2018 Official Draft Discussion Thread

[Spear]

I'll make my pick in 30 mins. Just driving


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[PaulC]

No, Marquez was actually a good prospect.

He might have been hurt by being promoted to AA too quickly.

Or bad luck.

Or a combination of both.

OSA projected him to be a good prospect and he had the college stats to show for it, so I think he was for real, at least at draft time.

I'm blaming both, but there was certainly an impatient management piece that can't be overstated.

[Z]

I'm blaming both, but there was certainly an impatient management piece that can't be overstated.

I've seen guys get rushed and not take a ratings hit to the extent that Marquez did, so I wouldn't say it's all due to the promotion.

But hitting .160 at single-A and then getting promoted to bat .202 at double-A isn't good for a guy's development.

[Pat]

No, Marquez was actually a good prospect.

He might have been hurt by being promoted to AA too quickly.

Or bad luck.

Or a combination of both.

OSA projected him to be a good prospect and he had the college stats to show for it, so I think he was for real, at least at draft time.

Didn't like his chances from the jump. At the time of the draft OSA had him 3-3-2-3-3 with "7" potential power...and low work ethic.

[PaulC]

Didn't like his chances from the jump. At the time of the draft OSA had him 3-3-2-3-3 with "7" potential power...and low work ethic.

I'm just annoyed that I was going to take Sedevic and then switched at the last minute. That is a draft miss that will hurt for awhile... or longer!

[Z]

Didn't like his chances from the jump. At the time of the draft OSA had him 3-3-2-3-3 with "7" potential power...and low work ethic.

Good point. How raw he was at the time probably played a role.

[Matt]

I'll make my pick in 30 mins. Just driving


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If the RCMP pull you over just drop my name.

[Spear]

If the RCMP pull you over just drop my name.

LAPD is more intimidating than my old Mountie friends.

This guy is the only exception.

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[Sharkn20]

All my picks will go in by lunch time (UK)

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[Sharkn20]

Sharks are done Drafting!

Can´t wait to have the new prospects coming in!

[umd]

WAS and then me then auto or list to the end.

[umd]

Draft is done. Not much going for us without a pick until round 6. I'm looking forward to next season though. This draft was very weak on pitching late rounds.

[Delandis]

Draft is done. Not much going for us without a pick until round 6. I'm looking forward to next season though. This draft was very weak on pitching late rounds.

Yea. I had to load up on hitters.....again.


On another note Mr. Irrelevant, C.J. Bouton did have have a 22 game hit streak this year for the Ducks.

[funclown]

My Scout is touching himself the whole Draft, he really loves everyone.

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Same. My scout was still seeing value picks into round 7. Again tools scout so rainbows and unicorns. Still nice to see. Most will not make it like Z said, but it beats drafting 4-3-4-3-4 or 4-3-5 guys in round 4.

[Z]

Same. My scout was still seeing value picks into round 7. Again tools scout so rainbows and unicorns. Still nice to see. Most will not make it like Z said, but it beats drafting 4-3-4-3-4 or 4-3-5 guys in round 4.

I just try to draft guys who have something going for them.

Here, I'll explain all of my late picks.

5.14 1B Dylan Terrell — My scout and OSA think he's only okay. 4/5/5/4/4 isn't so good for a first baseman. That's not a BLB starting first baseman's ratings. I drafted him because in the 2018 Cape Cod League season, Dylan Terrell had the fifth-best batting average, the second-best slugging percentage, the third-best OPS, the fifth-best WAR, the second-highest isolated power, the third-most hits, the second-most total bases, and the fourth-most home runs. In short, he hit the crap out of the ball. Will I translate to the BLB? For the price of a fifth-round pick, I'd like to see if maybe his stats suggest some sort of success or skill that the scouts are missing.

6.14 CF Ethan Ramsey — Ramsey has great range in the outfield, terrific speed, and seems to know how to hit. What I mean by the last statement is my scout and OSA say Ramsey has a pretty good eye at the plate, doesn't strike out all that much, and makes contact a decent amount while having power to the gaps. He batted .304 his last year in college. I figure it's a good profile for a utility outfielder this late in the draft.

8.14 P Pat McGowan — Any pitcher you draft this late is either going to be bad or broken in some way. I like to pick the broken guys instead of the bad guys because if the prospect falls into the broken category, it means he has something going for him but there's something else deficient about him that it overshadows what's good. In McGowan's case, the good things are that he throws 97 MPH, has a good fastball and a solid splitter and a usable circle-change, and he has the stamina to start games. The broken part is that we have three years of high school stats for him and four years of Cape Cod League stats, and he's been pretty bad across the board except for one thing — he always could strike guys out. But he started all 69 games he pitched in, so I'd like to see if maybe the "broken" part is something like "he's not actually a starting pitcher" and see what happens when I put him in the bullpen.

8.22 P Johnny Foster — Similar to McGowan. Good 93 MPH fastball plus two other average pitches. His freshman year at UNLV was pretty good. This year, he took a step back in his performance. Like McGowan, he was good at getting strikeouts. I'll try him in the pen. It probably won't work out, but there's something to work with here. This late in the draft, that's all you can ask for.

9.14 IF Jarrod Mangini — Mangini has a strange profile. He has a great eye at the plate — so good that despite his .245 batting average at Duke, he managed a .378 OBP. He also has a terrific glove in the infield. He can play well anywhere, even shortstop, which is probably his best chance at making it. I don't know if he can hit well enough, but 4 contact and 4 power, which he has, tend to be the baselines, so if he could get a small ratings bump in either of those ratings, then he could make it to the BLB someday as a utility guy or fill-in.

10.14 OF Zack Ottenbacher — Clearly his nickname should be "Otter." He's a college corner outfielder with solid range plus great hands and an incredible arm. Left-handed bat. Good speed. Not much power but decent contact ability plus a solid eye and plate discipline to avoid strikeouts. I'm not actually sure why he was available this late, considering he hit .325 in college with 15 home runs in 231 at-bats and a 1.020 OPS while winning the MVP for the 2017 NCAA Regionals. That seems like a great package of pluses to me for a tenth round pick.