Broken Bat - Discussion Forum: Draft #4

Post ID	Date & Time	Game Date	Function

#37720	07/28/2016 8:43:04 pm
Alpo Joined: 06/27/2016 Posts: 54 Inactive	I'm personally hoping I get a 13 potential catcher, but I really doubt that will happen. any 13 pot will be good at this point Updated Thursday, July 28 2016 @ 8:45:13 pm PDT

#37732	07/29/2016 4:20:07 am
Yuri84 Joined: 10/14/2014 Posts: 639 Apple Valley Raccoons IV.4	Needed someone with positive hitting report, as most of my recent draftees were lacking in that regard, and got myself such a guy. http://brokenbat.org/player/135593 Perhaps my best non-pitcher pick in two seasons.

#37733	07/29/2016 4:25:02 am
Favuz Joined: 02/26/2014 Posts: 639 Oxnard Sunsets IV.3	went latin, one very good player and a couple interesting good (a lefty with great staff and control below average and an hitter), but went with the safetiness of very good and picked Galvan (great hitting helped the choice). He has a strange build indeed, but he'll be a very good CF/RF (and leadoff if he steals, let's see). Definitely my best position player in 2-3 seasons.

#37737	07/29/2016 4:42:36 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Well, I got a 14 potential, but it's yet another outfielder without a positive hit tool. He does have decent power though. On a different note, I had 3 very goods to choose from for the first time since the introduction of 10 draft pick slate, unfortunately they had virtually identical reports: above average-decent slugger, decent-very quick speed, and below average to no report on fielding.

#37740	07/29/2016 4:56:04 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	Second season that I haven't seen a "very good" after the first round (and those two were nothing to write home about either). Had three "good overall" prospects to choose from in high school this time, all three position players with "good" hitting. At least, this time "good overall" actually meant 13p. Unfortunately, projecting Carson Ingle's skills... I guess when he reaches the majors, when you look up "mediocre" in Wiktionary, you'll find a link to Ingle's profile.

#37741	07/29/2016 5:11:30 am
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2238 New York Lancers V.4	Well the gravy train that produced three straight terrific pitching prospects this season has left Lombard. Didn't have a single pitcher to choose from! Thought I'd remembered the name of the outfielder I passed on in round one and couldn't find him in a search, so thought I'd go College yet again to see if I could pick him out. No joy. No very goods either, and only three goods amidst a whole lot of crap - and the 'best' of those turned out to be a catch and release. Haven't had any joy drafting middle infielders but given how my first three picks went this year I have little reason to complain.

#37742	07/29/2016 5:14:12 am
Jason2327 Joined: 09/02/2014 Posts: 720 Abilene Patriots III.2	Third straight crappy draft pick. Apparently winning that big waiver pitcher I can Horton means a below average draft this year lol. I can't complain honestly,my last few years have been really good drafts for me. Things were bound to balance out

#37743	07/29/2016 5:15:51 am
Raze Joined: 06/04/2015 Posts: 97 Azusa Toyo Carp III.3	Season's first C&R for me

#37745	07/29/2016 5:21:00 am
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	Decent 2B who could provide some pop in the middle infield.

#37747	07/29/2016 5:52:05 am
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	catch and release. Not a second thought.

#37749	07/29/2016 5:55:25 am
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1314 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers III.4	5th keeper in a row. This time a 12 pot 1B/DH. Good hit, prolific power, not fast. 6 speed, 8 range, 5 arm. I'm excited to see how he turns out. Edit: he has a 20.4 rating. Don't know if I've seen one that low. Just interesting. Still a great prospect to me. Updated Friday, July 29 2016 @ 9:06:06 am PDT

#37751	07/29/2016 6:16:02 am
BrianV Joined: 02/08/2016 Posts: 125 Inactive	I got a new top prospect for my system: Xavier Sam He's an 18-year old 14-POT right handed pitcher who will have an unhittable fastball and can throw all day. The first pick I'm happy with this season. My system is too heavy on pitchers, but I couldn't pass by this guy.

#37753	07/29/2016 7:20:18 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9603 Haverhill Halflings III.1	After a two year drought, I finally got a POT 13!

#37755	07/29/2016 7:32:07 am
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals III.2	I got myself another 13 POT DH/1B type player.

#37756	07/29/2016 7:56:09 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Congrats Rock! Looks to be a pretty good 3B to me.

#37759	07/29/2016 8:17:24 am
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	POT13 Catcher really need some catchers? The best scouted player in my pool. Very bad fielder max 7 feilding. 20 hitting if he is really very good and maxed out.

#37760	07/29/2016 8:21:01 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	No, the max for very good hitter is 17, the "great hitter" message is 17-20.

#37763	07/29/2016 8:48:13 am
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 336 Bay City Lions IV.6	The Lions have forfeited their draft pick this week due to the ineptitude of the list of players GM tough was given. cyall in round 5 peeps

#37764	07/29/2016 8:50:51 am
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2238 New York Lancers V.4	Some nice hitters there! @Rock - Surely have to nickname him "Hurricane"!

#37765	07/29/2016 9:12:46 am
Mig2015 Joined: 06/17/2015 Posts: 162 Inactive	@Rock Congrats!!! Finally got one. For myself, again I was looking for pitching. Went high school and there was one very good potential, and two good potential pitchers! (The hitters were forgettable) I was thrilled to see a very good pitcher survive until this point in the draft. He was a no brainer. I was praying for a 14+ POT, but it turned out he was a run of the mill 13 POT. Not the greatest build, but at this stage, I'll take an average 13 POT pitcher. I would like other people's opinion on this; should I be doing more to improve my minor league pitching or are they alright? I have 6 12 POTs and 6 13 POTs now. Here's a link to my minor leagues. Updated Friday, July 29 2016 @ 9:13:16 am PDT

#37767	07/29/2016 10:08:25 am
Garnet Joined: 02/13/2016 Posts: 147 Inactive	4th 11 POT in a row.... !!!

#37768	07/29/2016 10:51:14 am
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1314 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers III.4	@mig2015 You certainly have enough minor league pitchers. Especially for a guy with a relatively young staff and 11 pitchers on your majors roster. I like using 11, plenty of depth without overcrowding. You probably wouldn't want or need to bring more than 1 or 2 pitchers up a season. I'd say 6 in AA is excessive and you could thin the herd there by a couple of guys easily. I doubt you'll want to break in 6 guys close to each other. But it may also depend how confident you are in their futures. Since your pitching pipeline is pretty full, you could probably concentrate on high school types. Avoid college. Keep the pipeline flowing.

#37772	07/29/2016 1:13:56 pm
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	Looks like Buffalo is staying in Latin America, got a nice 13 POT Pitcher.

#37782	07/29/2016 2:50:32 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9603 Haverhill Halflings III.1	@Newtman, yep training him at 3B already. His arm is a bit low for my taste, but it certainly looks to be his best position. @amalric7, lol, nice pun, but he'll have to earn it. With no speed and no power, Hurricane might be a bit of a misnomer

#37786	07/29/2016 4:11:27 pm
Benchwarmer Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 445 Inactive	Hey, not a bad pickup this week. I've been looking for another catcher. http://brokenbat.org/player/135893

#37793	07/29/2016 5:27:29 pm
Alpo Joined: 06/27/2016 Posts: 54 Inactive	13 pot 1st baseman with can be a great hitter and has decent speed

#37799	07/29/2016 9:59:39 pm
Rome Joined: 06/01/2016 Posts: 24 Inactive	3 straight pot 13 and a pot 14 this week.

#37876	08/01/2016 4:42:14 pm
quanin Joined: 03/16/2016 Posts: 196 Cleveland Thunder IV.3	Went shopping in Latin America. bought a 14 POT OF. Probably don't need another OF, but... well... he was there and my only other real alternative was another OF, so there he is. someone wants to throw a pitcher my way and I might reconsider.