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lionden_56 · 01-30-2018, 11:02 AM

Colonial League Entry Draft Results

Since this is the first year there is an entry draft with two leagues, changes were made to process to determine pick order. After many meetings between team owners and officials, the following was decided:
• Pick order would be determined by team record, with the lowest record getting the first pick, and so on.
• All of the teams in one league will draft before all of the teams in the second league.
• In the first, third, and fifth rounds, the Challenger League will draft first. In the second and fourth rounds, the Premier League will draft first. The order will also reverse for the second and fourth rounds. Meaning the Premier League Champions (in this case the Caprica City Buccaneers) will have the final pick in round 1, and the first pick in round 2. The lowest ranked Challenger League team (in this case, the Jonoel Scorpions) will have the first pick in round 1, an the last pick in round two. It is believed this will allow lower ranked teams a fair shot at good young talent, but overall keep the talent pool balanced between the leagues.
• The teams that are relegated/promoted will draft with the league they were in the prior season (so the Riders and Silverstars draft with the Challenger League, Bulls and Vipers with the Premier League). This is so all teams are ranked based on their records against like competition.
So with that being said, this year’s first round draft order was:

1. Jonoel Scorpions
2. Ionian Islanders
3. Boskirk Brewers
4. Hedon Lions
5. Heim Blizzard
6. Gaiam Wolves
7. Hidden Bay Arrows
8. Celeste Lightning
9. Kyros Storm
10. Delphi Legion
11. Mangala Krill
12. Olympia Racesr
13. Tawa Archesr
14. Spaitu Gol Thunder
15. Hades Vice
16. Opadea Galaxy
17. Promethea Pirates
18. Pailyn Panthers
19. Dust Valley Riders
20. Argentum Silverstars
21. Landson Vipers
22. Tauron City Bulls
23. Queenstown Wave (won coin toss with Luminere)
24. Luminere Reds
25. Hadrian United (won coin toss with Kobol College)
26. Kobol College Twins
27. Ersia Elephants
28. Reidi Drillers
29. Fateu Blaze
30. Itar Aces
31. Prometha Miners
32. Caprica City Buccaneers.

Hadrian, Ersia, and Promethea each received a supplemental draft choice after the first round for free agents lost, then the above order repeated backwards for round two.

With the #1 overall pick, the Jonoel Scorpions select Lee Martin 1B from Scorpia
Martin Hit .320 with 16 HR and 45 RBI in his last season of Rising Star League. Really turned it on late in the season. Scouting report: Good power potential, maybe a bit below average hitter. Fielding needs work.

#2 Ionian Islanders – SP Ed Trzcinski from Scorpia
5-3 with a 2.75 ERA last season, up from 1.16 the year before. Scouting Report: 3 pitch starter with a slider as a 4th pitch but it needs work. Mid 90s fastball with decent life. Scout rating went down this year as his ERA went up, but not enough for anyone to question the Islanders taking him 2nd.

#3 Boskirk Brewers – SP Jim Noftle from Tauron
5-2 with a 2.51 ERA in the last season of Rising Star. 9-2 with a .66 ERA in 12 starts the year before. Scouting Report: Solid Fastball/Slider pitcher. Other pitches need work. High 90s fastball, but command sometimes an issue.

#4 Hedon Lions – C Edwin Reagh from Caprica
Hit .288 with 13 HR and 27 RBI. Average went down in his final year of Rising Star, but power numbers increased. Scouting Report: Power potential has grown, but needs to work on not striking out so much. Rock solid defensively behind the plate. Consensus best catcher in the draft.

#5 Heim Blizzard – 3B Jim Buttar from Libran
Hit .402 with 13 HR and 42 RBI. Was Rising Star MVP last season. Scouting Report: A bit of a surprise he fell all the way to #5 – Solid contact hitter with the potential for power if the coaching is good. Doesn’t strike out much. Defensively, grabs any hit his way in the infield.

#6 Gaiam Wolves – LF Teague Lyal from Leonis
Slashed .340/.387/.478 last year, with 5 stolen bases. Scouting Report: Kid is lightning fast both on the bases and roaming around left field. Contact hitter who won’t hit many home runs, but will set the deck for power hitters well.

#7 Hidden Bay Arrows – 3B Rich Duncan from Scorpia
Hit .313 with 17 HR and 64 RBI in Rising Star last season. Power and RBI numbers have been consistent throughout his Rising Star career. Average was a career high last year. Scouting Report: Despite the uptick in his batting average this season, scouts are down a bit on Duncan. He projects out to a great power hitter, but scouts are afraid he’ll struggle to hit for average against big league pitching. Defensively, lacks the range of Buttar who was taken before him, but doesn’t make many errors and has a good arm.

#8 Celeste Lightning – SP Fogarty Oxpring from Gemenon(also winner of best name in the draft)
Injured most of last year, only appeared in 3 games. Career ERA in rising star is around 2.5. Scouting Report: This is an interesting pick because of the player’s current injury, but Celeste liked him enough to take a chance. Fastball/Changeup/Splitter – low to mid 90s on the fastball. Scout rating fell harshly this year because of injury, but was highly touted before that.

#9 Kyros Storm – CL Matt Kelly from Virgon
15 saves in 18 tries, but a 3.80 ERA. Converted to closer this season. Was a moderately successful starter year before. Scouting Report: Probably won’t be everyday closer, but should be a solid bullpen arm. Low 90s fastball, but with good movement. Groundball pitcher that pitches to contact.

#10 Delphi Legion – 1B Dusty Hall from Sagittaron
Hit .315 with 17 HR and 56 RBI last year. Hit .370 with similar numbers the year before. Scouting Report: Scouts didn’t like that his batting average dropped this last year, but he still projects to be a good solid power hitter. Has trouble with offspeed stuff, so may struggle if he gets behind in counts. Average to slightly below average fielder.

#11 Mangala Krill – SP Barney Richardson from Canceron
6-2 with a 2.13 ERA in his final season of Rising Star. Will be playing for his home town, as the Prommos native will be playing for the Prommos Blast, the D-league affiliate of the Krill. Scouting Report: Mid 90s fastball, complemented will by a great circle change, which is probably his best pitch. Has issues with leaving fastballs up in the zone.

#12 Olympia Racers – CF Jerry Speck from Leonis
Only appeared in 9 games last season due to injury. Career .350 hitter in Rising Star. Scouting Report: Despite the good numbers in Rising Star, not projected to be anything special at the plate. Defensively, however, he’ll run down anything hit remotely near him, won’t make many errors, and can throw out anyone greedy enough to run on him.

#13 Tawa Archers – SP Elton Manners from Virgon
5-1 with a 1.08 ERA and 49 Ks last season. Only allowed 6 earned runs in 50 innings of work. Scouting Report: Healthy all of last year, but missed time in each of the season prior, so injuries are a bit of a concern. Mid 90s fastball and good changeup. Fastball moves but like Richardson he tends to leave it up in the zone. Wasn’t punished by Rising Star hitters. Will probably be punished by Colonial League hitters. Still, numbers were lights out last year, so there’s almost certainly something there.

#14 Spatiu Gol Thunder – CF Cody Adams from Leonis
Hit .281 with 14 RBI last seaon. Made no errors and recorded 8 outfield assists. Scouting Report: Like Jerry Speck, this is a draft choice made for the defensive prowess. Adams just doesn’t make mistakes in the outfield, and has a cannon for an arm. Average to below average hitter, though.

#15 Hades Vice – 3B Darren Boon from Aquarion
Hit .238 with 8 HR and 28 RBI last season. Scouting Report: Despite the lower average last season, Boon projects to be a decent contact hitter than can get on base. He doesn’t strike out much and draws a good number of walks. With coaching, power numbers could increase as well. They aren’t quite there yet, though. Defensively solid – doesn’t have great range, but can cheat the line because he has a strong arm to make up for it.

#16 Opadea Galaxy – SS Alex Shacklady from Tauron
Slashed .205/.294/.289 – 3 HR with 14 RBI and drew 20 walks. Scouting Report – Bat is quick through the zone. Won’t hit for power, but makes decent contact. Great plate discipline; isn’t afraid to take a walk. Elite speed on the basepads, and great mobility around his defensive position. Only made 1 error last season.

#17 Promethea Pirates – CF Shelby Sisson from Caprica
Hit .240 with 11 RBI. Missed a good chunk of the season with a finger injury. Scouting Report: Sisson is a project with a lot of potential. His hitting needs work, and even at the top of his game he’s projected to be around a .250 hitter. Great range in center field, will track down most balls hit that way, and can be lethal running the bases, if he can find a way to get on.

#18 Pailyn Panthers – RP/CL Powell Sharp from Caprica
1 win and 3 saves with a 1.1 ERA in 14 appearances. Recorded 53Ks in 41 innings pitched. Bounced between the bullpen and the rotation last season. Scouting report: Despite 16 starts in his Rising Star career, Sharp will most likely be a bullpen arm in the bigs. There’s a chance he finds himself in the closers roll one day. High 90s to 100 mph on the fastball, with decent control. Good movement on fastball gets a lot of swings and misses.

#19 Dust Valley Riders – CL Todd Murphy from Libran
3-0 with 15 saves and a 0.64 ERA in 24 appearances. 45 Ks in 28 innings pitched. Scouting Report: Fastball won’t hit 100 like Sharp, but still mid to high 90s with good movement. Scouts are raving about this kid. Potential to be a dominant strikeout pitcher and shut down closer.

#20 Argentum Silverstars – SP Bruce Brunwin from Leonis
7-2 but with a 4.2 ERA last season in Rising Star. 1.2 WHIP, but allowed 15 HR. Scouting Report: Solid low 90s fastball, but other pitches are still works in progress. Changeup gets hit out of the park a little too often right now. If he can develop that pitch, he’ll have a good chance of striking many hitters out.

#21 Landson Vipers – SS John Cameron from Canceron
Hit just .206 with 4 HR and 18 RBI last season. Is a career .230 hitter in Rising Star. 27 career stolen bases. Scouting Report: Scouts have ticked down his potential over the last two season, but Cameron still projects out to be a serviceable hitter. The real work will be done with the glove. Plays either middle infield position, and does so well, with good range and a good arm. Probably will land at SS in the big leagues. Also, lots of speed on the bases.

#22 Tauron City Bulls – 1B Eddie Cowen from Caprica
Hit .250 last season after missing all of the previous season with an injury. 8 HR and 22 RBI. Scouting Report: Cowen projects to be good contact hitter at the next level, but really needs to work on his plate discipline to get that batting average up. Solid first baseman, but doesn’t project to be anything special defensively.

#23 Queenstown Wave – LF Mike Heatherly from Aquarion
Hit .254 last season with 20 RBI. Also drew 36 walks. Scouting Report: Scouts have fluctuated on where to rate Heatherly, but all in all he draws favorable ratings across the board. Won’t hit for great power, but should be a solid top of the lineup guy, especially with his ability to draw walks. He has good speed, and is always a threat to steal. He can track down a decent number of balls hit his way in the outfield, but needs to work on taking a better path to them.

#24 Luminere Reds – RF Ferdinand Adie from Scorpia
Hit .348 with 11 HR and 40 RBI last season. Rising Star career batting average of .393. Scouting Report: Projects out as a good contact hitter with the potential to be an above average power hitter. Will need that power if he wants to be an every day player, though. He might as well be walking the bases, and needs to be hidden in right field as he needs lots of defensive coaching.

#25 Hadrian United – C Roy Power from Picon
Hit .266 with 3 HR and 14 RBI last season. Scouting Report: Lots of average here. Should be a decent contact hitter with below average power. Decent eye at the plate, but is a catcher and runs like one. He’s a solid defensive backstop, though, and won’t give up many past balls.

#26 Kobol College Twins – CF Jack MacKimmie from Picon
Hit .314 with 7 HR and 29 RBI last season. Stole 8 bases while only being caught once. Scouting Report: Potential .300 hitter at the next level, but don’t expect many home runs from him. Good plate disciple can draw some walks, and he’s dangerous once he gets on base. Good range in center, but needs to work on his catching, and the arm won’t be throwing out many tagging runners.

#27 Ersia Elephants – CF Morrigan Edwin from Canceron
Hit .300 both last season and for a career in Rising Star. 19 RBI last season. Scouting report: Can play all three outfield positions, but is most comfortable in left. Elephants will most likely start him in center, as that’s more a position of need right now. Good contact and plate discipline mean he should be seeing first base a fair amount. Doesn’t project to be a power hitter. Decent range, but like MacKimmie, doesn’t posses a strong arm that’s a danger to throw out runners.

#28 Reidi Drillers – LF Jadrek Brak from Gemenon
Hit .265 with 21 RBI. Scouting Report: Scouts are high on Brak, despite his high strikeout numbers. If he can improve his plate discipline, he projects out to be a decent contact hitter who should have a respectable average. Good speed on the bases, and a serviceable arm to try and get those runners going home.

#29 Fateu Blaze – RP Jose Menendez from Caprica
Appeared in 19 games, recording 8 saves, but an ERA of 4.43. Menedez has been bouncing between closer and middle reliever his entire Rising Star career. Scouting report: High 80s fastball and a power curveball. Also throws a sinker but it needs work. Decent movement on his fastball, but not enough to miss the barrel a lot of the time. Has been a bit unluck this season, as his BABIP is .412.

#30 Itar Aces – 1B Matt Hagerty from Leonis
Hit .337 with 14 HR and 52 RBI last season. Scouting Report: Those are good numbers for someone taken so late in the draft. Most scouts have been tanking his rating over the last few months after talking to him and his coaches. They just don’t think he’ll get much better than he is now. Hagerty is one of the oldest players in the draft, and despite the good contact and power numbers, they don’t feel there is a ton of room for him to grow. If he does, this is a steal of a pick by the Aces.

#31 Promethea Miners – LF Bryon Gardner from Picon
Gardner hit .352 with 7 HR and 40 RBI in Rising Star last season. Scouting Report: Like Hagerty, scouts are unsure just how much improvement we’ll see from Gardner at the next level. Still, his numbers are good, he projects to be a solid contact and power hitter, and he will probably be major league ready sooner than many taken before him. Defense may be a bit of a problem, and he might switch to 1B before all is said and done.

#32 Caprica City Buccaneers – 3B Jason Graham from Libran
Graham hit .246 with 19 RBI last season. Scouting report: Projects out to be an average to below average hitter, who won’t hit for much power. Solid speed on the basepads, and a great defensive 3rd baseman, however.

Noteable other picks

#33 Hadrian United (supplemental) – C Sean Howey of Libran
.331 average with 6 HR and 35 RBI last season. Hit above .300 entire Rising Star career. Scouting Report: Hadrian picked catchers with both of their first round picks, so this is clearly a position of need for them. Power is the better defensive catcher, where as Howey will hopefully provide a bit more offense. He doesn’t project out as a great contact hitter, but the raw power is there. Needs to work on his plate discipline, as well.

#36 Ersia Elephants (supplemental) – CF Monro Nunns of Libran
Hit .298 with 10 HR and 38 RBI last season. Had 3 double-digit home run season in Rising Star. Scouting Report: The scouts downgraded his potential coming into last season, but this seems like a steal of a pick by Ersia. Nunns projects out to a great power hitter, with the ability to hit to all fields. His contact numbers should come along as well. If he develops out, Ersia may have something here.

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lionden_56 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 101	Colonial League Entry Draft Results Since this is the first year there is an entry draft with two leagues, changes were made to process to determine pick order. After many meetings between team owners and officials, the following was decided: • Pick order would be determined by team record, with the lowest record getting the first pick, and so on. • All of the teams in one league will draft before all of the teams in the second league. • In the first, third, and fifth rounds, the Challenger League will draft first. In the second and fourth rounds, the Premier League will draft first. The order will also reverse for the second and fourth rounds. Meaning the Premier League Champions (in this case the Caprica City Buccaneers) will have the final pick in round 1, and the first pick in round 2. The lowest ranked Challenger League team (in this case, the Jonoel Scorpions) will have the first pick in round 1, an the last pick in round two. It is believed this will allow lower ranked teams a fair shot at good young talent, but overall keep the talent pool balanced between the leagues. • The teams that are relegated/promoted will draft with the league they were in the prior season (so the Riders and Silverstars draft with the Challenger League, Bulls and Vipers with the Premier League). This is so all teams are ranked based on their records against like competition. So with that being said, this year’s first round draft order was: 1. Jonoel Scorpions 2. Ionian Islanders 3. Boskirk Brewers 4. Hedon Lions 5. Heim Blizzard 6. Gaiam Wolves 7. Hidden Bay Arrows 8. Celeste Lightning 9. Kyros Storm 10. Delphi Legion 11. Mangala Krill 12. Olympia Racesr 13. Tawa Archesr 14. Spaitu Gol Thunder 15. Hades Vice 16. Opadea Galaxy 17. Promethea Pirates 18. Pailyn Panthers 19. Dust Valley Riders 20. Argentum Silverstars 21. Landson Vipers 22. Tauron City Bulls 23. Queenstown Wave (won coin toss with Luminere) 24. Luminere Reds 25. Hadrian United (won coin toss with Kobol College) 26. Kobol College Twins 27. Ersia Elephants 28. Reidi Drillers 29. Fateu Blaze 30. Itar Aces 31. Prometha Miners 32. Caprica City Buccaneers. Hadrian, Ersia, and Promethea each received a supplemental draft choice after the first round for free agents lost, then the above order repeated backwards for round two. With the #1 overall pick, the Jonoel Scorpions select Lee Martin 1B from Scorpia Martin Hit .320 with 16 HR and 45 RBI in his last season of Rising Star League. Really turned it on late in the season. Scouting report: Good power potential, maybe a bit below average hitter. Fielding needs work. #2 Ionian Islanders – SP Ed Trzcinski from Scorpia 5-3 with a 2.75 ERA last season, up from 1.16 the year before. Scouting Report: 3 pitch starter with a slider as a 4th pitch but it needs work. Mid 90s fastball with decent life. Scout rating went down this year as his ERA went up, but not enough for anyone to question the Islanders taking him 2nd. #3 Boskirk Brewers – SP Jim Noftle from Tauron 5-2 with a 2.51 ERA in the last season of Rising Star. 9-2 with a .66 ERA in 12 starts the year before. Scouting Report: Solid Fastball/Slider pitcher. Other pitches need work. High 90s fastball, but command sometimes an issue. #4 Hedon Lions – C Edwin Reagh from Caprica Hit .288 with 13 HR and 27 RBI. Average went down in his final year of Rising Star, but power numbers increased. Scouting Report: Power potential has grown, but needs to work on not striking out so much. Rock solid defensively behind the plate. Consensus best catcher in the draft. #5 Heim Blizzard – 3B Jim Buttar from Libran Hit .402 with 13 HR and 42 RBI. Was Rising Star MVP last season. Scouting Report: A bit of a surprise he fell all the way to #5 – Solid contact hitter with the potential for power if the coaching is good. Doesn’t strike out much. Defensively, grabs any hit his way in the infield. #6 Gaiam Wolves – LF Teague Lyal from Leonis Slashed .340/.387/.478 last year, with 5 stolen bases. Scouting Report: Kid is lightning fast both on the bases and roaming around left field. Contact hitter who won’t hit many home runs, but will set the deck for power hitters well. #7 Hidden Bay Arrows – 3B Rich Duncan from Scorpia Hit .313 with 17 HR and 64 RBI in Rising Star last season. Power and RBI numbers have been consistent throughout his Rising Star career. Average was a career high last year. Scouting Report: Despite the uptick in his batting average this season, scouts are down a bit on Duncan. He projects out to a great power hitter, but scouts are afraid he’ll struggle to hit for average against big league pitching. Defensively, lacks the range of Buttar who was taken before him, but doesn’t make many errors and has a good arm. #8 Celeste Lightning – SP Fogarty Oxpring from Gemenon(also winner of best name in the draft) Injured most of last year, only appeared in 3 games. Career ERA in rising star is around 2.5. Scouting Report: This is an interesting pick because of the player’s current injury, but Celeste liked him enough to take a chance. Fastball/Changeup/Splitter – low to mid 90s on the fastball. Scout rating fell harshly this year because of injury, but was highly touted before that. #9 Kyros Storm – CL Matt Kelly from Virgon 15 saves in 18 tries, but a 3.80 ERA. Converted to closer this season. Was a moderately successful starter year before. Scouting Report: Probably won’t be everyday closer, but should be a solid bullpen arm. Low 90s fastball, but with good movement. Groundball pitcher that pitches to contact. #10 Delphi Legion – 1B Dusty Hall from Sagittaron Hit .315 with 17 HR and 56 RBI last year. Hit .370 with similar numbers the year before. Scouting Report: Scouts didn’t like that his batting average dropped this last year, but he still projects to be a good solid power hitter. Has trouble with offspeed stuff, so may struggle if he gets behind in counts. Average to slightly below average fielder. #11 Mangala Krill – SP Barney Richardson from Canceron 6-2 with a 2.13 ERA in his final season of Rising Star. Will be playing for his home town, as the Prommos native will be playing for the Prommos Blast, the D-league affiliate of the Krill. Scouting Report: Mid 90s fastball, complemented will by a great circle change, which is probably his best pitch. Has issues with leaving fastballs up in the zone. #12 Olympia Racers – CF Jerry Speck from Leonis Only appeared in 9 games last season due to injury. Career .350 hitter in Rising Star. Scouting Report: Despite the good numbers in Rising Star, not projected to be anything special at the plate. Defensively, however, he’ll run down anything hit remotely near him, won’t make many errors, and can throw out anyone greedy enough to run on him. #13 Tawa Archers – SP Elton Manners from Virgon 5-1 with a 1.08 ERA and 49 Ks last season. Only allowed 6 earned runs in 50 innings of work. Scouting Report: Healthy all of last year, but missed time in each of the season prior, so injuries are a bit of a concern. Mid 90s fastball and good changeup. Fastball moves but like Richardson he tends to leave it up in the zone. Wasn’t punished by Rising Star hitters. Will probably be punished by Colonial League hitters. Still, numbers were lights out last year, so there’s almost certainly something there. #14 Spatiu Gol Thunder – CF Cody Adams from Leonis Hit .281 with 14 RBI last seaon. Made no errors and recorded 8 outfield assists. Scouting Report: Like Jerry Speck, this is a draft choice made for the defensive prowess. Adams just doesn’t make mistakes in the outfield, and has a cannon for an arm. Average to below average hitter, though. #15 Hades Vice – 3B Darren Boon from Aquarion Hit .238 with 8 HR and 28 RBI last season. Scouting Report: Despite the lower average last season, Boon projects to be a decent contact hitter than can get on base. He doesn’t strike out much and draws a good number of walks. With coaching, power numbers could increase as well. They aren’t quite there yet, though. Defensively solid – doesn’t have great range, but can cheat the line because he has a strong arm to make up for it. #16 Opadea Galaxy – SS Alex Shacklady from Tauron Slashed .205/.294/.289 – 3 HR with 14 RBI and drew 20 walks. Scouting Report – Bat is quick through the zone. Won’t hit for power, but makes decent contact. Great plate discipline; isn’t afraid to take a walk. Elite speed on the basepads, and great mobility around his defensive position. Only made 1 error last season. #17 Promethea Pirates – CF Shelby Sisson from Caprica Hit .240 with 11 RBI. Missed a good chunk of the season with a finger injury. Scouting Report: Sisson is a project with a lot of potential. His hitting needs work, and even at the top of his game he’s projected to be around a .250 hitter. Great range in center field, will track down most balls hit that way, and can be lethal running the bases, if he can find a way to get on. #18 Pailyn Panthers – RP/CL Powell Sharp from Caprica 1 win and 3 saves with a 1.1 ERA in 14 appearances. Recorded 53Ks in 41 innings pitched. Bounced between the bullpen and the rotation last season. Scouting report: Despite 16 starts in his Rising Star career, Sharp will most likely be a bullpen arm in the bigs. There’s a chance he finds himself in the closers roll one day. High 90s to 100 mph on the fastball, with decent control. Good movement on fastball gets a lot of swings and misses. #19 Dust Valley Riders – CL Todd Murphy from Libran 3-0 with 15 saves and a 0.64 ERA in 24 appearances. 45 Ks in 28 innings pitched. Scouting Report: Fastball won’t hit 100 like Sharp, but still mid to high 90s with good movement. Scouts are raving about this kid. Potential to be a dominant strikeout pitcher and shut down closer. #20 Argentum Silverstars – SP Bruce Brunwin from Leonis 7-2 but with a 4.2 ERA last season in Rising Star. 1.2 WHIP, but allowed 15 HR. Scouting Report: Solid low 90s fastball, but other pitches are still works in progress. Changeup gets hit out of the park a little too often right now. If he can develop that pitch, he’ll have a good chance of striking many hitters out. #21 Landson Vipers – SS John Cameron from Canceron Hit just .206 with 4 HR and 18 RBI last season. Is a career .230 hitter in Rising Star. 27 career stolen bases. Scouting Report: Scouts have ticked down his potential over the last two season, but Cameron still projects out to be a serviceable hitter. The real work will be done with the glove. Plays either middle infield position, and does so well, with good range and a good arm. Probably will land at SS in the big leagues. Also, lots of speed on the bases. #22 Tauron City Bulls – 1B Eddie Cowen from Caprica Hit .250 last season after missing all of the previous season with an injury. 8 HR and 22 RBI. Scouting Report: Cowen projects to be good contact hitter at the next level, but really needs to work on his plate discipline to get that batting average up. Solid first baseman, but doesn’t project to be anything special defensively. #23 Queenstown Wave – LF Mike Heatherly from Aquarion Hit .254 last season with 20 RBI. Also drew 36 walks. Scouting Report: Scouts have fluctuated on where to rate Heatherly, but all in all he draws favorable ratings across the board. Won’t hit for great power, but should be a solid top of the lineup guy, especially with his ability to draw walks. He has good speed, and is always a threat to steal. He can track down a decent number of balls hit his way in the outfield, but needs to work on taking a better path to them. #24 Luminere Reds – RF Ferdinand Adie from Scorpia Hit .348 with 11 HR and 40 RBI last season. Rising Star career batting average of .393. Scouting Report: Projects out as a good contact hitter with the potential to be an above average power hitter. Will need that power if he wants to be an every day player, though. He might as well be walking the bases, and needs to be hidden in right field as he needs lots of defensive coaching. #25 Hadrian United – C Roy Power from Picon Hit .266 with 3 HR and 14 RBI last season. Scouting Report: Lots of average here. Should be a decent contact hitter with below average power. Decent eye at the plate, but is a catcher and runs like one. He’s a solid defensive backstop, though, and won’t give up many past balls. #26 Kobol College Twins – CF Jack MacKimmie from Picon Hit .314 with 7 HR and 29 RBI last season. Stole 8 bases while only being caught once. Scouting Report: Potential .300 hitter at the next level, but don’t expect many home runs from him. Good plate disciple can draw some walks, and he’s dangerous once he gets on base. Good range in center, but needs to work on his catching, and the arm won’t be throwing out many tagging runners. #27 Ersia Elephants – CF Morrigan Edwin from Canceron Hit .300 both last season and for a career in Rising Star. 19 RBI last season. Scouting report: Can play all three outfield positions, but is most comfortable in left. Elephants will most likely start him in center, as that’s more a position of need right now. Good contact and plate discipline mean he should be seeing first base a fair amount. Doesn’t project to be a power hitter. Decent range, but like MacKimmie, doesn’t posses a strong arm that’s a danger to throw out runners. #28 Reidi Drillers – LF Jadrek Brak from Gemenon Hit .265 with 21 RBI. Scouting Report: Scouts are high on Brak, despite his high strikeout numbers. If he can improve his plate discipline, he projects out to be a decent contact hitter who should have a respectable average. Good speed on the bases, and a serviceable arm to try and get those runners going home. #29 Fateu Blaze – RP Jose Menendez from Caprica Appeared in 19 games, recording 8 saves, but an ERA of 4.43. Menedez has been bouncing between closer and middle reliever his entire Rising Star career. Scouting report: High 80s fastball and a power curveball. Also throws a sinker but it needs work. Decent movement on his fastball, but not enough to miss the barrel a lot of the time. Has been a bit unluck this season, as his BABIP is .412. #30 Itar Aces – 1B Matt Hagerty from Leonis Hit .337 with 14 HR and 52 RBI last season. Scouting Report: Those are good numbers for someone taken so late in the draft. Most scouts have been tanking his rating over the last few months after talking to him and his coaches. They just don’t think he’ll get much better than he is now. Hagerty is one of the oldest players in the draft, and despite the good contact and power numbers, they don’t feel there is a ton of room for him to grow. If he does, this is a steal of a pick by the Aces. #31 Promethea Miners – LF Bryon Gardner from Picon Gardner hit .352 with 7 HR and 40 RBI in Rising Star last season. Scouting Report: Like Hagerty, scouts are unsure just how much improvement we’ll see from Gardner at the next level. Still, his numbers are good, he projects to be a solid contact and power hitter, and he will probably be major league ready sooner than many taken before him. Defense may be a bit of a problem, and he might switch to 1B before all is said and done. #32 Caprica City Buccaneers – 3B Jason Graham from Libran Graham hit .246 with 19 RBI last season. Scouting report: Projects out to be an average to below average hitter, who won’t hit for much power. Solid speed on the basepads, and a great defensive 3rd baseman, however. Noteable other picks #33 Hadrian United (supplemental) – C Sean Howey of Libran .331 average with 6 HR and 35 RBI last season. Hit above .300 entire Rising Star career. Scouting Report: Hadrian picked catchers with both of their first round picks, so this is clearly a position of need for them. Power is the better defensive catcher, where as Howey will hopefully provide a bit more offense. He doesn’t project out as a great contact hitter, but the raw power is there. Needs to work on his plate discipline, as well. #36 Ersia Elephants (supplemental) – CF Monro Nunns of Libran Hit .298 with 10 HR and 38 RBI last season. Had 3 double-digit home run season in Rising Star. Scouting Report: The scouts downgraded his potential coming into last season, but this seems like a steal of a pick by Ersia. Nunns projects out to a great power hitter, with the ability to hit to all fields. His contact numbers should come along as well. If he develops out, Ersia may have something here. Last edited by lionden_56; 01-30-2018 at 11:07 AM.