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Now that the first round is done let's discuss who you thought were the best picks and the worst picks. If @osick87 and @Orlando feel this thread is superfluous please feel free to delete it and ban me for the day.
Mel "Money Bags" Kiper's Best pick of the 2054 1st Round: UK's selection of Greg Sharp (1-7 Closer).
Why I like this pick: The 2054 draft didn't have any starters that I felt had the potential to rise through the minors and make it as more than a #4 or #5 starter on rebuilding teams like the Little Rock Miners or the MiAAAAmi MAAAAnAAAAtees so those teams weren't going to make moves to move up to draft pitchers in the first round. Yes, the Moscow Mules took Husrev Estegun who, at 20, only has 35 stamina and five pitches but I didn't see that as an impact pick like I do Greg Sharp with UK. Alex Michael is another guy I don't see making it as an ELITE closer at the WBL level even with four pitches so it came down to Greg Sharp or Dan Olson as the best impact for me. Since I don't like @Wolfman21 'cause he's always stealing my schtick (and Olson may actually develop into an ok starter at the WBL level) I went with Greg Sharp and his ridiculous 13.3 K/9 and 10/1 K/BB ratios. Obviously those were against COL players but I just see Sharp continuing that greatness across the pond.
Honorable Mentions:
Keith "Clown Show" Law's Worst pick of the 2054 1st Round: Las Vegas's selection of Angelo Soto (1-19 2B).
Why I don't like this pick: Soto is 20, doesn't have a position (30 POSITION rating at 2B), doesn't project to have any power (30 potential), has a terrible eye (30 potential), and has no speed (all according to OSA). It's hard to say Las Vegas had a bad first round, considering their pick at 1-8 (Numair Naji) that they got in the Jaime "Piranha" Repiteira trade fleecing but this was a pretty bad pick. My biggest issue with this pick is that Soto is the kind of player, based on his injury history in COLLEGE, to end up “sleeping on his eye wrong" and miss an entire season while on the 40-man roster. Just a strange pick to me given his performance (or lack there of) the last two COLLEGE seasons.
Honorable Mentions:
Mel "Money Bags" Kiper's Best pick of the 2054 1st Round: UK's selection of Greg Sharp (1-7 Closer).
Why I like this pick: The 2054 draft didn't have any starters that I felt had the potential to rise through the minors and make it as more than a #4 or #5 starter on rebuilding teams like the Little Rock Miners or the MiAAAAmi MAAAAnAAAAtees so those teams weren't going to make moves to move up to draft pitchers in the first round. Yes, the Moscow Mules took Husrev Estegun who, at 20, only has 35 stamina and five pitches but I didn't see that as an impact pick like I do Greg Sharp with UK. Alex Michael is another guy I don't see making it as an ELITE closer at the WBL level even with four pitches so it came down to Greg Sharp or Dan Olson as the best impact for me. Since I don't like @Wolfman21 'cause he's always stealing my schtick (and Olson may actually develop into an ok starter at the WBL level) I went with Greg Sharp and his ridiculous 13.3 K/9 and 10/1 K/BB ratios. Obviously those were against COL players but I just see Sharp continuing that greatness across the pond.
Honorable Mentions:
- Barry Koch (Berlin 1-1): Could become a legit #1 SP if his Fastball and Forkball develop.
- Scott kella (Little Rock 1-2): Solid pick for the rebuilding Miners. Not Even a Corner OFer™ but he's just 17, great CONTACT potential.
- Numair Naji (Las Vegas 1-8): He's either going to be a legit threat at SS for the always dangerous Pac Men or a super utility man. All of that depends on whether or not he can live up to his potential.
- Dan Olson (Bulls 1-15): Could be a solid, if not spectacular, starter or a potentially deadly closer, it's all going to depend on his development. Great pick for a team that's always good at making good BPA picks.
Keith "Clown Show" Law's Worst pick of the 2054 1st Round: Las Vegas's selection of Angelo Soto (1-19 2B).
Why I don't like this pick: Soto is 20, doesn't have a position (30 POSITION rating at 2B), doesn't project to have any power (30 potential), has a terrible eye (30 potential), and has no speed (all according to OSA). It's hard to say Las Vegas had a bad first round, considering their pick at 1-8 (Numair Naji) that they got in the Jaime "Piranha" Repiteira trade fleecing but this was a pretty bad pick. My biggest issue with this pick is that Soto is the kind of player, based on his injury history in COLLEGE, to end up “sleeping on his eye wrong" and miss an entire season while on the 40-man roster. Just a strange pick to me given his performance (or lack there of) the last two COLLEGE seasons.
Honorable Mentions:
- Randy Gadd (Miami 1-4): Sure, Gadd is only 17 and might develop into a serious left handed threat but for a rebuilding team this was a serious gamble that all involved had better hope works out. There's very little room for improvement on his eye (35 potential), he doesn't have a position, and he has no speed. On the plus side he does have decent contact, gap, and power potential and he should avoid giving up At Bats with strikeouts. An odd pick given that a similar player with better OSA potential (Adrian Zambrano) was still on the board, as was Numair Naji.
- Alex Michael (Buenos Aires 1-5): No stamina, mediocre velocity (92-94), best two pitches are a change up (65 potential) and a slider (70 potential), and has a fastball that's BP at best.
- Pedro Bernal (Lisbon 1-16): Absolutely zero power, mediocre contact, no position, and low intelligence. If he had 60 power potential I'd say they drafted a younger version of Ean Desmond. Bernal is just 16 so the position issue is really nothing to whine about but he looks like a guy that will take years to develop, which could be what Lisbon wanted. On the plus side he does have great speed and baserunning ability and solid fielding ratings so he could end up being a solid utility man if his bat doesn't develop.
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