1 | 31 | 2B | 18 | HS | $1,190K | ML LF | Solid power and speed prospect, he has below average makeup but is young, He is going to take his time in the Minor Leagues and still may never reach his potential. If he does he will offer Massa a solid everyday bat. | |
1 | 32 | 2B | 19 | JC | $1,100K | ML RF | Similar to James, but without the speed, he does have a good bat and can play in Right or Left field everyday without issue. | |
1 | 42 | 3B | 18 | HS | $640K | AAA | Better suited fort the Outfield with his glove, he a slightly better than average hitter with good speed, but below average base running. Poor makeup and batting eye will doom him to a minor league career | |
1 | 59 | CF | 18 | HS | $600K | 4A | Good defender with great speed, that will be enough to get him in the Majors for some time. He has decent power but will not bat for a great average in his career. I'm not sure if he can overcome his poor makeup though. | |
2 | 93 | P | 22 | COL | $550K | 4A | Perfect AAA Arm, he has decent stamina and his durability will make him a solid every 5 day starter, his average splits will keep him out of the majors though. | |
2 | 95 | RF | 20 | JC | $550K | 4A | Contact hitting speed demon, he has average splits and is solid on the base paths. Not enough defense to allow him to stick anywhere for long. | |
3 | 128 | 2B | 22 | COL | $425K | AAA | Below average bat and average speed will limit his impact outside of AAA | |
4 | 160 | P | 22 | COL | $350K | ML RP | Solid 3 pitch reliever with good splits and solid durability and stamina. Could be 4th round gold if he makes his projections. | |
5 | 192 | 1B | 21 | COL | --- | AAA | Solid to average hitter, might be better suited to be removed from the field all together, but could play 1st for a stint. Doesn't offer much for a ML team |
SUMMARY: Picked up a few pure hitters at the top of the draft, but no real positional impact on the field.With 4 1st round picks you hope for better than 50% of them making the Majors Difelice is a fine addition in the 4th round, but they had to hope to land at least 1 more solid arm.
Grade: C
1 | 11 | P | 18 | HS | $2,700K | ML All Star SP | With the 11th pick Adcock is an ace. He has 4 great pitches, good splits, control and stamina.He isn't going to strikeout many but he keeps the ball down and induce a lot of ground outs, nice when you have a good defense behind the pitcher. | |
1 | 36 | 2B | 20 | JC | $820K | 4A | Below average I the field, he will need to be hit in the outfield. He has some pop in his bat and good batting splits. Other than that he is just above average enough to get in the major leagues, but so ordinary that he might just disappear. | |
2 | 75 | LF | 22 | COL | $500K | 4A | Average hitter with good batting eye and a mixed set of splits, he doesn't offer enough on defense to account for his lack of an exceptional bat. | |
2 | 79 | SS | 20 | JC | $515K | 4A | Defense and speedster with a very poor bat. A team who needs a good glove would find Mavne a good addition as a late inning guy. | |
3 | 108 | P | 20 | JC | $390K | 4A | Average splits on an over all average pitcher, he will have good success in the minors , but don't look for him to get a long look at the ML level. | |
4 | 140 | SS | 22 | COL | $320K | AAA | Even at 3B he doesn't offer enough defense to cover is average offense. Destine to sizzle in AAA for a career | |
5 | 172 | RF | 19 | JC | $225K | AAA | He might struggle to get out of AA in 5 seasons. |
SUMMARY: After Adcock, Minnesota had to hope for at least one more good ML'er to take home instead they might have just draft a class of want to be. And never going to be's
Grade: C
1 | 39 | P | 18 | HS | $760K | ML RP | Nelson has the potential to be a solid Relief pitcher in the ML. He also has average makeup which is a killing attribute for all relievers. With out the ability to pitch enough innings his progress will be slow, the Good news is he's 18 and should get a good chance to have that time he needs. | |
1 | 44 | CF | 18 | HS | --- | 4A | Weak hitting prospect, he might be solid at 2B, his speed should get him a few looks to the majors, I'm not sure that he will get much chance to stick. | |
2 | 69 | P | 20 | JC | $550K | 4A | He lacks the control to be a dependable reliever, he also lacks the durability to be counted on for extended use. He does have the good splits and 3 solid pitches to give him a twinkling of hope | |
2 | 87 | C | 18 | HS | $550K | ML Backup | Classic defensive catcher, he is not going to provide the spark that will ignite the rally, but he won't hurt you to much at the plate,. He does offer the good defense that teams like from their backstops. | |
3 | 101 | SS | 19 | JC | $425K | AAA | Average in the field and at the plate, not enough on the base paths to allow him to long of a ML look. | |
3 | 120 | CF | 18 | HS | $425K | 4A | He has good contact and speed, but can't figure of right handed pitching and has no power to speed of. He is a mixed bag, but a solid 3rd round project. | |
4 | 152 | CF | 19 | JC | $350K | AAA | He can run, but not much at the plate. Look for him to show flashes in the minors to why he was drafted but strike out in the Majors. | |
5 | 184 | P | 19 | JC | $250K | AAA | Minor League pitching prospect written all over him and his poor splits |
SUMMARY: Nelson wasa reach in the 1st round, but maybe in another draft position #39 is the 2nd round. NY did not get a lot of pieces to help build their team or fill in holes, Olivo won't start but should be a fine ML'er Nelson and Lanier both hae potential for the bullpen, but can't be counted on. This is draft in 5 years it would be interesting to see where they all ended up.
Grade: C
1 | 58 | P | 18 | HS | $600K | ML Bottom of the rotation. | Solid pick late in the 1st round. He has average splits and below average control, but with 4 nice pitches and killer velocity, he has good potential to stick with a team when he does develop., | |
64 | P | 22 | COL | $600K | ML Long Relief | Spot start or long reliever roles best suit him, he has the appropriate splits and solid control to make his ML dreams a reality. At 22 he is already pretty well developed and should make his impact sooner than later. | ||
3 | 126 | P | 20 | JC | $425K | AAA | Great velocity and 3 stud pitches, but lacks the ability to control the ball enough to be effective outside of the minors. | |
4 | 158 | P | 22 | COL | $350K | ML RP | Better than Breslow, but still lacks good control, he is a strike out machine with his 3 laser pitches and solid splits. I might give him a shot In the league | |
5 | 190 | P | 18 | HS | $250K | AAA | Low Stamina and average splits will limit him to a minor league career, but he might be a well respected minor leaguer for a few seasons. |
SUMMARY: Without a true 1st round pick, Toledo went for the gusto and cherrypicked the best available pitching in each round with his picks. Breslow and cashman are wild cards but worth the risk in their respective rounbds if they can get DITR on control. Look for a few of thes guys to be ML regulars which is saying a lot when your 1st pick isn't until #58
Grade: B+
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