2020 Official Draft Thread - Starting Tues 2/14

[nelmsm]

What would be really cool is if you could figure out how to have him pitch and catch at the same time.

[Carlos]

He didn't spend that much time as a hitter, did he?

I played him at 1B every couple games. I think I did it so he would play first two or three days after a start. Just to see how he would do.

It didn't last long because he got hurt pitching shortly after.

Now was he because he played 1B, maybe not. Also it was OOTP 12 I think. It's been a while.

[Pat]

What would be really cool is if you could figure out how to have him pitch and catch at the same time.

First eight innings he's behind the plate... Ninth inning he's on the mound!

[Pat]

Sorry for delay on the DVS pick. It's my fault. But I think UMD should pick shortly.

[umd]

Sorry for delay on the DVS pick. It's my fault. But I think UMD should pick shortly.

Took Martin. OSA and scout really like him. Actually surprised he's here... 2.8 is available.

[Hank]

Sorry for the delay.

Drafting on limited sleep takes a bit longer to make player comparisons.

Nevertheless, we draft OSU star, Carl Abadee. Abadee has potential as a solid catcher but may even be better as a pitcher as he is rated 7-6-6 by OSA and 7-6-5 by my scout as a 2-pitch pitcher. Carl has a 6 as a pitcher and 4 as a catcher in positional ratings according to OSA as well.

I'd like to think a kid with this kind of flexibility, Carl adds a lot of value to our organization and on the future trade market.

You sommabitch! I was in love with Abadee!
I'm looking forward to seeing how he pans out.

I tried using Kuwata as both a 3B and pitcher.
He did not do well as a pitcher, haha.

[PaulC]

Sorry for the wait gentlemen. We moved up to grab 17 year old ss Dave Rushin. His fielding ratings (although not positionally) are great in both the infield and outfield. Both OSA and my scout have him rated fairly equally 6/5/3/5/6. That and his intangibles; high leader/work, and low greed, made the jump to grab him seem worth the price. That and Kelly going of the board just a few picks earlier.

[Nemesis]

Opinions on OF T.J. Stepanek?

[Matt]

Anybody who has on OBP of .512 and OSA potential of 4-6-6-5-6 is good in my book. High intelligence, normal work ethic. He can run and possibly play all 3 OF positions (though his strength is in the corners).

[Sully]

We went with 17 year old OF TJ Leiden with 2.10. Ratings wise, my scout thinks Leiden is an absolute monster at the plate. With his stats, I thought for sure he'd be an early first round pick. The only hitter with better ratings on our board went first overall. He needs to grow defensively, and there's a lot to develop in his 3+ minor league seasons, but we are excited about his potential.

[PaulC]

We went with 17 year old OF TJ Leiden with 2.10. Ratings wise, my scout thinks Leiden is an absolute monster at the plate. With his stats, I thought for sure he'd be an early first round pick. The only hitter with better ratings on our board went first overall. He needs to grow defensively, and there's a lot to develop in his 3+ minor league seasons, but we are excited about his potential.

Intersting... My scout ranked him 52 as a 'possible future bench bat'. Of course this was the same guy in love with Nelson Marquez!!

I love the variability in scouts in this version. A few years ago, every pick seemed to go +/- one spot of my scout at the time. Now everyone's boards are totally different. Awesome!!

[Sully]

Intersting... My scout ranked him 52 as a 'possible future bench bat'. Of course this was the same guy in love with Nelson Marquez!!

I love the variability in scouts in this version. A few years ago, every pick seemed to go +/- one spot of my scout at the time. Now everyone's boards are totally different. Awesome!!

There's definitely some extreme variation it seems. I don't recall it ever being like this with OOTP. I talked with Pat about Leiden earlier. My scout had him 7-6-7-5-8. I couldn't figure out why he would fall that far. Those ratings in the past usually meant top 10, easily. Now, I can't make any sense of it, other than incorporating other input more than I have in the past, such as OSA, stats, intangibles.

[PaulC]

There's definitely some extreme variation it seems. I don't recall it ever being like this with OOTP. I talked with Pat about Leiden earlier. My scout had him 7-6-7-5-8. I couldn't figure out why he would fall that far. Those ratings in the past usually meant top 10, easily. Now, I can't make any sense of it, other than incorporating other input more than I have in the past, such as OSA, stats, intangibles.

Wow! My scout has him at a 4/5/6/4/7. My scout highly favours tools. Perhaps that accounts for some of the difference.

[Pat]

We went with 17 year old OF TJ Leiden with 2.10. Ratings wise, my scout thinks Leiden is an absolute monster at the plate. With his stats, I thought for sure he'd be an early first round pick. The only hitter with better ratings on our board went first overall. He needs to grow defensively, and there's a lot to develop in his 3+ minor league seasons, but we are excited about his potential.

He might end up at 1B but I think you got a good one.

Price was too high to get 2.7 but this might be forever remembered as the draft I pasddd on Whaley and Leiden.

[PaulC]

Speaking of which. Would it be possible to hire two scouts?? One that favours tools and one that favours ability. I'm not sure what the difference is in the game, but it would be a nice cross-reference.