[Westheim]

What’s to like about the 1989 amateur draft pool? Some of everything. The following players have been noted down as preferred targets of the Raccoons scouting department:

SP Garrett Danton (18/19/13)
SP Eduardo Salazar (12/14/18)
SP Joe Mann (12/19/13)

MR Gabriel De La Rosa (19/19/14)
CL Roberto Delgado (18/18/16)
MR Brody Burrell (20/16/10)

C Luis Moran (18/5/13; good catching abilities)

1B Jim Cutler (19/16/14)
INF Tom McAndrew (20/3/12)

RF/LF Roman Reyes (20/19/18)
LF/RF Connor Starr (14/13/16)

The Raccoons pick 11th in every round, plus 9th of 39 in the supplemental round. It’s safe that one of the players above will fall to us. Danton looks stud, but will be gone, perhaps 1st overall. Superhuman outfielders have never brought much luck to us after Daniel Hall. I like Cutler, who combines massive slugging with actually decent defense at first, Salazar, who has a wonderful combo of everything you like about starting pitchers, and De La Rosa, a future closer. Moran and McAndrew are the weakest among these, but should still make future everyday players.