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gehrig38 · 05-02-2013, 04:17 PM

DAY 2
So I had a night to sleep on it, still sick. Pedro Salinas and Roberto Martinez were fruits of a great scouting system and great player development. Pedro the 1st overall pick in 2015 out of Oklahoma State and Roberto the 8th overall pick the year before, out of Lee Academy in South Carolina. Pedro was a 3 time all star and the 2017 IBL's Frontier League Rookie of the year, as well as a 3 time world champion. Roberto was a 3 time all star and the 2021 Sandy Koufax Award winner and a 2 time world champion. What did we get in return?

Horst Grueter-26 1B/DH SWITCH Drafted in the 4th round of the 2015 draft (88th overall pick) out of Drew HS, in San Francisco. A 26 year old switch hitting 1B/DH who's a .277 lifetime hitter with 115 homers and 325 RBI's in 607 games. He was the 2022 Gold Glove winner at first and is a 2 time all star. He's a huge bat, and one who feasts on RH pitching but can hold his own vs LH pitching as well. He'll move into the lineup, hitting cleanup and playing 1B against all types. Scouts give him 21 power on the 1-20 power scale vs RHP, and 18 vs LHP. He's 26. turns 27 May 8th of next year. He's signed for 2 more seasons at 8M per year.
Kerry Poole-23 LF/RF LHH Columbus Clippers 2018 1st round draft pick (20th overall) out of Peninsula Catholic, VA. Came into this season as the IBL's 56th ranked prospect. This was his 3rd trade in the last 3 years. He got his first taste of IBL action this year, hitting .265/.364/.531 in 37 games. 117 AB's 5 2B 2 3B 7 HR's 19 RBI's. Below average speed but a very smart base stealer and base runner. He had a minor league OBP well over .440 the past 3 seasons between AA and AAA. Last year he hit .298 with a .446 OBP, 31 2B's 13 HR's 115 K's and 120 BB's in 121 games. He will be an OBP machine. His teammates love him, the only red flag is his ability to stay on the field. He has 2 option years remaining and barring injuries will start in LF for AAA Tulsa next year.
Bruce Vickers-20 RHP Houston Roughriders Supplemental pick in 2022 (36th overall) out of Vero Beach HS, FL. Entered the season as the IBL's 49th ranked prospect. A mid 90's FB, CB change guy who works deep in games. Was 2-5 in A ball last season with a 2.96 in 14 starts, 94.1 IP, 93 H 63 K's and 26 BB's. He'll open next year in Class A Belleviews rotation.
We also received Buffalo's 2nd rounder next year. So as of today we are picking 4th, 21st, 60th and 67th in the 1st 2 rounds (70 picks). We pick 102nd (32nd in 3rd round) and every 32 picks after that.

As of today or payroll is 128M dollars even, still 1st but we'll see how it shakes out this winter.

05-02-2013, 04:17 PM	#1540
gehrig38 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Medfield, Mass Posts: 5,509	Day 2 thoughts as I head to breakfast here in Dallas. DAY 2 So I had a night to sleep on it, still sick. Pedro Salinas and Roberto Martinez were fruits of a great scouting system and great player development. Pedro the 1st overall pick in 2015 out of Oklahoma State and Roberto the 8th overall pick the year before, out of Lee Academy in South Carolina. Pedro was a 3 time all star and the 2017 IBL's Frontier League Rookie of the year, as well as a 3 time world champion. Roberto was a 3 time all star and the 2021 Sandy Koufax Award winner and a 2 time world champion. What did we get in return? Horst Grueter-26 1B/DH SWITCH Drafted in the 4th round of the 2015 draft (88th overall pick) out of Drew HS, in San Francisco. A 26 year old switch hitting 1B/DH who's a .277 lifetime hitter with 115 homers and 325 RBI's in 607 games. He was the 2022 Gold Glove winner at first and is a 2 time all star. He's a huge bat, and one who feasts on RH pitching but can hold his own vs LH pitching as well. He'll move into the lineup, hitting cleanup and playing 1B against all types. Scouts give him 21 power on the 1-20 power scale vs RHP, and 18 vs LHP. He's 26. turns 27 May 8th of next year. He's signed for 2 more seasons at 8M per year. Kerry Poole-23 LF/RF LHH Columbus Clippers 2018 1st round draft pick (20th overall) out of Peninsula Catholic, VA. Came into this season as the IBL's 56th ranked prospect. This was his 3rd trade in the last 3 years. He got his first taste of IBL action this year, hitting .265/.364/.531 in 37 games. 117 AB's 5 2B 2 3B 7 HR's 19 RBI's. Below average speed but a very smart base stealer and base runner. He had a minor league OBP well over .440 the past 3 seasons between AA and AAA. Last year he hit .298 with a .446 OBP, 31 2B's 13 HR's 115 K's and 120 BB's in 121 games. He will be an OBP machine. His teammates love him, the only red flag is his ability to stay on the field. He has 2 option years remaining and barring injuries will start in LF for AAA Tulsa next year. Bruce Vickers-20 RHP Houston Roughriders Supplemental pick in 2022 (36th overall) out of Vero Beach HS, FL. Entered the season as the IBL's 49th ranked prospect. A mid 90's FB, CB change guy who works deep in games. Was 2-5 in A ball last season with a 2.96 in 14 starts, 94.1 IP, 93 H 63 K's and 26 BB's. He'll open next year in Class A Belleviews rotation. We also received Buffalo's 2nd rounder next year. So as of today we are picking 4th, 21st, 60th and 67th in the 1st 2 rounds (70 picks). We pick 102nd (32nd in 3rd round) and every 32 picks after that. As of today or payroll is 128M dollars even, still 1st but we'll see how it shakes out this winter.