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#47962	04/14/2017 5:04:55 am
occham Joined: 11/07/2011 Posts: 258 Inactive	Wow, is that pool depleted. Nothing of note this week. An 'Above Average Potential' - one of two possible choices. He's swimming with the scrubs.

#47965	04/14/2017 5:37:08 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5202 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	I found a 13 in there. High rolled his speed and range. Would be much more interesting if he were a LHB. Will keep him a couple of days to see if he knows how to steal bases. Updated Friday, April 14 2017 @ 5:37:56 am PDT

#47967	04/14/2017 5:57:19 am
Favuz Joined: 02/26/2014 Posts: 639 Oxnard Sunsets IV.3	Went latin, got the only "good" potential guy, was a 10 pot (with very low fielding and speed tbh), if he were a 12 could have been a wonderful DH, but i cut him

#47969	04/14/2017 7:29:52 am
Bridger Joined: 08/04/2016 Posts: 264 Muncie Flyers III.4	My pool had two good potentials in it...one with "never be a decent hitter" and one with "control will always be lacking." Went with an above average...C&R. Draft has been good to me this season, so I can't complain.

#47971	04/14/2017 7:41:54 am
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1269 Corvallis Ravens II.1	A questionable 13 for Round 8. Could grow into a base-stealer with average BC and PD at best. IF he were to gain six points a year, he'd only be at 73 SI at age 25. Tons of ifs. Going to hold and see if he can steal bases. If he can, might hold a little longer to see how fast the SI gains will be. The awkward defensive profile doesn't help. On a short leash, particularly since I'm at a full 50-man roster and am looking to cut one or two someones right now. Updated Friday, April 14 2017 @ 7:43:28 am PDT

#47972	04/14/2017 8:35:39 am
FurySK Joined: 02/07/2015 Posts: 299 Inactive	http://brokenbat.org/player/152912 An interesting way to get that potential with a "good potential". I guess because he's a lefty it makes that defense self-defeating. I assume CF is the best option for him?

#47974	04/14/2017 9:00:31 am
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1269 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Yeah, pity about that left-handedness. OF for sure, CF of course. That said, I'd be curious to get some veteran managers' opinions on saying "screw the left-hand penalty" and train him for SS anyway. Fielding will be a minimum of 15, max of 17. Assuming a 16/17/19 F/R/A, could a player like this still provide solid value at SS even with the left-hand penalty?

#47977	04/14/2017 10:08:44 am
occham Joined: 11/07/2011 Posts: 258 Inactive	Wow.. that's an incredible 8th rounder. Although you can force it into SS, I'm kind of the mind why bother? He's going to be a brute anyway and unless you have FOUR such brutes that you absolutely need to get in the lineup somehow, it would seem that you could get a right handed SS eventually by draft or transfer. You could always train him at SS while he's in the minors - may as well. But I can't see him being anything other than an OF - and a great one at that. Updated Friday, April 14 2017 @ 10:09:27 am PDT

#47979	04/14/2017 10:55:48 am
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1314 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers III.4	Considering he doesn't show any OF capabilities at this point, I'd say get to training him in the OF and forego the idea of training him at SS. He should be a very good CF for you and I wouldn't try to put a square peg in a round hole. He is what he is.

#47980	04/14/2017 11:56:12 am
FurySK Joined: 02/07/2015 Posts: 299 Inactive	i wouldn't have got SS. probably would've picked 3B given his arm if brute forcing something was going to happen. I'll be training him from the get go at OF. If he happens to improve quickly enough, maybe i'll train 3B.

#47984	04/14/2017 1:30:10 pm
Jason2327 Joined: 09/02/2014 Posts: 721 Abilene Patriots III.2	One amazing pick this late

#47985	04/14/2017 2:28:53 pm
IssenT Joined: 04/01/2017 Posts: 5 Inactive	Chan Ho Park I assume guys like these aren't worth keeping right?

#47986	04/14/2017 2:33:24 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5202 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	Ya. He doesn't bring much on either side of the ball. Could find better free agents.

#48000	04/14/2017 9:05:07 pm
DatDude Joined: 01/05/2017 Posts: 14 Boston Americans V.6	http://brokenbat.org/player/153027 I'll give him a chance, but he is really close to not good enough at short.

#48004	04/14/2017 10:20:21 pm
TPS Joined: 10/19/2016 Posts: 120 Dallas Dragons IV.8	http://brokenbat.org/player/153031 Got lucky on a guy that could be a good reliever. This is the seventh player I have kept in this draft. Updated Friday, April 14 2017 @ 10:20:37 pm PDT