1983 Rookie Draft

[rubisco43]

I had Carbajal rated pretty high... top 10 overall, top infielder.

[Lintyfresh85]

With the 5th pick, the California Wildfire select SP Mac Avery.

20 year old RHP out of Sunnyvale, California.

He's some what developed, so I'm hoping he moves along quickly.

This was my other "Jeff Franklin" out there... doubt he ever makes that type of impact, but in terms of quickly moving through the minors I could see it happen.

[Jim]

Good pick...I really liked him.

I think everyone should pick batters until the sandwich round. Then it's ok to go back to pitchers.

[Spectre]

Good pick...I really liked him.

I think everyone should pick batters until the sandwich round. Then it's ok to go back to pitchers.

How about all batters until after the sandwich round?

Thanks guys :)

[Clay]

Colonials take Jerry Tracy (LF) at #6.

He was actually #3 on my board, so I had to grab him here. Another older player... could fast track to the show quickly.... my 80 rated Top Scout liked him more than Knight and shows him as a true 5 tooler.

Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!

[Guest]

Settled with RF Pat Brown with #7. He was rated the 2nd best OF in the draft behind Knight and I needed a little help at that position with MacKnight turning into a scrub overnight.

[Pat]

I like Pat Brown a lot.

I had him rated as the #2 (potential) hitter in the draft. Plus, he has incredible speed.

[liquidcrash]

Love the pick of Pat Brown. I really wanted him, but knew he wouldn't fall that far.

[Lintyfresh85]

Colonials take Jerry Tracy (LF) at #6.

He was actually #3 on my board, so I had to grab him here. Another older player... could fast track to the show quickly.... my 80 rated Top Scout liked him more than Knight and shows him as a true 5 tooler.

Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!

It was down to him and Avery for my #5 pick. If I was stocked at pitching, Knight would have been my guy. I really liked how far he had already advanced.

[Riverman]

So what happened to all of the 16-year-olds? I would bet all of my vCash that this year's draft class is older than last year's right now which seems weird.

[Andrew]

So what happened to all of the 16-year-olds? I would bet all of my vCash that this year's draft class is older than last year's right now which seems weird.

I raised the minimum age to 18. This makes the ages much more realistic.

[Sully]

I REALLY like that Pat Brown kid. He can do it all.

[Clay]

I REALLY like that Pat Brown kid. He can do it all.

I like Brown too. It was a tough choice between him and Jerry Tracy. My top scout, who is 80 in hitting potential, just absolutely loved Tracy over Brown though. Plus, I stuck to my "go older" thing. I think Tracy, like "The Skull" could be playing in Virginia by this time next season.

[Sully]

Los Alamos is only on the clock til 2pm?

[spot]

Yeah, there seems to be a time issues with the timer. I had to set the timer to 6 hours for a 4 hour pick window in my league.

The Bandits decided to take a step in addressing their 1B needs by selecting 22 year old Gene Murphy with the 8th overall pick. My scouts are split on his potential, but I took a shot anyway.