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bombboy85 · 08-18-2013, 08:37 PM

2013 First Year Player Draft
June 6th, 2013

Rookie GM Matt Hill along with rookie manager Walt Weiss took on a draft of guess what! Rookies!. Let's take a look at the first 5 rounds and gauge how they did. With a tighter budget than teams like the Red Sox and Yankees the Rockies went for picks that could contribute at the major league level eventually but weren't asking for tons of money as a signing bonus.

Round 1 Pick 3 - While some other maybe higher ranked pitchers were available they were all asking close to $10,000,000 in signing bonus from the Rockies. Instead the Rockies chose 23 year old SP Will Bateman out of Butte, Montana. This pick is where you could pick out the Rockies draft strategy, they could have pick Mark Appel but he wanted too much to sign with the Rockies so they chose a pitcher who has been known to work extremely hard, is a leader and has the intelligence to learn from his mistakes. In his senior season he went 10-4 with a 2.97 ERA.

Round 2 - The Rockies used their second round pick on a player who had fallen out of the first round, 3B Cavan Biggio. Cavan is another player known for his work ethic and as a leader in the clubhouse. He is 18 years old out of Houston, Texas. He still needs a little work on his feeling but he has good potential.

Round 3 - The Rockies third round pick was 20 year old SP Rafael Rodriguez out of the University of Georgia. Rodriguez is borderline between projecting as a starter or a bullpen arm and only time will tell. He was 7-2 with a 2.62 ERA last season. He features an arsenal of 5 pitches but needs to work on his control and build a little more stamina if he can.

Round 4 - The fourth round saw the Rockies pick another SP in 21 year old Andrew Mitchell. He was another player out of Houston, TX and is known as a hard worker who could end up either as a starter or bullpen arm.

Round 5 - The last pick we will preview was 22 year old LF Connor Harrell out of Houston, a teammate of Andrew Mitchell. He projects an average hitter with plus power.

08-18-2013, 08:37 PM	#4
bombboy85 Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 455	2013 First Year Player Draft June 6th, 2013 Rookie GM Matt Hill along with rookie manager Walt Weiss took on a draft of guess what! Rookies!. Let's take a look at the first 5 rounds and gauge how they did. With a tighter budget than teams like the Red Sox and Yankees the Rockies went for picks that could contribute at the major league level eventually but weren't asking for tons of money as a signing bonus. Round 1 Pick 3 - While some other maybe higher ranked pitchers were available they were all asking close to $10,000,000 in signing bonus from the Rockies. Instead the Rockies chose 23 year old SP Will Bateman out of Butte, Montana. This pick is where you could pick out the Rockies draft strategy, they could have pick Mark Appel but he wanted too much to sign with the Rockies so they chose a pitcher who has been known to work extremely hard, is a leader and has the intelligence to learn from his mistakes. In his senior season he went 10-4 with a 2.97 ERA. Round 2 - The Rockies used their second round pick on a player who had fallen out of the first round, 3B Cavan Biggio. Cavan is another player known for his work ethic and as a leader in the clubhouse. He is 18 years old out of Houston, Texas. He still needs a little work on his feeling but he has good potential. Round 3 - The Rockies third round pick was 20 year old SP Rafael Rodriguez out of the University of Georgia. Rodriguez is borderline between projecting as a starter or a bullpen arm and only time will tell. He was 7-2 with a 2.62 ERA last season. He features an arsenal of 5 pitches but needs to work on his control and build a little more stamina if he can. Round 4 - The fourth round saw the Rockies pick another SP in 21 year old Andrew Mitchell. He was another player out of Houston, TX and is known as a hard worker who could end up either as a starter or bullpen arm. Round 5 - The last pick we will preview was 22 year old LF Connor Harrell out of Houston, a teammate of Andrew Mitchell. He projects an average hitter with plus power.