1996 BLB Amateur Draft

[Delandis]

Baker or Fisher is screwed now, btw. I see a massive arm injury in both of their futures after the "Virginia Bounce" comment.

Fixed.

[Clay]

Baker or Fisher is screwed now, btw. I see a massive arm injury in one of their futures after the "Virginia Bounce" comment.

That's too on the nose. I'd just never let them develop. A catastrophic injury would be too black and white. The quality dick move would to stunt them just enough so every year you're still thinking "this is the breakout season."

[Dave]

Skerik - if you need help deciphering the draft pool with all these picks in, we'll talk you through it.

I was just wondering if this was the real draft, or like a fake preview pretend draft. I'm all clear now, thanks!

[Lintyfresh85]

That's too on the nose. I'd just never let them develop. A catastrophic injury would be too black and white. The quality dick move would to stunt them just enough so every year you're still thinking "this is the breakout season."

Well played.

[Carlos]

That's too on the nose. I'd just never let them develop. A catastrophic injury would be too black and white. The quality dick move would to stunt them just enough so every year you're still thinking "this is the breakout season."

Oh.

Oooooh. I get it.

[Delandis]

What will be interesting to see is where the injured talent will fall. There are 2 or 3 potential 1st round picks with significant current and past injuries. Can't wait to see where and when these players fall.

[Pat]

Baker and Fisher were easily the two best pitchers in the draft. Nice picks.

[liquidcrash]

Fisher was #1 on my board. BA Top 5 talent.

Baker was in a group behind him, I like him as well. Solid picks, and two guys that hopefully will help sooner than some of the high school guys.

[Clay]

First two picks are assigned in the utility. Los Alamos will be on the clock when we go LIVE.

[liquidcrash]

We don't get a lot of Cape Cod guys at the top of the draft. I'll be interested to track these guys.

This got me wondering, and since I'm really bored I went back and checked this stuff. So, the top 5 picks since we started the feeder leagues (1988):

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<table width="493" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><colgroup><col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <col style="width: 173pt;" width="231"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <col style="width: 101pt;" width="134"> </colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt; width: 48pt;" width="64" align="right" height="20">1988</td> <td style="width: 173pt;" width="231">
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</td> <td style="width: 101pt;" width="134">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Pete Fitzgerald</td> <td>NCAA</td> <td>LSU</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Jerry Howell</td> <td>NCAA</td> <td>Cal</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Hector Pagan</td> <td>Cape</td> <td>Orleans</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">LF</td> <td>Pete Merner</td> <td>???</td> <td>College</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Loren Washington</td> <td>NCAA</td> <td>Arizona State</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">1989</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Pat Dimmick</td> <td>NCAA</td> <td>LSU</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Pat Robbins</td> <td>NCAA</td> <td>CS-Fullerton</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">CF</td> <td>Pancho Martinez</td> <td>NCAA</td> <td>Cal</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">RF</td> <td>Yidir Adili</td> <td>Int'l</td> <td>South Africa (college)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Del Miner</td> <td>HS</td> <td>Auburn</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">1990</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Doug Coates</td> <td>NCAA</td> <td>Cal</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Ki-hyeon Lim</td> <td>Int'l</td> <td>South Korea (college)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">CF</td> <td>Angelo Martinez</td> <td>Cape</td> <td>Wareham</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">LF</td> <td>Amri Sau</td> <td>Int'l</td> <td>South Africa (HS)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">3B</td> <td>Clarence Willis</td> <td>NCAA</td> <td>Stanford</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">1991</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SS</td> <td>Elman Amilakhori</td> <td>Int'l</td> <td>Belarus (college)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">LF</td> <td>Ramao Cavadas</td> <td>Int'l</td> <td>Brazil (college)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">LF</td> <td>Naotatsu Matsumoto</td> <td>Int'l</td> <td>Japan (college)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">C</td> <td>Pat Danford</td> <td>Int'l</td> <td>Mexico (HS)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Val Aparicio</td> <td>Int'l</td> <td>Dominican Republic (HS)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">1992</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">C</td> <td>Eron Deleon</td> <td>Cape</td> <td>Chatham</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">RF</td> <td>Zak Gaston</td> <td>Cape</td> <td>Yarmouth-Dennis</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Dewitt Pierce</td> <td>Cape</td> <td>Harwich</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Artie Benitez</td> <td>Cape</td> <td>Cotuit</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">CF</td> <td>Pat Stewart</td> <td>Cape</td> <td>Brewster</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">1993</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">CF</td> <td>Lonnie Johnston</td> <td>Cape</td> <td>Falmouth</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Ricky Rangel</td> <td>Int'l</td> <td>El Salvador (college)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">RF</td> <td>Sonny Marshburn</td> <td>NCAA</td> <td>Stanford</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Clarence Hobbs</td> <td>HS</td> <td>Xavier</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Kang-xi Han</td> <td>Int'l</td> <td>China (HS)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">1994</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Erik Keifer</td> <td>NCAA</td> <td>USC</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Derek Vleugel</td> <td>Int'l</td> <td>Aruba (HS)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SS</td> <td>Dusty Simmons</td> <td>Cape</td> <td>Bourne</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Jonathon Burns</td> <td>HS</td> <td>Heritage</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Alex Martinez</td> <td>Int'l</td> <td>Cuba (college)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">1995</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Pat Bryant</td> <td>Cape</td> <td>Yarmouth-Dennis</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">CF</td> <td>TJ Knudson</td> <td>HS</td> <td>Maine West</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">CF</td> <td>Justin Linseman</td> <td>Int'l</td> <td>Canada (HS)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">CF</td> <td>Tom Swanson</td> <td>Cape</td> <td>Wareham</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">3B</td> <td>Ron Pillsbury</td> <td>NCAA</td> <td>Rice</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" align="right" height="20">1996</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Travis Fisher</td> <td>Cape</td> <td>Cotuit</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">SP</td> <td>Tyler Baker</td> <td>Cape</td> <td>Hyannis</td></tr></tbody></table>

Counting this year, it's 13 each from the Cape and Internationals, 11 from the NCAA, 4 from our HS league, and 1 unknown (Merner isn't in the game or the utility anymore).

[Clay]

I totally forgot Pat Robbins was a #2 pick.

[Matt]

Merner isn't even on this Earth anymore. He was bumped off mysteriously years ago. The police currently have no leads.

[Clay]

Who drafted him?

[BradZ]

Merner isn't even on this Earth anymore. He was bumped off mysteriously years ago. The police currently have no leads.

I hope the mystery pops up in Carlos's book.

[Matt]

Who drafted him?

Bustavia.