Sunday, November 29, 2009

AL EAST S14 Draft RECAP

Burlington Ice Storm
Needs from the draft: SP, RP, LF

Round

Pick

Player

Pos

Age

Back-

Contract

Bonus

SUMMARY

1 

19 

Lloyd Duran

RP

18 

HS 

MILB 

$2,320K 

Second best reliever in the draft. He has awesome splits and control and a pension for the strikeout. He has an amazing sinker and 2 decent complimentary pitches to work with on the rubber.

2 

77 

Tyler Boyd

SS 

20 

JC 

--- 

--- 

DEFENSIVE GOD, that can hit for average and can run like the wind, great find in the 2nd round.

3 

109 

Lucas Hansen

SP

22 

COL 

MILB 

$425K 

3 pitches solid control and stamina and decent durability should allow Hansen a solid ML career through arbitration.

4 

142

J.P. Perez

SP

22 

COL 

MILB 

$350K 

poor splits and 2 solid pitches his limits him to a AA career 

5 

174 

Richie Eyre

SS 

18 

HS 

--- 

--- 

not enough there to make him worth the bag of balls I'd have to trade for him

Summary: first 3 picks are solid contributors and fit the organizations needs. Duran would be the bullpen ace the team needs to maintain their stay on the top of the division.

Grade: A


 

Durham Bulls
Needs from the draft: RF, 1B, SP

Round

Pick

Player

Pos

Age

Back-

Contract

Bonus

SUMMARY

1 

6 

Max Bennett

LF 

18 

HS 

MILB 

$3,540K 

Solid hitter with above average speed and great splits, not much in the field but he isn't going to hurt you in LF.

2 

65 

Teddy Glanville

CF 

21 

COL 

MILB 

$550K 

Speed and contact, no splits no power. No chance

3 

97 

Howie Brooks

CF 

21 

COL 

MILB 

$425K 

defense and speed are a good combination to get ML time

4 

130 

Bernard Snyder

SS 

21 

COL 

--- 

--- 

I see 8M reasons not to sign him 

5 

162 

Tony Rosario

SS 

18 

HS 

--- 

--- 

NOT SCOUTED

Summary: Bennett has value and could fill the need at 1B, but the draft did not go very deep for the Bulls, they picked a few defensive options but no one that's going to make much impact for demand much attention.

Grade: C-


 

Hartford Ascension
Needs from the draft: CF, RP, LF/RF

Round

Pick

Player

Pos

Age

Back-

Contract

Bonus

SUMMARY

1 

28 

Hootie Waner

CF 

18 

HS 

--- 

--- 

light hitting speedster, he has base running issues and might not ever develop into a great fielder but should be serviceable

1 

43 

Larry Cook

SP

20 

JC 

--- 

--- 

Great inning horse, but lacks control that other teams seek, but he's got the tools to succeed in the majors, 2 great pitches and 3 solid out options.

2 

84 

Marvin Puffer

RP

18 

HS 

--- 

--- 

fireballer with 2 pitches and average control. He should be a dependable guy 

3 

106 

Don Sele

CF 

20 

JC 

--- 

--- 

Not a cf or a 2B defense is pretty week; he has speed to offer and a lack of power.

3 

116 

David Balboa

3B 

20 

JC 

--- 

--- 

All or nothing power, decent splits and a good fielder could be the best pick in the 3rd round

4 

149 

Mateo Olivo

P 

18 

HS 

--- 

--- 

NOT SCOUTED 

5 

181 

Randall King

2B 

20 

JC 

--- 

--- 

speed and contact seems to be the theme of the whole draft, nice t see you can still get it at the end of the 5th round 

Summary: Wagner is probably to flawed to consider him an upgrade at CF for Hartford. Cook will give a team a bunch of scary innings but even with his low control should be given a shot in the rotation for the future. Puffer is the best value pick for the Ascension

Grade: C+


 

Washington D.C. old school warriors
Needs from the draft: 3B, 1B, 2B

Round

Pick

Player

Pos

Age

Back-

Contract

Bonus

SUMMARY

1 

12 

Logan Berroa

RF 

20 

JC 

--- 

--- 

Great speed, but just an above average hitter with slightly improved splits, He is a borderline everyday guy, Some teams will love him for what he is, but when he seeks a big contract everyone will look the other way

1 

40 

Peter Kashmir

SP

18 

HS 

--- 

--- 

Below average control scared many teams away from an otherwise good pitcher with 3 star level pitches and great splits. He makes his control projections and he should be fine

2 

63 

Paul Atchley

RP 

20 

JC 

--- 

--- 

8M is more than I would pay for the best current reliever let alone a 2nd round prospect. 

2 

70 

Tomas Rivas

RP

19 

JC 

--- 

--- 

The only thing keeping Tomas from being a 1st round pick as a reliever is his below average durability. Otherwise 2 good pitches solid control and plus splits.

2 

74 

Earl Scott

RP

18 

HS 

--- 

--- 

3 pitch reliever with great control and poor right handed splits. Someone will give him a shot in the future

3 

102 

Wladimir Pascual

SP

21 

COL 

--- 

--- 

missing a solid vs. righty split, but everything else is in place to offer a solid Ml'er

3 

125 

John Evans

SP

19 

JC 

--- 

--- 

DITR on his splits and he's as ace, without it's a minor leaguer for life

4 

135 

Sam Merloni

SP

22 

COL 

--- 

--- 

solid bottom of the rotation starter, he is a grinder and a gem in round 4 

5 

167 

Tito Hundley

SP

18 

HS 

--- 

--- 

Needs to learn to pitch can't effectively get righties or lefties out.


 

Summary: missed the boat on almost every pick, Berroa is a huge reach with the 12th pick and a waste of a high draft pick; he might have fallen to Washington again at 40. They need to hope for a bunch of DITR adjustments to salvage these drafts.

Grade: D

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