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ayaghmour2 · 06-19-2021, 01:27 PM

Turns out Eddie Kincaid is impossible to sign, so I may just let him go to Collège. I also actually have two 8th Rounders (15th Overall as well), so four more picks to finish it out:

3B Sam Washington
School: Red River State
1937: .305/.370/.368, 212 PA, 9 2B, HR, 36 RBI, 2 SB
Career: .311/.374/.386, 684 PA, 28 2B, 6 HR, 104 RBI, 17 SB

Sam Washington may be a no pop third basemen, but he's an excellent defender with a strong hit tool and excellent eye. For his career he walked (57) 50 times more then he struck out and his .305 average as a junior was the lowest in his three seasons for Red River State. He actually did managed 4 homers as a freshman, but that looks to be the definite outlier season and the only season his slugging was higher then his OBP. We don't have many natural third basemen in the system (Oscar Panduro is actually manning the hot corner in San Jose) and Washington should be able to leap over the logjam in La Crosse. He's definitely a bubble prospect who's playing time will be determined more by others performances instead of his own.

LHP Johnny Ruby
School: Smithfield College
1937: 4-8, 118.2 IP, 5.01 ERA, 1.69 WHIP, 76 BB, 77 K
Career: 19-18, 358.1 IP, 4.02 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 160 BB, 264 K

Reverse John Little! Ruby, unlike the similarly named Little, had two strong seasons before blowing up as a senior. As a freshman, Ruby was 8-5 with a 3.41 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 40 walks, and 103 strikeouts, easily the best of his three seasons. 1936 was a little similar, 7-5 with a 3.65 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 44 walks, and 87 strikeouts, but everything fell apart in 1937. Ruby's control deserted him, as after comparable BB/9's of 3 and 3.3, it jumped to 5.8, which was also the lowest K/9 of his career. Hitters weren't hitting him any more frequently and he wasn't allowing any more homers, so it seems the only change was his control. Both OSA and Marv comment on his walk issues, but the soft-tossing sidearmer does a good job keeping the ball on the ground and he has a very interesting, yet somewhat uninspiring, six pitch arsenal. He's also a southpaw, something we do not have much of, and the kid is an extremely hard worker. My guess is after the awful season, he started to hit the gym more to find ways to improve himself. I like his stuff, and with a little time he could turn into a decent depth option.

LHP John Johnson
School: Granville
Commit School: Texas Panhandle
1937: 5-3, 82.1 IP, 1.64 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 20 BB, 80 K
Career: 20-8, 284.1 IP, 2.18 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 82 BB 257 K

Sure, there were probably better options available, but none of them were from Chicago! I wanted Harry Hawkins and/or Bill Martino, but both were taken in the 3rd Round, so I eventually grabbed the third best Chicago pitcher. Johnson, who shares the name of our 3rd Rounder from two drafts ago, saved his best season for last, setting career highs for HR/9, ERA, and WHIP while matching his freshman year BB/9. Johnson did have a rather rough junior year that inflates his overall numbers, but after 15 starts the first two seasons, he did end up with just 12 this year. I'll take the quality over the quantity, and as I mentioned in the last blurb, we don't really have that many southpaws in the organization. He's little now, just 145 pounds, but his fastball hovers around 85 and his changeup is a decent strikeout pitch. He also have a curve, but right now it's not a reliable offering. He's got a lot of developing to do, but sometimes 9th Round high school arms seem to work out.

CF Doc Stiles
School: Port Richmond
Commit School: Rainier College
1937: .407/.495/.698, 107 PA, 11 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 23 RBI, SB
Career: .402/.497/.735, 462 PA, 56 2B, 8 3B, 18 HR, 20 2B

The centerfielder that's not really a centerfielder! Stiles actually hit under .400 as a freshman, but this year's 1.193 OPS was the only time he failed to reach 1.2 and he almost reached 1.3 (1.298) as a sophomore. The four year started is loaded with power, his 18 prep homers the second best in the class, but as you might be able to tell, he doesn't always make contact. Still, he has a disciplined bat, and while strikeouts may end up an issue, he only struck out in 24 of his 462 plate appearances. Defensively, however, I don't think he's very good as he lacks a center field position rating despite being listed as one. but he has one at both corners and second base. Hod Seagroves has really struggled in La Crosse, so I can see Stiles getting a few reps out there. I don't see him getting much time this season, but expect him to have a larger share of playing time next year once more of the 1935 class is in San Jose.

We're auto the rest of the way, and I stuffed my list with some impossible to sign guys. I'm hoping for a weekend sim, but chances are the Cougars will be back in business on Monday. At least for a sim or two, La Crosse will have no roster level, so I'll have a few days with a larger roster that will allow me to give a lot of different guys at bats. I'm definitely missing the fake baseball, so I fully expect the boys to let me down on Monday with a 2-4 or 1-5 week.

06-19-2021, 01:27 PM	#516
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,038	1937 Draft: Round 8-10 Turns out Eddie Kincaid is impossible to sign, so I may just let him go to Collège. I also actually have two 8th Rounders (15th Overall as well), so four more picks to finish it out: 3B Sam Washington School: Red River State 1937: .305/.370/.368, 212 PA, 9 2B, HR, 36 RBI, 2 SB Career: .311/.374/.386, 684 PA, 28 2B, 6 HR, 104 RBI, 17 SB Sam Washington may be a no pop third basemen, but he's an excellent defender with a strong hit tool and excellent eye. For his career he walked (57) 50 times more then he struck out and his .305 average as a junior was the lowest in his three seasons for Red River State. He actually did managed 4 homers as a freshman, but that looks to be the definite outlier season and the only season his slugging was higher then his OBP. We don't have many natural third basemen in the system (Oscar Panduro is actually manning the hot corner in San Jose) and Washington should be able to leap over the logjam in La Crosse. He's definitely a bubble prospect who's playing time will be determined more by others performances instead of his own. LHP Johnny Ruby School: Smithfield College 1937: 4-8, 118.2 IP, 5.01 ERA, 1.69 WHIP, 76 BB, 77 K Career: 19-18, 358.1 IP, 4.02 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 160 BB, 264 K Reverse John Little! Ruby, unlike the similarly named Little, had two strong seasons before blowing up as a senior. As a freshman, Ruby was 8-5 with a 3.41 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 40 walks, and 103 strikeouts, easily the best of his three seasons. 1936 was a little similar, 7-5 with a 3.65 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 44 walks, and 87 strikeouts, but everything fell apart in 1937. Ruby's control deserted him, as after comparable BB/9's of 3 and 3.3, it jumped to 5.8, which was also the lowest K/9 of his career. Hitters weren't hitting him any more frequently and he wasn't allowing any more homers, so it seems the only change was his control. Both OSA and Marv comment on his walk issues, but the soft-tossing sidearmer does a good job keeping the ball on the ground and he has a very interesting, yet somewhat uninspiring, six pitch arsenal. He's also a southpaw, something we do not have much of, and the kid is an extremely hard worker. My guess is after the awful season, he started to hit the gym more to find ways to improve himself. I like his stuff, and with a little time he could turn into a decent depth option. LHP John Johnson School: Granville Commit School: Texas Panhandle 1937: 5-3, 82.1 IP, 1.64 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 20 BB, 80 K Career: 20-8, 284.1 IP, 2.18 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 82 BB 257 K Sure, there were probably better options available, but none of them were from Chicago! I wanted Harry Hawkins and/or Bill Martino, but both were taken in the 3rd Round, so I eventually grabbed the third best Chicago pitcher. Johnson, who shares the name of our 3rd Rounder from two drafts ago, saved his best season for last, setting career highs for HR/9, ERA, and WHIP while matching his freshman year BB/9. Johnson did have a rather rough junior year that inflates his overall numbers, but after 15 starts the first two seasons, he did end up with just 12 this year. I'll take the quality over the quantity, and as I mentioned in the last blurb, we don't really have that many southpaws in the organization. He's little now, just 145 pounds, but his fastball hovers around 85 and his changeup is a decent strikeout pitch. He also have a curve, but right now it's not a reliable offering. He's got a lot of developing to do, but sometimes 9th Round high school arms seem to work out. CF Doc Stiles School: Port Richmond Commit School: Rainier College 1937: .407/.495/.698, 107 PA, 11 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 23 RBI, SB Career: .402/.497/.735, 462 PA, 56 2B, 8 3B, 18 HR, 20 2B The centerfielder that's not really a centerfielder! Stiles actually hit under .400 as a freshman, but this year's 1.193 OPS was the only time he failed to reach 1.2 and he almost reached 1.3 (1.298) as a sophomore. The four year started is loaded with power, his 18 prep homers the second best in the class, but as you might be able to tell, he doesn't always make contact. Still, he has a disciplined bat, and while strikeouts may end up an issue, he only struck out in 24 of his 462 plate appearances. Defensively, however, I don't think he's very good as he lacks a center field position rating despite being listed as one. but he has one at both corners and second base. Hod Seagroves has really struggled in La Crosse, so I can see Stiles getting a few reps out there. I don't see him getting much time this season, but expect him to have a larger share of playing time next year once more of the 1935 class is in San Jose. We're auto the rest of the way, and I stuffed my list with some impossible to sign guys. I'm hoping for a weekend sim, but chances are the Cougars will be back in business on Monday. At least for a sim or two, La Crosse will have no roster level, so I'll have a few days with a larger roster that will allow me to give a lot of different guys at bats. I'm definitely missing the fake baseball, so I fully expect the boys to let me down on Monday with a 2-4 or 1-5 week.