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BirdWatcher · 04-07-2019, 08:05 PM

The day has come once again when, in the midst of a WPK season, teams (especially those who already can see that contention this season is very unlikely) turn their focus to the future. The annual amateur draft is upon us and young collegiate and prep baseball stars from around the country are anxious to see what, if any, WPK franchise chooses to take a chance on them becoming future big league players.

This year's first pick went to the El Paso Dawgs and with that pick they chose 18-year old prep star starting pitcher Kyle Newsome out of L.A.'s Venice High School.
The second player chosen was collegiate hurler Alberto Aleman, who has starred for the past 3 years for the New York College Priests. Aleman has already reported to the Portland Wild Things class A Minneapolis Mastodons.
Another collegiate starting pitcher was chosen third overall by the Baltimore Lords, Sako Zakian out of Oklahoma City College.
The first position player taken in the draft was chosen with the fourth pick by the San Antonio Keys. That would be second baseman John Mussaw out of Oregon State.
Another starting pitcher was chosen with the fifth pick: Aaron Henry, an 18-year old who pitched this season for Rutgers University.

Clearly there was a run on starting pitchers early in the draft but nine of the remaining fifteen picks in the round were position players, with a few premium relief pitchers also chosen.

(It should be noted that the ratings reflected in the screenshots below represent the OSA scouting for these players. The Brewers scouting staff was far less bullish on Newsome, who they see as having serious control issues going forward and not developing movement to the point the OSA suggests. Denver scouting staff like Aleman better, but still not quite as much as the OSA, and they see him having less lethal stuff than the OSA thinks but better control potential. Similarly, Denver scouts like Zakian, but not quite as enthusiastically as the OSA. Interestingly, while our scouts don't give Mussaw as high an overall potential score, they do rate him a bit more highly in several specific areas, including defensive range, speed, and contact potential. Henry is another pitcher that the Brewers scouting team is more cautious about than the OSA.)

04-07-2019, 08:05 PM	#83
BirdWatcher Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 4,263	1972 Amateur Draft The day has come once again when, in the midst of a WPK season, teams (especially those who already can see that contention this season is very unlikely) turn their focus to the future. The annual amateur draft is upon us and young collegiate and prep baseball stars from around the country are anxious to see what, if any, WPK franchise chooses to take a chance on them becoming future big league players. This year's first pick went to the El Paso Dawgs and with that pick they chose 18-year old prep star starting pitcher Kyle Newsome out of L.A.'s Venice High School. The second player chosen was collegiate hurler Alberto Aleman, who has starred for the past 3 years for the New York College Priests. Aleman has already reported to the Portland Wild Things class A Minneapolis Mastodons. Another collegiate starting pitcher was chosen third overall by the Baltimore Lords, Sako Zakian out of Oklahoma City College. The first position player taken in the draft was chosen with the fourth pick by the San Antonio Keys. That would be second baseman John Mussaw out of Oregon State. Another starting pitcher was chosen with the fifth pick: Aaron Henry, an 18-year old who pitched this season for Rutgers University. Clearly there was a run on starting pitchers early in the draft but nine of the remaining fifteen picks in the round were position players, with a few premium relief pitchers also chosen. (It should be noted that the ratings reflected in the screenshots below represent the OSA scouting for these players. The Brewers scouting staff was far less bullish on Newsome, who they see as having serious control issues going forward and not developing movement to the point the OSA suggests. Denver scouting staff like Aleman better, but still not quite as much as the OSA, and they see him having less lethal stuff than the OSA thinks but better control potential. Similarly, Denver scouts like Zakian, but not quite as enthusiastically as the OSA. Interestingly, while our scouts don't give Mussaw as high an overall potential score, they do rate him a bit more highly in several specific areas, including defensive range, speed, and contact potential. Henry is another pitcher that the Brewers scouting team is more cautious about than the OSA.) Attached Images