AL WEST DRAFT REVIEW

Kansas City McCoys-

Needs from the draft: 1: CF 2 SP 3: 3B

	1	21	Kenny Foster	P	22	$2,130K	Huge reach for the 1st round. He has good control and good split, but average durability and low stamina. He will be interesting to watch to see what happens
	2	64	Troy Cunningham	P	18	$550K	Another big reach that could have fallen later. He has good splits and control but has only 1 plus pitch along with 2 below average pitches. His durability is critically low for a reliever with his stamina.
	3	96	Felipe Perez	P	18	---	Unknown Information
	4	128	Omar Randall	1B	21	$350K	Average 1B with fleeting power and splits. He is not fast and he's not overly good at much. Probably an injury replacement in his first ML action
	5	160	Jamie Walters	C	19	$250K	Decent backup catcher he will not hurt you behind the dish, but he does not offer a lot of skills to make him a starter anytime soon.

 

Summary:

needed skill position players and drafted relief pitchers. Most of the picks were reaches for their draft positions and other relievers who projected better when after each pick. This is a dark draft for the McCoys

Grade: D

Las Vegas Gamble:

Needs from the draft: 1: SP 2 RP 3: RF

	1	12	Clay Cambridge	2B	22	$2,970K	Solid hitter with pop who fields his position well and offers above average speed. He is very polished and could cruise through the minors quickly
	2	55	Casey Leiter	3B	20	$550K	Strong armed 3rd sacker. Leiter he's the ball well and has great splits, but is an average hitter. Also very polished and almost ready
	3	87	Vicente Martin	C	22	$425K	Good hitter but he might be a poor defensive catcher. Weak arm matched with low range makes him a liability late in games. He does have a smooth swing and should hit lefties well.
	4	119	Mitchell Hudson	CF	22	---	Not scouted well enough
	5	151	Francis Jacobs	3B	22	$250K	He is a weak hitting average defender. He could see some time as an injury replacement or a position filler, but he will not make a dent in the record books

Summary:

needed Missed the mark on getting n impact pitchers, but they added 1 good hitter and a couple role players. The lack of decent pitching in this draft is going to catch up to them

Grade: C-

San Jose Snakes:

Needs from the draft: 1: CF 2 C 3: Best Available

	1	11	Davey Santana	C	18	---	Slap hitting catcher with no range but good pitch calling and arm make him a good risk late in the 1st round, but a bit of a reach with the 11th pick. He will be a good hitter and is already pretty polished, but has big signing issues
	4	118	Wilson Murray	P	22	$350K	Career minor league pitcher with poor splits and 2 above average pitches. He is not going to do much above AA
	5	150	Ivy Curtis	P	22	---	Another career minor leaguer this one with poor splits and 1 above average pitch

Summary:

with 3 picks in the first 5 rounds the Snakes would need to draft well, they missed the mark with Santana. His signing issues make him a tough choice for San Jose who would not have another pick until the 4^th round. If Santana doesn't sign this draft would be a huge disappointment to the fan in San Jose.

Grade: D

Wichita Sizzlers

Needs from the draft: 1: C 2 Best Available 3: Best Available

	1	29	Brandon Murray	RP	21	$1,380K	Safe pick but still a reach in the 1st round. He has good splits and control and 2 above average plus 1 average pitch but below average durability for a reliever
	1	34	Ricky Hearn	P	19	$960K	Solid middle of the rotation type pitcher. Good right/left splits and stamina and control mark a pitcher with 4 above average to average pitches.
	1	36	Dann Moore	P	20	$880K	3 plus pitches compliment a pitcher with good stamina, but below average control. He will struggle at times in the major leagues when he arrives
	2	54	Efrain Meacham	SS	18	$550K	Defensively better suited at 3B or in the outfield at right or left. Efrain is a great hitter with little pop in his swing; he will not make many fundamental mistakes.
	2	56	Marty Andrews	2B	20	$550K	Average hitter who can field his position well. His speed and base running will give him a good number of stolen bases, but his mediocre hitting might find him struggling to keep a job.
	2	72	Hal Olson	P	19	$550K	Nice find in the 2nd round. Olson has 4 plus pitches to match above average splits and average control. He could contribute much to a team's rotation in a few years
	3	104	Fred Harriger	P	19	$425K	A work in progress wild thing here lacks control and stamina to be an efficient reliever in the majors; he has the pitches if the rest can come together.
	4	136	Charlie Pavlov	C	20	$350K	Might develop into a role catcher for the pro club but he is average in almost all rating areas, he probably will make little impact in this league
	5	168	Nate Erickson	P	22	$250K	Another wild reliever who has excellent rated split set, he also has 3 plus pitches and average durability. It will be interesting to see how he ends up.

 

Summary:

had plenty of picks and used most wisely to get depth in the pitching corp. and pull down a catcher. No one is going to jump up and contribute right away, but this team luxury of being able to develop some of this talent.

Grade: B