1985 Amateur Draft Discussion

[Lintyfresh85]

Did you get a look at the class?

I'm guessing it'll have the sure fire ace, the big slugger, and batting title winning IF's... but I'm wondering what the depth of the class will look like with our switch to 10 rounds this year.

Quite frankly, this class almost HAS to be better than the '84 group by default, right?

[spot]

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

Also it depends on how much $$$ you have in amateur scouting. Better ratings and more $$$ means better accuracy.

[Pat]

Published.

Thoughts?

[Andrew]

Please ignore the draft class. I have to delete it and create another one because all the nationalities are screwed up.

[Clay]

So, we'll get all new players? Not just the same players with corrected countries?

Damn! I was going to get a nice player at 5. And my scout had one absolute STUD! All 8's across the board.

[Lintyfresh85]

Yep, saw at least 16 guys I would be interested in with my top 10 pick.

[Andrew]

All new players. Update coming soon.

[Lintyfresh85]

Pat will be delighted.

[Clay]

Well, since we're getting new players.... the 8-8-8-8-8 guy was a 2B... don't remember his name... did anyone else have a guy like that?

[Lintyfresh85]

Jason McQueen (99-101 MPH) Holy shit. Too bad he's a RP... a lefty at that!

I guess the flame throwers are starting to be generated in our universe.

Edit: Can we at least talk about what OSA has a guy rated? I know we were aren't supposed to talk about what our scouts see... but OSA is available to everyone.

[Andrew]

Edit: Can we at least talk about what OSA has a guy rated? I know we were aren't supposed to talk about what our scouts see... but OSA is available to everyone.

Yes, that's fine.

[Lintyfresh85]

Awesome. I'm loving the OSA scouted Rob Deer/Jack Cust type guys...

Don Durnford (1B) 3-6-6-4-3
Jong-min Park (LF) 3-6-6-4-4

And what I'm really liking... at least as for what OSA is saying... is the depth of hitting talent... especially at the IF positions that aren't 1B.

[Clay]

We've had 99-101 guys before. Wasn't Cy Kirkpatrick like that? Someone that year was.

[Lintyfresh85]

Kirkpatrick is 89-90.

Bing-de She is 98 I think... but up until now, that was the fastest I had seen.

[Clay]

I've definately seen 99-101... but don't remember.