1985 Amateur Draft Discussion

[Clay]

Should get a Draft Class on Thursday, so I thought I'd open up some chatter....

Here is the draft order for the first three rounds (plus sandwich rounds) as of right now....

Round 1
1. Mississippi
2. Pawtucket
3. Batavia
4. Sin City (from Indy)
5. Virginia
6. Cali
7. Syracuse
8. Los Lunas
9. Wilmington
10. Denver
11. Morgantown
12. Washington
13. Carolina
14. Hartford
15. Sin City
16. Baltimore
17. Los Alamos
18. Hyundai
19. Windy City
20. Davenport
21. Dallas
22. Philly
23. Denver (from Pittsburgh)
24. Virginia (from Maine through Davenport)

Sandwich Round 1
- Los Lunas (Alberto Grandon - $20.34 AAV)
- Maine (Jose Sanchez - $16m AAV)

Round 2
1. Mississippi
2. Pawtucket
3. Batavia
4. Sin City (from Indy)
5. Virginia
6. Cali
7. Syracuse
8. Los Lunas
9. Wilmington
10. Denver
11. Morgantown
12. Washington
13. Carolina
14. Hartford
15. Pawtucket (from Sin City)
16. Baltimore
17. Los Alamos
18. Hyundai
19. Windy City
20. Syracuse (from Davenport)
21. Dallas
22. Philly
23. Indy (from Pittsburgh through Sin City)
24. Virginia (from Maine)

Sandwich Round 2
No Picks

Round 3
1. Pawtucket (from Mississippi)
2. Pawtucket
3. Batavia
4. Indy
5. Virginia
6. Sin City (from Cali)
7. Syracuse
8. Los Lunas
9. Wilmington
10. Denver
11. Morgantown
12. Washington
13. Carolina
14. Hartford
15. Sin City
16. Syracuse (from Baltimore)
17. Los Alamos
18. Hyundai
19. Windy City
20. California (from Davenport)
21. Dallas
22. Philly
23. Denver (from Pittsburgh)
24. Maine

[Clay]

I have 5 of the first 55 picks this year. I'm hoping for a better class than last season.

[Pat]

12th overall pick!!!

I haven't picked this high since 1981, when I selected CF Michio Nago 8th overall a year after finishing the season 72-90. This year, I won the Stout, and I'm still picking in the top half of every round.

Yessss!!!

[Guest]

I don't have a pick until the 6th round :(

[mahoney2]

I really hope this is the last time I draft in the top 3 for awhile. I'm liking the 5 picks in the top 50 or so picks.I don't have a 4th or 6th though, but with that many picks in the early rounds, I prob wouldn't have room anyways.

[Spectre]

I'm starting to develop some young arms. Luis Migul Gutierrez, Sammy Homer, and the BLB-established Don Stevens are the Generation K for my team this generation. Who knows how good they will be though? Homer got hurt early last year and barely pitched. Guiterrez kinda plateaued at AA last year, granted he was only 19. Stevens had his ups and downs but finished strong on the season.

Will I go pitching or position player? We'll find out when I see this draft list but its not going to be an easy decision.

[Delandis]

I'm going all pitching this year. I might look for a couple of other infield positions but I think I'm going to be all right next year once that once my money gets back on track and the Skeriks finish developing.

[Clay]

I moved those Draft Recaps to their own thread.

[Andrew]

Just a quick note. Now that each team only has one scout, please do not discuss (privately or publicly) your scouts ratings of players until AFTER the player is drafted.

[Lintyfresh85]

Ha! I didn't even think about that... that is why you're the commish!

Good thinking!

[Clay]

Just a quick note. Now that each team only has one scout, please do not discuss (privately or publicly) your scouts ratings of players until AFTER the player is drafted.

You were on the Beta team for the new scouting right? Anything you can tell us? I mean, now that we have one scout, are the chances of them being "close" to accurate improved?

[Lintyfresh85]

Depends on how accurate your scout is with scouting amateurs as well as how he likes his players... i.e. tools or ability.

[Pat]

OSA is going to have to be my reliable scout #2.

[Ryan]

So do we use a list in game like the rule V or are we using the utility again?

[Andrew]

So do we use a list in game like the rule V or are we using the utility again?

Utility