1981 Amateur Draft Discussion

[Clay]

6 picks since 7am. Good Tuesday so far!

[Squint]

Bleh. Wasn't much on the board at 17 and I bypassed a few other more talented players to draft need. My top pitching scout is very high on Nelson, so hopefully he knows what he's doing.

So is there where people start listening to that one scout that just loves someone hoping to find a diamond in the rough?

There are still some quality relievers on the board. It's interesting to see them all get passed up for other guys who look to be hidden gems.

[Pat]

All my scouts had Nelson from 51-55.

Stocking up on 1st round SP named "Nelson?"

[Andrew]

I wonder what the Guides will do with their 19 picks in round 2. They can probably accumulate some decent talent.

Yah, in retrospect I should've given myself those 19 picks in round 1. I suck at cheating. :D

[mahoney2]

I had 2 of my scouts at 70 for nelson and 2 for 55. I almost took him with my pick but decided to pass for a guy with more consistent ratings from my drunken scouts.

[TJdaSportsGuy]

Joop Lubbers was almost my 2nd 1st round pick. One scout had him at a 77 overall, another had him at 54. I wish my damned scouts would get together and friggin' agree with one another.

[HungryB]

No internet access where I'm at so had to find a place, sorry for holding it up.

[rubisco43]

Joop Lubbers was almost my 2nd 1st round pick. One scout had him at a 77 overall, another had him at 54. I wish my damned scouts would get together and friggin' agree with one another.

mine was pretty consistent low 70's, high 60's. but they could all be wrong :)

[mahoney2]

My scouts either had Lubber at 51-52 or 29.

[TJdaSportsGuy]

My scouts either had Lubber at 51-52 or 29.

That's quite a variance. I'm anxious to see how he turns out.

[Jim]

There was a huge dropoff in talent a few picks before mine. I wasn't sold on Tojeira, but 4 of my 6 scouts had him low 60s, and the other two had him high 50s. And it was a position of need.

Tojeira had really nice numbers from 5 of my scouts... unfortunately, the one guy who hated him is my best scout and he had him at a 20/20.

Same here....I had either 1 or 2 of my scouts who had him at a 20. I thought about still giving him a shot but didn't in the end.

[mahoney2]

All my scouts liked him, so he's doomed.

[robster1225]

Pick in. SP Wiley Pakenham. Ok, do your worst...

[robster1225]

So, the next few picks is Playboys, Playboys, Wildfire, right?

[Clay]

Pakenham was pretty high on my list. Good pick. Took you long enough... ;) ...but good pick.