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#32737	04/03/2016 9:52:06 am		Ignore
cqk328 Joined: 07/28/2014 Posts: 289 Unalaska Alaskans VI.20	I'm gonna be quite frank here. My draft this year sucked. No matter what the scouting reports said, I never got a player higher than a 12 POT. Probably half of my drafts had the best choice as "above average overall potential." There were no real keepers for me this year. I would have given anything for at least a 13....
#32745	04/03/2016 12:54:13 pm		Ignore
Yuri84 Joined: 10/14/2014 Posts: 639 Apple Valley Raccoons IV.4	Meh draft year. Only one draftee below 12 pot, but the others weren't anything spectacular either. 4 were catch and release, another 3 are filler type guys I probably won't keep around for long. Only 2 are definite keepers, and even those are somewhat... longshotish.
#32753	04/03/2016 6:23:21 pm		Ignore
dwindacatcher Joined: 04/03/2014 Posts: 633 Inactive	@seca him too. honestly, i have no idea why i didnt include him. He will likely be the best hitter in the bunch. He has no need to ever own a glove, but he could be an edgar martinez.
#32781	04/04/2016 1:58:15 pm		Ignore
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2239 New York Lancers V.4	Here's the Lancers draft breakdown. As mentioned elsewhere it was a really good first draft for me, outside of my 1st and 6th round picks, both 11 pot 2B with poor builds/appearance, even though the latter had a good description: Carl Dixon. Otherwise:- 2nd round: Tomas Torres. High range and arm but young enough that he might develop into a very good pitcher. 13 pot. 3rd round: Jeremy Johnson. Him and Torres are my #2 and #3 prospects, which is nice considering I had no pitching prospects of note before they came along - I'd released all the dross that was left over. 13 pot. 4th round: Morimichi Kobayashi. Like this guy for The Usual Suspects reference alone. Might be an average (or very average) bat but amazing fielder so I've been playing him at SS, both because he's a decent fit there and because I have no-one at SS beyond my 31-yo starter. 13 pot. 5th round: Luis Miranda. Not much of a hit tool for a 1B but a 14 pot, so could develop into something useful. 7th round: Korey Suzuki. Another no hit, outstanding fielder. A great range, good arm, righty-thrower - unsuited for 1B so I've been playing him at SS too, adding a third tier after Kobayashi. 14 pot. 8th round: Alonzo Rosario. Not much to report, but a good arm, 13 pot C. 9th round: Jalen Polk. A 12 pot with an 18 arm isn't ideal, but he's gained a couple of SI already and hey, it's the 9th round! 10th round: Mateo Moran. "He can be a great hitter. He can develop into an above average slugger. He is not very fast. He will always be a poor fielder. He has good overall potential." He's got a 19 Arm but he's almost certainly a DH-only. In round 10 though? Got to be happy.
#32786	04/04/2016 2:25:24 pm		Ignore
dwindacatcher Joined: 04/03/2014 Posts: 633 Inactive	i'd train moran at catcher. even though his fielding will be low, his arm will allow him to at least play backup. and a lot of people use big arm, low fielding, catchers. i think something in the code changed where catcher fielding is at least worth not being terrible, but he can definitely backup there since he probably wont be any good anywhere else.
#32788	04/04/2016 2:32:30 pm		Ignore
jaycarter Joined: 09/01/2015 Posts: 28 Inactive	my highest potential i saw this year is 12, I drafted 8 of them and only kept 6.. 4 pitches 2 hitters. also drafted 11 pot and 9 pot but they werent worth keeping. dont think ive seen any very good potential players this year. hopefully i can get a stud next year, i could use one.
#32941	04/06/2016 3:11:38 pm		Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9608 Haverhill Halflings III.1	If he wasn't an 11 POT, Dixon actually has a pretty good 3B build. Especially given he hits lefty. If he was a POT 12, he'd probably be an upgrade over my best 3B prospect. Moran is a lefty, so that is one strike against him as a catcher. I might just keep him in RF. I think 9 range is tolerable for a corner OF, and his arm would be an asset for RF. He'll also probably be fine at 1B. Meadows has the "atrocious fielder" scouting report, and he has played pretty solid at 1B for me. Moran should have even better fielding. Suzuki has a nice SS build. Hopefully his batting will pan out for you. Lacking both a power and a hitting scout report isn't great. Regardless, he should be a solid defensive player. I don't like Miranda's build, but he is a POT 14. I don't usually keep guys like that, but a lot of other folks would have a different view. Kobayashi is another guy who's build I would find frustrating. A little sub-par for range at SS, but he should be a decent stand-in for now, and maybe a backup long term. Johnson and Torres definitely look like a nice pair of pitchers. Updated Wednesday, April 6 2016 @ 4:03:00 pm PDT
#32945	04/06/2016 3:54:52 pm		Ignore
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2239 New York Lancers V.4	Yes, I was disappointed with Dixon when I drafted him given the scouting report, thought he'd be at least a 12 pot (not that I can complain too much about my draft). You're right on Moran as a RF with that arm, 9 Fielding isn't that bad. Will have to get him his capital 1B first and then get that in. (edit) And I think I'd find a spot for Meadows just about anywhere with those batting numbers, and the heck with how he fields! Updated Wednesday, April 6 2016 @ 3:56:26 pm PDT
#32946	04/06/2016 4:05:29 pm		Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9608 Haverhill Halflings III.1	If I had gotten Meadows young, I would have turned him into a LF. But yeah, if you get your hands on a good bat your use him where you can I do think people have a tendency to overvalue fielding at 1B though.
#32947	04/06/2016 4:34:38 pm		Ignore
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2239 New York Lancers V.4	You're right on Suzuki, Miranda and Kobayashi, all outstanding/amazing fielders but hitters should be able to hit (call me old-fashioned). But they're all tantalising enough to keep around long-term and see if they develop into high as opposed to low ceiling guys.

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