1997 BLB Amateur Draft

[Jake]

Alright. Somehow my home computer is offline and I can't logmein to get to my game, or my list. (Carlos, I haven't forgotten about you. I swear I'll explain that soon).

So, I hate to do this, but I'm either going to trade out of this pick or probably be about an hour away from picking. Just FYI.

[Carlos]

Gimme a minute (or 10)...

My scout sees Chris Flores as having the greatest potential of any player in the draft.

I liked him a lot, but didn't want to take a MR before the amazing Danny Hernandez.

[Delandis]

Flores is a shutdown guy who can start day 1. Well worth the #12 pick.

[Jake]

Flores is a shutdown guy who can start day 1. Well worth the #12 pick.

Stop talking about Flores. I'm crying over here.

[Delandis]

Stop talking about Flores. I'm crying over here.

You've got a really scary, Gargoyle in Syracuse. I'm sure you'll be alright.

[BradZ]

Can someone or something put an end to Jake's 1st rd reign of terror?

[Delandis]

Maybe we should extend the time of the draft so someone would stop killing the momentum.

[Jake]

Yes, to all of the above.

I blame all of this on spot - I would have taken Flores in 2 seconds if he was still there.

As it was, we ended up going with "Mushy" Gonzalez, another great reliever prospect who isn't Flores, but more of a sure bet than anything else here.

[BradZ]

It's over! Now we can pick up some speed!! Oh wait . . .

[mwetts]

It's over! Now we can pick up some speed!! Oh wait . . .

i was hopin he would make a top four so this did not happen...

[Delandis]

It's over! Now we can pick up some speed!! Oh wait . . .

Give the man some credit. He didn't take nearly as long as Jake did.

[Carlos]

Yes, to all of the above.

I blame all of this on spot - I would have taken Flores in 2 seconds if he was still there.

As it was, we ended up going with "Mushy" Gonzalez, another great reliever prospect who isn't Flores, but more of a sure bet than anything else here.

I liked Gonzalez too. Think there's some good relievers in this draft.


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[Jake]

Give the man some credit. He didn't take nearly as long as Jake did.

The podcast is definitely going to have an anti-eastern seaboard bias.

[Dave]

I liked Gonzalez too. Think there's some good relievers in this draft.


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I agree. And in that respect, it is much like every other draft we have ever had.

[tomr1962]

Wow someone took the #33 ranked player according to my scout. The rest are pretty much inline.

How do you find were your scout placed them by rankings? Never noticed anything like that.