Al North S19 Draft Review

Seattle Fainting Goats

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Bonus	SUMMARY
1	10	Randall Borbon	CF	22	COL	$3,160K	Awesome pick at 10 with elite speed, and great power bat. He's developed and could be a huge factor in 2 seasons or quicker. This guy could be a legit 40/40 threat a number of times in his career. Anytime you get this type of player at the 10th pick you have to be excited.
2	67	Craig Kirwan	1B	21	COL	$550K	Solid 2nd rounder who could be an adequate 1B in the league. His bat offers 30 home run power and he has the skills to be a .290 hitter in his career. He should be a good option at 5 or 6 in the lineup.
3	99	J.D. Marshall	P	21	COL	---	He has all the tools except average splits. If he DITR's his splits and has a break through expect him to jump up the depth chart with his great control and Fb/Curve combo. He should still eat inning in the minors.
4	131	Roy Rapp	CF	20	JC	$350K	Solid fielder and runner, but a poor hitter. He might never prove his worth out of AA.
5	163	Alvin Plant	2B	19	JC	$250K	Average unspectacular hitter. Better suited for the outfield. He has solid power. Expect a .260 batting average with 25 home runs in the minors.

SUMMARY: You have to love Bourbon at 10 in this draft. He is a game changers and instantly makes the goats better. Kirwan also was a smart pick in the 2^nd round. The Goats saw some gems and mined them out of this draft. Goats look to move quickly up the standings with these picks.
Grade: A

Madison Massa's

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Bonus	SUMMARY
1	24	Gregg Henderson	SS	18	HS	$3,071K	Better fit is at 3B for this power swinging masher. Similar to last season's #1 pick White, Henderson is almost a perfect clone. He does have a fair amount of speed to go with his hitting props and will strikeout more than scouts like at around 80-90 times a season.
1	46	Sherman Lofton	P	18	HS	$600K	Super rubber arm reliever. Serman could pitch 100 innings in relief. With a fb and curve he's quite talented. He needs to get his strikeout numbers out to be an all-star.
1	54	Brutus Ellis	P	18	HS	$600K	Has a ML fastball and that's about all he can throw. He throws slightly above average and induces mostly groundballs. He has a shot at being a #5 guy in Madison.
2	80	Adam Minor	LF	22	COL	$550K	Scouts think what they saw at Buthune-Cookman College is about all you are going to get out of him. He is close to fully developed already as an above average runner, but a weak bat relative to his position.
3	112	Bud Stein	1B	22	COL	$425K	Monster bat on an otherwise average prospect. He puts the ball in play which is good, but probably will not get far out of AA in his career.
4	144	Scott Miller	1B	20	JC	---	Like Stein a super powered prospect that showed in college that he can make contact with the ball. The issue is most of that contact ends up in the fielder's glove. He himself does not have much of a glove.
5	176	Jimmie Hernandez	RF	19	JC	$250K	Fields fine enough to be in the Ml but don't do anything else worth even AA.

SUMMARY: Adding Henderson was a value pick as he is depth in an already deep position in Madison. The better pick might be Lofton who could offer some value in the rotation in a few seasons
Grade: B

Burlington Ice Storm

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Bonus	SUMMARY
1	6	Alex Lucano	LF	22	COL	$3,540K	One of the best college players available in this season's draft. He combines speed, power and a good batting eye into a complete package. He has average base running. Already close to ready for the big show, should see him soon.
1	41	David Matos	SP	18	HS	---	The Movement on Matos pitches are so extreme that most of the time no one knows where they will go even Matos. His curve is projected to be ace quality and his slider and sinker are solid out pitches. At 18 there is a lot of time for him to find some control, but scouts don't think there will be enough for Ml success.
2	63	Hawk Merritt	P	21	COL	$550K	Led a solid Junior campaign at U of Illinois, but he has never shown much is the line of dominant pitches and still struggles heavily versus quality left handed hitting.. His riffle for an arm is his saving grace which teams will covet.
3	95	Ken Mann	P	19	JC	$425K	Mann's cut fastball is his bread and butter, but is the only pitcher he has. He has the tools to have success in the league to play with the big boys, but lacks both a power arm and a groundball style which hurts his stock and allowed him to fall to the 3rd round.
4	127	John Wynn	P	22	COL	$350K	At eastern New Mexico he had his fair share of control issues; he brings those with him to Burlington. Critics point to his strong arm for those control issues and don't see away to improve his control without damaging the rest of his stock. All and all he's not a bad pitcher to have in the minors as a sleeper pick.
5	159	Mike Lambert	P	18	HS	$250K	Solid 5th rounder with an outside chance at the big leagues. He has the velocity and pitch selection, but has very low average stamina and splits for a starter. Only in High school he still projects to walk a lot of batters when he gets his head on straight.

SUMMARY: Taking Lucano adds enough bat that could be ML ready very quickly. Burlington again took a number of high ranking college players. They also took a couple high risk/ high reward types. Matos is a puzzle if he learns to harness his pitches he could be a huge pick up in the late 1^st round. I fear a DITR treatment might be his only hope though.
Grade: B

Minnesota Wogeban's

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Bonus	SUMMARY
1	25	Reid Stone	SP	18	HS	$1,630K	Already developed well for an 18 year old he projects to have 2 great pitches to compliment his elite control and stamina. He doesn't throw hard, but is a precision pitcher who carves out the plate for hitters. His forkball projects to be one of the best in the league. He's a great pick at the bottom of the 1st round
2	81	Cooper Simmons	SS	19	JC	$500K	He is fast. Can't hit and is just an average shortstop in the league. Did II mention he's fast? At 19, he is very developed and might exceed a projection.
3	113	Carmine Traynor	C	18	HS	$375K	Best suited for DH than in the field, he seems to lack any baseball fielding fundamentals, but he has hitting down pretty pat. Potentially a 20 home run threat with .270-.280 batting chops. He will also bring in an average of 100 strikeouts a year.
4	145	Eddie Tremie	C	18	HS	$320K	Light hitting defensive catcher. He smacks the ball into play a lot and would be more valuable if he had any type of speed. As he stands he is a defense only option. He swings at next to every pitch thrown.
5	177	Arthur Leach	1B	22	COL	$227K	Power hitting 1B with a Stanford education. Leach can whale on the ball and has a solid batting eye, but tends to pop the ball up more than you want in your big bat. His splits indicate a career minor leaguer right now.

SUMMARY: Stone is going to be a solid ML'er and should plow right through the minors with his jump started talent. Tremie should draw some interest from the coaching staff on how he responds to the minors and if he could be a ML'er in the future. Wogeban continues to add pieces to a team that is getting loaded with talent.
Grade: B+