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happymeal88 · 06-21-2007, 03:04 PM

Boston, MA – Late last night the inaugural Retro Baseball League player distribution draft was completed. Heading into the first season of play the Boston Red Sox now have a roster of 25 players, in addition to 20 more in the minor leagues. So now in addition to a ballpark, uniforms, a front office, and the necessary equipment the team now has the players needed to compete.

Headlining the roster are stud pitchers Scott Sanders and Curt Schilling, infielders Jeff Cirillo and Bill Mueller, catcher Mike Stanley and outfielder Ellis Burks. “We have some talented players that we drafted and are especially happy with the pitching staff we developed,” General Manager Andrew Habermehl told the media following the conclusion of the draft. Besides Sanders and Schilling at the front of the rotation the bullpen is also filled with talented pitchers like Ricky Bottalico, Rick Honeycutt, Yorkis Perez and Ken Ryan.

Al Leiter with his former club

Al Leiter, Mark Portugal and Mike Sirotka round out the rotation and Tim Davis and Jerry Dipoto fill out the eleven man pitching staff. “All the pitchers we acquired in the draft have a combination of nasty stuff, as out scouts described it, great control or great movement,” Habermehl stated before continuing to say that “almost every one of them received a plus grade in two of the three categories our scouts evaluated them in.”

The lineup looks a little more uncertain as the team stocked up on slap hitting middle infielders in the later rounds. Instead of drafting to the needs, the team took an approach of acquiring the best hitters available. This resulted in a plethora of middle infielders who all bring the same talents to the table. Jeff Frye, taken in the 22nd round, and Keith Lockhart, drafted the following round, both fit the
description of a “slap hitting, light power” hitter with decent defense.

Jeff Frye with other minor league middle infielders

It looks as though heading into the Rule IV draft tonight the Red Sox will be looking to acquire an impact bat to play in the outfield or at first base. Those positions seemed to be the most neglected during the later rounds, and it will be up to Habermehl to bolster them in the amateur draft.

All the players drafted by the Red Sox can be found at their website, here.

06-21-2007, 03:04 PM	#4
happymeal88 Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11	Draft Complete for Red Sox Boston, MA – Late last night the inaugural Retro Baseball League player distribution draft was completed. Heading into the first season of play the Boston Red Sox now have a roster of 25 players, in addition to 20 more in the minor leagues. So now in addition to a ballpark, uniforms, a front office, and the necessary equipment the team now has the players needed to compete. Headlining the roster are stud pitchers Scott Sanders and Curt Schilling, infielders Jeff Cirillo and Bill Mueller, catcher Mike Stanley and outfielder Ellis Burks. “We have some talented players that we drafted and are especially happy with the pitching staff we developed,” General Manager Andrew Habermehl told the media following the conclusion of the draft. Besides Sanders and Schilling at the front of the rotation the bullpen is also filled with talented pitchers like Ricky Bottalico, Rick Honeycutt, Yorkis Perez and Ken Ryan. Al Leiter with his former club Al Leiter, Mark Portugal and Mike Sirotka round out the rotation and Tim Davis and Jerry Dipoto fill out the eleven man pitching staff. “All the pitchers we acquired in the draft have a combination of nasty stuff, as out scouts described it, great control or great movement,” Habermehl stated before continuing to say that “almost every one of them received a plus grade in two of the three categories our scouts evaluated them in.” The lineup looks a little more uncertain as the team stocked up on slap hitting middle infielders in the later rounds. Instead of drafting to the needs, the team took an approach of acquiring the best hitters available. This resulted in a plethora of middle infielders who all bring the same talents to the table. Jeff Frye, taken in the 22nd round, and Keith Lockhart, drafted the following round, both fit the description of a “slap hitting, light power” hitter with decent defense. Jeff Frye with other minor league middle infielders It looks as though heading into the Rule IV draft tonight the Red Sox will be looking to acquire an impact bat to play in the outfield or at first base. Those positions seemed to be the most neglected during the later rounds, and it will be up to Habermehl to bolster them in the amateur draft. All the players drafted by the Red Sox can be found at their website, here.