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darkcloud4579 · 08-14-2007, 01:37 PM

2007 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT----
I'm just going to cover the notable picks from our side. It's a 25-round draft.

Generally speaking, high school and college stats mean nothing in the context of trying to assess prospects at this level.
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ROUND (OVERALL)
1 (29): Dan Crowley, Catcher, 22, Seton Hall
Crowley is not the best prospect in this draft. But he is the best player at our pick who is ready for the majors right now. He boasts a 79 GAP and 76 Power number and is rated 92 at Catcher. That combination makes him the kind of kid that I'd like to have now, that can help us now and would allow me to deal one of my catching prospects for other players that can help us down the stretch.

2 (58) Pedro Montoyoa, Starting Pitcher, Dominican Republic.
95 STUFF/49 MOVEMENT/75 CONTROL

He's got lots of upside as a front-line starter if he pans out, but at age 19, it's going to be a while before we'll hear from him, if at all.

3 (87) Carlos Vargas, Closer, Seton Hall
POTENTIAL: 98/65/75
The closer on the College World Series champion Seton Hall Pirates, Vargas is a 22-year old hurler who has decent endurance (45) and might be worth exploring into a spot starter role down the line, once he develops, just purely on his intangibles.

4 (116) James Nelson, 2B, Randallstown (HS) Maryland
POTENTIAL: 62/68/18/48/63

He's not going to do much positionwise, he's just marginal and needs to bulk up, but he's got the ability to be decent with the stick down the road.

Now, I have a penchant for..in the later rounds of draft, recreating a whole pool of new players for the teams to choose from. You may say "THAT'S NOT FAIR?!" But here's the deal. The game is absolutely awful at draft modeling. Even in the lower leagues without massive tweaks. My tweaks will take hold in time, but they're just not here yet and I'm not happy with the talent distribution in this league. Part of it probably has to do with the lack of minor league development to track player progress.

But anyway...to bolster the youth movement in the game, I created a glut of foreigners mostly (Dominican Republic, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Netherlands Antillies , maybe one or two others) and it's only like another 35 players that were any good of those that I created, the rest are crap. All we're at the level of "draft-eligible prospect" or "very young and raw" and the idea is...to have them into the lower rounds. It gives us the whole "hidden gem" effect, plus it just makes the draft a lot more interesting than drafting one-star guys in the 4th round.

And it's fair, because the computer gets its shot well before I do. And I'm all about making the computer teams better and spreading the wealth disproportionately in their favour anyway. Otherwise, there isn't a point in writing.

5 (145): Alfredo Velasco, Dominican Republic, Shortstop
POTENTIALS: 68/72/15/85/61

He's just 18. And there were NO DOUBT better players ahead of him on the board. But I decided it was more important for us to go with need, at this point, than to go with "best player available."

If he pans out, we have a solid shortstop for on our hands, with potential to hit for average.

6 (174): Vincent Lacy. 19, South Africa, Starting Pitcher
POTENTIALS: 57/66/60

7 (203): Steve Bradley, 19, Houston, TX, HS
POTENTIAL: 46/63/75

Next year's draft is going down to 10 rounds. The long draft is kinda silly with the lack of a minor league system. I might go lower after that, if I choose to. It's silly to drag it on for no reason when the players drafted will almost never make it to the majors anyway.

08-14-2007, 01:37 PM	#64
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,689	2007 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT---- I'm just going to cover the notable picks from our side. It's a 25-round draft. Generally speaking, high school and college stats mean nothing in the context of trying to assess prospects at this level. ---- ROUND (OVERALL) 1 (29): Dan Crowley, Catcher, 22, Seton Hall Crowley is not the best prospect in this draft. But he is the best player at our pick who is ready for the majors right now. He boasts a 79 GAP and 76 Power number and is rated 92 at Catcher. That combination makes him the kind of kid that I'd like to have now, that can help us now and would allow me to deal one of my catching prospects for other players that can help us down the stretch. 2 (58) Pedro Montoyoa, Starting Pitcher, Dominican Republic. 95 STUFF/49 MOVEMENT/75 CONTROL He's got lots of upside as a front-line starter if he pans out, but at age 19, it's going to be a while before we'll hear from him, if at all. 3 (87) Carlos Vargas, Closer, Seton Hall POTENTIAL: 98/65/75 The closer on the College World Series champion Seton Hall Pirates, Vargas is a 22-year old hurler who has decent endurance (45) and might be worth exploring into a spot starter role down the line, once he develops, just purely on his intangibles. 4 (116) James Nelson, 2B, Randallstown (HS) Maryland POTENTIAL: 62/68/18/48/63 He's not going to do much positionwise, he's just marginal and needs to bulk up, but he's got the ability to be decent with the stick down the road. Now, I have a penchant for..in the later rounds of draft, recreating a whole pool of new players for the teams to choose from. You may say "THAT'S NOT FAIR?!" But here's the deal. The game is absolutely awful at draft modeling. Even in the lower leagues without massive tweaks. My tweaks will take hold in time, but they're just not here yet and I'm not happy with the talent distribution in this league. Part of it probably has to do with the lack of minor league development to track player progress. But anyway...to bolster the youth movement in the game, I created a glut of foreigners mostly (Dominican Republic, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Netherlands Antillies , maybe one or two others) and it's only like another 35 players that were any good of those that I created, the rest are crap. All we're at the level of "draft-eligible prospect" or "very young and raw" and the idea is...to have them into the lower rounds. It gives us the whole "hidden gem" effect, plus it just makes the draft a lot more interesting than drafting one-star guys in the 4th round. And it's fair, because the computer gets its shot well before I do. And I'm all about making the computer teams better and spreading the wealth disproportionately in their favour anyway. Otherwise, there isn't a point in writing. 5 (145): Alfredo Velasco, Dominican Republic, Shortstop POTENTIALS: 68/72/15/85/61 He's just 18. And there were NO DOUBT better players ahead of him on the board. But I decided it was more important for us to go with need, at this point, than to go with "best player available." If he pans out, we have a solid shortstop for on our hands, with potential to hit for average. 6 (174): Vincent Lacy. 19, South Africa, Starting Pitcher POTENTIALS: 57/66/60 7 (203): Steve Bradley, 19, Houston, TX, HS POTENTIAL: 46/63/75 Next year's draft is going down to 10 rounds. The long draft is kinda silly with the lack of a minor league system. I might go lower after that, if I choose to. It's silly to drag it on for no reason when the players drafted will almost never make it to the majors anyway.