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#39533	09/17/2016 9:29:51 am		Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9603 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Yeah! My first POT 14 in three years! I was so excited I almost immediately released him...
#39535	09/17/2016 9:35:41 am		Ignore
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	My pool had absolutely nothing in it other than this guy. Not the start I was looking for, but at least hes a SP.
#39537	09/17/2016 9:37:26 am		Ignore
Favuz Joined: 02/26/2014 Posts: 639 Oxnard Sunsets IV.3	Went high school, was torn between 2 very good, a P with exceptional breaking ball and stamina and a L/L bat. Usually I choose the pitcher, but went with the bat because 1) I have enough pitching in my minors (he could have been anywhere between 13 and 15 pot with his description) 2) I could need a lefty because I don't have them in lower minors Don't now if I made the right choice, but I'm satisfied
#39538	09/17/2016 9:37:54 am		Ignore
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2790 Novi Doubledays III.4	Pretty happy with my guy. I think he can be a lethal reliever down the road if his control comes around.
#39539	09/17/2016 9:38:20 am		Ignore
HoHoTDoG Joined: 07/19/2015 Posts: 43 Inactive	got my future 2B!!!
#39540	09/17/2016 9:40:15 am		Ignore
poorteam Joined: 09/18/2015 Posts: 33 Inactive	usually the 1st week the international pool is stocked with good and very good players.... not sure if that is the case this year but i got a 14 POT OF who looks pretty good
#39543	09/17/2016 9:54:37 am		Ignore
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Went with the only very good on my draft board, and while he is far better than last season's #1 and is definitely a keeper, I doubt he will ever be anything more than a decent middle reliever.
#39544	09/17/2016 9:54:41 am		Ignore
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals III.2	I got a nice great hitting, prolific slugging catcher that has very good potential. He'll be my future DH/1B. I also forgot to add that he's a 14 POT player. There was a very good hitting, above average slugger, outstanding in the field, and very good potential 1B. Updated Saturday, September 17 2016 @ 9:55:51 am PDT
#39545	09/17/2016 10:04:25 am		Ignore
Mcdoogle Joined: 05/21/2015 Posts: 243 Inactive	Federico Navarro? Oh damn. Guess he was better after all. I had it between Federico and the guy I chose.
#39546	09/17/2016 10:13:10 am		Ignore
BadgerBoy Joined: 09/06/2015 Posts: 77 Inactive	Seriously, only one pitcher to choose from. No ratings average pot. So went with the only very good, and got a crap 12 potential. Getting really sick of this, last season was a complete bust on all my picks....now we start like this. May as well just have a bot pick for me, pretty pissed off right now.
#39552	09/17/2016 10:53:17 am		Ignore
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5201 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	Didn't have any very good potential guys on my board. Best two options both sounded like OF which is a desparate need. Went with Lewis. His potential is a little disappointing for a 1st round pick, but he should be a competent OF, and could be a decent offensive player, especially if he can steal the odd base.
#39554	09/17/2016 11:02:50 am		Ignore
Shyfire Joined: 06/23/2015 Posts: 135 Inactive	Got my 3rd 15 pot ever, and I got him from the college pool. http://brokenbat.org/player/138950
#39555	09/17/2016 11:15:48 am		Ignore
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	great 1st pick high school 14POT
#39556	09/17/2016 11:21:46 am		Ignore
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	Got myself another 14 POT Aussie catcher Harry Stanton. The first time the Giants scouted Australia we scooped up catcher Nathan Graham.
#39557	09/17/2016 12:10:05 pm		Ignore
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Yeah! My first POT 14 in three years! I was so excited I almost immediately released him... LMAO !!
#39564	09/17/2016 1:02:21 pm		Ignore
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Only 1 "very good" on my board, so it wasn't much of a decision...I'm quite happy with how it turned out too, with a 14pt LF !
#39568	09/17/2016 1:21:10 pm		Ignore
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2238 New York Lancers V.4	@xLee227 - you got the pick of the new managers today, but I'm very happy to have got the 2nd best. You also got the best of the LF between us (hitting wise), but I'm delighted to have the 2nd best again - another 14 POT! Oh, and FWIW, I had an incredible FOUR very goods to choose from, all hitters (in fact, my only pitching option was average, which was fine with me after drafting a whole bunch of good pitchers the last three seasons). Updated Saturday, September 17 2016 @ 1:22:39 pm PDT
#39572	09/17/2016 1:55:44 pm		Ignore
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	@amalric7 - Thanks! I was ecstatic when I stumbled across Sanchez, hopefully that's a harbinger of a better season to come! Congrats on Di Carlo, I think he and Butler will end up projecting quite similarly, which should be interesting to keep track of.
#39573	09/17/2016 1:56:18 pm		Ignore
nemesis Joined: 07/06/2016 Posts: 135 Brooklyn Dodgers III.3	No very good prospects at all, and two deeply flawed good potentials were my 'best' options. One was a pitcher with strikeout pitching and exceptional breaking ball, but control lacking, and a Vgood hit/decent slug & speed/atrocious fielder. Took the latter, 12 POT catch and release.
#39575	09/17/2016 2:20:21 pm		Ignore
g10rsh Joined: 02/05/2016 Posts: 170 Champaign Suzumebachi VI.2	First pick 14 pot 2b from APS
#39582	09/17/2016 3:55:32 pm		Ignore
Carcharoth Joined: 07/16/2015 Posts: 149 Inactive	Franklin, 14POT C who I'll retrain for 2B most likely. Nice to have an infield LHB. Probably platoon with Sheffield.
#39588	09/17/2016 7:39:50 pm		Ignore
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	Went to college for round 1 again as usual, looking for pitching help as usual. http://brokenbat.org/player/139135 Not bad, will convert him to an OF so I can use his outstanding fielding. Woo!
#39589	09/17/2016 7:59:29 pm		Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9603 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Strong would make a REALLY good 3B.
#39593	09/17/2016 8:47:15 pm		Ignore
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 651 Scranton Bears Legends	Decided to go Asian Leagues to try something new, got all crappy guys. LOL
#39608	09/18/2016 4:31:28 am		Ignore
Yuri84 Joined: 10/14/2014 Posts: 639 Apple Valley Raccoons IV.4	Went International for the first round as usual, none of the choices were actually impressive so had to choose between two identical pitchers (19 y.o, exceptional curves and good pot). One was French, another Israeli. Picked the latter as I always wanted a player from Israel for more ethnic diversity in my team. http://brokenbat.org/player/139104 Looks decent, but I really have to stop drafting pitchers... desperately need some bats now. Updated Sunday, September 18 2016 @ 4:32:32 am PDT
#39612	09/18/2016 6:18:03 am		Ignore
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Boy, how I hate having to play from my mobile phone while I'm not at home... I was trying to take a screenshot of the pool sizes to be able to keep track of the depletion later in the season, and somehow, I must have touched the screen. Of all the places on the screen I might have hit, I touched the Latin pool button. Coming from season after season of *beep*ty draft picks, I start 2029 by picking from the Latin pool in the first round. I was already expecting the only decently scouted prospect in the selection to be some underdeveloped 24-year-old, but, miraculously, Lady Luck swooped in to bail me out: http://brokenbat.org/player/139171 The guy is about a thousand miles away from the majors, but he's a veritable future ace and my best draft pick in at least three seasons. By my projection, he should become best pitcher I ever drafted. Too bad I'll have to wait some six or seven seasons to have him on the mound...
#39613	09/18/2016 6:29:06 am		Ignore
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2790 Novi Doubledays III.4	I remember something about it being better to be lucky than good Great pick though. Latin is so risky that I tend to avoid it until very late in the rounds. Waivers are littered with 24 year old reasons why I don't draft Latin with any confidence
#39622	09/18/2016 7:01:49 am		Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9603 Haverhill Halflings III.1	I think most of us feel that way. Which is why Latin still has a pretty stocked pool come 3rd and 4th round.
#39627	09/18/2016 7:37:48 am		Ignore
quanin Joined: 03/16/2016 Posts: 196 Cleveland Thunder IV.3	I had a choice between a 2B and 2 pitchers, all of which with at least good potential. I needed a 2B. I should have went pitching. Well, to be fair, I had several players with good or very good potential...but they're all in positions I already have plenty of. And still not a solid SS among them.
#39632	09/18/2016 8:58:56 am		Ignore
Squiddcatt Joined: 02/25/2016 Posts: 375 Inactive	Went College 2 good hitters but went with the pitcher 14 pot fast ball will haves some pop major league curve ball stamina to a start better than any picks I had last year. Collage 22 in AA. Updated Monday, September 19 2016 @ 12:40:59 pm PDT
#39666	09/18/2016 3:33:37 pm		Ignore
bsmall84 Joined: 05/14/2015 Posts: 70 Inactive	Went College. Need a Bat and got a stud 15 POT 2B/LF Welcome to Euclid Gibson First ever 15 POT draft pick (took 5 1/2 seasons)
#39687	09/18/2016 9:31:42 pm		Ignore
RJ Harrison Joined: 12/29/2015 Posts: 14 Inactive	I went with Latin and got this guy: http://brokenbat.org/player/139278 What do you think? I think this is my first 14 pot draftee. RJ
#39702	09/19/2016 5:32:25 am		Ignore
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2238 New York Lancers V.4	Got one of those myself last year in the 3rd round in Rojas, who was slightly better developed but was a year older. These guys will be fine in time, but it will take time - and patience. A full 5-6 seasons in the minors at the recommended levels will get DeLeon there, but when he is ready you'll have a very good starter (and probably better than mine, due to his low fielding stats).
#39718	09/19/2016 9:10:53 am		Ignore
GrizzlyDan Joined: 06/30/2016 Posts: 199 Atlanta Braves IV.2	I went with my new policy of sticking to high schoolers to keep the pipeline consistent and to be patient. The best write up of the bunch went to this guy: Marty Newby A very raw C with lots of upside when he grows up.
#39721	09/19/2016 1:39:36 pm		Ignore
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@Grizzly, I wouldn't play a guy with a 10 arm at catcher. Maybe 3B or 1B if you have the opening. That's a very awkward build with 10 arm, 13 range, and outstanding fielding. Technically you could put him at 2B, but I'd be more comfortable with a 10 arm at 3B than 13 range in the middle infield, but that's my own eval system.
#39729	09/19/2016 2:52:09 pm		Ignore
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2238 New York Lancers V.4	Somebody made a nice pick. Funny that there were a bunch of 11 pots after him.
#39745	09/19/2016 8:23:46 pm		Ignore
Benchwarmer Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 445 Inactive	I really need to stop going to the Latin Academy so early. This guy was one of the best looking option in a poor draw. No idea what to make him, seems a shame to waste that arm at 1B but his fielding would force him either there or maybe catcher. Or maybe he will be my next DH specialist if his batting works out as projected. Tempted to pitch him but I'd hate to throw away a 13 Pot. http://brokenbat.org/player/139337 Updated Monday, September 19 2016 @ 8:26:09 pm PDT
#39747	09/19/2016 9:39:28 pm		Ignore
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Looks like a lefty catcher to me. I wouldn't waste that arm on DH or 1B.
#39765	09/20/2016 6:56:12 am		Ignore
GrizzlyDan Joined: 06/30/2016 Posts: 199 Atlanta Braves IV.2	You're right about that, Newtman. I looked at the Rookie level, and I now have a whole infield of hot prospects now that I am training him at 2B. I figure the 1B will be headed up to A ball some time this year, but I like him at 2B.
#39789	09/20/2016 2:38:21 pm		Ignore
Fife Joined: 06/12/2016 Posts: 29 Inactive	http://brokenbat.org/player/138949 Matt Morton, drafted him out of college SI 77 Pot 14. Will be an atrocious fielder but I plan on leaving him as an OF anyway since he is a lefty and a prolific slugger, whatever that means.
#39792	09/20/2016 3:02:37 pm		Ignore
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2238 New York Lancers V.4	@Fife - being a lefty restricts him (pretty much) to OF or 1B, though some people don't mind lefty catchers. But OF would be best with that range and arm, either CF or RF, ideal range and arm for either.
#39835	09/21/2016 1:47:44 pm		Ignore
ESac Joined: 09/05/2016 Posts: 340 San Antonio Defenders V.14	When does rd 2 start?
#39837	09/21/2016 2:45:26 pm		Ignore
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5201 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	September 30. (After the first week of spring training games, with the first raining update of the season).
#39838	09/21/2016 3:09:33 pm		Ignore
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	"September 30. (After the first week of spring training games, with the first raining update of the season)" I hope it's a soaker, would use all the raining I can get.
#40523	10/08/2016 5:46:12 am		Ignore
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2238 New York Lancers V.4	Looking back at this and I had four "very good" prospects in round 1, and some dross since. I picked Di Carlo, a nice hit/power/range OF and a 14 POT. Of the other three very goods one hasn't been drafted, and the other two are these guys, with identical reports who both went in the 2nd round. Think the draft is a crapshoot, much? Mark Case - 12 POT Rodney Sheehan - 15 POT
#41164	10/24/2016 3:16:43 pm		Ignore
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2238 New York Lancers V.4	Took until the 5th round for the last of those "very good" prospects to appear. Had been hoping he'd come back up for me but no joy. Burt Caldwell - 14 POT. Was a nice selection to be offered in round 1, pity I've had garbage ever since!

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