2003 BLB Amateur Draft - Starting 09/12

[nelmsm]

Well I had to trust my scout and he had Hernandez second overall behind one of the pitchers and he was better then any of the other infielders I looked at. Probably try him at both 1B and 3B.

[Jistic]

Hernandez is an excellent pick. People are still scared of INTL guys. You'll be fine.

[Jistic]

I'm just waiting for Brad to release his "picks who make the Top 100 list." After years of studying the game in single player he has become an expert.

LMAO

[Pat]

Well I had to trust my scout and he had Hernandez second overall behind one of the pitchers and he was better then any of the other infielders I looked at. Probably try him at both 1B and 3B.

Having him at 1B would be a complete waste.

[Delandis]

I would've selected him at 4.

[tomr1962]

Oto

Think he will develop into a big time clean up hitter. Plus easy to spell his last name. We need a bat to follow Carr and we think he is the man. Lots of Japanese Media in Wilmington now.

[Pat]

Three picks in and still my #1 pitcher and #1 hitter on the board. LET ME TRADE UP!

[Delandis]

2003 BLB Amateur Draft - Starting 09/12

And with the 4th pick of the 2003 draft, Baltimore selects:

Todd Taylor.

Tom made this selection easy for me as I was teetering between Oto, who is going to be a beast btw, and Taylor.

Lefty, plus pitches, and OSA LOVES HIM. He's already pretty well developed, so I don't expect that it takes him long to make the jump. Very glad to get him.

[Pat]

Great pick. Had him #2 overall.

[Matt]

Three picks in and still my #1 pitcher and #1 hitter on the board. LET ME TRADE UP!

Think of the puppies!

[Pat]

Think of the puppies!

You're going to have a better team than me in two seasons. Relax.

[Spear]

#5 coming up in a second. This is going to be a difficult decision for us.

[Spear]

With the #5 selection in the 2003 BLB Draft, the Los Lunas Javelinas select from the Oklahoma Sooners, 1B TJ Dunn



What a difficult decision that was. There was another player I really had my eye on but I like Dunn's huge power potential. Maybe if I was in the IL I would be selecting another player since Dunn doesn't have a lot going for him in the field. He's a big boy at 6'6 215, bit of a string bean so hopefully he can put on some weight and really club it out of our ballpark.

As soon as the draft list came out I was thinking of taking Dunn but didn't know if he would be available at 5. Hopefully my scout is right! Might take a while before we see him in the BLB.

[Andrew]

I'm willing to trade down if somebody wants to move up to 6

[Andrew]

Fielding a few offers before I pick.