S60 Draft Recap

 Gabrielle  O. Alvarez-Tillman - Contributing Reporter.

Yet another draft season in Cobbfather, so let's round up the Rule 4 draft. The blog continues to have the best scouts in the league! We'll do the same as last season and add in current ML comps to most players. As a reminder comps are to match their projections as closely as possible and not what they may end up like. It's up to you to develop your own talent, don't come looking for us to do the work for you. We'll too busy developing Tim Horton chains throughout America!

1. New York - Milt Baxter (SP) -  At this point I've lost track of how many seasons this franchise has had the #1 pick for but clearly with a sub .250 win %, they are on track for another one. It also cost a bit more to sign this one, at $5M for the future starter. If he meets durability, he should easily log 220+ innings over 33-35 starts a season. Fantastic future control, velocity, and handles righties with ease. A lot of his comps are relievers which just shows you the talent he offers he New York can get the max out of his development. He's in Rookie ball currently, but this owner will have him at AAA for the next 4-5 seasons without a doubt. If you're looking for a starter comp, I'd look at Joaquin Owen or Alcides Johnson; with the control of Johnson and velocity of Owen. He handles righties like Johnson and lefties like Owen. Basically take the best things each of those pitchers does and combine them together. Solid pick - but then again the #1 pick should be a sure thing. 
Initial OAV: 52, Age: 18

2. Pittsburgh - Preston Brock (2B) - What a core Pitt has drafted over the last few years LF Bruce, RF Schneider, and now 2B Brock. Assuming they can find the pitching staff to contend with these bats. Perhaps that's in the cards next year with another top 3 pick - depending on the end of season 'battle' with New York and Chicago; vying for that S61 #1 pick. Brock might have the highest upside in this year's draft and gives off Bernie Mendez vibes but also has a hint of Louie Weiss' early seasons. Makes an easy .290-.300 hitter with 30-35 HR, though doesn't offer much speed. As a refresher LF Bruce - 30 HR on a .260 avg, RF Schneider 35 HR, .295, 35 SB. Add in a power bat that can hit 50+ HR and this lineup becomes very scary. If I were Pitt, I'd concentrate on pitching to go with these bats and then find that power 1B via trade or free agency. Add in one of those defensive first Shortstops that are easy to find in the Rule 5 and you've got the making of a solid team. 
Initial OAV: 55, Age: 18

3. Philadelphia - Nash Selby (SS) - That range will keep Selby from playing Short and given the move off the prized position, the bat makes a little less sense. Though he might make a gold glove elsewhere on the diamond. He's slow though smart on the base paths, offers little power and struggles to make contact. He won't be doing much to keep Philly above .500 even as trade bait. Think Sammy Lorenzo or Brennan Howard - who? Howard at least was able to cover CF for Chicago and Montreal a few seasons back but he handled pitchers better. Believe it or not, Lorenzo managed a .260 career average his years in pitcher friendly Tacoma; that caught me a little off guard as I expect slightly worse numbers. Maybe his speed helped leg out a few more singles than we'll see from Selby. I'd say 0-10 HR, and 0-10 SB from Selby. 

Initial OAV:59, Age: 21

4. Austin - JJ Durham (RP) -  Another #4 pick for Austin; last year they went SS this year going after the pitcher; though never thought a reliever would go this early. Find me a pitcher with a better project first pitch. I'll wait....








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He's just 20 years old and it's already better than most major leaguers. Combine that with spot on control and handling hitters really well you have an ace reliever in your pocket. Might be better than last year's Parrish of Boston. If Durham meets projections he's better than 4x Fireman of the Year, 3x World Series champion Stephen Ramirez. 

Initial OAV: 54, Age: 20

5. Fargo - Josh Whiteside (P) - Sounds like Fargo misses out on their first draft pick, but looking like they'll get a Type D next year at pick #6. With a better draft class that could be a blessing in disguise for the Snowmen!

Initial OAV: - , Age: 21

6. Dover - Marshall Reynolds (SS) - The age old question with EVERY shortstop is will they develop into a major league shortstop or have to shift elsewhere around the diamond. In Reynolds case we think he shifts to Centerfield. But Ms G.O.A.T. what does his bat say? How does a streaky .265 sound with 10 HR? Think Roy Guerrero with A LOT more speed. Not a great comp because Roy was limited in At bats outside of S57 & S58 but he hit everywhere from .214 to .302. Perhaps the speed helps Reynolds leg out a few more singles so maybe a .270/.275 hitter? 
Initial OAV: 66, Age: 21

7. Chicago - Red 'Dead' Clark (P) - We've noted Chicago's direction in a recent blog post; expect the next 5 seasons for this franchise to have picks within the top 5. We'd have to dig deeper but a pitcher with two high pitches seems to be a common theme with this franchise; but that's only at quick glance. Red will struggle greatly against a heavy left handed lineup but see him similar to Hanser Whiten with less strikeouts. That's a 1.35 WHIP, and 3.75 ERA; in a bad year it might be closer to 1.45 WHIP and a 4.50 ERA. 
Initial OAV: 49, Age: 18

8. New Orleans - Pedro Santiago (SP) - Could this be a one season rebuild for NOHD? The control is great but everything else is lacking. Santiago will struggle against both lefties and righties, and might even struggle finding a rotation spot. You're looking at a pitcher with a 6.0 K/9, 1.50 WHIP, 5.30 ERA - adds up to an 85 ERA+ (reminder: 100 is league average). Back to the draft board!

Initial OAV: 53, Age: 21

9. Colorado Springs - Ted Payton (2B) - He's no Walter (Payton) or (Ted) Lasso but now officially a Loin. Might lack the range to stay up the middle but worth a shot! His closest comp is fellow 2B Bernie Molina though Payton will struggle a bit more against righties, offers a fair share less power but makes up for it with advance speed that will rival #6 Reynolds. If you temper Molina's .305 career mark you still end up with a .290+ hitter; though don't expect more than 10 HR from Payton at his prime. Steals are always hard to project because you don't know how the manager will run (or not run) his team; but Payton trains with Usain Bolt, let's leave it at that. 
Initial OAV: 49, Age: 18

10. Washington DC - Jerome Baez (SS) - Jerome fielding balls at Short is like watching Javier Baez swing at pitches out of the zone. A shift to Third is in his future. His speed doesn't quite match up Reynolds or Payton but still top notch. All three must have had similar base running coaches growing up as they will struggle a bit there. Unlike the other two Jerome offers a lot more power with that speed though struggles against lefties and righties. Hopefully that power/speed combo will help him in the batter's box. A slightly below contact ability will mean he's streaky season to season. He's likely somewhere in the middle of Ehire Cruz and Aaron Cannon; which is kinda funny to comp consider one had full time at bats and the other was stuck behind HoF Alex Tarraga. .265 with 30 HR is a safe estimate. 

Initial OAV: 60, Age: 19

11. Charleston - Willis Johns (SP) - Willis could probably throw 135 pitches every 5th day and be perfectly fine; and those pitches are decent quality at least the first two, though even his 3rd and 4th are close to ML quality. Every single one of his comps have lesser pitch quality, so keep that in mind. The closest I saw was S54/55 Bennie Swan; which isn't bad considering he went a combined 36-14 those years. WJ won't strike out many players and that might hurt him a bit against lefties, but that control and pitch quality that we mentioned should help. 1.20/1.25 WHIP with a 3.30 type ERA. Solid pickup for Charleston. 
Initial OAV: 59, Age: 21

12. Columbus - Wally Carreon (RF) - Columbus is rolling this season so any college aged help will get to the majors quickly. We are looking at Patrick Brady who unfortunately only three times had more than 200 at bats in a season; with the low contact it was a wide range, .260 to .295 average but was close to 25 HR those three seasons. The lowest average year it was only 15 HR. He won't make any All-Star games, but production is production!

Initial OAV: 64, Age: 22

13. Augusta - Brian Fulchino (C) - Fulchino....bless you....appears to be starting with the least talent of those drafted in the protected picks but as a catcher he just doesn't have the defense that often boosts that analysis. On that note, the pitch calling leaves a lot to be desired and might be better suited as a DH. Problem is, he doesn't bring the power most DH have. His comp is likely Arismendy Butera with less power and makes less contact. So not the best of comps out there; but it will work for now. Think of him as a streakier Butera in that case and knock of a few HRs. Could still be a .295+ hitter that reaches .300+ some years though limit him to 10-15 HR but keep him from running. 
Initial OAV: 40, Age: 18

14. Tucson - Will Wilkins (SP) - Fortunate for Tucson he has 8 different comps, unfortunate for Tucson  the majority were limited to a single season or two. Half of them pitched more than 100 innings so we'll take a closer look at them. That combined for a 1.55 WHIP and 5.50 ERA. That control is a killer even if that first pitch quality is so high. 

Initial OAV: 51, Age: 18

15. Minnesota - Brent Baptist (SS) - Already better than the majority of three of our ML rosters, Baptist heads to Minny after growing up on the outskirts of Detroit. If he sticks at Short he'll be a liability and not have any pitcher friends, so we'll see if he shifts elsewhere around the diamond. Like many before him in the draft, he'll be a bit streaky with that low contact rate but at least he brings some power and speed. I'm liking Jimmie Bryant or Brett Caminiti as a comp, They hit everywhere from .225 to .270 but also averaged 25 HR, he has the speed of Bryant and better base running than both so there's potential that he bumps that average a bit and should add plenty of steals if given the green light. 
Initial OAV: 70, Age: 22

16. Jacksonville - Avery Poreda (RP) - Poreda has above average pitches, even his 3rd is close to ML projected. He'll struggle against lefties and won't offer much in terms of strike outs. I assume if the opposing team has a lefty available to pitch hit, they will against Poreda, especially one with a good eye. Looking at reliever comps only, we see Hector Mota's name the most but also Jerry Ondrusek. 1.30 WHIP, 4.15 ERA with a 6.2 K/9 maybe? ERA+ has him right about 101, every so slightly above average. 
Initial OAV: 53, Age: 21

17. Vancouver - Trevor Bellinger (SS) - Distant relative of Cody, Trevor was saddened to hear he was drafted by a Canadian team. Some say his family even gave him a memorial service in the days following the draft. Canada will be glad to know we see Alex Tarraga as a comp....the year he retired and not all those MVP and All-Star seasons. Think more Rico Campos - from S54-S56 he hit .250-.295 though only added 5-15 HR. The first two seasons were only part time at bats. S56 is likely the one to look towards. 

Initial OAV: 63, Age: 22

And for special inclusion, #20. Boston - Evan Hall (2B) - I looked up scrub in Webster's dictionary the other day and this is what I found:
Scrub <noun> - see also Evan Hall. 
You don't want this guy, don't give him any love. I highly suggest you trade him to Scottsdale the first chance you get. You might get a AAA prospect back, accept it and run! Even if you have to include last year's draft pick to get Scottsdale to take Hall off your hands, DO IT!
Initial OAV: 44, Age: 18

That does it for the protected picks of the draft. Recap: 8 pitchers, 5 shortstops, 2 second basemen, 1 right fielder, and 1 catcher. Mixed bag of position players and pitchers drafted this year in the early picks. Of the official first round, 32 picks; 15 of them were pitchers. 

Bonus wise it was a mixed bag, with three players signing above slot within the first 32 picks, lead by New York's #1 overall pick who signed for $5.0M! Boston's #20 ($3.3M) and Hartford's #30 ($2.3M) were also above slot. To note, Hartford also overspent on #41 pick ($1.8M) and #89 ($1M). Outside the top 32 picks, Santa Fe's #88 ($3.1M) and Minnesota's #106 ($3.2M) were also well above slot.  

Let's go prospects, it's nearly your time to shine!! Check back in 10 seasons to see how things turned out and who ended up being the best pick of the draft. 

S60 Needs

 Jack Torrance - contributing reporter

Now that we've passed the halfway point of the season, and the deadline is just days away let's take a look at what the blog-o-sphere thinks the needs of each franchise are. We'll see who makes what moves by the deadline. 

• Anaheim - Relief Pitching. They lead the league in percentage of inherited runners scored, allowing 41% to cross the plate where league average is just 29%. A late inning defensive replacement could actually improve the existing bullpen as well. They are also #2 in blown saves. An updated bullpen would go a long way for this season's team. 
• Atlanta - Starting Pitching. This likely has more to do with their starters slow start than it does their talent. After the first 40 games their pitching had a 50 grade rating on a 20-80 scale. After the most recent update, they  are up a 70! They've allowed a few more fly balls this season than league average.  
• Augusta - IFA. The team falls near the bottom in most stats but not really at the bottom in many; so props to them for not bottoming out. But what they need is New York and Chicago to spend their IFA budgets elsewhere or to find an IFA that those two franchises do not. You've got to ask yourself one question: Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?
• Austin - Defense. The team ranks near the bottom in the league in DER (Defense Efficiency Ratio), meaning they are not making the most use out of balls put in play. Pair that with leaguing the league in Unearned Runs and you can see how even the slightest defensive upgrades would improve this team. 
• Boston - Run on the same cylinder. The team is actually doing well and slightly above average in most every category. Is it a clubhouse issue and the team just isn't jellying together?  The slightest adjustments might see them turn the corner. I'd expect a late season run for these guys. 
• Buffalo - Cher to turn back time. Buffalo is on pace for their worst franchise season ever; which is surprising given bjc30's successful track record season after season; he even took the division last year but unless they can turn things around, they are looking at a potential lottery draft pick. Buffalo fans have to hope for a pick within the top 10 but it might be in the 10-12 range. 
• Charleston - Glasses. The club leads the majors in worst K/BB, so anything to help the team see better at the plate would be a big improvement. They also need some more power in their lineup. So either PEDs, corked bats, or a new weight room at their facility would be an upgrade!
• Chicago - A Major League lineup. Cutting ties with 75% of the ML roster and signing players still on the FA market would go a long way to improve this team from the "talent" that it is. I can think of one other need, but let's go with the first. It's debatable, but their 25 rating on a 20-80 scale finds them in last place for their lineup. They also aren't playing much defense, it may not be accounted for in errors but their DER is league worst. 
• Colorado Springs - Less focus on fielding. The team is 4th in DER but we all know when Colorado Springs rebuilds they go glove first; so the plan is working. There seems to be a disagreement between team owner and AI's rankings but they are near the bottom in run differential and and are near the top of the league in singles. Base hits are great, but you need 4 of them in an inning to score a single run. Beat you didn't do that math in your head! If they could pick up a few bats their record would show it. 
• Columbus - Time. Columbus picked up some help in their mid-season trades with Charleston and Scottsdale; they are now considered one of the two favored teams to win the National League with Tacoma. Their pitching received the top rating and while their bats were just a 65; I'd expect with Smalling and Garces now on the roster that will improve. Just give it time. 
• Dover - Draft Redo. This team already has the easiest division in the majors; the winner of it will most likely have a losing record. But given SS Reynolds outlook, the club could likely go for a redo of this season's draft.  If they want to win the division, improving their defense and picking up a starter who can log some quality starts would be key. Both would go a long way; though neither likely gets them above .500 for the season. 
• Fargo - A Prospect. After their Rule 4 draft pick not signing, and zero IFA signings, this rebuilding franchise just needs a single prospect to call this season a win. They did however unload Fred Carter for depth; just not sure they picked up a solid future Major Leaguer. 
• Hartford - Quality Starts. The team ranks down there with Charleston, Pittsburgh, and Vancouver for lowest quality starts in the league. Their defense has been slightly better than league average but have also limited unearned runs. Their bats have the power but they could use a little more contact and runners on base. 
• Helena - Pitching. The hitting on this team has been top of the league, but they rank well below average for quality starts,  but just leave average in OAV and strike outs, though they are also slightly below average on walks and even lower on HRs. The IR% is league average; not that there's anything being average; right Vancouver? But in this case, this is supposed to be a top 5 team; with some pitching upgrades would go a long way. 
• Houston - The AL to chill the F out. Any other run Houston would be sitting pretty and while the are a great team they haven't distanced themselves from the other top AL teams....yet. The team is doing all the right things and should end up paying for the Al title. If you wanted to point out one thing it's the base running, 74 SBs but a league leading 46 CSs. 
• Huntington - Pitching. Though much like Houston and Atlanta this is likely more of a slow start than anything. Huntington has the pitching, they just need to turn it on for the second half. The QS% is league average, their IRS% is slightly high but they just added some bullpen help, their DER is a bit low but not by much. Their K/BB is lowest in the league by a good margin so they are not giving up many free outs. 
• Mexico City - Move to NL. This team in the NL is competing for the League Title, in the AL it feels like they fall into Tier 2 but luckily the playoffs are anyone's game so they have shot at least; just might be an uphill battle. But if there's one city that can do it, it's Mexico City. Un cerveza por favor!
• Minnesota - Extra Base Hits. Slightly below average in hits but towards the top in singles. Let's push the limits a bit. Pitching could use some improvements but all the single ladies in Minny can't score by themselves. 
• Montreal - Stop Being Average. They are gearing up for a Wildcard 2 slot, but the team's power rankings and stats to date say they are almost exactly league average. Don't get us wrong, that's not a bad thing; but are they gunning for a title or are they rebuilding? Hard to do both.  
• New Orleans - Reality. The team entered a rebuild but you wouldn't know that by the standings. They are currently fighting the Eastern Canadians for Wildcard 2 but the team is over performing. What they really need is a dose of a reality check to bring them back down and improve their draft stock next season. Oh and to stop running so much; 46 SB, 34 CS. OUCH!
• New York - Help. The team was looking quite awful to start the season but a hot streak has helped. To be honest what this team needs now is to shift out of their rebuild instead of stockpiling prospects at AAA and get back to a respectable franchise.  
• Oklahoma City - Hits with runner's in scoring position. Pitcher's are rarely an issue with the pitcher's park in OKC, but the bats just haven't come around this year. The team is league average in batting average and runs scored; but lacks some power. They lead the league in stolen bases, per usual, but if you can't knock those guys in; what does it matter that they stole a base? 
• Philadelphia - A break. Just like the needs article back in S54, the team needs a break. They keep trying to climb out of the bottom of the league and miss the bottom 10 this year but they are only in the division race because nobody seems to want to win the division; all teams are under .500. The team had a great run, but maybe this is the year they deal Al Cervantes for some additional prospects. 
• Pittsburgh - Major League players. The team hah fallen slightly below the New Yorks and Chicagos of the world but without the cool factor of being New York or Chicago - but at least their murder rate in the city is less? All three teams have very similar production; perhaps its just a strength of schedule issue difference between the three? Either way, some new ML players would turn this team around; though the current free agents have been sitting around long enough that I doubt they add much this season. 
• Salem - Pitching. Salem has the highest ERA and IRS% of the top 10 teams. If they are going to survive in the playoffs they'll need to fixture those issues. Pitching can be a difference maker come playoff time. Appears it might be a control issue, as they are granting too many free bases with too few strikeouts.  
• Santa Fe - Playoffs to start. The team is doing all the right things and while we could say they need to improve pitching, that's easier said than done in such a hitter friendly park. The team is playing great defense which will help that pitching and their bats are playing as expected. Curious to see how the teams performs comes playoff time. 
• Scottsdale - The next offseason to get here. This past off-season the new owner was able to shed some contracts and recently traded away their higher long term contracts so they are making progress for that rebuild. But they also have decisions to make on Spud Campbell and Jackson Benson; do they try and move their young talent for prospects while their contract values are right and still offer years of control? I'm sure they'd listen to any deal another franchise would be willing to make. But since those trades the team has nose dived, the owner better make adjustments before they become a top feeding team. Getting Lowry back from injury will help the bats and Foster back to help the rotation. Don't get us wrong, still a long way from having a winning record but we don't think they bottom out. 
• Tacoma - Power. A power bat for a 1-2 punch with reigning NL MVP 1B Page. Their power ranking dropped drastically due to the hitting or lack there of. Now yes, they play in a huge pitcher's park; but you still need to score runs. They had a chance to acquire some bats in the offseason but holding steady. We'll see if it pays off this year. Either way, I'd look for them to make some tweaks next season if this one doesn't work out for them. Their future is bright even if they are below average in hitting across the board. 
• Tucson - Pitching. Saying pitching this season seems repetitive but Tucson is well below average on the pitching side of the game, in fact the 4th worst ERA and 3rd most HR, 4th most BB, and bottom 10 K. Seems a deal between them and Tacoma could balance out both teams. Perhaps Laxton in a deal? Not sure it makes Tucson a playoff team this year, but it might be geared more for next season. 
• Vancouver - Same thing as S54 Needs - move out of Canada. Oh and walk more / strike out less. The team is bottom 5 in the league in K/BB and in Free Outs, where they average 8 CS+K a game which means they basically limit themselves to 6 innings a game. Git Gud Canada! By the way, same report as S54...guess Canada really is behind the times and slow to catch up to America the beautiful! 
• Washington DC - One More Year. The club is looking at being above .500 for the first time since S53 and only the second time since S39!!! Keltic needs to stick with his game plan on the rebuild even if the division is getting weaker. Give it at least another year before you go full steam ahead! 

S60 Power Rankings

Richard Castle - contributing reporter

Atlanta must have read the blog as they've come on strong this 1/4 of the season since our last update. We are not at the mid-way point of the year with teams making final decisions on being buyers or sellers. By record after game 80/81, here are the top 5 records:

• 56-24
• Houston (AL-S), Columbus (NL-E)
• 56-25
• Tacoma (NL-N)
• 55-26
• Helena (AL-W)
• 55-25
• Atlanta (AL-E)
• 51-30
• Santa Fe (NL-S)

In the AL, Minnesota and Dover are still in a tight 1 game race with Dover on top currently. Philly is not far behind though all of the NL North is still sub-.500. In the East, Atlanta has run away with the division again even though Boston has the 6th best record in the AL. The AL South is gearing up to have 3 of its 4 teams in the playoffs. Houston leads the division but not quite by double digits yet, Huntington and Mexico City are looking to secure the wildcards. Out West, Helena has run away with division. 

For the NL, Tacoma has started to run away with the division, up to a near double digit lead after Harford and Montreal continue trying their best. Columbus has basically won the East but nice to see Washington DC with a winning record though I'm not sure they capture a wildcard spot or not. New Orleans "rebuild" has them in line for a Wildcard 2 slot at the moment; which wouldn't be awful for the franchise as they work to reshuffle money into their draft. It's only a 5.5 game lead, but Santa Fe will win the division. OKC appears to continue to struggle and has them 6 games back from Salem who looks to win the division for the first time since S39 when they went 76-86. What a year that was! It will be staeben's second playoff with the franchise. After some trades, I'd look for Scottsdale to drop in the standings and fall close to those awful Canadians in Van...nope, can't even say their name. 

If we look at how each team has expected to win based off recent play, here is what we'd see. Champs and Wildcard are listed based on current playoff standings and highlighted in bold. The big droppers were Montreal and Jacksonville, while the big gainers were Mexico City and Santa Fe. But overall looks like the expected teams are the ones currently in a playoff spot - no surprise there. Along with some changes in order for the bottom three teams. I'd have to check the records, but I'm not sure if we've seen a franchise with a 25 / 25 ratings; perhaps we get there this year. 

1. .701 - Tacoma Aroma (NL-N Champ)
2. .682 - Columbus Corgis (NL-E Champ)
3. .668 - Atlanta Expos (AL-E Champ)
4. .668 - Houston Space Cowboys (AL-S Champ)
5. .644 - Helena Hot Dogs (AL-W Champ)
6. .627 - Mexico City Staring Frogs (AL Wildcard 2) 
7. .612 - Huntington Tropics (AL Wildcard 1)
8. .594 - Hartford Rising Stars (NL Wildcard 1)
9. .591 - Santa Fe Surf Riders VIII (NL-S Champ)
10. .588 - Oklahoma City Barons 
11. .574 - Salem Bourbon Makers (NL-W Champ)
12. .559 - Boston Mass Hysteria
13. .545 - New Orleans Hurricane Dodgers (NL Wildcard 2)
14. .531 - Tucson Toros
15. .529 - Scottsdale Sazeracs 
16. .522 - Montreal Fighting Poutine Plates 
17. .501 - Washington DC Nationals
18. .475 - Philadelphia Harpers
19. .472 - Vancouver Canucks
20. .467 - Anaheim Diablos 
21. .453 - Buffalo Bisons 
22. .453 - Jacksonville Lizard Kings 
23. .451 - Dover Hazmats (AL-N Champ) 
24. .424 - Minnesota North Stars 
25. .419 - Fargo Snowmen
26. .407 - Colorado Springs From My Loins
27. .403 - Augusta Alcoholics
28. .360 - Charleston Offspring
29. .328 - Austin Son's of Odin
30. .282 - Chicago Gunslingers 
31. .265 - New York Empire
32. .237 - Pittsburgh Yinzers

S60 The Worst List

 Jack Torrance - contributing reporter

With the first power rankings of the year up, let's shift gears to the bottom of those rankings. In the current 'era' of rebuilding in Cobbfather, let's take a look at players that may not be up to snub. We compiled a list of players who don't have a single value (contact, power, vL, vR, eye) above a 80 rating. Over the years the average ML starter has at least a 70 across the board, so we'll take that into account. And given the specialty of bench/role players to possibly be defense first (or only) we've elected to only look at players who have a starting gig, and if it's a platoon we've only taken into account the side of the plate they are platoon on. Another words if they platoon vL and their vR is a 12; we've ignored them on this list. We have also only taken into account the vL & vR w/ DH for AL teams and vL & vR w/out DH for NL teams. 

We've created our own formula to rank each player which also includes their defensive ranking so this isn't just a look at their hitting ratings; though that was the initial starting process. At some point we hope to get The Best article posted as well, just depends on how long it really takes to get this one researched. 

Editor note: It took a while to write this so in the every changing scenery of the ML rosters; adjustments could have already been made to remove these lesser players. 

• Catcher
• This one is tricky given how much effect a catcher's pitch calling could have on a rotation; depending on which camp you belong to in that debate. Some say a 10 point difference in PC is worth very little in terms of cERA but others will say it's worth at least 0.20 in cERA adjustments. Others will say a veteran pitching staff doesn't need the PC as they'll call their own pitches. 
• Cleuluis Lowry (Hartford) - Just shows that even a championship caliber team can have a lowly starter. Pitch calling of 88 should help out those pitchers even though the need for a high pitch calling is highly debated by other experts in other leagues. I will add this one might not be fair because it appears Hartford might be making catching adjustments at the time of this writing. 
• Ratings: 36, 39, 50/44, 11
• First Base
• Dennis Tamura (New York) - He'll win the AL Gold Glove without a doubt but given his Rookie level production at the plate, we have to include him here. He'd be close to winning a Gold Glove at Shortstop as well if it weren't for the slightly underrated glove. Surprisingly he's actually hitting .243 avg/.506 ops with 3 more k then hits and 19 more k then bb. Tamura is actually the worst rated bat in all of Cobbfather at the ML level...and he's a starter!
• Ratings: 39, 5, 20/33, 19
• Second Base
• Vic Arguelles (New York) - This 35 rated power hitter is actually batting in the cleanup spot for New York. He also falls below league average defensively at every category. He sports a career 18 HRs and a .238 avg/.632 ops over 1054 at-bats. We'll see what the worst shortstop looks like, but this might be the worst overall starter in Cobbfather. How is he even above AA?
• Ratings: 63, 35, 54/33, 57
• Third Base
• Dellin Garces (Pittsburg) - The only thing holding Garces back from a potential gold glove is his accuracy rating but give the contact and power; he had to make this list. Last year he ended the season with 3 hr and a .237 avg/.579 ops; striking out 6 more times than he had hits. 
• Ratings: 43, 14, 48/53, 46
• Shortstop
• Another tough one to gauge given the importance of a solid shortstop, many owners decide to take the hit at the plate to help prevent runs in the field. Close calls were Lewis Gaetti (Chicago) & Rob Webster (Philadelphia) but both are above average in the field. Though Gaetti's bat basically belongs in A- and Webster in AA. But where's the line at Short? When you start looking at defensive liabilities at short, their bats get closer to the 60/65 range. Babe Benincasa (Columbus) comes to mind as his arm strength and accuracy are more than 5 points below average but his bat is supposed to be nearly twice as good as the other two mentioned. Platoons are generally more often used here. With so many ifs, we'll leave The Worst Shortstop off the list...for now. 
• Left Field
• Timo Hara (New York) - Now if this was the worst starter on this franchise nobody would bat an eye, though seeing his ratings shows just how easy it is to find major league average hitters for Left Field. I'd imagine the majority of owners might not like Hara as an option but would find it acceptable for a rebuilding franchise to have a AAA/AAAA player in their lineup. 
• Ratings: 64, 62, 61/55, 69
• Center Field
• Some say this is another tough spot as we've seen all ranges of fielders playing CF in Cobbfather, from DH types to Catchers to alternate Shortstops. Do they receive a lot of action in the field? No, but enough to still cause a difference to potential runs given up. 
• Manuel Cueto (Chicago) - Is this the worst catcher we've seen in Chicago, by no means but at least those guys had bats. Cueto's career .234 avg/ .576 ops goes a lot way to help the rebuilding team gain an earlier pick in the follow year's draft. 
• Ratings: 30, 17, 54/50, 53
• Right Field
• What should be the 4th easiest spot to fill even with a bat first type player. 
• Ober Martin (New York) - Similar to Left Field these are awful numbers and likely to be a AAA/AAAA depending on their defensive ratings. Decent as backup option if they offer that speed or glove. But Martin offers neither of those. 
• Ratings: 63, 69, 56/67, 39
• Designated Hitters
• Steven Sutcliffe (New York) - Defensively he's close to average 2B with a slight hit to his arm strength so he might not turn double plays on the speedy guys, but that bat is atrocious. There are SO many other bats that could be used as a DH but New York is gunning for that 5th straight #1 overall pick in next year's draft. No wonder the team has a sub .200 expected win percentage. 
• Ratings: 33, 39, 41/41, 62
• Starting Pitchers
• We started our search for the worst SP by starting with all players who have less 70 ratings in Control, vL, & vR; that narrowed it down to just 14 players. Pittsburgh's James Langels & Gene Torres take the cake for worst starters, Chicago has all 5 members of his rotation on the list. That's 5 of the 14 players - or 36% of the list. Andre Justice, Antonio Morton, Chipper Durham, Mike Woodson, and Paul Hill. If Slash's words "...certainly planning to push the envelope on some things..." weren't heard loud and clear before, they sure are now. 
• Relief Pitchers
• We decided to omit the Type B relievers because they are generally used less and thus less important to the quality of the team - though they do still matter. 
• To no surprise, two of the four pitchers who fall in the sub 70 ratings belong to the Chicago Gunslingers. Denard Jones and Sam Ross - both SuA. Though in Ross' defense his Control is actually a 70. But Jones is the worst SuA/LRA in the league. I will say while Chicago's pitchers have awful ratings, their pitch quality is typically higher which is why they haven't been as bad as you'd assume. So...things could be worse. 

Synopsys - New York has the worst position players and Chicago has the worst pitchers. With Pittsburgh right there with both of them. Those teams will easily be 1 - 2 - 3 in next season's draft if things don't change.  

Every player on this list warrants a demotion back to the minors, you could probably find an out of shape blog writer to hit or pitch better than these guys. But then again, that means replacing 90% of the New York ML roster and Chicago's full rotation.  The only position player who I don't consider to be on a bottom 3 team is the Catcher, who plays for a top NL team. New York/Chicago, your open letter might be coming soon. 

Based upon views of others outside of the world, the integrity of Cobbfather is definitely in question ever since New York took rebuilding to the full tanking extreme. Feels like I haven't seen teams this bad since jwinkler's S7 147 Loss. 

S60 Initial Power Rankings

 Richard Castle - contributing reporter

Seems we might have turned a corner from the Atlanta dynasty as Crain and Moss get older, either that or they've started out really slow this season. Houston remains strong and apparently doesn't have a problem; no matter what AI says. The NL is mostly dominated by the NL North with Tacoma, Montreal, and reigning NL Champ Hartford all leading the way. Though Columbus has held strong. By record after game 40, here are the top 5 records:

• 29-11
• Helena (AL-W), Houston (AL-S)
• 28-12
• Columbus (NL-E)
• 27-13
• Montreal (NL-N), Tacoma (NL-N)
• 24-16
• Hartford (NL-N), Atlanta (AL-E), Huntington (AL-S), Jacksonville (AL-S), Santa Fe (NL-S)
• 23-17
• Salem (NL-W), Scottsdale (NL-W)

In the AL, Minnesota and Dover are in a tight race for the North, and Philly is doing their best to prove last year was just an off year. Fargo and their new owner work on the rebuilding process. And for those of us still without power after Hurricane Beryl, we feel you. Keep strong Fargo! In the East as mentioned Atlanta has slipped a bit, holding just a 1 game lead on Boston. Augusta is still rebuilding and New York is doing a little more than just rebuilding. Moving on... In the South Houston holds a sizeable lead on the others; and what a strong division this is. Any team in this division would likely be leading the North or East. Helena has a comfortable cushion in the West, up by 10 games and likely already planning their playoff rotation assuming no major injuries through the rest of the season. 

For the NL, the North is where it's at with three teams close to being the top team in the entire NL and then there's Chicago who is only slightly better than New York. But again, enough said. Columbus is pulling away from DC in the East with Buffalo and Pitt no where in sight. Santa Fe still sits a top the South as expected and the West is just as tight as the North though a notch below in talent. Vancouver is Canadian, enough said. 

If we look at how each team has expected to win based off recent play, here is what we'd see. Champs and Wildcard are listed based on current playoff standings and highlighted in bold. Quite a bit more movement than normal in these rankings. Often times it's rather close to the order, even this early in the season but as you can see the OKC Barons are ranked 8th and should take the division from the Sazeracs & Bourbon Makers - guess drinking doesn't pay after all! At the bottom of the list is a bunch of NL teams and New York. Is anybody surprised at NY being bottom? Answer: No, but amazed at how awful they've played. Not evening a .200 expected win percentage! Chicago right above him makes complete sense as well considering the AAA talent on the ML roster there. Tankers gonna tank! 

1. .705 - Tacoma Aroma (NL-N Champ)
2. .688 - Houston Space Cowboys (AL-S Champ)
3. .678 - Helena Hot Dogs (AL-W Champ)
4. .618 - Hartford Rising Stars (NL Wildcard 2)
5. .616 - Montreal Fighting Poutine Plates (NL Wildcard 1)
6. .613 - Columbus Corgis (NL-E Champ)
7. .608 - Atlanta Expos (AL-E Champ)
8. .604 - Oklahoma City Barons 
9. .588 - Huntington Tropics (AL Wildcard 2)
10. .583 - Salem Bourbon Makers 
11. .581 - Jacksonville Lizard Kings (AL Wildcard 1) 
12. .570 - Boston Mass Hysteria
13. .565 - Mexico City Staring Frogs
14. .556 - Santa Fe Surf Riders VIII (NL-S Champ)
15. .544 - Scottsdale Sazeracs (NL-W Champ)
16. .524 - Dover Hazmats 
17. .508 - Washington DC Nationals
18. .500 - Philadelphia Harpers
19. .481 - New Orleans Hurricane Dodgers
20. .479 - Buffalo Bisons 
21. .478 - Minnesota North Stars (AL-N Champ) 
22. .472 - Anaheim Diablos 
23. .467 - Tucson Toros
24. .426 - Fargo Snowmen
25. .419 - Charleston Offspring
26. .371 - Colorado Springs From My Loins
27. .355 - Augusta Alcoholics
28. .349 - Vancouver Canucks
29. .324 - Pittsburgh Yinzers
30. .318 - Austin Son's of Odin
31. .292 - Chicago Gunslingers 
32. .160 - New York Empire

S60 Upcoming Draft

Gabrielle  O. Alvarez-Tillman - Contributing Reporter.

The S57 draft is but a few days away. Last year we looked at each of the teams and how they might be approaching the draft. This year, we'll adjust a bit and look at the top 17 picks to try and predict which route they'll go and who might be able to pick up a surprise pick. 

Draft season is just around the corner. This is the time of year that will make or break a season for teams like Tacoma, Mexico City, Dover, New York, and Montreal. As they continue a rebuild, a blown pick could set them back another season or two. Let's hope they don't "a pull a Mini" and are able to secure their picks this season. 

1. New York - The only time alexng6888 has drafted a college kid was his first year in the league, ever since it's been high schooler after high schooler. The crystal ball says for his 4th straight #1 pick he'll sign a HS kid for $4M and immediately place them in AAA. High School
2. Pittsburgh - The last two season's at pick 3, the team has gone with college COFers, there's a great chance that if we see a stud college pitcher; he's going to Pitt. College
3. Philadelphia - Philly hasn't had this high of a pick since S49 when they drafted #5 Mitch Dillard. But majority of the time they prefer the high ceiling of the high school kids, but still a small chance they grab another college kid. High School
4. Austin - Could be a sleeper pick here, with a small chance that High Schoolers go picks 1-3; Austin could end up with the top college kid in the draft. The last two years they've gone College but were HS the two years prior to that; all top 10 picks.  ?? (but think they go College - Hook 'em!)
5. Fargo - Welcome to the new owner, but our internet detectives have come up empty on any inside scope about him. A true wildcard!
6. Dover - The last time we did this article was S57 where Dover had selected 14 straight high schoolers in the first round but then he went and drafted 3 straight college kids in recent years. Does he switch back? We don't think so, we think this is a new trend. College
7. Chicago - Has slash drafted anything but high school kids in the first round? Nope. High School
8. New Orleans - Ploppie switched the franchise from drafting College kids under Mini to HSers in S55, we'd expect the trend to continue as the team has committed to rebuilding, don't be surprised if that extra scouting money lands them a college player. High School
9. Colorado Springs - Apparently the new trend is HS draftees and IFA spending. Look for top to grab a kid here. It was said. High School
10. Washington DC - Could go any way here given keltic44's history but given the the last three picks are likely HS, we think he ends up grabbing a college player. But this is another one we could be completely wrong on. College
11. Charleston - opie could really go either way with this one, he likely has the scouting for both. It very well could be 5 High Schoolers and 5 College kids drafted before him. ??
12. Columbus - back to back question marks on who to select, but this time does the franchise has the scouting? ??
13. Augusta - Another team that appears to flip flop between High School and College players, so your guess is as good as ours. ??
14. Tucson - Since taking over the franchise has only drafted one college guy and that was two seasons ago. We'll hedge our bets and go with a HS player, but again less certainty especially after three straight teams who could flip any direction. High School
15. Minnesota - The one season cmc drafted a college kid, he didn't even bother signing him. High School
16. Jacksonville - rwings has shifted the franchise from drafting college kids to high schoolers, at this rate it appears the league will be nothing but High Schoolers and International stars. High School
17. Vancouver - In a parallel alternate reality where Canada is actually a cool place to live, Vancouver who has favored college kids could end up drafting the #3-4 overall college player in the draft at pick 17! Imagine all the unknowns above going with HS drafts. Keep dreaming Canada, keep dreaming! College

There you have folks, the protected picks of the first round. 

Final toll:

8 - High School

4 - College

5 - Wild cards that the blog can't quite figure out. 

Pretty evened out draft, decent chance of someone slipping to a later pick. 

Good luck everyone!

S60 Location Location Location

Richard Castle - contributing reporter

Coming to a stadium (hopefully) near you, it's time for a realignment in Cobbfather. Let's eliminate the AL and NL, playing in one league with every team adopting the DH. Playoffs would be seeded similar to March Madness with the top 16 teams. First place in each division plus the next 8 teams best ranked teams. The plan might be rejected year after year, but that doesn't stop us from talking about it. Here are our proposed divisions and projected winner for S60.

Northeast: Augusta, Montreal, Hartford, Boston
North: New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Dover
East: Chicago, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
Central: Colorado Springs, Oklahoma City, Fargo, Minnesota
Southeast: Atlanta, Charleston, Jacksonville, Huntington
South: Mexico City, Houston, Austin, New Orleans
West: Anaheim, Scottsdale, Tucson, Santa Fe
Northwest: Vancouver, Tacoma, Salem, Helena

What do you think? Does this make your division tougher or easier to compete in given the current stance of all-in and rebuilding teams? The North gets interesting as all of those teams currently have a top 10 draft pick this season. From the last time we did this, Houston was in a division with Atlanta but now that's Huntington; what a division that is with Crain, Weiss, and WYW all vying for the AL MVP. We thought about creating a Gulf division of Mexico City, Houston, New Orleans but Jacksonville is on the wrong side of Florida for that to work. Would have been interesting realigning OKC, Austin, Charleston, with current AL powerhouse Atlanta. 

S60 Longevity

Jack Torrance - contributing reporter

It's been a few seasons since we've shared this info, just wanted to thank everyone in the league for sticking around. Let's take a look at some of our most seasoned veteran owners. 

Most years in the league - includes the current season and any other seasons the owner was in Cobbfather (under the same account). Thought it would also be fun to list Cobbfather career records. It's great to see that half of our owners have been around for 20+ seasons. Perhaps S70 update I'll be there myself. 

1. 60 - Houston (5,513-4,045)
2. 58 - Buffalo (5,080-4,154)
3. 56 - Atlanta (4,947-3,963)
4. 48 - Colorado Springs (3,875-3,739)
5. 35 - Oklahoma City (2,896-2,288)wr
6. 33 - New York (2,677-2,507)
7. 32 - Santa Fe (2,726-2,458)
8. 30 - Montreal (2,471-2,227)
9. 29 - Chicago (2,198-2,014)
10. 25 - Helena (1,989-1,899), Minnesota (2,043-1,845)
11. 24 - Charleston (2,019-1,707)
12. 23 - Columbus (1,620-1,620), Austin (1,412-1,828)
13. 22 - Vancouver (1,474-1,604)
14. 21 - Dover (1,292-1,624)
15. 18 - Philadelphia (1,395-1,359)
16. 17 - Pittsburgh (1,202-1,390)
17. 15 - New Orleans (997-947) - had a different account in the early years
18. 13 - Huntington (998-946), Anaheim (857-1,087)
19. 12 - Hartford (1,037-745), Scottsdale (890-869)
20. 10 - Tacoma (592-866), Salem (681-777), Boston (710-748)
21. 8 - Augusta (497-637), Mexico City (482-652)
22. 7 - Tucson (430-380)
23. 5 - Washington DC (337-473), Jacksonville (323-325)
24. 1 - Fargo (0-0)

S60 30 the new 20

 Jack Torrance - contributing reporter

The international market sure has changed over the years. The Yen is dropping, Canada still colors their money, and just like digital currency the international spending in Cobbfather is rising. What you used to be able to sign for a $15-20M bonus now takes you $25M minimum! With so many teams trying to build themselves into a contender, payrolls are kept at a bare minimum. Heck, look at Chicago who has a total of 2 players signed for more then $1M and one of them is an extremely streaky hitting poor pitching calling catcher who needs a walker to get down the first base line; which allows them to shift over $48M to prospects. But above them was Colorado Springs who made the first big splash with a $38.2M signing and they still have ~$12M in prospect budget to spend on the draft and potentially a 2nd IFA. Just below them both is New York who has yet to transfer, but doesn't need it to cover; with just shy of $48M. But when did it all change? Was it back in S51 when Huntington shelled out nearly $50M for Wei-Yin Wan? Perhaps but other teams were still only spending $10-15M that season. The following season, S52; we saw 4 players sign in the $20-30M range. S53 things continued to rise with 3 teams spending $30M+ and 3 teams spending $20M+. But it continues further back, Houston in S50 signed Diory James to a $30M+ bonus and nearly $30M to Carlos Soto in S48. Hard to pinpoint exactly when, you can definitely see a different train of thought by owners in the league. Nobody builds just through the draft anymore. We've seen two prospects sign so far this season and they've averaged $33M!! Congrats to Colorado Springs and Charleston for their early season signings. 

All numbers are rounded estimates but here are the projected top spenders on prospect bonuses. 

1. $50M - Colorado Springs
   
2. $48M - Chicago, New York
3. $40M - Augusta
4. $30M - Buffalo, Washington DC, Atlanta, Montreal, Charleston
5. $25M - Vancouver, Mexico City, Hartford
6. $20M - Fargo, Scottsdale

There you have it folks, seeing that list actually makes me wonder if this article should be titled 40 is the new 20. Good luck to everyone in their hunt for that International Model Player.

S60 On the Clock - redrafting S50

 Gabrielle  O. Alvarez-Tillman - Contributing Reporter.

Another year of our On The Clock series that looks back at decade old drafts. We finished out the half century anniversary of Cobbfather, S50.  Back then Jacksonville, then located in Monterrey  by merritr swept Tucson (now Scottsdale) in the World Series after upsetting #1 seed Atlanta and #2 seed Philadelphia. There were 18 Type A Free Agents!! Two less than the year before, yet only 6 of them landed the previous owner a first round pick. It was a busy celebration on the blog and unfortunately did not get to do a recap of that season's drafts. We at the blog still think it's better to trade an expiring contract them out out hope that you'll land a quality pick in the next season's draft. As usual, we'll take a look at each pick, where they are now, and who might have been a better pick (hindsight is everything!) for the first 15-20 picks. There were 0 Type D picks in the first round; which means Round 2 started at pick #69. Of the 68 drafted, only 46 have seen time in the majors. 

All-in, this group has accounted for 25 all-star, 9 silver slugger, 3 gold gloves, 1 mvp, 0 cy young, 1 fireman, 1 rookie, 10 world series ring 

Asterisk denotes picks selected by another owner. Any stats listed are as of this initial draft of this article.

1. Huntington - Brett Humphries (SP)
• Paired nicely with the previous year's #1 pick Roger Simon (SP). Received the call to the majors in S53 where he started 29 games over 147 innings, going 7-9; which is also the last time he had a losing season. While the college and high school scouts were busy at work looking at pitchers, it appears the international scouts were busy looking at hitters. He's currently signed up with Huntington through S62 at a great price. 
• Stats: 194 games, 194 starts, 1083 ip, 75-4 366 bb, 1008 k, 1.18 whip, 3.34 era.
• Awards: None
• Redraft Pick: #1 Brett Humphries - 75-44, 1008 k, 1.18 whip, 3.34 era. Pitching is always tough to find, when you can find one like Humphries you take it. 
2. *El Paso (Mexico City) - Josh Hunt (SS)
• After drafting Batman, aka Adam West (SS) last year; Ploppie goes with Josh Hunt (SS). A few things these two have in common: Neither stay in El Paso for long and neither played much Shortstop in their career thus far. He was dealt to New Orleans in S52 under the direction of minihouston for Turner Pryor and Ronald Yearwood; both of whom are still with the franchise today - though now under the ownership of dakar and located in Mexico City.  In a true show of distaste for Joshua K Hunt, ploppie who had taken ownership of the New Orleans franchise in S55 traded Hunt in S57 only to reacquire him in S58, and to trade him again in S59. Ploppie must really hate Hunt and likes to put him through moving cities over an over again. Hunt has since signed a FA deal to play in Philly as that terrific team pushes for a pick outside the bottom 15. 
• Stats: 1369 games, .266 avg, 310 hr, 200 sb, 851 r, 887 rbi, 404 bb, 929 k. 
• Awards: 2x all-star, 2x world series ring, 2x silver slugger 3B
• Redraft Pick: #2 Josh Hunt - .266 avg, 310 hr, 200 sb, 851 r, 887 rbi. Still the best choice at this pick given the production. I debated him or Warren Cobb & Dilson Rojas but went with the power over the higher average. 
3. *Los Angeles (Salem) - Dilson Rojas (CF)
• This was the last year of the Nap before he sold the team to currently owner staeben.  Imagine taking over a franchise that might have a few bad contracts on its books but has a future MVP on its minor league roster. Hope staeben tipped well. Rojas got the call in S53 for a 90 game show case and the only season he played worse was this past season, S59. Hoping to capture some of that 40+ HR and .300+ average from years prior. Solid pick at #3, picking up this power hitting 2B. And he's not all power, he's picked up generally 20 steals as season as well.  
• Stats: 878 games, .291 avg, 233 hr, 133 sb, 645 r, 655 rbi, 387 bb, 413 k. 
• Awards: 3x all-star, 1x silver slugger 2B, 1x MVP
• Redraft Pick: #3 Dilson Rojas - .291 avg, 233 hr, 133 sb, 645 r, 655 rbi. Debating him or Cobb but slightly more power and less speed to pick up a CF makes sense. Well at least that's the position he was drafted as. 
4. Hartford - Warren Cobb (2B)
• Solid pick for the Hartford club in their final rebuild year before kicking it off to 90+ win seasons and an eventual World Series title last season. They alternated with the New Orleans franchise since S54 for World Series appearances and Cobb is one of the main reasons why. With a quick move into full steam ahead, Cobb was promoted in S52 for the final 119 games. Currently contracted with Hartford through S62.
• Stats: 1077 games, .300 avg, 201 hr, 222 sb, 923 r, 661 rbi, 575 bb, 620 k. 
• Awards: 5x all-star, 2x silver slugger 2b, 1x silver slugger lf, 1x world series ring
• Redraft Pick: #4 Warren Cobb - .300 avg, 201 hr, 222 sb, 923 r, 661 rbi. These three picks become personal preference or maybe just who has the better scouts to predict the future. 
5. Vancouver - Vince Saarloos (SS)
• Didn't take long before Saarloos was shipped off to Atlanta as the headline for Rando Powell...Rando who? Yup. But alas his time was up in Atlanta and he was shipped back to the Northwest but at least he stays Stateside in Tacoma for younger talent. We'll see what he can do in a pitcher's park with reigning MVP in the lineup with him, thoug he's used to have Moss and Crain so shouldn't be anything new. But who else is in that lineup? They could sure use another big bat or more speed to get on base and move up a bag to get in scoring position. 
• Stats: 912 games, .272 avg, 112 hr, 106 sb, 484 r, 484 rbi, 300 bb, 614 k. 
• Awards: 1x all-star, 1x gold glove 3b, 3x world series ring
• Redraft Pick: #12 Joshua Lough - 41-30, 92/119 sv, 1.07 whip, 2.81 era. Two solid relievers go next on our redraft. 
6. *Washington D.C. - Erik Henry (P) 
• Did not sign - Type D pick was used to select Daniel Federowicz. Will cover in detail next season. 
• Redraft Pick: #7 Whit Benoit - 55-29, 116/141 sv, 1.09 whip, 2.43 era. Some could argue this should be flipped around but the blog prefers the talents of Lough over Benoit. 
7. *Milwaukee - Antonio Lincoln (3B)
• Traded to Portland (Salem) in S54 but didn't see the majors until S57 at the age of 25 yrs old; what a run in the minors for this high schooler draftee. He's been a bit sporadic but he's true for 20 HR, that's for sure. He'll hit arbitration next season as the Bourbon Makers take on the Barons for the NL West crown. 
• Stats: 365 games, .274 avg, 65 hr, 24 sb, 208 r, 239 rbi, 114 bb, 268 k. 
• Redraft Pick: #5 Vince Saarloos - .272 avg, 112 hr, 106 sb, 484 r, 484 rbi. Numbers feel a bit inflated from that high power Atlanta offense but we'll give it to him. 
8. Helena - Whit Benoit (RP)
•  Benoit has been rather consistant in the majors the last few seasons for the Hot Doggies. Saving 20+/- games in basically 60 games a season over 120 innings. People may think relief pitchers are a dime a dozen but this was a solid pick for Helena, enough that he was extended last year until S63.
• Stats: 385 games, 733 ip, 55-29, 116/141 sv, 219 bb, 540 k, 1.09 whip, 2.43 era.
• Awards: 4x all-star
• Redraft Pick: #13 David Andrus - .295 avg, 201 hr, 0 sb, 514 r, 635 rbi. 
9. *Boston - Wilking Alvarez (SP)
•  Had a small tasting in S54 but outside a few relief appearances in S57, he's started ever since though I wish I could tell you he's improving with each season. His best season thus far has been S55 when the hitters didn't have enough scouting on him to know how to face him. He signed an extension last season so he's at least in Boston through S63 at $6.8M per.
• Stats: 159 games, 145 starts, 852 ip, 55-48, 203 bb, 603 k, 1.30 whip, 4.52 era.
• Awards: 1x all-star
• Redraft Pick: #14 Edwards Ferrara - .260 avg, 166 hr, 150 sb, 600 r, 481 rbi
10. Austin - Rene Rhodes (SP)
•  A quick S53 call for Austin as they seem to like to do; claimed off waivers during his Arb2 seasons but later released and signed as a free agent to Montreal who snagged him again this season on a cheap 2 year offer. 
• Stats: 219 games, 152 starts, 992 ip, 46-72, 375 bb, 675 k, 1.50 whip, 5.52 era.
• Awards: 1x gold glove P
• Redraft Pick: #18 Boone Maxwell - .289 avg, 180 hr, 47 sb, 498 r, 512 rbi
11. *New Orleans - Harold Foltynewicz (SP)
• Oh what could have been with this pick. It's rumored the NOOFs were eyeing Joshua Lough who went a pick after but went against their gut and grabbed Folty instead. But they used Folty to trade for Victor Ortega (who was claimed off waivers) from Portland (Salem) so who knows how things would have gone in that alternate universe. After just his Arb1 he was signed to an extension in S57 that's set to expire after next year. Unfortunately for Salem he's been more of an SP6 than anything. 
• Stats: 245 games, 245 starts, 1502 ip, 87-99, 625 bb, 1272 k, 1.41 whip, 4.67 era.
• Redraft Pick: #17 Hanser Whiten - 86-68, 931 k, 1.33 whip, 3.69 era.
12. Anaheim - Joshua Lough (RP)
•  The 5th straight pitcher taken after position players filled the top half of the top 10 picks. Didn't take Lough long to get to the majors, being called up for a quick 4 game stint in S52 moving into a full time bullpen role after that. He struggled with a high ERA in Anaheim but seems to have gotten that under control in Atlanta which is amazing given he not only increased the number of games pitched but also his innings. He has become a shut down late inning guy. Signed an extension in S58 to stick with Atlanta until S62 for nearly $10M per. 
• Stats: 456 games, 748 ip, 41-30, 92/119 sv, 233 bb, 746 k, 1.07 whip, 2.81 era.
• Awards: 2x all-star, 2x world series ring
• Redraft Pick: #19 Nestor Alou - 35-29, 59/81 sv, 522 k, 1.14 whip, 3.48 era.
13. *Colorado (Tucson) - Alejandro Belliard (SS)
• Did not sign - Type D pick was used to select Slade Lynch. Will cover in detail next season but hasn't played since S57 with less than 350 games under his name. 
• Redraft Pick: #8 Wilking Alvarez - 55-48, 603 k, 1.30 whip, 4.52 era. Not a great repick for Anaheim but so very pitchers in this draft.
14. *Wichita (Augusta) - Earl Hawkins (LF)
• Immediately promoted to HiA in S50 and then bumped to AAA for two stints before making the majors as the club transitioned to Augusta under new ownership but released shortly after his Arb1 year, signing a FA deal with New Olreans in S58; making it to the World Series; with an extension that takes him through this season as the club starts a rebuild. 
• Stats: 993 games, .269 avg, 149 hr, 71 sb, 463 r, 523 rbi, 315 bb, 660 k. 
• Redraft Pick: #25 Darby Hatcher - 34-20, 108/126 sv, 315 k, 1.19 whip, 3.43 era.
15. *San Juan (Charleston) - Alton Taijeron (P)
• Did not sign - No Type D pick either. Seems a bit of a waste for a protected top pick to not even get a Type D for the following year. 
• Redraft Pick: #72 Jemile Frandsen - .284 avg, 228 hr, 13 sb, 443 r, 575 rbi. I'd probably argue that he actually goes higher given the production but still a jump from the 2nd round to a top 15 pick? Great original selection by Hartford. 
16. *Monterrey (Jacksonville) - David Andrus (C)
• A little surprised we haven't seen a catcher or DH selected already.; while not the best or even league average pitch caller, he's still serviceable behind the plate. At the plate his power shows. Traded to Salt Lake City (Tucson) under ChillyWilly1's only season as owner. Makes you curious if rwings had taken over a season earlier, would he have made the same deal? Currently contracted through S61.
• Stats: 981 games, .292 avg, 201 hr, 0 sb, 514 r, 635 rbi, 444 bb, 659 k. 
• Awards: 3x all-star, 1x rookie, 1x silver slugger dh, 1x silver slugger c
• Redraft Pick: #
17. Montreal - Edwards Ferrara (LF)
• Fantastic pick this late in the first round, currently rated as an 81 OAV and he really seems to have turned on the jets the last two seasons. S58 he had 40 HR with 23 SB, S59 he had 31 HR with 29 SB. A bit streaky but that lower contact will do that to you. He's a main piece in Montreal's bid for the World Series and let's face it, probably all of Canada given what Vancouver is doing on the other side. 
• Stats: 939 games, .260 avg, 166 hr, 150 sb, 600 r, 481 rbi, 335 bb, 730 k. 
• Awards: 1x all-star, 1x silver slugger lf
18. Philadelphia - Matt Eiland (CF)
• First pick to not make it to the majors. 
19. Oklahoma City - Jason McGuiness (RF)
• Another fantastic pick this late in the draft given some of the talent ahead of him, this one an 83 OAV but that's a bit inflated for his talent level. Just hit Arb3 so we'll see if he's back again or even willing to resign with the NL powerhouse. His numbers are down as he's not getting the ABs anymore. 
• Stats: 722 games, ..245 avg, 72 hr, 212 sb, 332 r, 328 rbi, 192 bb, 466 k. 
20. Chicago - Douglas McCovey (SP)
• McCovey was quickly dealt in S 51 to Minnesota where he's heading into his Arb3 next season for Shawn Long who was a major part of the contending Chicago club. McCovey has been decently productive though doesn't long a ton of innings and hasn't won more than 5 games the last two seasons. 
• Stats: 159 games, 142 starts, 768 ip, 43-43, 219 bb, 549 k, 1.34 whip, 4.40 era.
21. Houston - Hanser Whiten (SP)
• Whitten was part of the Carmen Arnold trade back in S53 and the only piece back to Salem that's still with them. Makes you wonder if Salem is second guessing the deal. Can't live in the past, move on! Salem made sure Whiten didn't get a chance to move on by skipping all 3 arb years and signing him to an extension after his rookie deals that's set to expire after this season. 
• Stats: 207 games, 207 starts, 1201 ip, 86-68, 431 bb, 931 k, 1.33 whip, 3.69 era.
22. Oklahoma City - Boone Maxwell (RF)
• Ready for another journey? OKC traded him to Houston in S51, who traded him to Salem in S53 but traded for him back in S54. Two arb cases later he signed an extension this season to stay in Houston through S64. Thoug there are plenty of questions about steroid use and his S57 season; he added .148 to his SLG %. Previous career high in HRs was 29 and he got up to 50? Previous high average was .293 and he hits .324? That or maybe he finally wore Wild Thing's glasses. 
• Stats: 795 games, .289 avg, 180 hr, 47 sb, 498 r, 512 rbi, 276 bb, 441 k. 
23. Buffalo - Nestor Alou (RP)
• This seems to be a prototypical Buffalo pick, late in the first round but still adds value to the future ML team. All relievers have their ups and downs, and he's currently signed up through next season assuming his mutual gets picked up. 
• Stats: 445 games, 548 ip, 35-29, 59/81 sv, 157 bb, 522 k, 1.14 whip, 3.48 era.
24. Huntington - Albert Mayberry (RF)
• Mayberry has risen up with the rest of the Tropics prospects and platooned versus righties when needed, he averages close to 100 games a season and around 400 ABs but he brings the power; still topping 30 all but once. Signed an extension last season but landed on the DL a few days later. Likely to be around another couple of seasons assuming his option gets picked up. 
• Stats: 544 games, .267 avg, 175 hr, 0 sb, 366 r, 413 rbi, 269 bb, 457 k. 
25. *Tucson (Scottsdale) - Lisalverto Lobaton (RF)
• In typical fashion, the Tuscon owner didn't keep any prospects around his minor league club. His minors might as well been made up of homeless people. Lobaton was traded to  Houston S51 where he just went through his Arb3 case this year. We'll see if he's able to stick around any longer or if get tests the free agent market. 
• Awards: 1x world series ring
• Stats: 845 games, .287 avg, 97 hr, 154 sb, 503 r, 369 rbi, 250 bb, 293 k. 
26. Minnesota - Charlie Hinojosa (SS)
• Hino isn't a top of the order guy, but he's produced decently well for the ball club. Players should generally know if they are drafted by Minny, they will likely stay in Minny. Not 100% true, they have made 14 deals the last 20 seasons combined; but generally like to hold on to their own talent. But he has through S62 to prove himself. 
• Stats: 904 games, .270 avg, 82 hr, 59 sb, 396 r, 336 rbi, 256 bb, 578 k. 
27. *Washington D.C. - TJ Nick (CF)
• Like many of his drafted counterparts, he went through Arb2 last season and signed an extension this year; signing through S64. The production hasn't been great but he's logging innings and played in all 162 games for his first 4 seasons, though missed a few last year - playing in only 149 of them. What he offers is a low average, 10 HR, 50+ SBs, and 130+ strikeouts. 
• Stats: 797 games, .237 avg, 57 hr, 247 sb, 452 r, 257 rbi, 247 bb, 625 k. 
28. Pittsburgh - Rafael Chavez (SS)
• Chavez is another man on the move, traded to Tucson (Salt Lake City) in S56 then traded to Montreal S58 before being released prior to his Arb3 case and signing a free agent deal with the rebuilding New Orleans on a 4 year deal; which seems a bit crazy given his past production. But paid for his glove, that's for sure!
• Stats: 687 games, .238 avg, 54 hr, 39 sb, 232 r, 226 rbi, 154 bb, 431 k. 
29. *Scranton (Tacoma) - Richard Suzuki (P)
• Previous owner wasn't high on signing draft picks, no surprise here. 
30. Colorado Springs - Darby Hatcher (RP)
• What an interesting journey for Hatcher who won the S54 AL Fireman of the year Award, followed up with a solid S55 saving more games and his second straight All-Star appearance to get benched and demoted in S56 to AAA that following off-season just before S57 he was traded to Chicago who forgot to put him on the  roster with plenty of time and then lost him to the Rule 5 to Charleston were you can find him pitching after his Arb3 this season. We'll see if they decide to bring him back, considering his 73 games, 98 innings, 1.18 whip, and 2.94 era last season I'd assume he'd at last get some sort of shot to return to the Offspring. 
• Stats: 331 games, 394 ip, 34-20, 108/126 sv, 114 bb, 315 k, 1.19 whip, 3.43w era.
• Awards: 2x all-star, 1x fireman, 1x world series ring
31. *Tucson (Scottsdale) - Chris Martin (C)
• While I'd barely call him a catcher due to his low fielding rankings, he's routinely provided 35-40 HR for Montreal who selected him with their Rule 5 pick in S54. Solid Rule 5 and signed an extension last year just before his 3rd arb case and now playing in Canada (sorry guy!) until next season at $4.2M per. With his age, I assume Montreal will try to lock him up for another couple of years or someone will sign him; just watch for that power to drop because that's where his value resides at the plate. 
• Awards: 1x all-star
• Stats: 902 games, .258 avg, 213 hr, 0 sb, 433 r, 537 rbi, 299 bb, 574 k. 
32. Colorado Springs - Heiker Curtis (P)
• Did not sign - No Type D pick either. 
33. Huntington - Julius Lincoln (C)
• Drafted as a catcher but obviously transitioned to just a DH role. Huntingtin apparently didn't even want to go through Arb1 with Julius so Philly picked him up on a one year flyer. He's your typical power bat DH which is why he slipped to this point in the draft. He's slow, doesn't make good contact, and rarely hits lefties but that power and eye are rated highly. 
• Stats: 259 games, .254 avg, 59 hr, 0 sb, 158 r, 153 rbi, 96 bb, 175 k. 
34. *Washington D.C. - Ronald Wilson (CF)
• Released by DC just after Arb2; which means DC was on the books for his salary anyone. Strange released but New Orleans picked him up for league min only to release him before his final Arb case the following year. That allowed him to sign with Austin on a 4 year deal set to expire next year. 
• Stats: 800 games, .241 avg, 123 hr, 105 sb, 374 r, 406 rbi, 203 bb, 529 k. 
35. *New Orleans - Jeremy Choice (RP)
• Was traded to Minny in S52, then traded to Tuscon in S54, and finally traded to New York in S55 but released prior to Arb2 in S58 where he signed a minor league deal to play for Philly's rookie ballclub. But let's face it, his 2.5 years in New York prior was only a slightly better team than Philly's rookie team...or were they even better? 
• Stats: 138 games, 405 ip, 20-19, 4/4 sv, 152 bb, 227 k, 1.38 whip, 4.13 era.
36. *Colorado (Tucson) - Geovany Jacquez (SP)
• Another quick trade in S51 to Salem (Portland at the time) for Ryuu Komatsu + $3.8M, Jacquez had a short stint from late S53 to early S56 in the majors but has been stuck at AAA every since. Will likely retire in AAA at some point. 
• Stats: 85 games, 85 starts, 452 ip, 25-34, 148 bb, 280 k, 1.51 whip, 4.60 era.
37. Oklahoma City - Dan Scanlan (SS)
• Did not sign.
38. Santa Fe - Onan Igarashi (P)
• 7-0. Retired. 
39. Buffalo - Enos Haas (SS)
• Has been a full time player in Buffalo since S55 though only adds 7-8 HR and 10-12 SB with a .250ish average. He's been a positive fielder at 2B but slightly below average when shifting over to SS. His bat is more appropriate for SS. 
• Stats: 774 games, .250 avg, 32 hr, 66 sb, 293 r, 225 rbi, 231 bb, 628 k. 
40. *Tucson (Scottsdale) - Kirk Bass (P)
• 8-0. Retired.
41. Colorado Springs - Doug Evans (SP)
• 6-0. Retired. 
42. *Colorado (Tucson) - Josh Hale (RP)
• During his Arb2 season he was claimed off waivers by Tacomal who strangely got another two arbitration years out of him. Signed an extension last season to stay in pitcher friendly confines of Tacoma until S63. Thankfully its a team option so the Aroma can figure out if he's still helpful or not by then. Hopefully they've moved into contention by then, or rather they should be in contention by then. 
• Stats: 311 games, 355 ip, 23-37, 80/102 sv, 145 bb, 288 k, 1.46 whip, 4.55 era.
43. Buffalo - Aaron Cannon (1B)
• Over 5 ML seasons he only combined for 385 ABs in 150 games; not much use and eventually left for free agency this season; still waiting to be signed. 
• Stats: x games, .228 avg, 17 hr, 1 sb, 42 r, 45 rbi, 45 bb, 70 k. 
44. *Tucson (Scottsdale) - Roy Street (RP)
• The trend for then owner was to deal every prospect he could, and Street was no different; being dealt to their favorite trade partner in Houston during S51 who flipped him to Buffalo in S55 and traded to Jacksonville in S59. He signed an extension this off-season for 5/$22M.
• Stats: 339 games, 449 ip, 27-20, 19/37 sv, 127 bb, 315 k, 1.26 whip, 3.91 era.
45. Colorado Springs - Justin Anderson (SP)
• 10-0. Going strong in AAA.
46. *Tucson (Scottsdale) - Felix Monroe (RP)
• Are we surprised to see him traded to Houston? Probably no, Houston then traded him to Milwaukee in S53 where he just went through Arb2. We'll see if he sticks around for Arb3 or gets released since the franchise is now under new ownership. 
• Stats: 120 games, 157 ip, 7-8, 3/4 sv, 68 bb, 93 k, 1.43 whip, 4.57 era.
47. *Tucson (Scottsdale) - Sting Ainsworth (SP)
• He too was traded to Houston Helena in S52 where he just went through Arb1; though he has bounced down to AAA in S58 but recalled last season. Is he here to stay? 
• Stats: 83 games, 59 starts, 366 ip, 27-16, 100 bb, 228 k, 1.26 whip, 3.96 era.
48. *Tucson (Scottsdale) - Chase Watson (SS)
• Traded? You guessed it, to Houston in S51 and then flipped to Colorado Springs in S57. He just went through Arb1 and as long as he can stay cheap, the rebuilding Loins will keep him around otherwise its retirement for him even though he's a plus defender. I think the CS owner has more power and speed than this guy!
• Stats: 541 games, .234 avg, 1 hr, 2 sb, 118 r, 112 rbi, 173 bb, 422 k. 
49. *El Paso (Mexico City) - Taylor Towers (2B)
• Towers became a Rule 5 selection by Montreal in S54 and eventually released in S57.
• Stats:x games, .249 avg, 28 hr, 40 sb, 118 r, 104 rbi, 72 bb, 173 k. 
50. Helena - Del Allen (RF)
• Allen became your typical late flyer pick, made it through arbitration but then released and failed to find another club to sign with; but at least he has an award to his name. 
• Awards: 1x gold glove 1B
• Stats: 723 games, .266 avg, 30 hr, 207 sb, 376 r, 209 rbi, 196 bb, 289 k. 
51. *Boston - Alexander Sandberg (1B)
• Sandberg slipped through the cracks of many teams as an above average 1B that makes great contact and brings a fair amount of power to the plate. And he's no slouch on the basepaths, that makes up for his lower splits that lead to the extension he signed this season. 
• Stats: 727 games, .272 avg, 142 hr, 60 sb, 377 r, 449 rbi, 232 bb, 332 k. 
52. Austin - Elrod Wilson (SP)
• Like we've said before, once Austin drafts you they hang on to you. Wilson finally earned his promotion and just went through Arb1. 
• Stats: 119 games, 119 starts, 685 ip, 34-51, 235 bb, 489 k, 1.41 whip, 4.40 era.
53. *Wichita (Augusta) - Max Olivio (C)
• Acquired by Houston in S52 but dealt away in S55. His S57 extension is set to after next year but it won't be with Houston as he was dealt to Jacksonville. 
• Stats: 1000 games, .284 avg, 161 hr, 7 sb, 530 r, 462 rbi, 610 bb, 469 k. 
54. Montreal - Harry Belieau (LF)
• Finally called up to the majors with about as expected results. Should stick around for a couple of years while he's still cheap. 
• Stats: 122 games, .259 avg, 14 hr, 8 sb, 52 r, 54 rbi, 34 bb, 95 k. 
55. Philadelphia - Jay Norton (3B)
• Another player on the move was traded to Houston S51 (3 for 3 deal), traded to Portland (Salem) S53 (3 for 1) and finally released after his Arb2 seasons. 
• Stats: 797 games, .254 avg, 99 hr, 6 sb, 305 r, 396 rbi, 217 bb, 594 k.
56. Oklahoma City - Rich Rendon (CF)
• Life was good and then he got traded to Helena in a deal for 1B Pedro Alberro who was entering his Arb3 season. Rendon was then claimed in the Rule 5 by Tokyo (Scottsdale), offered back to Helena but declined and then claimed by the now Jacksonville franchise. They kept him the rest of the year but then dealt him to Augusta in S56 in a package deal for Jimmie Bryant. Rendon finally made the majors but was released prior to his own Arb years. 
• Stats: 442 games, .251 avg, 13 hr, 55 sb, 142 r, 115 rbi, 121 bb, 292 k.
57. Santa Fe - Jeremy Black (SS)
• 6-0. Retired.
58. *Tucson (Scottsdale) - Clint Knight (P) 
• Did not sign. 
59. Minnesota - LJ Wong (SP)
• 10-0. Still waiting on that promotion to the majors. The fans are ready for WONG time!
60. Dover - Willy Surkamp (2B)
• 6-0. Retired. 
61. Pittsburgh - Blake Cardona (2B)
• Did not sign.  
62. *Scranton (Tacoma) - Richard Suzuki (P)
• Again, no surprise pick wasn't signed. 
63. Columbus - Dixon Avery (RP)
• Left the franchise after S56 and signed to continual one year deals by the New Orleans franchise outside of this season. Still hoping to be signed. 
64. Oklahoma City - Tony Holloway (SP)
• Was called up to the majors in S54 where he pitched for 35 innings in 25 games, but he's only managed 40 innings combined in the 5 seasons since. Hope still lives with him!
• Stats: 43 games, 77 ip, 7-8, 5/6 sv, 25 bb, 51 k, 1.29 whip, 2.91 era.
65. *Tucson (Scottsdale) - Skeeter Christensen (P)
• Did not sign. 
66. Minnesota - Ike Eyre (2B)
• 5-0. Retired. 
67. Oklahoma City - Aaron Basile (SS)
• Still with the franchise after 10 years and found an promotion but was immediately hit by a 60-day DL stint. That's like winning the lottery and dying the next day. Or a black fly in your Chardonnay. Isn't it ironic? Don't you think?
68. *Tucson (Scottsdale) - Ken Randolph (P)
• Did not sign. 

Other notable picks:

• #69 - Mac Sitton (C) - Huntington
• Stats: 439 games, .305 avg, 59 hr, 0 sb, 251 r, 239 rbi, 171 bb, 192 k. 
• #72 - Jemile Frandsen (RF) - Hartford
• Stats: 1017 games, .284 avg, 228 hr, 13 sb, 443 r, 575 rbi, 264 bb, 493 k. 
• #102 - Roscoe Nicholas (RP) - *El Paso (Mexico City)
• Stats: 367 games, 389 ip, 17-21, 24/41 sv, 154 bb, 354 k, 1.36 whip, 4.11 era.
• #104 - Darrin Knight (C) - Hartford
• Stats: 654 games, .239 avg, 41 hr, 2 sb, 154 r, 161 rbi, 108 bb, 362 k. 
• #111 - Zoltan Shelby (3B) - *New Orleans
• Stats: 537 games, .242 avg, 80 hr, 4 sb, 202 r, 229 rbi, 147 bb, 459 k. 
• #368 - Kyeong Aoki (SP) - *New Orleans
• Stats: 195 games, 180 starts, 1226 ip, 78-71, 574 bb, 862 k, 1.47 whip, 4.43 era.
• #537 - Paul Lukasiewicz (LF) - Chicago
• Stats: 776 games, .269 avg, 116 hr, 27 sb, 339 r, 360 rbi, 219 bb, 219 k. 
• #551 - Osvaldo Polanco (P) - *El Paso (Mexico City)
• Stats: 155 games, 96 starts, 690 ip, 46-37, 4/4 sv, 233 bb, 413 k, 1.35 whip, 4.33 era.
• #635 - Ted Suppan (P) - Santa Fe
• Stats: 202 games, 147 starts, 954 ip, 55-49, 4/4 sv, 361 bb, 666 k, 1.43 whip, 4.92 era.
• Amazing find that this guy wasn't even a diamond and produced these numbers. 

Building a team from S50 draft.

C: #16 David Andrus

1B: #22 Boone Maxwell

2B: #4 Warren Cobb

SS: #5 Vince Saarloos

3B: #2 Josh Hunt

LF: #17 Edwards Ferrara

CF: #3 Dilson Rojas

RF: #5 Vince Saarloos

DH: #13 David Andrus

SP1: #1 Brett Humphries

SP2: #21 Hanser Whiten
SP3: #11 Harold Foltynewicz

SuA: #8 Whit Benoit

ClA: #12 Joshua Lough

For the Records - bold indicates leader in that category. Each is 10 seasons after they were drafted.
S50 - 25 all-star, 9 ss, 3 gg, 1 mvp, 1 fireman, 1 rookie, 10 world series 
S49 - 20 all-star, 4 ss, 2 gg, 1 cy young, 1 rookie, 5 world series 

S48 - 20 all-star, 11 ss, 7 gg, 6 mvp, 1 rookie, 9 world series 
S47 - 19 all-star, 10 ss, 12 gg, 2 rookie, 8 world series 
S46 - 14 all-star, 5 ss, 3 gg, 2 fireman, 12 world series 
S45 - 27 all-star, 12 ss, 1 gg, 3 rookie, 9 world series 
S44 - 17 all-star, 4 ss, 8 gg, 1 fireman, 6 world series