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I hope you're able to have an expansion draft before this amateur draft too -- given that you don't know what you need for the team yet, it's extra hard for you to make a good decision here and I don't envy you.
I always build my teams around pitching and defense in my solo games. I like SP Neas and SS Schonfeld for those reasons, but with no one on the roster yet, I'd probably take Neas over Schonfeld because in my opinion, good young pitching is harder to find (similar to what you mentioned your views were). Both Neas and Schonfeld are the younger members of your shortlist (outside of Jablonowski) and have personality traits that I seek in drafts myself (work ethic). It doesn't hurt that Neas is a groundballer and you have a stated interest in building defensive-minded lineups. For Schonfeld, something in his favor is his defensive versatility. I could see him as a good power plus plate discipline second-baseman actually (and at 5'7" he reminds me of Dustin Pedroia), but his versatility in the outfield can't hurt either. You may be in situations as an expansion team where the best players available via trade or what have you play shortstop, so being able to move Schonfeld to another position easily could be a great benefit.
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