NL South Draft Review S15

Austin BUTCHERS

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Bonus	Potential	Summary
2	90	Jude Wright	P	18	HS	$550K	4A RP	Poor durability sabotages an otherwise decent prospect. Jude has decent splits and 3 pitches and good control, but needs durability to be a solid everyday guy.
3	123	Stephen Glynn	P	20	JC	$425K	AA	Poor splits and poor durability will keep him from the ML and probably AAA.
4	155	Moises Medrano	P	21	COL	---		NOT SCOUTED
5	187	Quinton Sierra	P	22	COL	---		NOT SCOUTED

SUMMARY: Without a 1^st round pick and looking at the 90^th pick as their shot to redeem themselves. They did an okay job with Wright but he will not make much of a splash in the Majors if any.
Grade: D

Florida Sting Ray

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Bonus	Potential	SUMMARY
1	8	Gordon Potvin	P	20	JC	$3,350K	ML SP	Solid #1 starter good splits 3 solid pitches. His poor durability will force him to miss a few starts but that might be his biggest knock
1	50	Warren Carson	1B	18	HS	---		NOT SCOUTED
2	72	Timothy Wall	CF	21	COL	---	AAA	Fast but a below average runner, average bat and a NFL Dream. Let him go after that dream.
3	105	Stewart Reed	SS	18	HS	---	4A	Defensively he is solid, but his poor bat will be more problems than his great glove.
4	137	Mel Darr	P	18	HS	$350K	4A	Good pitching mechanics but an average pitch selection. Might get a chance in the league, but it will take a special owners
5	169	Charles Ward	CF	18	HS	---	Utility BENCH	Defense and speed are at least 2 tools to the ML. he has no bat, but with those 2 tools he could be in the league has a pinch runner and a fielder. Probably will not sign though

SUMMARY: Potvin will be a good ML pitcher, Someone might consider him as a closer role, but I think he is suited to star in this league. Ward in the 5^th round also seems to be a capable late round pick. I think without even seeing Carson the draft was biddle of the road, It won't change the teams direction alone, but gives Florida a few small pieces to build on.
Grade: C+

Memphis Amon-Ra

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Bonus	Potential	SUMMARY
3	122	Lonny Swarzak	SS	22	COL	$425K	4A	Has the defense to make the ML, but lacks the bat. He has the speed, but lacks the base running he's in the limbo between the ML and the Minors
4	154	Charley Stults	1B	18	HS	$350K	ML	Solid 1b prospect, but his type are a dime a dozen, he has potential to make the league and last until he wants to be paid arbitration.
5	186	Marlon Murphy	P	21	COL	$250K	ML Setup	Good splits and solid 2 pitches , but poor stamina and not enough durability. A 1 batter specialist might be his career.

SUMMARY: No picks in the 1^st 2 rounds and yet they pull down 1 Major Leaguer it Stults. Nothing special though
Grade: C+

Monterrey Metros

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Bonus	Potential	Summary
1	9	Lou Robinson	P	22	COL	$3,250K	ML RP	Good durability and stamina for a reliever. He will be a classic 100+ inning pitcher. He has average splits to go with 2 pitches and great control.
2	73	Quinn Terry	3B	20	JC	$550K	AAA OF	Good power hitter with decent splits but poor batting eye. Not sure he isn't more than a AAA crusher.
3	106	Kerry Middlebrook	P	22	COL	$425K	AAA LRP	Long reliever with decent splits combined with average pitches. Not going to make enough pitches to last long in the majors.
4	138	Theo Brinson	P	21	COL	$350K	4A	3 pitches and below average splits, might come up in the league as an injury replacement, but I would not invest in his baseball card
5	170	Jocko Goodwin	P	22	COL	$250K	AAA	Below average splits and pitches, but will eat a lot of innings in the minors

SUMMARY: for the 2^nd straight year they spent their #1 pick on a top flight multi-inning relief pitcher. This Pen has the potential to be the best in the league between Robinson and Henry Terry (S14 #1 overall) Now the team needs to invest in a few more bats to drive in the runs so these guys have the lead to maintain
Grade: B-