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 12^th 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