AL WEST S18 Draft Review

Kansas City McCoys

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	SUMMARY
1	13	Luis Furcal	2B	21	Good power hitter with solid contact and batting eye. he is a poor man's 2B, but could be a starter in the outfield. He is a plus runner, but doesn't have great running speed. Look for a stats line of around .280/35/100rbi with 10 SB.
1	47	Alfredo Quevedo	1B	19	Nice supplemental pickup. Plus defender at 1B with good power and solid hitting He might never be an all-star but he should be a team leader in a few categories.
1	56	Del Headley	2B	20	Good speed and contact, but lacks any power and runs the bases poorly. He isn't going to do a lot in the field expect him to be an AAA guy at best.
1	58	Vance Terry	RP	22	College closer will be tested in the ML. He does have Ml quality splits control and 2 plus pitches. His. Biggest knock is his lack of velocity and is a pure fly ball pitcher, often an issue for late inning relief.
3	103	Shaggy Griffith	SS	21	Solid speed and base runner with good contact, he lacks plus defensive skills to get him regular ML at-bats. AAA'er for life.
4	135	Roosevelt Collier	RP	21	Great 4th rounder limited stamina with reduce his role, but he has excellent pitch selection and plus splits. His above average control should serve him well.
5	167	Jorel Delahanty	RP	20	Below average control, but otherwise a ML quality pitcher with 3 solid options to throw.

SUMMARY: Raucous continues his late round dominance and lands a bunch of quality arms in the late rounds. He scored well with his late 1^st rounder, but rauc, had to be hoping that he would have landed a skill position with the 13^th overall. Not saying Furcal isn't going to be an all-star just would have been nice if his d was worth something.

Grade: A-

Anaheim strasfigor

Season	Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	SUMMARY
18	1	14	Vladimir Pena	RP	20	Solid reliever, he has 2 plus pitches and a 3rd out pitch. He has solid splits and above average durability for a reliever. As a top 15 pick he seems to be a reach with this pick. I am never a fan of taking a reliever this high unless he is truly elite. Pena will be an above average reliever but not a consistent all-star
18	1	48	Perry Sparks	RP	22	5 pitches and great splits, he was known for his precision control at Vanderbilt. Vandy went with a tandem rotation this past season, so Sparks's stamina will be a huge issue as a starter. Expect no more than 4 innings out of him. He is efficient at pitching but don't expect many strikeouts. Probable finds ML work as a reliever.
18	2	71	Dennis Chang	P	18	NOT SCOUTED
18	3	104	Alfredo Herman	SP	19	Average splits and pitches selection. He is an AAA guy at best; even his elite control isn't going to merit him a shot.
18	4	136	Edinson Galarraga	SS	18	Solid left handed swing with plus contact, he struggles with his glove at SS, but should perform well enough in the minors. If you can overlook his strikeouts and his inability to hit righties he could have a few Ml at Bats.
18	5	168	Ralph Stroud	P	18	NOT SCOUTED

SUMMARY: spend the draft filling up the pitching staff, not a bad idea for anyone. I don't think loading up on Relievers is the best strategy though. Huge reaches for guys who will be limited in innings. Both guys should be Ml caliber, but The team would have been better served with Sp Pat Berkman who went 20^th or SP Harry Torres who went 51^st

Grade: C

Salt Lake City Prospectors

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	SUMMARY
1	31	Willie Juarez	SP	21	Great control, stamina and velocity would make him an all-star, but he's picked 31st because of his lack of above average splits. It will be interesting to see how far he gets with his 4 pitches and poor splits. Most teams would not give him much time out of AAA.
2	87	Hal Rogers	SP	20	I like Rogers better than Juarez and to me he has a better chance for Ml success. He has above average control and splits. He has 3 plus pitches and strikeout velocity. It will be interesting to see how their Ml careers compare.
3	120	Stuart Thompson	LRP	20	Average splits, good control 3 solid pitches, but his low durability and stamina will limit his exposure to hitters. Not enough skill to exceed past AAA.
4	152	Horacio Jose	SP	18	Poor splits will keep him in the minors for his career.
5	184	Gaylord Tam	RP	21	Good 5th round pick. Solid right hand specialist with 3 pitches and excellent velocity. Could see come Ml time.

SUMMARY: 2^nd straight year adding pitchers this time they went after less risky signees, but still didn't land a sure fire guy. They have a couple guys who might fill in holes for some time, but no one is a permanent solution.

Grade: C

Tucson Mail Order Cowboys

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	SUMMARY
1	30	Junior Torres	CF	19	All-star caliber defender with elite speed. He makes average contact with the ball, but doesn't strikeout a whole lot. Nor will he be leaned on to power many runs in. his D and speed will get him to the ML.
1	40	Julian Duran	SP	21	Looked solid at Winthrop in his Junior year, but scouts fear he will not translate into a ML Quality pitcher. He should perform well enough to be a mop up guy or as a 4A player.
2	70	Eric McGehee	SP	21	Another college product he struggled in college against right handed hitters, but still posted a respectable college ERA and ranked near the top of the NCAA in Strikeouts. He will need to improve his pitch selection to even have a ML chance.
2	86	Heath Duvall	SP	19	Picked out of the junior college ranks, Duvall lacks the control and the pitch selection to be anything more than an AA guy. He does have a good handle on how to pitch if he DITR's a season he might surprise the league.
3	119	Omar Maduro	SP	20	With his high velocity and lack of any control someone is going to get hurt with his monster fastball. He has great splits if he finds the strike zone he will be a great ML pitcher. The chances of that are slim, but in the 3rd round you take the chance.
4	151	Ryan Braden	3B	21	Has good speed, but defensively he's a better match to the outfield. He's a below average hitter with plus splits and solid batting eye. I don't seem him with a ML career.
5	183	David Nunez	P	21	Good splits for a reliever in the 5th round but lacks control and an above average pitch.

SUMMARY: I love Daley, but with 5 1^st round picks I would hope to love a few more players. Breslow is also my kind of guy. In my opinion walking out of a draft with 2-3 ML quality starters is great. Tucson did that, but still I feel jilted by the rest of the draft. They need to start adding youth in the lineup and missed on almost all of their prospects. Hopefully pitching can bring in the hitting prospects in the future.

Grade: B