1996 BLB Amateur Draft

[Matt]

After being spurned by Linty in the trade it was time to get real.

[liquidcrash]

Well now 2 more picks have past and the guy I was going to pick at 14 is still there. I actually like him more than any of these last four picks. Despite trading out, now I'm considering trying to get back in. I've got pick 25, other assets if someone is interested.

Someone talk me out of this. I should know by now that I don't know anything about prospects.

[Jake]

Well now 2 more picks have past and the guy I was going to pick at 14 is still there. I actually like him more than any of these last four picks. Despite trading out, now I'm considering trying to get back in. I've got pick 25, other assets if someone is interested.

Someone talk me out of this. I should know by now that I don't know anything about prospects.

He's a stud. Do whatever it takes to get back up there.

[Dave]

Let's not let a little forum name change distract us from talking about what a great pick "Tug" Crudge was.

He's everything we look for in pitchers. 17, French-Canadian, pitched against average competition....

[Gyrodork]

Oh, yeah, don't know how to do that... but it is his scouts ratings, and sortable once ported to excel.

Muchos Gracias. Still better than "flipping" back and forth and then hunting for the player to add to my list.

[tomr1962]

Was hoping Crudge was going to fall down to me

[mwetts]

Let's not let a little forum name change distract us from talking about what a great pick "Tug" Crudge was.

He's everything we look for in pitchers. 17, French-Canadian, pitched against average competition....

I like old Tug... i get the feeling our scouts see a lot of the same based on picks and comments made in the last couple of drafts.

[Jistic]

With Crudge off the board we were left with the last one of our targets and took Tom "Demo" Oshman. Another HS player a little concerned his control might be slipping but at 16 we're happy with the pick. That gives us 4 quality SP in the system with 3 likely to be top 100 and Oshman might sneak in to give us 4.

[liquidcrash]

Oshman is the guy I wanted. I'd still like to have him. He's a HS pitcher, so he's a ways off but I like him.

[Dave]

Crudge and Oshman were definitely the two best starters left on the board, imho. I went with Crudge because he is more developed, throws harder, has better stamina, and is French-Canadian.

And as a Phillies fan, I will always jump at the chance to draft anyone with the nickname "Tug."

[Pat]

Fuck. My top three just went off the board. Make me an offer... No idea who to pick.

[Gyrodork]

Windy City took the last SP I had an interest in; so we filled a positional need with SS Ian Morrow. Probably not the best bat still in the draft; but I'm hoping we have a keeper.

[Pat]

Eh.

[mwetts]

Eh.

I knew he would be on your radar because of the defense and the running but once I read his personality/makeup I was sure you would take him... "Has an extensive collection of plants and a greenhouse that occupy his off-field hours"

Boom.

[Clay]

20 Picks IN... and something unprecedented has happened....

One of the columns I keep my draft sheet are "Players I Feel Will Be Top 100 on Draft Day". Just kind of my guesses based on the far too many hours I've spent studying the Top 100 list. Not blowing myself over something this unimportant, but I've gotten quite good at it.

ANYWAY.... I say that to say this.... all 20 of these guys taken so far made my list of Top 100.

I'm seeing 25-27 guys that I feel have immediate Top 100 "makeup".

FWIW - Good job all.