2014 BLB Amateur Draft Beginning Tues 11/10

[umd]

Spec on the clock with an empty list.

[Ryan]

Drafting as well. From list, but this is the deepest I've gone in any draft with my list still loaded.

[Delandis]

I'm drafting. Just from an auto list which is almost empty and that normally doesn't happen.

[Z]

5 hour wait starts now?

You two aren't the only ones following the draft this late. I think my 6th round pick is an absolute steal!


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Especially if he sticks at second base.

[Spear]

Nooooooooooo

5 hour wait starts now?

You two aren't the only ones following the draft this late. I think my 6th round pick is an absolute steal!


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[umd]

See you in 5 hours

[Z]

Morgantowns list is empty...

Nooooooooooo

[umd]

Morgantowns list is empty...

[Z]

Z you're up its just you and I still drafting...

Let's have fun then!

[umd]

Z you're up its just you and I still drafting...

[Z]

So why spend a lot of money on scouting when this kind of thing happens? Why not just evaluate the talent on your own for free?

I don't spend much money on scouting.

One thing I wonder is, if you dump a lot of money into scouting, do you have a better chance of "those guys" actually being good players?

[BDub]

I'll spoil two names, since they're both on other teams now. Maybe other owners will want to weigh in.

B.J. Garrison, New York's 3rd round pick last year, currently a 17-year-old outfielder in A-ball.

http://www.simgamingnetwork.com/blb/...ayer_2500.html

My scout at the time rated his potential something like 5/5/8/8/7.

Spectre grabbed him, and ... I guess he's doing okay, for a teenager playing occasionally in A-ball. He's not listed among New York's top prospects. I currently see no signs he is the player my scout thought he could be.

Here's one from this year...

Dave Fredrickson, drafted by New Orleans in the 6th round.

http://www.simgamingnetwork.com/blb/...ayer_3058.html

My scout suggests he has a future as a 5/4/8/7/6 player. OSA and stats are not entirely down on the guy. Maybe he has a brighter future than Garrison and others.

Regardless it's a weird effect to see a scout going out on a limb for a player showing few if any signs of greatness.

Maybe it's supposed to simulate a real life scout falling in love with a player.

It leaves me wonder if maybe sometimes that player really is a diamond in the rough that no one else saw, or if it's this dumb thing that happens that you can disregard.

So why spend a lot of money on scouting when this kind of thing happens? Why not just evaluate the talent on your own for free?

[Carlos]

Got a list of arms. And we are on auto. See you next year.

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[umd]

It comes down to what do you expect to get from a 7th rounder? I pick lottery tickets.

[Z]

I'll spoil two names, since they're both on other teams now. Maybe other owners will want to weigh in.

B.J. Garrison, New York's 3rd round pick last year, currently a 17-year-old outfielder in A-ball.

http://www.simgamingnetwork.com/blb/...ayer_2500.html

My scout at the time rated his potential something like 5/5/8/8/7.

Spectre grabbed him, and ... I guess he's doing okay, for a teenager playing occasionally in A-ball. He's not listed among New York's top prospects. I currently see no signs he is the player my scout thought he could be.

Here's one from this year...

Dave Fredrickson, drafted by New Orleans in the 6th round.

http://www.simgamingnetwork.com/blb/...ayer_3058.html

My scout suggests he has a future as a 5/4/8/7/6 player. OSA and stats are not entirely down on the guy. Maybe he has a brighter future than Garrison and others.

Regardless it's a weird effect to see a scout going out on a limb for a player showing few if any signs of greatness.

Maybe it's supposed to simulate a real life scout falling in love with a player.

It leaves me wonder if maybe sometimes that player really is a diamond in the rough that no one else saw, or if it's this dumb thing that happens that you can disregard.