AL NORTH S12 Draft Recap

Toledo Holy

Needed from the draft: LF, C, BEST

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back-	Contract	Bonus
					ground			SUMMARY
1	24	Barney Russ	SP	18	HS	---	---	Middle of the rotation guy who brings 3 solid pitches and great control. Russ has middle of the road velocity and above average splits. He is young enough to make his projections and has great makeup. He does have signing issues though.
2	75	Jerry Jerchower	SS	22	COL	---	---	Below average in the field, with an average bat. Jerchower does have plus speed and base running. At 22 you would hope to see he further developed with his below average makeup.
3	107	Jesus Montero	RF	18	HS	---	---	Good speed, good contact and an awesome bunter, he has poor left hand splits and reduced power to work with.
4	139	Ahmad Tracy	RP	18	HS	---	---	3 pitch flame thrower, with average control, he could be a killer Left hand specialist, but will struggle against the righties.
5	171	Gary O'Neill	RF	18	HS	---	---	Powerful swing versus Left handed pitching, He will struggle against everyone else.

Summary: If they get Russ to sign their pitching will be in great shape. Jerchower is a stretch pick who will never make his projections. I smell a bust. The rest of the draft is full of 1 tool guys who could get limited opportunities.

Grade: B-

Fargo Fevola:

Needed from the draft: CF, 3B, LF

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back-	Contract	Bonus
					ground			SUMMARY
1	11	Murray Woolf	2B	18	HS	---	---	Solid contact hitter doesn't offer much power but isn't inept at the long ball. He has excellent splits and should have a great productive ML career.
1	45	Tex Ashley	CF	20	JC	MILB	$600K	Above average Cf with good contact and plus speed. Ashley projects to be a top of the lineup hitter with the entire tool except any form of power. He is still quality in the late 1st round.
2	63	Buddy Dubler	1B	20	JC	MILB	$550K	Solid hitting 1B with decent speed but poor base running. Dubler is not going to be an all-star but should crack the everyday lineup at 1B for a number of years.
3	95	Malachi Smoltz	3B	18	HS	MILB	$425K	Power first swing, Malachi has low splits and is better suited to field in the OF than the Inf. He is not a bad 3rd rounder for the money.
4	127	Preston Rolls	SP	21	COL	---	---	Poor pitch selection and even worse control makes is signing a doubt, Roll does have great stamina and splits with Fargo wants to give him a chance just in case.
5	159	Dan Caseres	LF	18	HS	MILB	$250K	Fastest no hit 1B I have ever seen, his value like his defense is limited without some sort of Boost.

Summary: Woolf is a great positional player who could slide to 3B is required. Ashley is a superior CF candidate. All and all Fargo stacked up on many quality fielders and established a good draft for S12

Grade: A

Madison Massa's.
Needs from the draft: SP, RP, BEST

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back-	Contract	Bonus
					ground			SUMMARY
1	32	Richard Martin	RP	18	HS	---	---	4 pitch fireball reliever. He has excellent splits and good pitch selection, but has a poor durability to stamina ratio. Should be dominant every 3rd day or so.
1	34	Alvin Frank	SP	18	HS	---	---	He has the pitches to be an ML starter but does not have the splits or the control to succeed for any stretch. He needs at least one projection to be bumped for any shot with the Massa's
1	39	Matt Fitzgerald	SP	21	COL	---	---	Soft tossing starter with great pitch selection but very average splits, he will probably bottom out as a 4A caliber player.
2	66	Harry Trevino	2B	22	COL	---	---	Talent wise he could have went in the 1st round, but he has sign ability issues and as a result slid here. Above average hitter with good pop, Trevino struggles some against righties, but should hold his own if given the opportunity.
2	83	Turner Manning	RP	18	HS	---	---	Manning could be the most dominant 5 pitch count pitcher the league has ever seen. Great splits solid 2 pitches and poor stamina and durability. He will pitch in 25 games with 8 innings of work for someone.
3	115	Dweezil Fields	P	22	COL	---	---	AAA quality splits ruin an otherwise solid pitcher with 4 solid pitches good control and stamina.
4	147	Luke O'Brien	P	20	JC	---	---	Poor control and a below average set of splits will limit Luke to AA in his career.
5	179	Nick Roth	CF	19	JC	---	---	Good defense and great speed will help Roth move up the ladder quickly, the fact he has almost no bat will hold him back. He does have a good swing against left handers.

Summary: Went after pitching and really swung at a lot of bad pitches. Martin is flawed but could still be effective if watched closely. Reliever Manning has the same dilemma. Other than that 2B Trevino is the only other value guy and he might not sign. Tough draft for Madison

Grade: C-

New York Bombers.

Needs from the draft: RP, RF, C

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back-	Contract	Bonus
					ground			SUMMARY
1	27	Patrick Foster	SP	18	HS	---	---	4 solid pitches great stamina and control with above average splits, will allow Foster to round out someone's rotation. The Bombers had to be looking for more out of this pick, but they got a useless arm that isn't quite a top tier starter but should fetch a decent amount of value.
1	35	Jody Olsen	SP	21	COL	---	---	Soft throwing with average pitches, Olsen does have good control and great stamina, and He will struggle against righties if you stack the lineup against him.
2	84	Carl Hissey	RF	22	COL	MILB	$550K	Nightmare in the field, Bernie has already identified that and moved him to a DH role, He hits very well with decent power and solid splits.
3	116	Eli Carrara	C	18	HS	MILB	$425K	Solid defensive catcher with fair speed and good base running, he is not the offensive catcher that the AL usually features though and he might be better suited for NL style play.
4	148	Justin Johnson	SS	18	HS	MILB	$350K	Solid with below average power hitter who runs at a fair rate. He is probably going to top out at AAA with a few late September call ups.
5	180	Gene Mitchell	LF	21	COL	MILB	$250K	Below average hitter with good speed and poor base running. His only attribute of note is his speed which is cancelled out by his lack of discipline.

Summary: Brought in a few solid pitchers for the farm, Foster is hit or miss depending on the day I evaluate him. Olsen is flawed against righties but is great with everything else. Carrara is a great Pick for the 3^rd round and has Big League potential. No one Drafted in New York is that far out of getting ML at bats in the future.

Grade: B