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ayaghmour2 · 10-27-2023, 07:34 PM

I was so excited going into this morning because we had three balls in the lottery. But as luck would have it, those were the last three selected, as we will be picking exactly where we would have been had their been no lottery at all. Pick 13... There was less then a one percent (0.3497!) chance of that happening, and with no draft pick trading it is a devastating blow considering the guy I want is still available at ten.

Luckily this draft is extremely deep, and I will still get someone of talent at pick thirteen. My scout still has four players remaining on his top ten, so if I really wanted I could be guaranteed one of his top selections. We faired a bit better in the second lottery, moving up from 13 to 7, but considering we had three balls in every round we faired extremely poor. We should still be able to improve some on 85 wins, but we had a really good chance to get two top twenty picks and instead we'll draft like a team that finished second in their association.

Man I miss draft pick trading...

SS Rupert Heinbaugh (#338 Overall)
Acquired: Via Draft: 7th Round, 107th Overall (1945)
AA: .352/.414/.455 (122 OPS+), 190 PA, 12 2B, 3B, HR, 16 RBI, SB
A: .318/.385/.475 (128 OPS+), 357 PA, 23 2B, 7 3B, 4 HR, 47 RBI, 5 SB
CWL: .262/.351/.429 (94 OPS+), 97 PA, 6 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, SB

After having his way with in his stays a Lincoln (128 WRC+) and Mobile (132 WRC+), Rupert Heinbaugh has ran into his first minor road block in Santa Clara. The now 22-year-old has still been good enough to start, playing an excellent third base (3.4, 1.099) with a more then respectable .262/.351/.429 (94 OPS+) in 97 trips to the plate. He's added 6 doubles, a triple, 2 homers, 7 RBIs, and a steal. He's walked (12) a bit more then he's struck out (8), but his BB% (12.4) isn't on the level of Johnny Peters (16.8) and Jimmy Hairston (18.3). All told, it's a noticeable improvement on his 1947 Winter, where he hit just .239/.348/.321 (64 OPS+) in 42 games. As you can tell from the OBP, he's always been able to draw walks, and it's not rare to see his BB% above 9. Last year his hits weren't landing as frequent, hitting just .237 in San Jose and .179 in Lincoln, so I'm curious to see how he responds in the New Year. Will he return to the level of offense he displayed in his breakout season? Or was 1948 just quick detour on the route to becoming a utility infielder.

I couldn't do another Zane Kelley write up, but the all powerful righty picked up his fifth victory of the season, retiring all eleven hitters he faced in the Stallions 8-4 extra inning win. Kelley allowed a hit and a strikeout in an inning the game before, and he hasn't allowed a run since December 15th. That accounts for 17.1 scoreless innings, as Kelley improved his league leading ERA and WHIP to 0.93 (510 ERA+) and 0.87 WHIP in a league high 48.1 innings pitched.

10-27-2023, 07:34 PM	#1245
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Cuban Winter League: Week 6 I was so excited going into this morning because we had three balls in the lottery. But as luck would have it, those were the last three selected, as we will be picking exactly where we would have been had their been no lottery at all. Pick 13... There was less then a one percent (0.3497!) chance of that happening, and with no draft pick trading it is a devastating blow considering the guy I want is still available at ten. Luckily this draft is extremely deep, and I will still get someone of talent at pick thirteen. My scout still has four players remaining on his top ten, so if I really wanted I could be guaranteed one of his top selections. We faired a bit better in the second lottery, moving up from 13 to 7, but considering we had three balls in every round we faired extremely poor. We should still be able to improve some on 85 wins, but we had a really good chance to get two top twenty picks and instead we'll draft like a team that finished second in their association. Man I miss draft pick trading... SS Rupert Heinbaugh (#338 Overall) Acquired: Via Draft: 7th Round, 107th Overall (1945) AA: .352/.414/.455 (122 OPS+), 190 PA, 12 2B, 3B, HR, 16 RBI, SB A: .318/.385/.475 (128 OPS+), 357 PA, 23 2B, 7 3B, 4 HR, 47 RBI, 5 SB CWL: .262/.351/.429 (94 OPS+), 97 PA, 6 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, SB After having his way with in his stays a Lincoln (128 WRC+) and Mobile (132 WRC+), Rupert Heinbaugh has ran into his first minor road block in Santa Clara. The now 22-year-old has still been good enough to start, playing an excellent third base (3.4, 1.099) with a more then respectable .262/.351/.429 (94 OPS+) in 97 trips to the plate. He's added 6 doubles, a triple, 2 homers, 7 RBIs, and a steal. He's walked (12) a bit more then he's struck out (8), but his BB% (12.4) isn't on the level of Johnny Peters (16.8) and Jimmy Hairston (18.3). All told, it's a noticeable improvement on his 1947 Winter, where he hit just .239/.348/.321 (64 OPS+) in 42 games. As you can tell from the OBP, he's always been able to draw walks, and it's not rare to see his BB% above 9. Last year his hits weren't landing as frequent, hitting just .237 in San Jose and .179 in Lincoln, so I'm curious to see how he responds in the New Year. Will he return to the level of offense he displayed in his breakout season? Or was 1948 just quick detour on the route to becoming a utility infielder. I couldn't do another Zane Kelley write up, but the all powerful righty picked up his fifth victory of the season, retiring all eleven hitters he faced in the Stallions 8-4 extra inning win. Kelley allowed a hit and a strikeout in an inning the game before, and he hasn't allowed a run since December 15th. That accounts for 17.1 scoreless innings, as Kelley improved his league leading ERA and WHIP to 0.93 (510 ERA+) and 0.87 WHIP in a league high 48.1 innings pitched.