML career
2	64	$550K	Pascual Alomar	P	18	HS	MILB	3.4	Solid 2nd round pickup with 4 quality pitches and good control. He has poor durability even for a starter. He also struggles against left handers
3	86	$425K	Peter Miles	CF	18	HS	MILB	3.3	No power speedster. He is solid in the field and bunts with the best of them. His poor makeup will limit any future that is being projected
3	97	---	Jose Nunez	P	18	HS	---	3.2	Solid splits and a few good pitches thrown in make up for his below average control
4	130	$350K	Freddie Barrett	SS	18	HS	MILB	2.76	Good speed, but a poor hitter and a poor option at SS might be able to play in the outfield
5	162	$250K	Stubby Coleman	RP	19	JC	MILB	2.88	Solid base reliever with below average splits

Santa Fe Blaze

Overall Review: B Picked up a pair of ML quality pitchers for a team that needs to sure up a poor farm system. They also picked up a number of later gems with ML potential. All and all their pitching staff will be stronger for the future.

Round	Pick	Bonus	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Contract	Potential	SUMMARY
1	21	$2,130K	Calvin Lucas	P	21	COL	MILB	3.9	Solid Long Reliever who has the splits control and pitches to be successful. He would have gone high if he had better stamina. As a college starter he is already very close to breaking into the show
1	46	$600K	Shooter Davidson	SP	18	HS	MILB	3.88	3 pitch soft tosser he will eat good amounts of innings and should be a consistant #3 or 4 guy for a good rotation for many seasons
2	74	$550K	Tomas Blanco	SP	22	COL	MILB	2.8	3 solid pitches but poor pitching splits will limit him to a minor league career. His bad stamina and durability mix further limits his value.
3	106	$425K	Andre Bradley	SP	21	COL	MILB	2.9	4 plus pitches and great stamina will give him his opportunities, but his below average control and mediocre splits will keep him in the minors for most if not all his career
4	139	$350K	Marc Wagner	RP	19	JC	MILB	3.2	1 great pitch and 3 additional average ones should be enough to get this above average pitcher to the Majors for a while. He is a great value in the 4th round and has league potential
5	171	$250K	Pedro Gonzalez	RP	21	COL	MILB	2.88	Solid 2 pitch reliever with below average splits. He might slip into the league as an emergency injury relief, but don't look for him to keep a job long