AL South S19 Draft Review

Louisville Loud Mouths

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Bonus	SUMMARY
1	28	Bob Coombs	RF	21	COL	---	Power hitting right fielder from St. Augustine's, he has great speed and can run the bases well enough to take advantage of it should be a 30/30 player in the majors. He does struggle against quality right handed pitching, but always seems to get a good piece of the ball and put it in play. Critics point to his long injury history in both High school and College which have sidelined him for a good part of his high school senior year, parts of his freshman and junior season's at St. Augustine's
1	49	Steve Wise	LF	22	COL	$600K	Big reach in picking up Bemidji State University Senior Wise late in the 1st round. Although he does have plus speed, he is nothing more than an average runner with average hitting at the plate. Without a core defensive position, he is nothing more than AAA fodder
2	84	Geraldo Uribe	P	19	JC	$550K	JUCO freshman who showed great strength in college. He should bring that flame throwing arm to the Bigs with some success. He has great control of the ball and 3 quality pitches along with 2 average pitches to choose from. His stock took a major hit when it was determined he could not throw more than 75 pitches a session without major exhaustion.
3	116	Philip Grey	SS	22	COL	$425K	Minor League short stop with good speed and a solid contact swing. He sometimes finds himself swinging at balls that are way out of the zone. Probably will not have the fielding to be a ML Shortstop full-time but could work in a pinch and offer some speed off the bench.
4	148	Billy Huskey	C	22	COL	$350K	At Grand Canyon University, he showed a solid presence behind the dish with an accurate arm, his bat never really impressed or scared many opponents. He was a career .287 college ball player who averaged 8 dingers and 23 RBI a season.
5	180	Dicky Jackson	3B	22	COL	---	Mr Average, He is a career minor league who does everything right at the average level. Not going to make any ML impact.

SUMMARY: Coombs if he can stay healthy is a great 1^st round picks up, but there is a reason his stock fell where it did. Louisville will have to work to keep him healthy for the next few seasons. The lest of the top 4 players will fill in the minor league ranks with an off chance that Uribe or Grey can sneak into the majors for some relief work. All and all a productive draft that filled in the minors with solid players
Grade: B-

Wichita Wildcats

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Bonus	SUMMARY
1	14	Sam McConnell	SP	18	HS	$4,640K	Elite splits and good control with proper stamina and durability will make him an elite level pitcher once he reaches his potential. Scouts point to his average pitch selection as the reason he slipped to the 14th pick, Of his 3 pitches his fastball and slider are both projected to be ML quality
1	43	Chip Roenicke	SP	20	JC	$600K	3 pitches and great velocity on them means he wills strikeout a lot of guys. His average splits make him a ML question mark. Someone will give him a chance to pitch and he will reward them with a 5.75 ERA. More than likely his career dies with 1000 minor league innings under his belt.
2	71	Brian Kulik	CF	18	HS	---	NOT SCOUTED looking for 3.5M
3	103	Jack Elarton	3B	22	COL	---	Mac school Hitter NOT SCOUTED
4	135	Corban Freeman	SP	22	COL	---	At Nebraska for 4 seasons's his fastball was lights out, in the Big Leagues some left handed hitter is going to put some upper bleacher lights out off of it. He is a solid prospect who does through the ball hard enough, but beyond his 1 pitch there is nothing more than a thrower here who is going to get eaten alive when the batters get the timing down.
5	167	Morrie Gaillard	SS	22	COL	---	Being scouted for the NFL as a DB out of Cal. I think he saves us the trouble and goes that route.-

SUMMARY: Went after starting pitching and scored big with #1 choice McConnell. I would expect the rest of the pitches to do their job and project him through his Minor league journey. All and all 1 solid ML'er is not too bad, but with 2 first rounder's you had to hope to walk away with 2 potential players...
Grade: C+

Houston Stone Cold Killers

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Bonus	SUMMARY
1	16	Brad Nelson	SP	18	HS	$2,600K	4 slightly above averages pitches along with good control and splits propelled Brad into the middle of the 1st round. I would love to tell you he's a sure thing all-star but I think he is closer to a long term average starter. Still not a bad pick un when you can get a guy who can give you 8-10 seasons of work.
2	73	Stan Williams	P	20	JC	$550K	3 plus pitches, solid control and splits, but low stamina will limit his role in the league. He would have soared up the draft latter if he had even a little more power to his pitches. As he stands he is a fringe long reliever.
3	105	Jayson Howard	RP	21	COL	$425K	Throws one of the best slurves in college ball which should find some success in Ryan. I would expect him to do very well with his pitch command and splits. He does have low durability which will limit his appearances; he might be solid 1 or 2 batters closer though.
4	137	Sean Schneider	SP	21	COL	$350K	The former WMU Bronco showed some poise in his college games, but his pitching style does not translate into the league very well. He has average pitch selection with low velocity. A nightmare combination. He should be a good Minor League inning hog though.
5	169	Jesse Williams	C	19	JC	$250K	Better suited off the field. Jesse brings a killer bat to the lineup. He seems to be an expert versus right handed pitching and seemed to eat the college competition up in his limited time. He has the potential to be a 15 HR guy while batting around .300. I'm not sure he has more than limited value in the big time.

SUMMARY: I like Nelson and project him to be a great #3 guy on almost every team once he gets to his projections. Williams will be an acquired taste for most teams, but he should find a team who can make use out of his skill set. Howard might be the steal of the draft in the 3^rd round. All and pitching is the name of the game and Houston loaded up this draft on it.

Grade: A-

Texas Tornadoes

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Age	Back- ground	Bonus	SUMMARY
1	27	Tom Charles	SP	21	COL	---	3 potential plus pitches with great stamina and spits. He lacks average control, but has the velocity to erase some of those walks with strikeouts. I like him at the end of the 1st round.
1	48	Homer Purcell	C	22	COL	$600K	Showed a lot at the plate in his time at SVSU which should translate into the making of a monster hitter in the ML. He projects to be a 40 HR guy batting around .280. He does have a long swing and could find himself missing more than you hope in a career hitter, but think of that power and hitting potential when he does get a hold of the ball.
2	83	Trevor Rhodes	SP	18	HS	$550K	Average splits with solid stamina and control. He does have 2 plus pitches and 2 other average pitches to work with. He could bounce in and out of the league over his career.
3	115	Stephen Flair	RP	18	HS	$425K	3 pitch multi-inning reliever with good control and splits. He is probably not an all-star but a huge inning eating reliever once he makes his projections. His splits are on the low end so he will need to land close to the experts final projections, if he is to succeed.
4	147	Jolbert Lunar	P	20	JC	---	NOT SCOUTED
5	179	Bailey Cosby	SP	18	HS	$250K	Lacks ML quality control, he projects to have 2 average pitches and not much velocity. He does have the ml quality stamina and splits. If he DITR's his control or even his pitch selection, he could be an awesome sleeper.

SUMMARY: A few value picks here who have flaws, but have great potential Purcell's is a top flight DH and Charles once you get over the fact he is going to walk 4 a game will probably strikeout 7 a game. Rhodes and Flair will also have roles to serve when all is said and done.
Grade: A-