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2037 Mock Draft with Trades
This week the assistant editor of the DK sits down with the BLB’s George W. Bush to take a look at this year’s draft. The following picks do not represent the DK, and are the views of Bush, and him alone.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS MAY NOT BE THE OFFICIAL DRAFT ORDER!
1. Pawtucket – SP Tiernan '‘Garbage'’ Parker
The Patriots take the tall righty out of USC with the first pick. The team is devoid of pitching talent at the BLB and minor league levels. Scouts say Parker has front of the rotation potential and looks to be the club’s future ace.
2. Denver – SP Bennett ‘'Pepi'’ Senn
The future looks for BC, but for now, they need talent. They continue their trend the last few years, and again go pitcher with their first pick, adding Senn out of UNLV to a formidable stable of young pitchers in their minor league system.
3. Montreal – SP Seth ‘'Icebox'’ Cobb
The team with the #1 system in the BLB has another high pick and a stocked system. Having three of the top 15 position prospects, the Exports take the third straight pitcher off the board with the 6’9” Oregon Bearver.
4. Maine – RF Melchior Werth
Maine has fallen on hard times as of late and is sitting at four with their pick of every position player in the draft. The Guides take the heir apparent to the Morris thrown with the big power hitter from Deer Park HS.
5. Seattle– SS Trevon ‘Hoover’ Olivera (via Pittsburgh)
We have our first trade as Seattle moves up 10 spots by trading 1.15 and next year’s first to grab the top player on their board. The pilots grab Nehamiah Daniel’s replacement in the rangy, athletic Hoover out of Brewster.
6. New York – 2B Karson ‘'Super'’ Blair
New York has long had a great staff, and some great young pitching prospects, so they go with top 2B Blair. Scouts think the 5 tool prospect can play a key role for a contending team in the big leagues.
7. Toronto – 1B Devin Moore
After choosing a bevy of high upside, low glove prospects that terrorise DL pitching, the Canadians again go way off board. With the 7thpick the take a 1B with plus power potential to take over when Dylan Owens retires in 2045.
8. New Orleans – SP Darren ‘'Roach'’ Johnson
With Hullinger, Croitoru, and Rowland already in the system, the Dukes go back into a draft that appears to be heavy on starting pitcher. The flame thrower from California will look to make a quick rise according to OSA scouts.
9. Windy City – LF James ‘'Wacky’' Vandehey
Windy City has one of the league’s better systems and is ecstatic to grab someone they thought would be gone by pick 9. Scouts describe Vandehey as a cornerstone LH with power potential and a quick bat.
10. Pittsburgh– LF Reid ‘'Ramrod’' Cole (via Hartford)
We have our second trade as Pittsburgh trades up to get the last big impact bat of the first round for 1.14 and the latter of their two seconds. The Millers are hoping the powerful RHB can eventually turn into a LF version of Jamie O’Hearn.
11. Miami – SP Nicholas ‘'Stinger’' Hubscher
Long touted for their focus on pitching and defence, the Sharks choose the top pitcher left on their board. The 6’4” Hubscher can already touch 100 mph and scouts rave about his big time stuff.
12. Los Angeles – 3B Chance Maki
The Dinos have one of the better systems in the league, so they opt for one of the youngest players in the draft. Maki will take awhile to develop, but has the potential to be a prototypical power threat at the third base corner.
13. Phoenix – LF Ezra Chalmers
The Roadrunners have little to no top end offensive prospects and take a chance here on a player that is likely only around due to concerns about his injury history. If he can stay healthy, Chalmers could be a generational bat in RF.
14. California– 1B Alex Bourgeois
California moves up four spots by trading 1.21 and next year’s 2ndround pick. The Kodiaks cannot believe their luck as they grab the power hitter they so desperately seek every year, in the Texan from American Heritage HS.
15. Philadelphia – SP Austen Handa (via Seattle)
The Freedom need to make this pick hit, as they have traded a pile of assets in the next few drafts for starter Pat Moore. Hand will fit in nicely with a system that is stocked offensively thanks to some foundational trades last season.
16. Carolina – SP Rob Anderson
The run on pitching continues as one of the league’s best offences goes for yet another starting pitcher. Rice Owl’s 20 year old righty brings his high 90s fastball to an organization that has very little high upside starting pitching prospects.
17. Baltimore – SP Joey ‘'Mushy’' Carter
Baltimore fields a plethora of calls here, but turns all of the suitors down and keeps their pick to take yet another starting pitcher. The future Bulldog ace has four pitches, and a 100 MPH arm to go with his advanced feel.
18. Wilmington – SP Israel Levy
The Wildcats have great young bats in the lineup, so they too opt to go pitching. With the 18thpick, they take 20 year old Arizona State ace Levy in hopes that he can be with the big club in two short years.
19. Washington – C Adam Phillips
The Bats take the first catcher off the board late in the first round. The lightly regarded catcher from USC will look to develop quickly and turn into one of the BLB’s great offensive catchers, an area the Bats sorely lack right now.
20. Hartford (from Syracuse) – CL Sean Andrews
With the first of their two picks, the Whalers decide to take the top reliever in draft. Andrews has electric stuff and scouts drool over the possibility of a 99 MPH fastball coupled with a knee buckling curve.
21. Hartford– CL Leonard Love (via California)
With their second straight pick, the Whalers again look to their pen. With a minor system in shambles they go with long term prospect Love who already throws 93 MPH with a high end curve and fastball combination.
22. Montreal– SP Roy Flowers (via Denver, from Santo Domingo)
–Montreal gives up their next year’s first, second, and third round pick in our third trade. The league’s top organization again goes pitching as they try to build a powerhouse for the next decade in Montreal. Flowers from Sulphur HS goes to the Exports with pick 22.
23. Montreal– CL Quinn Reagan (via Denver, from Indianapolis) –
Immediately after drafting Flowers the Exports again take a pitcher, as they tab future closer Reagan with their third first round pick. Scouts love his dominant stuff and if his changeup develops he could be a steal at the end of round one.
24. Batavia – SS Jim LaPointe
The league’s best offence adds more fuel and selects the Cretin-Durham Hall SS with the last pick of the first round. At 17 years old, he has lots of room to grow into the cornerstone middle infielder the Red Jackets are looking for.
This week the assistant editor of the DK sits down with the BLB’s George W. Bush to take a look at this year’s draft. The following picks do not represent the DK, and are the views of Bush, and him alone.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS MAY NOT BE THE OFFICIAL DRAFT ORDER!
1. Pawtucket – SP Tiernan '‘Garbage'’ Parker
The Patriots take the tall righty out of USC with the first pick. The team is devoid of pitching talent at the BLB and minor league levels. Scouts say Parker has front of the rotation potential and looks to be the club’s future ace.
2. Denver – SP Bennett ‘'Pepi'’ Senn
The future looks for BC, but for now, they need talent. They continue their trend the last few years, and again go pitcher with their first pick, adding Senn out of UNLV to a formidable stable of young pitchers in their minor league system.
3. Montreal – SP Seth ‘'Icebox'’ Cobb
The team with the #1 system in the BLB has another high pick and a stocked system. Having three of the top 15 position prospects, the Exports take the third straight pitcher off the board with the 6’9” Oregon Bearver.
4. Maine – RF Melchior Werth
Maine has fallen on hard times as of late and is sitting at four with their pick of every position player in the draft. The Guides take the heir apparent to the Morris thrown with the big power hitter from Deer Park HS.
5. Seattle– SS Trevon ‘Hoover’ Olivera (via Pittsburgh)
We have our first trade as Seattle moves up 10 spots by trading 1.15 and next year’s first to grab the top player on their board. The pilots grab Nehamiah Daniel’s replacement in the rangy, athletic Hoover out of Brewster.
6. New York – 2B Karson ‘'Super'’ Blair
New York has long had a great staff, and some great young pitching prospects, so they go with top 2B Blair. Scouts think the 5 tool prospect can play a key role for a contending team in the big leagues.
7. Toronto – 1B Devin Moore
After choosing a bevy of high upside, low glove prospects that terrorise DL pitching, the Canadians again go way off board. With the 7thpick the take a 1B with plus power potential to take over when Dylan Owens retires in 2045.
8. New Orleans – SP Darren ‘'Roach'’ Johnson
With Hullinger, Croitoru, and Rowland already in the system, the Dukes go back into a draft that appears to be heavy on starting pitcher. The flame thrower from California will look to make a quick rise according to OSA scouts.
9. Windy City – LF James ‘'Wacky’' Vandehey
Windy City has one of the league’s better systems and is ecstatic to grab someone they thought would be gone by pick 9. Scouts describe Vandehey as a cornerstone LH with power potential and a quick bat.
10. Pittsburgh– LF Reid ‘'Ramrod’' Cole (via Hartford)
We have our second trade as Pittsburgh trades up to get the last big impact bat of the first round for 1.14 and the latter of their two seconds. The Millers are hoping the powerful RHB can eventually turn into a LF version of Jamie O’Hearn.
11. Miami – SP Nicholas ‘'Stinger’' Hubscher
Long touted for their focus on pitching and defence, the Sharks choose the top pitcher left on their board. The 6’4” Hubscher can already touch 100 mph and scouts rave about his big time stuff.
12. Los Angeles – 3B Chance Maki
The Dinos have one of the better systems in the league, so they opt for one of the youngest players in the draft. Maki will take awhile to develop, but has the potential to be a prototypical power threat at the third base corner.
13. Phoenix – LF Ezra Chalmers
The Roadrunners have little to no top end offensive prospects and take a chance here on a player that is likely only around due to concerns about his injury history. If he can stay healthy, Chalmers could be a generational bat in RF.
14. California– 1B Alex Bourgeois
California moves up four spots by trading 1.21 and next year’s 2ndround pick. The Kodiaks cannot believe their luck as they grab the power hitter they so desperately seek every year, in the Texan from American Heritage HS.
15. Philadelphia – SP Austen Handa (via Seattle)
The Freedom need to make this pick hit, as they have traded a pile of assets in the next few drafts for starter Pat Moore. Hand will fit in nicely with a system that is stocked offensively thanks to some foundational trades last season.
16. Carolina – SP Rob Anderson
The run on pitching continues as one of the league’s best offences goes for yet another starting pitcher. Rice Owl’s 20 year old righty brings his high 90s fastball to an organization that has very little high upside starting pitching prospects.
17. Baltimore – SP Joey ‘'Mushy’' Carter
Baltimore fields a plethora of calls here, but turns all of the suitors down and keeps their pick to take yet another starting pitcher. The future Bulldog ace has four pitches, and a 100 MPH arm to go with his advanced feel.
18. Wilmington – SP Israel Levy
The Wildcats have great young bats in the lineup, so they too opt to go pitching. With the 18thpick, they take 20 year old Arizona State ace Levy in hopes that he can be with the big club in two short years.
19. Washington – C Adam Phillips
The Bats take the first catcher off the board late in the first round. The lightly regarded catcher from USC will look to develop quickly and turn into one of the BLB’s great offensive catchers, an area the Bats sorely lack right now.
20. Hartford (from Syracuse) – CL Sean Andrews
With the first of their two picks, the Whalers decide to take the top reliever in draft. Andrews has electric stuff and scouts drool over the possibility of a 99 MPH fastball coupled with a knee buckling curve.
21. Hartford– CL Leonard Love (via California)
With their second straight pick, the Whalers again look to their pen. With a minor system in shambles they go with long term prospect Love who already throws 93 MPH with a high end curve and fastball combination.
22. Montreal– SP Roy Flowers (via Denver, from Santo Domingo)
–Montreal gives up their next year’s first, second, and third round pick in our third trade. The league’s top organization again goes pitching as they try to build a powerhouse for the next decade in Montreal. Flowers from Sulphur HS goes to the Exports with pick 22.
23. Montreal– CL Quinn Reagan (via Denver, from Indianapolis) –
Immediately after drafting Flowers the Exports again take a pitcher, as they tab future closer Reagan with their third first round pick. Scouts love his dominant stuff and if his changeup develops he could be a steal at the end of round one.
24. Batavia – SS Jim LaPointe
The league’s best offence adds more fuel and selects the Cretin-Durham Hall SS with the last pick of the first round. At 17 years old, he has lots of room to grow into the cornerstone middle infielder the Red Jackets are looking for.
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