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RHP Stumpy Beaman (80th Overall)
Acquired: Via Trade with Philadelphia (1935)
Draft: 7th Round, 104th Overall (1932)
Alma Mater: Austin HS Senators

See! The seventh round is for pitchers! Acquired as the centerpiece in the John Kincaid trade, Beaman's name was floated around in trade talks, both with the Foresters during the Stratton discussions as well as a potential trade of the 6th overall pick. Instead, Beaman will remain a Cougar prospect like his former high school teammate Cy Sullivan. I didn't know that until today (even though I think I've wrote down Beaman's school before), but like Cy, Beaman slipped because Sullivan was manning shortstop while Beaman was on the mound. As a senior he was 3-3 with a 6.39 ERA (75 ERA+), 1.80 WHIP, 16 walks, and 36 strikeouts, and just like Sullivan, this was not his fault. Fast forward to his Cougar career, however, and Stumpy got a lot of Ivan Cameron at short. I'll cover his defensive prowess at the end, but I think we all know he's a better fielder then Cy Sullivan. Beaman made 24 starts at Lincoln, going 13-8 with a 3.92 ERA (108 ERA), 1.33 WHIP, 41 walks, and 58 strikeouts in 190.1 innings pitched. Beaman isn't quite a complete game machine, but the tiny righty manage to averaged 8 innings a start. When he's good he can go the distance, but it looks like 125 pitches is his sweet spot. My scout is "very high" on Beaman, both in his last eight scouting reports accuracy level and he now views him as a #2. Beaman has a lot of development left, he's still got to work on his secondary stuff, but he's got an extremely reliable high 80s sinker that he buries in the zone to generate a ton of groundballs. The command is there, the movement is there, but he's just got to polish his stuff. And if he does, we may end up having a really nice rotation logjam.

Ooo I love pitchers! I can talk about them all day!

LF Bobby Mills (85th Overall)
Acquired: Via Draft: 6th Round, 90th Overall (1932)
Alma Mater: San Antonio HS Warriors

The ever untradeable Bobby Mills, he always manages a way to hit, just not enough for other teams to want him. This year was strong for the 22-year-old who hit .305/.363/.477 (120 OPS+) with 15 homers and 115 RBI's. That's now three straight seasons with double digit homers for "Nutball", but defense continues to struggle in the corners. This season might have been the worst, a -10.7 zone rating and .942 efficiency out in left. He's a patient hitter with nice pop and I can see him developing into a lesser Doc Love. Love is also untradeable, so it's almost a perfect fit, minus the fact that he's a righty. Mills might repeat Mobile before heading up to Milwaukee, but I see Mills spending most his career as an off the bench pinch hitter for us. My scout sees starter, OSA sees more, but he won't surpass Love. Or Langton. Or Mitchell. Or even Bert Wilson.

SS Tommy Wilson (100th Overall)
Acquired: Via Draft: 2nd Round, 31st Overall (1933)
Alma Mater: Elmira HS Emeralds

I touched on how weak the 1933 draft was, but Tommy Wilson looks like a legit future piece. It took him a little to get going, but this season Wilson seemed to break out in San Jose. He hit .302/.401/.468 (118 OPS+) with 10 homers, 24 steals, and 96 RBI's in 111 games before a late promotion to Lincoln. I brought it up a little before, but Wilson spent time at all three infield positions and was truly impressive considering the total lack of experience at the hot corner before this season and very few pro innings at short. 21 years and 21 days, my scout raves about his speed, defense, and interesting enough, his bunting ability. That's a rather new one, I haven't seen bunting mentioned in a scouting report before, but that could make for a very interesting hidden talent. Wilson is an intelligent and well spoken and has all the tools to succeed. He's got a long climb up, likely starting in Lincoln next season, but with all the quality middle infielders above him, he's probably going to have to spend a lot more time waiting then he likes.

RHP Joe Foote (114th Overall)
Acquired: Via Trade with Montreal (1934)
Drafted: 6th Round, 84th Overall (1932)
Alma Mater: Holyoke HS Oaks

I wish it was on purpose, but I feel like every single one of my pitchers throws with their right hand. I don't quite think it's on purpose, but there is a theme to most of my prospects if you haven't noticed already. The recently turned 22-year-old was almost Harry Parker level this season. He made all 23 of his starts in Mobile where he was an unlucky 10-11 despite a 3.28 ERA (140 ERA+), 1.34 WHIP, 56 walks, and 64 strikeouts in 181 innings pitched. Despite the walks being up a little, Foote put together easily the best season in his young career. Another 1932 draftee, Foote came over with Woody Armstrong in the Bobby Sprague trade, and like Wallace (and actually Beaman too), was on my way too long 1932 draft list that I knew I could never get all the guys I wanted. Foote profiles to have excellent command once he's fully developed and he's likely to rely heavily on his sinker. It's a nice low to mid 90s pitch, but unfortunately it may be his only real reliable offering. The curve and slider, while still effective, likely will never be plus pitches. Foote has always been ahead of the development curve, and my guess is he'll start 1937 in Milwaukee.

SS Ivan Cameron (118th Overall)
Acquired: Via Draft: 3rd Round, 47th Overall (1934)
Alma Mater: Meridian Eagles

I remember back when I took Cameron, I envisioned him as one of those glove only shortstops with awful offensive ratings like 35-30-25-60-40 (out of 100), but he's rated as a 2.5* because his defensive ratings are off the chain. I was definitely right about the defense, a +41.9 zone rating and 1.094 efficiency in his first two seasons already. I'm hoping I'm not right about the bat, but his offensive numbers in San Jose were not all that encouraging. Sure, he probably wasn't ready offensively, but he hit a paltry .267/.317/.371 (72 OPS+) with 7 homers and 79 RBI's. Obviously we want better then that, but with his glove, it's almost acceptable. I see a lot of Oscar King in him, the Cannons skilled gloveman, but until he hits a little more I can't claim to call him George Dawson or Harry Barrell. King is still a respectable floor, as even with a 75 OPS+ in 475 FABL games he boasts a 9.2 WAR, almost all defensive.