Minor League Draft

[Guest]

Machado should end up at SS.

 

Gotta believe stitchface is right about Baez and Correa. I'd be worried about Middlebrooks' wrist.

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I did not think there was a chance the #1 pick in last year's draft would make it to #7.

he's still pretty high risk, no?

 

Yes, but Buxton and Zimmer (already had surgery in his short pro career) are probably nearly as risky. And Russell is a bit of a gamble too...

 

I figured the safest bets were Zunino and Soler. Hopefully I'm not wrong.

[Guest]

Machado should end up at SS.

 

Gotta believe stitchface is right about Baez and Correa. I'd be worried about Middlebrooks' wrist.

Why do you think Correa ends up at 3B? The hype on him being ranked higher than Baez is that he combines most of Javy's offensive upside with most of Lindor's defensive value.

 

Middlebrooks has swung ok this spring, including a hr.

[Guest]

I did not think there was a chance the #1 pick in last year's draft would make it to #7.

he's still pretty high risk, no?

 

Yes, but Buxton and Zimmer (already had surgery in his short pro career) are probably nearly as risky. And Russell is a bit of a gamble too...

 

I figured the safest bets were Zunino and Soler. Hopefully I'm not wrong.

Other than no catcher being a real safe bet, he was the most likely player to contribute in the majors in the draft, IMO.

[Guest]

btw, Navin, I was going Russell if you went with Correa.

[Guest]

I did not think there was a chance the #1 pick in last year's draft would make it to #7.

he's still pretty high risk, no?

 

Yes, but Buxton and Zimmer (already had surgery in his short pro career) are probably nearly as risky. And Russell is a bit of a gamble too...

 

I figured the safest bets were Zunino and Soler. Hopefully I'm not wrong.

 

 

I have to think Soler is pretty high risk but you know I'm pulling for him.

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I did not think there was a chance the #1 pick in last year's draft would make it to #7.

he's still pretty high risk, no?

 

Yes, but Buxton and Zimmer (already had surgery in his short pro career) are probably nearly as risky. And Russell is a bit of a gamble too...

 

I figured the safest bets were Zunino and Soler. Hopefully I'm not wrong.

Other than no catcher being a real safe bet, he was the most likely player to contribute in the majors in the draft, IMO.

 

What I was seeing suggested Zunino was very likely to be a decent MLB catcher as early as next year. Probably means he's a decent RK C by 2014 with either 2 or 3 exemptions (depending on whether he uses 1 this year).

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I did not think there was a chance the #1 pick in last year's draft would make it to #7.

he's still pretty high risk, no?

 

Yes, but Buxton and Zimmer (already had surgery in his short pro career) are probably nearly as risky. And Russell is a bit of a gamble too...

 

I figured the safest bets were Zunino and Soler. Hopefully I'm not wrong.

 

 

I have to think Soler is pretty high risk but you know I'm pulling for him.

 

Compared to the other top prospects like Correa and Buxton?

[Guest]

Compared to the other top prospects like Correa and Buxton?

 

I'm extra pessimistic because he's a cub

[Guest]

Machado should end up at SS.

 

Gotta believe stitchface is right about Baez and Correa. I'd be worried about Middlebrooks' wrist.

Why do you think Correa ends up at 3B? The hype on him being ranked higher than Baez is that he combines most of Javy's offensive upside with most of Lindor's defensive value.

 

Middlebrooks has swung ok this spring, including a hr.

 

I think he outgrows the position given his current size and how young he still is.

[Guest]

I did not think there was a chance the #1 pick in last year's draft would make it to #7.

he's still pretty high risk, no?

 

Yes, but Buxton and Zimmer (already had surgery in his short pro career) are probably nearly as risky. And Russell is a bit of a gamble too...

 

I figured the safest bets were Zunino and Soler. Hopefully I'm not wrong.

Other than no catcher being a real safe bet, he was the most likely player to contribute in the majors in the draft, IMO.

 

Agreed. Zunino is easily the safest bet to have moderate big league success.

 

Soler is odd...he has risk given he is still somewhat unknown plus he had 2 years off from playing. But he has more high level international experience than even college draftees who play on Team USA.

 

FWIW, I had Soler 1 and Zunino 2 on my RK board (in terms of fantasy value, not how good a prospect they are).

[bukie]

Hey, so far I've had the #3 pick in each draft and gotten my #1 choice in each.

 

And until Reyes and Zunino collide in spring training this week which results in career ending injuries for both, I'm pretty happy about it.

[Guest]

has anyone alerted chuck that he is on deck?

[Guest]

For Roadkill purposes, I had:

 

Soler

Buxton

Correa

Zunino

Russell

 

My next couple guys haven't been picked yet, so I'll leave them anonymous until #31. ;)

[Guest]

has anyone alerted chuck that he is on deck?

I texted him. He'll be a couple hours, but he'll be on.

[Guest]

For Roadkill purposes, I had:

 

Soler

Buxton

Correa

Zunino

Russell

 

My next couple guys haven't been picked yet, so I'll leave them anonymous until #31. ;)

 

1. Soler

2. Zunino

3 & 4. Russell/Correa tied

5. EDIT: Almora

6. Buxton

 

I had Zimmer at 10. I'm nervous after his "minor" elbow surgery last fall.

[boen18]

Albert Almora, OF

[bukie]

And just when I was starting to think he'd fall to 30.

[Guest]

1. Calvinball - Jorge Soler, OF, Cubs

2. NSBB - Byron Buxton, OF, Twins

3. Theocracy - Mike Zunino, C, Seattle

4. Washingtons Owls - Christian Bethancourt, C, Atlanta

5. Ron Washington's Dealers - Kyle Zimmer, SP, KC

6. Alamo Stealth - Addison Russell, SS, Oakland

7. NSBB (by way of Mighty D-Block) - Carlos Correa, SS, Houston

8. Eyes of Texas - Albert Almora, OF, Cubs

9. Harry's Budcrew 12-10

10. Galesburg Hand Sanitizers 13-9

11. Lynx 12-11 (eliminated playoff wk1)

12. Kid Rodelo 14-9 (eliminated playoff wk1)

13. Scioscia's Tragic Illness 14-10 (eliminated playoff wk2)

14. Bazingas 17-6 (eliminated playoff wk2)

15. Quakers 16-9 (eliminated playoff finals)

16. Tootielicious (or whatever) (champs)

[Guest]

I'll be running around most of the rest of the day but I know who my top 3 are - someone text me and I can pick from my phone.

[TruffleShuffle]

i'll be going bush on wednesday (your tuesday) so if we can get to my second round pick before then, that'd be nice.

[cbbryan]

1. Calvinball - Jorge Soler, OF, Cubs

2. NSBB - Byron Buxton, OF, Twins

3. Theocracy - Mike Zunino, C, Seattle

4. Washingtons Owls - Christian Bethancourt, C, Atlanta

5. Ron Washington's Dealers - Kyle Zimmer, SP, KC

6. Alamo Stealth - Addison Russell, SS, Oakland

7. NSBB (by way of Mighty D-Block) - Carlos Correa, SS, Houston

8. Eyes of Texas - Albert Almora, OF, Cubs

9. Harry's Budcrew - Kevin Gausman, SP, Orioles

10. Galesburg Hand Sanitizers 13-9

11. Lynx 12-11 (eliminated playoff wk1)

12. Kid Rodelo 14-9 (eliminated playoff wk1)

13. Scioscia's Tragic Illness 14-10 (eliminated playoff wk2)

14. Bazingas 17-6 (eliminated playoff wk2)

15. Quakers 16-9 (eliminated playoff finals)

16. Tootielicious (or whatever) (champs)

 

 

Sorry for the delay guys. One hell of a long day!

[abuck1220]

max fried please.

[Guest]

1. Calvinball - Jorge Soler, OF, Cubs

2. NSBB - Byron Buxton, OF, Twins

3. Theocracy - Mike Zunino, C, Seattle

4. Washingtons Owls - Christian Bethancourt, C, Atlanta

5. Ron Washington's Dealers - Kyle Zimmer, SP, KC

6. Alamo Stealth - Addison Russell, SS, Oakland

7. NSBB (by way of Mighty D-Block) - Carlos Correa, SS, Houston

8. Eyes of Texas - Albert Almora, OF, Cubs

9. Harry's Budcrew - Kevin Gausman, SP, Orioles

10. Galesburg Hand Sanitizers - Max Fried, SP, Padres

11. Lynx 12-11 (eliminated playoff wk1)

12. Kid Rodelo 14-9 (eliminated playoff wk1)

13. Scioscia's Tragic Illness 14-10 (eliminated playoff wk2)

14. Bazingas 17-6 (eliminated playoff wk2)

15. Quakers 16-9 (eliminated playoff finals)

16. Tootielicious (or whatever) (champs)

[Guest]

1. Calvinball - Jorge Soler, OF, Cubs

2. NSBB - Byron Buxton, OF, Twins

3. Theocracy - Mike Zunino, C, Seattle

4. Washingtons Owls - Christian Bethancourt, C, Atlanta

5. Ron Washington's Dealers - Kyle Zimmer, SP, KC

6. Alamo Stealth - Addison Russell, SS, Oakland

7. NSBB (by way of Mighty D-Block) - Carlos Correa, SS, Houston

8. Eyes of Texas - Albert Almora, OF, Cubs

9. Harry's Budcrew - Kevin Gausman, SP, Orioles

10. Galesburg Hand Sanitizers - Max Fried, SP, Padres

11. Lynx 12-11 Adalberto Mondesi, SS, Royals

12. Kid Rodelo 14-9 (eliminated playoff wk1)

13. Scioscia's Tragic Illness 14-10 (eliminated playoff wk2)

14. Bazingas 17-6 (eliminated playoff wk2)

15. Quakers 16-9 (eliminated playoff finals)

16. Tootielicious (or whatever) (champs)