FIGMENT SPORTING JOURNAL MOCK FIRST ROUND
Ignoring team need, as we still do not have any idea of the final draft order, here are the top 16 players available in the 1929 draft, at least in the eyes of The Figment Sporting Journal. This list is compiled based on stats only, no scouting reports were taken into consideration. Of course, the big question - and it has been the same one everyone has been asking for two months - is will it be Stout or Barrell.
Stout had the better season on the mound but when you factor in Barrell's genetics and the fact he is also a tremendous hitter that could become a very good two-way player we will give the nod to Barrell.
Here is the projected first round.
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1- TOM BARRELL RHP-1B-OF Georgia Baptist
2- CHICK STOUT RHP Rainer College
3- VIC CRAWFORD OF Commonwealth Catholic
4- JAKE SHADDOAN 2B Liberty College
5- BEN BERARD RHP Mobile HS
6- TOM BLALOCK RHP Chicago Poly
7- AMOS LEBLANC OF George Fox
8- FRED O'DELL RHP Portland HS
9- SAM ORR 2B Henry Hudson
10- RAY BYRD RHP Omaha HS
11- ELMER NODLE OF Coastal California
12- BOBBY MANY OF Whitney College
13- PHIL NEWCOM RHP Central Ohio
14- OWEN MILLER RHP Dickson College
15- JAKE JOHNSON 1B Lubbock State
16- AL COUCH OF Lubbock State