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Old 02-08-2020, 09:32 PM   #15
DD Martin
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Seattle area
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On to the 2nd Round of the Draft

None of the players on our list were taken, but since we don't pick until midway through the 3rd round I doubt any of the remaining players will still be there. So the choice honestly came down to a pitcher who we thought about long and hard and two infielders. After the rough display of defense the last year or two, the Foresters elected to side with defense and go with your SS George Dawson out of Knoxville High School. The SS has little to no power but hit for a 447/484/1078 line this past season. But where he really shines is his defense. His zone rating was 14.1, his RF was 5.58 and his Eff was 1.173. He only made 7 errors in 40 games so for a young SS that is a solid season at the hardest position to play.

He will likely be sent to Class C Ottumwa with his age as we don't want to overmatch his batting skills. If he can hit 300 in the bigs with the D he plays, he will be a steal down the line.

Its been a long day and we have a lot of work to do before we get 2 choices in the 3rd round. Ollie's #1 on the board and #3 on the board are still there after 19 picks so we will take a long hard look at them. I am going through the pitchers and there are several on the radar. Once we get to the end of the next round we will look to take a few flyers especially after the 5th round.
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