2020 Official Draft Thread - Starting Tues 2/14

[fsquid]

Denver selects David Banda. He was my #4 on the board. I know there are other players that would be considered better than him, but I know when a guy won't fit my park and some guys picked before Banda would have been a disaster.

Banda can hit and field. He's got the shoulder injury (twice!) but much like DeGennaro in Syracuse, I'm not letting an injury stop me from drafting a player I really like when he's 20-years-old.

and my trading down just backfired.

[Z]

I'm curious s to the rationale. Pat said the same and just wondering why you guys feel that way.

8 infield range is special. There are fewer than ten of them in our entire universe. And it's rare for one of them to be able to hit at all.

Only two are in the BLB now, and neither can hit a lick.

Someone with 8 infield range who projects to be a good hitter is truly special.

Furthermore, shortstops typically hit worse on average than center fielders, so his bat becomes even more valuable when you put him at short.

[Carlos]

I like the Harftord pick. If my top hitting prospect wasn't a RH 3B, Paton might have gone #4. But I scratched him off my board because of redundancy.

I loved Paton. Andrew got the best hitter but Paton is going to be damn good.

[Pat]

I'm curious s to the rationale. Pat said the same and just wondering why you guys feel that way.

He has the infield ratings to potentially make the move - 8 range, 6 Arm, 7 Turn DP and 5 Error if you go by OSA.

I think he's a more natural CF, and that's where I would probably keep him.

My scout likes his defensive ratings less than OSA does but I was just intrigued by the versatility. If you find a legit defensive OF, usually at most he can play a good 1B, 3B, sometimes 2B. But if Whaley is the player OSA thinks he is, he could actually end up a 8 at SS and 8 at CF with enough reps. That versatility not only helps drastically in roster construction but I would even use it on a matchup bases. Groundballer on the mound? Whaley moves to SS. Got a flyball pitcher on the mound? Whaley moves to CF.

If Whaley is the guy my scout thinks, I probably wouldn't go SS but 2B. It will take time, but I think he could definitely be a 7 CF and at least a 6 2B.

Denver selects David Banda. He was my #4 on the board. I know there are other players that would be considered better than him, but I know when a guy won't fit my park and some guys picked before Banda would have been a disaster.

Banda can hit and field. He's got the shoulder injury (twice!) but much like DeGennaro in Syracuse, I'm not letting an injury stop me from drafting a player I really like when he's 20-years-old.

I liked Banda a lot before the 2020 season. Those injuries + lack of PT scared me off.

[Pat]

Pick is in. Sully is up.

[Carlos]

I hate picking 7th knowing that we aren't bad enough to pick an impact player in the draft.

It's going to happen again this year.

[Z]

There's one player in particular I'm really surprised to see is still available.

I wish I had a pick.

[Delandis]

2020 Official Draft Thread - Starting Tues 2/14

There's one player in particular I'm really surprised to see is still available.

I wish I had a pick.

I'm almost tempted to trade for another pick.

[Hank]

I'm almost tempted to trade for another pick.

Give in to temptation!
1.13 may be available depending whether my guy is still on the board. ;)

[Delandis]

Give in to temptation!

1.13 may be available depending whether my guy is still on the board. ;)

Never mind. The guy I would've chosen is gone.

Carolina took him.

[Carlos]

and my trading down just backfired.

I'm glad you liked him at this spot.

Always concerned with CFers as Pat mentioned. Defense is important but man does OOTP overvalue it to the point guys that shouldn't be in the league are rated higher than others. Part of my concern with Jimmy McGraw.

But an up-the-middle bat is important.

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Since I like another up-the-middle bat, I'm interested in trading back into the first if anyone is looking to trade it.

[Z]

Kudos to Sully for honoring a long-standing Los Alamos draft day tradition.

[Carlos]

Kudos to Sully for honoring a long-standing Los Alamos draft day tradition.

Classic.

[Sully]

Got several private messages. I'm just leaving a funeral and heading to a family gathering. Give me a few hours to evaluate everything.

[PaulC]

Sorry boys, California and Morgantown have baseball winter workouts tonight until later tonight. If it gets to twelve I apologize.

Don't let this stop you from trying to overpay for pick twelve though.