Part 2 of the draft analysis covers New York (both Franchises) through Pawtucket. Let's dig in!
New York Pride of the Yankees
Enrique Pulido New York Pride of the Yankees Age: 18 B/T: R/R Born: Lyndon, KS Position(s): P (ClA) View Hardball Dynasty Profile
Enrique Pulido is a crafty reliever with projected unmatched control, superior ground ball/fly ball factor, and efficiency vs. RHB. He has all the makings of a dominant future closer. Well done from the 29th pick. New York picked up 2 more quality relievers in rounds 3 and 4 in Derek Duffy and Ike Diaz. 2nd rounder Lon Ardoin and 5th rounder Alan Price are fringe major leaguers at best.
Final analysis: New York definitely bolstered their bullpen in this draft. They could have gotten better value out of their 2nd round pick, however.
Draft Grade: B
New York Primetimers
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1st round pick Rob Pellow is a hard throwing lefty with good control and solid pitches. His weaknesses are he tends to leave the pull up in the zone and is only mediocre vs. righties (as most lefties are). Pellow should be a very good #3 starter in the Majors, and his upside is higher than that. 2nd rounder Trenidad Gandarilla has major league potential as a #5 SP or long reliever. Nice value in round 2. Not much to speak of for the Primetimers after their top 2 picks.
Final analysis: The Primetimers got 2 nice prospects in the first 2 rounds, but after that, their draft was a bit of a disappointment.
Draft Grade: B-
Oakland Bruisers
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Keith Hayes is a solid bat, with exceptional power, and who will hit righties well. Batting eye, contact, and lefty split are good enough. He should be able to string together a nice streak of 30 HR seasons once he hits the majors. 2nd rounder Nick Offerman should make the majors as a reliever, although may struggle with lefties. 4th round reliever Nick Hall was a nice value, with major league potential.
Final analysis: Hayes is a great bat, and Hall was a good value pick, but probably could have done better in rounds 2 and 3.
Draft Grade: B-
Oklahoma City Fighting Lint
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Alex Mathews looks to be a superstar 5-tool player in the making with solid projections across the board, including the ability to be solid in the field at 2B if he reaches his projections. 2nd rounder Mitchell Cooper is a contact hitting 2B/CF who has major league potential as well. 4th rounder Morgan Adams was a good value pick.
Final Analysis: Mathews should be great, and they got another solid bat, plus a decent reliever in the 4th. They did pretty well here.
Draft Grade: B+
Ottawa Renegades
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Eduardo Redondo is a terrific bat with great power and batting eye, and good splits and contact. Lacks fielding skills, but his bat will fit in nice in a major league lineup at 1B or LF. Alfredo Stone is solid, but not spectacular across the board hitting-wise, and is a nice pickup for a 2nd rounder. Not much else in terms of major league potential.
Final analysis: Redondo and Stone are good bats, but didn’t get much else.
Draft Grade: C+
Pawtucket G-Maniacs
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First Rounder Trent Gray projects to be a good major league setup guy. He’s strong across the board projections wise, but not spectacular. 2nd rounder Houston Jones, another reliever has superb control and 2 great pitches, but his splits are mediocre. Probably can be a decent setup B type guy in the majors.
Final analysis: Gray and Houston are ok, but not overly impressive, and they really didn’t get much else.
Draft Grade: C-