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ayaghmour2 · 09-17-2020, 08:50 PM

Very few players were taken in the Independent League draft, and the guy I selected was more because I was afraid that some other guys I targeted would have been selected. I took a project pick, 20-year-old Jose Serna who's spent the past three seasons in the independent circut. A prospect out of Santo Domingo, he hasn't had too much success, hitting just .217/.267/.303 with 2 homers, 13 steals, and 16 RBI's in 239 trips to the plate. My scout is a huge fan, profiling him as a "potential elite center fielder on a contending team" with excellent speed, above average defensive ability, and excellent contact potential. He has to remain on our 40 man roster all season (and in a sense, forever), but I have no intention of even giving him a call up this year. I'm not yet sure where I'll start him this year, but probably A or AA. There's a lot of outfield talent in our system, but Cerna has more or less replaced Joe Johnson. Johnson ranks 23rd in the league, but Serna checks in higher at 14.

With the independent draft, a player from our organization goes back to the Independent team, and it's not a guy I'm going to miss. He may have been a former #3 overall pick, but Harry Humphrey was never much of an asset for us. He hit over .400 two straight years in college, but since debuting, it's been disappointment for the almost 27-year-old. Last year in AA Mobile, he hit just .289/.316/.343 (76 OPS+) with 8 steals and 26 RBI's in 215 trips to the plate.

09-17-2020, 08:50 PM	#218
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Independent League Draft Very few players were taken in the Independent League draft, and the guy I selected was more because I was afraid that some other guys I targeted would have been selected. I took a project pick, 20-year-old Jose Serna who's spent the past three seasons in the independent circut. A prospect out of Santo Domingo, he hasn't had too much success, hitting just .217/.267/.303 with 2 homers, 13 steals, and 16 RBI's in 239 trips to the plate. My scout is a huge fan, profiling him as a "potential elite center fielder on a contending team" with excellent speed, above average defensive ability, and excellent contact potential. He has to remain on our 40 man roster all season (and in a sense, forever), but I have no intention of even giving him a call up this year. I'm not yet sure where I'll start him this year, but probably A or AA. There's a lot of outfield talent in our system, but Cerna has more or less replaced Joe Johnson. Johnson ranks 23rd in the league, but Serna checks in higher at 14. With the independent draft, a player from our organization goes back to the Independent team, and it's not a guy I'm going to miss. He may have been a former #3 overall pick, but Harry Humphrey was never much of an asset for us. He hit over .400 two straight years in college, but since debuting, it's been disappointment for the almost 27-year-old. Last year in AA Mobile, he hit just .289/.316/.343 (76 OPS+) with 8 steals and 26 RBI's in 215 trips to the plate.