Minor League Prospect Drafts
Recently on the NFL Draft Countdown Forums, I participated in two drafts picking various prospects.
The first league consisted of six teams. Team Managers had to pick one of each position, a dh, five starters, and a closer (15 rounds). I was the Orioles. here was the draft:
- Yankees - RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka
- Padres - OF Justin Upton
- Red Sox - OF Delmon Young
- Orioles - RHP Tim Lincecum
- Devil Rays - OF Carlos Gomez
- Mets - RHP Philip Hughes
- Mets - 3B Alex Gordon
- Devil Rays - OF Cameron Maybin
- Orioles - RHP Homer Bailey
- Red Sox - SS Brandon Wood
- Padres - LHP David Price
- Yankees - OF Jose Tabata
- Yankees - 1B Yurendell DeCaster
- Padres - LHP Andrew Miller
- Red Sox - RHP Yovani Gallardo
- Orioles - SS Troy Tulowitzki
- Devil Rays - RHP Rick Porcello
- Mets - OF Chris Young
- Mets - RHP Matt Garza
- Devil Rays - RHP Adam Miller
- Orioles - OF Jacoby Ellsbury
- Red Sox - OF Jay Bruce
- Padres - 3B Ryan Braun
- Yankees - RHP Joba Chamberlain
- Yankees - 3B Tony Abreu
- Padres - OF Billy Butler
- Red Sox - RHP Nick Adenhart
- Orioles - OF Fernando Martinez
- Devil Rays - C Jarrod Saltalamacchia
- Mets - 3B Evan Longoria
- Mets - OF Andrew McCutcheon
- Devil Rays - LHP Scott Elbert
- Orioles - RHP Will Inman
- Red Sox - 1B Joey Votto
- Padres - OF Colby Rasmus
- Yankees - RHP Humberto Sanchez
- Yankees - OF Austin Jackson
- Padres - LHP Clayton Kershaw
- Red Sox - 3B Andy LaRoche
- Orioles - 3B Josh Fields
- Devil Rays - RHP Mike Pelfrey
- Mets - LHP Franklin Morales
- Mets - RHP Luke Hochevar
- Devil Rays - OF Elijah Dukes
- Orioles - C Matt Wieters
- Red Sox - RHP Clay Buchholz
- Padres - SS Reid Brignac
- Yankees - OF Ben Francisco
- Yankees - 2B William Bergolla
- Padres - OF Hunter Pence
- Red Sox - 2B Dustin Pedroia
- Orioles - OF Adam Lind
- Devil Rays - SS Elvis Andrus
- Mets - LHP Donald Veal
- Mets - 1B James Loney
- Devil Rays - SS Yunel Escobar
- Orioles - LHP John Danks
- Red Sox - LHP Jacob McGee
- Padres - RHP Max Scherzer
- Yankees - SS Mike Moustakas
- Yankees - 3B Josh Vitters
- Padres - 2B Eric Patterson
- Red Sox - OF Carlos Gonzalez
- Orioles - 2B Alberto Callaspo
- Devil Rays - SP Deolis Guerra
- Mets - OF Travis Buck
- Mets - SS Erik Aybar
- Devil Rays - OF Felix Pie
- Orioles - OF Ryan Sweeney
- Red Sox - OF Dexter Fowler
- Padres - RHP Chris Perez
- Yankees - RHP Kevin Slowey
- Yankees - C Devin Mesoraco
- Padres - C Jeff Clement
- Red Sox - RHP Brian Anderson
- Orioles - RHP Chris Volstad
- Devil Rays - 3B Matt Dominguez
- Mets - C Miguel Montero
- Mets - SS Brent Lillibridge
- Devil Rays - LHP Daniel Moskos
- Orioles - 1B Lars Anderson
- Red Sox - RHP Carlos Carrasco
- Padres - RHP Eric Hurley
- Yankees - RHP Brett Cecil
- Yankees - LHP Nick Schmidt
- Padres - 1B Kyle Blanks
- Red Sox - C Chris Ianetta
- Orioles - RHP Yohan Pino
- Devil Rays - C Francisco Pena
- Mets - RHP Daniel Bard
Three Judges would rank the team 1-6. The average of the scores taken will be the final score. The results were:
Red Sox - 1 First place vote, 2 Second place votes
Orioles - 2 First place votes, 1 Fourth place vote
Padres - 1 Second place vote, 1 Third place vote, 1 Fifth place vote
Devil Rays - 1 Third place, 1 Fourth place vote, 1 Sixth place vote
Yankees - 1 Third place vote, 1 Fifth place vote, 1 Sixth place vote
Mets - 1 Fourth place vote, 1 Fifth place vote, 1 Sixth place vote
Red Sox - 1.67
Orioles - 2
Padres - 3.33
Devil Rays - 4
Yankees - 4.66
Mets - 5
Now for the second draft:
this draft was 19 rounds and users selected minor league teams. Users had to draft one player for each pos, five starters, two relievers, and a three man bench. I was the Buffalo Bisons. Here was the draft:
NOTE: In This Draft I felt less top prospects were taken.
Round 1
1 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Scorch) - Philip Hughes, P, Foothill HS (CA)
2 - Trenton (OSUGiants17) - Tim Lincecum, P, University of Washington
3 - Toledo (Scotty D) - Delmon Young, OF, Camarillo HS (CA)
4 - Beloit (devinhester=r.o.y 2006) - Daisuke Matsuzaka, P, Japan
5 - Indianapolis (HinesWardJr.) - Cameron Maybin, OF, T.C. Roberson HS (NC)
6 - Lake Elsinore (sdpads24) - Alex Gordon, 3B, University of Nebraska
7 - Buffalo (fischbowl) - Homer Bailey, P, LaGrange HS (TX)
8 - Durham (CherryGarcia510) - Justin Upton, OF, Great Bridge HS (VA)
Round 2
9 - Durham - Andrew Miller, P, University of North Carolina
10 - Buffalo - Andrew McCutchen, OF, Fort Meade HS (FL)
11 - Lake Elsinore - Brandon Wood, SS, Horizon HS (AZ)
12 - Indianapolis - Evan Longoria, 3B, Long Beach State University
13 - Beloit - Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C, Royal Palm Beach HS (FL)
14 - Toledo - Yovani Gallardo, P, Trimble Tech HS (TX)
15 - Trenton - Carlos Gomez, OF, Dominican Republic
16 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Matt Garza, P, Fresno State University
Round 3
17 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Adam Miller, P, McKinney HS (TX)
18 - Trenton - David Price, P, Vanderbilt University
19 - Toledo - Jay Bruce, OF, West Brook HS (TX)
20 - Beloit - Rick Porcello, P, Seton Hall Prep HS (NJ)
21 - Indianapolis - Clayton Kershaw, P, Highland Park HS (TX)
22 - Lake Elsinore - Chris Young, OF, Bellaire HS (TX)
23 - Buffalo - Troy Tulowitski, SS, Long Beach State University
24 - Durham - Ryan Braun, 3B, University of Miami
Round 4
25 - Durham - Billy Butler, OF, Wolfson HS (FL)
26 - Buffalo - Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, Oregon State University
27 - Lake Elsinore - Nick Adenhart, P, Williamsport HS (MD)
28 - Indianapolis - Carlos Gonzalez, OF, Venezuela
29 - Beloit - Josh Fields, 3B, Oklahoma State University
30 - Toledo - Clay Buchholz, P, McNeese State University
31 - Trenton - Jose Tabata, OF, Venezuela
32 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Andy LaRoche, 3B, Grayson County Community College
Round 5
33 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Colby Rasmus, OF, Russell County HS (AL)
34 - Trenton - Tony Abreu, SS, Dominican Republic
35 - Toledo - Joey Votto, 1B, Richview Collegiate Institute
36 - Beloit - Felix Pie, OF, Dominican Republic
37 - Indianapolis - Luke Hochevar, P, University of Tennessee
38 - Lake Elsinore - Scott Elbert, P, Seneca HS (MO)
39 - Buffalo - Fernando Martinez, OF, Dominican Republic
40 - Durham - Reid Brignac, SS, St.Amant HS (LA)
Round 6
41 - Durham - Joba Chamberlain, P, University of Nebraska
42 - Buffalo - John Danks, P, Round Rock HS (TX)
43 - Lake Elsinore - Adam Jones, OF, Morse HS (CA)
44 - Indianapolis - Carlos Carrasco, P, Venezuela
45 - Beloit - Chris Marrero, OF, Monsignor Pace HS (FL)
46 - Toledo - Max Scherzer, P, University of Missouri
47 - Trenton - Humberto Sanchez, P, Rockland Community College
48 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Dexter Fowler, OF, Milton HS (GA)
Round 7
49 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Hunter Pence, OF, University of Texas-Arlington
50 - Trenton - Josh Vitters, 3B, Cypress HS (CA)
51 - Toledo - Ian Stewart, 3B, LaQuinta HS (CA)
52 - Beloit - Jo-Jo Reyes, P, Riverside Poly HS (CA)
53 - Indianapolis - Travis Buck, OF, Arizona State University
54 - Lake Elsinore - Josh Hamilton, OF, Athens Drive HS (NC)
55 - Buffalo - Will Inman, P, Tunstall HS (VA)
56 - Durham - Jarrod Parker, P, Norwell HS (IN)
Round 8
57 - Durham - Kyle Drabek, P, The Woodlands HS (TX)
58 - Buffalo - Matt Wieters, C, Georgia Tech University
59 - Lake Elsinore - Mike Pelfrey, P, Wichita State University
60 - Indianapolis - Chris Volstad, P, Palm Beach Gardens HS (FL)
61 - Beloit - Adrian Cardenas, 2B, Monsignor Pace HS (FL)
62 - Toledo - Jeff Clement, C, University of Southern California
63 - Trenton - C.J. Henry, SS, Putnam City HS (OK)
64 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Jacob McGee, P, Reed HS (NV)
Round 9
65 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Travis Snider, OF, Jackson HS (WA)
66 - Trenton - Austin Jackson, OF, Ryan HS (TX)
67 - Toledo - Kevin Slowey, P, Winthrop University
68 - Beloit - Kasey Kiker, P, Russell County HS (AL)
69 - Indianapolis - Erik Aybar, SS, Dominican Republic
70 - Lake Elsinore - Dustin Pedroia, 2B, Arizona State University
71 - Buffalo - Adam Lind, OF, University of South Alabama
72 - Durham - Billy Rowell, 3B, Bishop Eustice HS (NJ)
Round 10
73 - Durham - Jason Heyward, OF, Henry County HS (GA)
74 - Buffalo - James Loney, 1B, Elkins HS (TX)
75 - Lake Elsinore - Jeff Niemann, P, Rice University
76 - Indianapolis - Daric Barton, 1B, Marina HS (CA)
77 - Beloit - Mike Moustakas, SS, Chatsworth HS (CA)
78 - Toledo - Preston Mattingly, SS, Evansville Central HS (IN)
79 - Trenton - Justin Thomas, P, Youngstown State University
80 - Scranton/Wilkes Barre - Gio Gonzalez, P, Monsignor Pace HS (FL)
Round 11
81 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Alberto Callaspo, 2B, Venezuela
82 - Trenton - Tyler Clippard, P, J.W. Mitchell HS (FL)
83 - Toledo - Nicholas Noonan, 2B, Parker HS (CA)
84 - Beloit - Michael Bowden, P, Waubonsie Valley HS (IL)
85 - Indianapolis - Miguel Montero, C, Venezuela
86 - Lake Elsinore - Craig Brazell, 1B, Jefferson Davis HS (AL)
87 - Buffalo - Donnie Veal, P, Prima Community College
88 - Durham - Chris Coghlan, 2B, University of Mississippi
Round 12
89 - Durham - Bryan Bullington, P, Ball State University
90 - Buffalo - Eric Campbell, 3B, Gibson Southern HS (IN)
91 - Lake Elsinore - Eric Hurley, P, Wolfson HS (FL)
92 - Indianapolis - Marcus Sanders, 2B, South Florida Community College
93 - Beloit - Beau Mills, DH, Lewis-Clark State College
94 - Toledo - Ian Kennedy, P, University of Southern California
95 - Trenton - Yunel Escobar, 2B, Cuba
96 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Chris Parmelee, 1B, Chino Hills HS (CA)
Round 13
97 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Brent Lillibridge, SS, University of Washington
98 - Trenton - Elijah Dukes, 1B, Hillsborough HS (FL)
99 - Toledo - Franklin Gutierrez, OF, Venezuela
100 - Beloit - Jeff Larish, 1B, Arizona State University
101 - Indianapolis - Daniel Bard, P, University of North Carolina
102 - Lake Elsinore - Hank Conger, C, Huntington Beach HS (CA)
103 - Buffalo - Micah Owings, P, Tulane University
104 - Durham - Matt LaPorta, 1B, University of Florida
Round 14
105 - Durham - Devin Mesoraco, C, Punxsatowney HS (PA)
106 - Buffalo - Kevin Frandsen, 2B, San Jose State University
107 - Lake Elsinore - Matt Antonelli, UT, Wake Forest University
108 - Indianapolis - Neil Walker, DH, Pine Richland HS (PA)
109 - Beloit - Tyler Colvin, OF, Clemson University
110 - Toledo - Tony Gwynn Jr., UT, San Diego State University
111 - Trenton - Daniel Moskos, CL, Clemson University
112 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Kurt Suzuki, C, University of Cal-State Fullerton
Round 15
113 - Scranton/Wiles-Barre - Troy Patton, CL, Tomball HS (TX)
114 - Trenton - Francisco Pena, C, Dominican Republic
115 - Toledo - Brent Clevlen, UT, Westwood HS (TX)
116 - Beloit - Jake Fox, UT, University of Michigan
117 - Indianapolis - Casey Weathers, CL, Vanderbilt University
118 - Lake Elsinore - Chris Perez, CL, University of Miami
119 - Buffalo - Yohan Pino, CL, Venezuela
120 - Durham - Andrew Carginan, CL, University of North Carolina
Round 16
121 - Durham - Dellin Betances, RP, Grand Street HS (NY)
122 - Buffalo - Drew Stubbs, UT, University of Texas
123 - Lake Elsinore - Jonathan Sanchez, RP, Ohio Dominican College
124 - Indianapolis - Jeff Mathis, UT, Marianna HS (FL)
125 - Beloit - Brandon Hynick, RP, Birmingham Southern College
126 - Toledo - Eddie Kunz, CP, Oregon State University
127 - Trenton - Ryan Sweeney, UT, Xavier HS (IA)
128 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Hideki Okajima, RP, Japan
Round 17
129 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Brendan Harris, UT, College of William and Mary
130 - Trenton - Alexi Casilla, UT, Dominican Republic
131 - Toledo - Mike Fontenot, UT, Louisiana State University
132 - Beloit - Josh Flores, UT, Triton College
133 - Indianapolis - Michael Burgess, UT, Hillsborough HS (FL)
134 - Lake Elsinore - Kyle Blanks, DH, Moriarity HS (NM)
135 - Buffalo - Lars Anderson, UT, Jesuit HS (CA)
136 - Durham - Angel Villalona, UT, Dominican Republic
Round 18
137 - Durham - Elvis Andrus, UT, Venezuela
138 - Buffalo - Mark Reynolds, UT, University of Virginia
139 - Lake Elsinore - Eric Patterson, UT, Georgia Tech
140 - Indianapolis - Jeff Samardzija, RP, University of Notre Dame
141 - Beloit - Bryan Anderson, UT, Simi Valley HS (CA)
142 - Toledo - Brian Barton, DH, University of Miami
143 - Trenton - Sean Doolittle, UT, University of Virginia
144 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Matt Dominguez, DH, Chatsworth HS (CA)
Round 19
145 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Trevor Crowe, UT, University of Arizona
146 - Trenton - Brett Cecil, RP, University of Maryland
147 - Toledo - Steven Register, RP, Auburn University
148 - Beloit - Brandon Morrow, CL, University of California
149 - Indianapolis - Brian Bixler, UT, Eastern Michigan University
150 - Lake Elsinore - Terry Evans, UT, Middle Georgia College
151 - Buffalo - Franklin Morales, RP, Venezuela
152 - Durham - Eric Duncan, UT, Seton Hall Prep HS (NJ)
The scoring was in a tournament style. The east was Buffalo, Durham, Trenton, and Scranton. The west was Lake Elsinore, Indianapolis, Beloit, and Toledo. The tournament is still in the first round and I am leading Trenton 6 votes to 4.
So which draft do you think was better?
Which of my teams (Baltimore/Buffalo) had the better draft?
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"judging"
by wily mo on Jul 2, 2007 2:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and
by wily mo on Jul 2, 2007 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
groupings
2. Padres - OF Justin Upton
2. Padres - OF Billy Butler
5. Padres - 3B Ryan Braun
2. Padres - OF Hunter Pence
5. Padres - LHP David Price
2. Padres - LHP Andrew Miller
5. Padres - OF Colby Rasmus
2. Padres - LHP Clayton Kershaw
5. Padres - SS Reid Brignac
5. Padres - RHP Max Scherzer
2. Padres - 2B Eric Patterson
2. Padres - C Jeff Clement
5. Padres - RHP Eric Hurley
2. Padres - 1B Kyle Blanks
5. Padres - RHP Chris Perez
1. Mets - 3B Alex Gordon
6. Mets - RHP Philip Hughes
6. Mets - OF Chris Young
6. Mets - 3B Evan Longoria
1. Mets - RHP Matt Garza
1. Mets - RHP Luke Hochevar
1. Mets - 1B James Loney
6. Mets - OF Travis Buck
1. Mets - OF Andrew McCutchen
6. Mets - LHP Franklin Morales
6. Mets - LHP Donald Veal
1. Mets - SS Erik Aybar
6. Mets - C Miguel Montero
1. Mets - SS Brent Lillibridge
6. Mets - RHP Daniel Bard
3. Red Sox - OF Delmon Young
3. Red Sox - RHP Yovani Gallardo
4. Red Sox - OF Jay Bruce
4. Red Sox - RHP Clay Buchholz
4. Red Sox - SS Brandon Wood
3. Red Sox - 2B Dustin Pedroia
4. Red Sox - 1B Joey Votto
4. Red Sox - LHP Jacob McGee
4. Red Sox - RHP Carlos Carrasco
3. Red Sox - C Chris Ianetta
3. Red Sox - RHP Nick Adenhart
3. Red Sox - OF Carlos Gonzalez
3. Red Sox - 3B Andy LaRoche
4. Red Sox - OF Dexter Fowler
3. Red Sox - RHP Brian Anderson
4. Orioles - RHP Tim Lincecum
4. Orioles - SS Troy Tulowitzki
3. Orioles - RHP Homer Bailey
3. Orioles - OF Jacoby Ellsbury
3. Orioles - 1B Lars Anderson
4. Orioles - OF Adam Lind
4. Orioles - OF Fernando Martinez
4. Orioles - 3B Josh Fields
3. Orioles - C Matt Wieters
3. Orioles - LHP John Danks
3. Orioles - RHP Will Inman
4. Orioles - 2B Alberto Callaspo
3. Orioles - OF Ryan Sweeney
4. Orioles - RHP Chris Volstad
4. Orioles - RHP Yohan Pino
5. Devil Rays - C Jarrod Saltalamacchia
2. Devil Rays - OF Felix Pie
2. Devil Rays - OF Elijah Dukes
5. Devil Rays - OF Carlos Gomez
2. Devil Rays - OF Cameron Maybin
5. Devil Rays - RHP Rick Porcello
2. Devil Rays - RHP Adam Miller
5. Devil Rays - RHP Mike Pelfrey
2. Devil Rays - SS Yunel Escobar
5. Devil Rays - SP Deolis Guerra
2. Devil Rays - LHP Scott Elbert
5. Devil Rays - SS Elvis Andrus
5. Devil Rays - 3B Matt Dominguez
2. Devil Rays - LHP Daniel Moskos
5. Devil Rays - C Francisco Pena
1. Yankees - RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka
6. Yankees - RHP Joba Chamberlain
6. Yankees - OF Jose Tabata
6. Yankees - SS Mike Moustakas
1. Yankees - 3B Josh Vitters
6. Yankees - RHP Kevin Slowey
1. Yankees - 3B Tony Abreu
1. Yankees - LHP Nick Schmidt
1. Yankees - C Devin Mesoraco
1. Yankees - 1B Yurendell DeCaster
6. Yankees - RHP Humberto Sanchez
1. Yankees - OF Austin Jackson
6. Yankees - OF Ben Francisco
1. Yankees - 2B William Bergolla
6. Yankees - RHP Brett Cecil
by wily mo on Jul 2, 2007 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yankees
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Whoever Drafted for the Yankees
by Dfarth on Jul 2, 2007 2:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
jc3
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