Biggest Draft "Steals" ...

[MembersOnlyJacket]

So far, for my team, I have to go with Brad Hawpe and Bronson Arroyo. I got Hawpe in the 5th Rd, 80th pick and Arroyo in the 11th Rd, 176th pick. I picked Arroyo in the '05 draft in the 6th Rd so I was surprised that I was able to pick him up this year at that spot. I picked up Hawpe solely to platoon in my OF with Nixon when each player had a favorable week (i.e. Hawpe in Coors).

 

'06 stats:

 

Arroyo - 2 starts, 2-0, 1.98 ERA, 11 K, 0 BB

 

Hawpe - 36 PA/.394/.429/1.368, 4 hr, 12 rbi, 8 EBH

 

To my surprise, most of Hawpe's damage has been done away from Coors.

 

How about other clubs ?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

The best I've got is that I picked up Nick Johnson and Ian Kinsler(stupid injury) off waivers.

[NCCubFan]

Based on his first two starts, I'm feeling good about getting Maddux in the 8th round.

[abuck1220]

if clemens comes back, i'll feel pretty good about getting him in the 9th round.

 

i was surprised that patterson, a top 25 SP in 2005, slipped to the 3rd round. hasn't paid off yet, but i think he'll come around.

[BigbadB]

Since Kinsler has already been mentioned, and he was the 41st pick, I have to say that I'm really liking Chris Shelton with the overall 40th pick. I'm quite pleased with Kenji Johjima as well.

[rawaction]

Uh, and Kinsler is on my team.

 

My best picks look to be minor leaguers, all my guys seem to be doing well and are very close to the majors.

[stitchface]

Todd Walker round 17 burning bulbs

Kenny Rogers round 12 Alamo Stealth

[NCCubFan]

Picking up Walker in the 17th round is definitely a steal. I was even luckier than that in another league I'm in. Walker went completely undrafted, and I was later able to pick him up as a free agent. And that's a league of primarily Cub fans that passed on him.

 

In fairness, the draft was several weeks earlier in that league as compared to RK, and at the time of that draft it still seemed likely that Walker would either be traded or else on the Cubs' bench behind Hairston.

[Quakers]

My best late round pick was Glavine in round 7.