Minor League Draft

[EightyTwo]

I'm in an 18 team keeper league that is having a minor league draft this spring. We can draft 3 guys, and I have the 4th overall pick. They have to be guys without major league experience, so Marte, Hanley Ramirez, Hermida, etc are all off the board.

 

So far Delmon Young, Brandon Wood, and Howie Kendrick have been taken, and I have the next pick.

 

Any advice at all on who I should take? My team is pretty well stocked at 1B, OF, and P, but I want to get the best guy overall, since I have the #4 pick.

 

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I'd take Carlos Quentin, Alex Gordon, Chad Billingsly, or Jason Hirsch.

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Stephen Drew.

[Diffusion]

Further to everyone already listed (so that's Quentin, Gordon, Billingsley, Hirsh and Drew), I think Justin Upton, Lastings Milledge, Ian Stewart and Billy Butler are also worthy of consideration.

 

Personally I'd go for Ian Stewart, a legitimately extremely good hitter that figures to spend his career playing in Coors Field.

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Further to everyone already listed (so that's Quentin, Gordon, Billingsley, Hirsh and Drew), I think Justin Upton, Lastings Milledge, Ian Stewart and Billy Butler are also worthy of consideration.

 

Personally I'd go for Ian Stewart, a legitimately extremely good hitter that figures to spend his career playing in Coors Field.

 

Depending on the guys in his league, Stewart is a guy that could slip thru the cracks. He doesn't get the hype of a lot of other top guys. Plus, 3B is easier to fill than SS. I'd probably gamble that Stewart makes it to his 2nd pick. Of course, can't fault him for picking any of those names.

[Diffusion]

Further to everyone already listed (so that's Quentin, Gordon, Billingsley, Hirsh and Drew), I think Justin Upton, Lastings Milledge, Ian Stewart and Billy Butler are also worthy of consideration.

 

Personally I'd go for Ian Stewart, a legitimately extremely good hitter that figures to spend his career playing in Coors Field.

 

Depending on the guys in his league, Stewart is a guy that could slip thru the cracks. He doesn't get the hype of a lot of other top guys. Plus, 3B is easier to fill than SS. I'd probably gamble that Stewart makes it to his 2nd pick. Of course, can't fault him for picking any of those names.

 

You think that Stewart will last up until the 22nd pick (straight draft) or even 33rd pick (snake draft)? I really can't see that happening at all. If the managers in his league are knowledge, they'll know that Stewart was injured at the beginning of last year and so got off to a slow start, and that his overall numbers understate how he raked when healthy. Those that don't have a clue will probably just head over to Baseball America, where the first thing they'll see will be Stewart ranked 4th overall in last year's Top 100, as well as top Rockies prospect the last two years.

 

A fair point about third base being a deep position.

 

 

By the way, Howie Kendrick at 3 is a huge overdraft in my opinion.

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Further to everyone already listed (so that's Quentin, Gordon, Billingsley, Hirsh and Drew), I think Justin Upton, Lastings Milledge, Ian Stewart and Billy Butler are also worthy of consideration.

 

Personally I'd go for Ian Stewart, a legitimately extremely good hitter that figures to spend his career playing in Coors Field.

 

Depending on the guys in his league, Stewart is a guy that could slip thru the cracks. He doesn't get the hype of a lot of other top guys. Plus, 3B is easier to fill than SS. I'd probably gamble that Stewart makes it to his 2nd pick. Of course, can't fault him for picking any of those names.

 

You think that Stewart will last up until the 22nd pick (straight draft) or even 33rd pick (snake draft)? I really can't see that happening at all. If the managers in his league are knowledge, they'll know that Stewart was injured at the beginning of last year and so got off to a slow start, and that his overall numbers understate how he raked when healthy. Those that don't have a clue will probably just head over to Baseball America, where the first thing they'll see will be Stewart ranked 4th overall in last year's Top 100, as well as top Rockies prospect the last two years.

 

A fair point about third base being a deep position.

 

 

By the way, Howie Kendrick at 3 is a huge overdraft in my opinion.

 

Oh, I just saw it was an 18-team league. No, he won't last that long, then. Agree on Kendrick. Not that high on him for some reason.

[EightyTwo]

I went ahead and took Billingsley, because I wanted to get a starting pitcher, after I just traded Javier Vazquez for Ken Griffey Jr.(now praying that Griffey doesn't die or something)

 

Ian Stewart just went 5th in the draft, btw. I've already got Andy Marte at 3B, btw.

 

We'll see who is available when my next pick comes around...