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Went through the draft pool and earmarked 32 pitchers and 37 position players. Good news is that there are four to six very interesting starters in there (one with concering command and one with concerning stamina). Bad news: they all want insane amounts of drafting bonuses.
Those starters were:
Carlos Gonzalez, 17, POT 14/17/18, “Cy Young potential” asserted by my scouts (OSA is a little less enthusiastic)
Kevin Williams, 20, POT 12/17/14, “Cy Young potential” as well, OSA thinks different
Jorge Valdes, 23, POT 13/16/12, also “Cy Young potential”, and OSA once agrees
Greg Cain, 18, POT 11/18/11, scouts ran out of the Cy Young thing, so he got a “dominant hurler” stamp; OSA agrees
Larry Heller, 21, POT 12/19/10, poor Larry does not get a hysterical label at all
Terry Reynolds, 21, POT 16/17/17, stamina only at 6, labelled “superstar” by my scouts, OSA thinks different
Of these, Heller is the only one willing to sign for $250k, all others demand $600k or more. I will probably pass on Reynolds due to the stamina problem. In 15 college games he’s gone 91 innings, but college is college and the Raccoons are terrible anyway. Bust be our furry hats and the striped tails getting in the way when batting or pitching. I think at the moment it is between Valdes, Cain, and Williams. Gonzalez wants $1.24M, that’s much too much for a potential bust.
There are only two position players worth considering to take for the first pick, plus one reliever: Matt Sims had a 19/20/14 potential and good stamina, and could be a stretch as a starter.
The fielders are SS Scott Alexander with good defense and a big bat, outfielder Diego Rodriguez with average defense, but speed and a giant bat with enormous power. But none of those are worth to forego a top notch starter. The Raccoons system *needs* a top notch starter.
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