BNN Weekly Report
This Week in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
5 November 2304
Round 1
Round 1, Pick 1 - Abernathy Adamantium: SS Aaron Squire, age 17
Round 1, Pick 2 - Quincy Gunners: SP Lyle Pine, age 18
Round 1, Pick 3 - Egret Ninjas: CF/SP Admiral Kelm, age 18
Round 1, Pick 4 - The Slog Ghouls: 1B Kilometers Davis, age 16
Round 1, Pick 5 - Spectacle Island Reapers: 2B Blaine Bishop, age 17
Round 1, Pick 6 - Oberland T-51s: SP Chad Nailgun, age 17
Round 1, Pick 7 - Salem Witch Hats: 2B Michael Hoopring, age 18
Round 1, Pick 8 - Finch Farm Four Leafs: RF Actually Aucoin, age 17
Round 1, Pick 9 - Goodneighbor Hancocks: LF Victor Desire, age 17
Round 1, Pick 10 - Starlight Lady Killers: SP Scott Fuhr, age 18
Round 1, Pick 11 - Vault 81 Dwellers: SP Kyle Gunnels, age 18
Round 1, Pick 12 - Lexington Synths: RF Nate Ransom, age 17
Round 1, Pick 13 - Concord Radstags: RF Trey Lickrock, age 17
Round 1, Pick 14 - FHE Yao Guai: SP Agnet Skinner, age 16
Round 1, Pick 15 - Easy Town Assaultrons: SP Kent Rothschild, age 17
Round 1, Pick 16 - Atom Cats: SP Josh O'Farrell, age 17
Round 1, Pick 17 - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: 1B Kyle Wii, age 18
Round 1, Pick 18 - Diamond City Swatters: 1B George Meyer Washington, age 16
Round 1, Pick 19 - Sunshine Tidings Chemists: 1B Eddie Krabappel, age 16
Round 1, Pick 20 - Vault 81 Dwellers: SP Flirt Perez, age 17
Round 1, Pick 21 - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: LF Cubby Munster, age 18
Round 1, Pick 22 - Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: SP Riff Tamson, age 17
Round 1, Pick 23 - Quincy Gunners: SP Keith Bralley, age 17
Round 1, Pick 24 - Roxbury Rad Sox: SP John Webber, age 17
Round 2
Round 2, Pick 1 - Abernathy Adamantium: SP Stranger Backrubman, age 17
Round 2, Pick 2 - Quincy Gunners: SP Phil Pearlman, age 16
Round 2, Pick 3 - Egret Ninjas: SP Caramel Plows, age 17
Round 2, Pick 4 - The Slog Ghouls: SP Buckweld Shepherd, age 17
Round 2, Pick 5 - Spectacle Island Reapers: LF Vodka Zuskin, age 17
Round 2, Pick 6 - Oberland T-51s: SP Treelover Fiona, age 16
Round 2, Pick 7 - Salem Witch Hats: LF Jayden-Joseph Jacknife, age 17
Round 2, Pick 8 - Finch Farm Four Leafs: SP Greez Dritus, age 17
Round 2, Pick 9 - Oberland T-51s: RP Pink Floyd, age 17
Round 2, Pick 10 - Starlight Lady Killers: 2B Cee Captain, age 16
Round 2, Pick 11 - Vault 81 Dwellers: 1B Rob Klarmann, age 17
Round 2, Pick 12 - Lexington Synths: SS Brian Slate, age 17
Round 2, Pick 13 - Concord Radstags: 1B Elijah Cox, age 17
Round 2, Pick 14 - FHE Yao Guai: 2B Plucky Cuff, age 17
Round 2, Pick 15 - Atom Cats: SS Leonard Skinnerd, age 17
Round 2, Pick 16 - Atom Cats: SP Paul Pouty, age 18
Round 2, Pick 17 - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: 3B Bob Roth, age 17
Round 2, Pick 18 - Diamond City Swatters: CF Kevin Phelps, age 18
Round 2, Pick 19 - Oberland T-51s: RP Frazier Crane, age 16
Round 2, Pick 20 - University Point Deathclaws: 1B Itchy Scratchy, age 17
Round 2, Pick 21 - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: 1B Petie Pete, age 16
Round 2, Pick 22 - Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: CF Marcus Fairhair, age 16
Round 2, Pick 23 - County Crossing Bloodbugs: 1B Mike Planks, age 18
Round 2, Pick 24 - Roxbury Rad Sox: 3B Joe Kohler, age 18
Round 3
Round 3, Pick 1 - Abernathy Adamantium: 1B Brutus Popeye, age 17
Round 3, Pick 2 - Quincy Gunners: CL Cracker Koenig, age 17
Round 3, Pick 3 - Egret Ninjas: SP Ray Orphan, age 17
Round 3, Pick 4 - The Slog Ghouls: SP Peeper Tomm, age 16
Round 3, Pick 5 - Spectacle Island Reapers: 2B Eerie River, age 16
Round 3, Pick 6 - Sunshine Tidings Chemists: 3B Thank You Zamora, age 17
Round 3, Pick 7 - Salem Witch Hats: SP Jake Gierisch, age 17
Round 3, Pick 8 - Finch Farm Four Leafs: SS Justin Cunningham, age 17
Round 3, Pick 9 - Quincy Gunners: 2B Nahdar Vebb, age 17
Round 3, Pick 10 - Starlight Lady Killers: RP Clubby Willingham, age 17
Round 3, Pick 11 - Vault 81 Dwellers: CF Buggy Squirrel, age 16
Round 3, Pick 12 - Lexington Synths: LF Swoony Gillespie, age 17
Round 3, Pick 13 - Concord Radstags: LF Earhole Watson, age 17
Round 3, Pick 14 - FHE Yao Guai: 2B Jandy Powell, age 17
Round 3, Pick 15 - Easy Town Assaultrons: RF Bad Breath Seth, age 16
Round 3, Pick 16 - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: RF Nick McGoldrick, age 17
Round 3, Pick 17 - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: C Dewey Largo, age 16
Round 3, Pick 18 - Diamond City Swatters: LF Steele Dan, age 17
Round 3, Pick 19 - County Crossing Bloodbugs: LF Macx Xulep, age 16
Round 3, Pick 20 - University Point Deathclaws: 3B Wee Willy Warrington, age 17
Round 3, Pick 21 - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: LF Noah Boatman, age 16
Round 3, Pick 22 - Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: CF Praise Bee, age 17
Round 3, Pick 23 - County Crossing Bloodbugs: RP Adiraja Keshava, age 16
Round 3, Pick 24 - Roxbury Rad Sox: 2B Rich Texan, age 16
Round 4
Round 4, Pick 1 - Abernathy Adamantium: 2B Dude Mode, age 16
Round 4, Pick 2 - Quincy Gunners: SP Alt Brown, age 16
Round 4, Pick 3 - Egret Ninjas: 2B Keisuke Slain, age 17
Round 4, Pick 4 - The Slog Ghouls: 1B Rival Hey, age 17
Round 4, Pick 5 - Spectacle Island Reapers: RP Sean Jones, age 16
Round 4, Pick 6 - Goodneighbor Hancocks: 3B Be There Rodriguez, age 17
Round 4, Pick 7 - Salem Witch Hats: 1B Tony Walksteady, age 17
Round 4, Pick 8 - Finch Farm Four Leafs: CF Cheerio Chazarreta, age 16
Round 4, Pick 9 - Goodneighbor Hancocks: RF Seuss Lomax, age 17
Round 4, Pick 10 - Starlight Lady Killers: 3B Popper Pat Beverly, age 16
Round 4, Pick 11 - Vault 81 Dwellers: RP Crunk Bangash, age 17
Round 4, Pick 12 - Lexington Synths: SP James Komor, age 17
Round 4, Pick 13 - Concord Radstags: SS Vince Woodscrap, age 17
Round 4, Pick 14 - FHE Yao Guai: 3B Kent Brockman, age 17
Round 4, Pick 15 - Easy Town Assaultrons: SP Sam Malone, age 17
Round 4, Pick 16 - Atom Cats: 2B Metally Hiswoman, age 17
Round 4, Pick 17 - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: C B.J. Hacksaw, age 17
Round 4, Pick 18 - Diamond City Swatters: RF Weldon Steak, age 16
Round 4, Pick 19 - Sunshine Tidings Chemists: LF Moose Vanderbilt, age 17
Round 4, Pick 20 - University Point Deathclaws: LF Joe Quimby, age 16
Round 4, Pick 21 - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: SP Stewie Griffin, age 17
Round 4, Pick 22 - Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: SP Malachi Whitehead, age 17
Round 4, Pick 23 - Sunshine Tidings Chemists: 2B OK Jokerman, age 16
Round 4, Pick 24 - Roxbury Rad Sox: SS Squirt Hall, age 17
Round 5
Round 5, Pick 1 - Abernathy Adamantium: RP Moralo Eval, age 17
Round 5, Pick 2 - Quincy Gunners: C Joe Andthen, age 18
Round 5, Pick 3 - Egret Ninjas: RP Dime Chambers, age 17
Round 5, Pick 4 - The Slog Ghouls: CL Marvin Monroe, age 17
Round 5, Pick 5 - Spectacle Island Reapers: RP Dee Who, age 17
Round 5, Pick 6 - Oberland T-51s: RP Masaya Furukawa, age 16
Round 5, Pick 7 - Salem Witch Hats: SP Lead Zeppelin, age 16
Round 5, Pick 8 - Finch Farm Four Leafs: SP Alex Holmes, age 17
Round 5, Pick 9 - Goodneighbor Hancocks: RP Kangaroo Williams, age 17
Round 5, Pick 10 - Starlight Lady Killers: 2B Green Daye, age 18
Round 5, Pick 11 - Vault 81 Dwellers: 1B Uter Zorker, age 16
Round 5, Pick 12 - Lexington Synths: LF Larry Creech, age 17
Round 5, Pick 13 - Concord Radstags: RP Jeremiah Jones, age 17
Round 5, Pick 14 - FHE Yao Guai: RP Roron Corobb, age 16
Round 5, Pick 15 - Easy Town Assaultrons: 1B Fleetwood Mack, age 16
Round 5, Pick 16 - Easy Town Assaultrons: RF Prince Kashmir, age 16
Round 5, Pick 17 - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: LF Foo Fieterz, age 16
Round 5, Pick 18 - Diamond City Swatters: RP Jonathan Maldonado, age 17
Round 5, Pick 19 - Sunshine Tidings Chemists: RF Zach Fuss, age 18
Round 5, Pick 20 - University Point Deathclaws: SP T.J. Peanutbutter, age 16
Round 5, Pick 21 - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: C Black Sabbath, age 17
Round 5, Pick 22 - Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: RF Hugo Fuego, age 16
Round 5, Pick 23 - County Crossing Bloodbugs: RP Mike Mancia, age 18
Round 5, Pick 24 - Roxbury Rad Sox: SP Different Lopez, age 17
Analysis
Top 5 Picks
Round 1, Pick 1 - Abernathy Adamantium: SS Aaron Squire, age 17
Outlook: Equally talented offensively and defensively. Considered a can't-miss prospect who could make his CBO debut as early as 2306. Able to put the bat on the ball consistently and good at squaring it up and knocking it out of the park. Got consistently better in each year in the BYDL.
Round 1, Pick 2 - Quincy Gunners: SP Lyle Pine, age 18
Outlook: A bit of a surprise since there were several other pitchers who graded higher. Quincy was attracted to his shut up and pitch mentality. Has two amazing pitches in his slider and fastball. Good movement on pitches makes them hard to square up. Ceiling may be at best around 3rd pitcher in a rotation.
Round 1, Pick 3 - Egret Ninjas: CF/SP Admiral Kelm, age 18
Outlook: Two-way player who may one day give Easy Town's Lannie Tykeson a run for his caps. Everyday outfielder who may work his way into a starting pitching rotation, depending how Egret wants to develop him. His bat will be adequate and he will do best at the top of a lineup where his speed will lead to lots of steals and runs. Has a 4-pitch repertoire with his best pitch being his elusive splitter. Has potential to be an ace but not likely.
Round 1, Pick 4 - The Slog Ghouls: 1B Kilometers Davis, age 16
Outlook: Played only one year of organized ball but showed a lot of potential after signing with Avon of the BYDL. Shows a lot of power potential which could make him one of the top home run hitters in the league. Needs to work a lot in the minors on recognizing pitches and avoiding whiffs on offspeed pitches. May take longer to be CBO ready than the other top picks.
Round 1, Pick 5 - Spectacle Island Reapers: 2B Blaine Bishop, age 17
Outlook: May be a steal as the 5th pick. Many scouts had him as the 2nd overall player in the draft after Squire. Good gap hitter who can move well on the bases to potentially be a top triples hitter in the CBO. has the physical build to add more power to his game, too. May not be the best defensive option, which could have hurt his chance, but a move from SS to 2B will probably benefit him overall.
Best Value By Round
1st - 20th - V81 - SP Flirt Perez
Outlook: Some had him as the best pitcher in the draft but was taken as the 6th pitcher. The lefty has two outstanding pitches in his curve and changeup. May be a WHIP champ in the CBO and grades out as a potential ace in a lineup.
2nd - 21st - JP - 1B Petie Pete
Outlook: This is a potentials player that OSA scouts love. Played baseball for the first time with Stoneham of the BYDL. Will be a slow path to the CBO but scouts like his approach in workouts and can see him potentially being a high walks, high homers player similar to University Point's Barker Cocoa.
3rd - 17th - FtH - C Dewey Largo
Outlook: Fort Hagen loved his love for everything baseball and that he is a workout warrior. That could lead to Largo being a premier power-hitting catcher at his ceiling. Has true power that allows him to hit the ball out of the park to either field. May hit a few out of the park, too. Needs to work on defense, which is his weak area.
4th - 18th - DC - RF Weldon Steak
Outlook: Strange drop for him since OSA scouts projected him to be 1st-2nd round quality. Projected as the 25th overall pick but went 90th instead. Projected to be a .300, 20 HR hitter in the CBO, which could mean being among the better players in the league if he develops. Maybe could have used another year or two in the BYDL but was eligible with Wellesley's status as a new BYDL team.
5th - 17th - FtH - LF Foo Fieterz
Outlook: Another inexperienced player that OSA scouts loved but CBO teams passed over. Played only one year of organized ball before declaring for the CBO draft. Scouts see him as a player who will but up decent average but kill it at slugging. His defense is not great so teams will have to hide him in left field or convert him to 1B.
Worst Value By Round
1st - 22nd - NB - SP Riff Tamson
Outlook: Some did not project him to be drafted at all. Consistently gave up a run every two innings with Boston Harbor of the BYDL. Has four pitches but only his fastball and changeup are anywhere near where they need to be in the CBO. Ceiling seems to be as a 4th pitcher but more than likely at best a reliever in the CBO.
2nd - 9th - Obe - RP Pink Floyd
Outlook: Struggled a bit in 2304 with Darwin after coming in from independent travel ball. Oberland saw something few scouts saw because he was projected as either a 5th round pick or undrafted free agent. Good fastball and a developing curveball but nothing more than a reliever for a team who could have used other positions for future development.
3rd - 3rd - Egr - RP Ray Orphan
Outlook: Struggled as a starter with the State House Orphans. Egret hopes to convert him to a reliever where they hope he can get returns on short work. Never successful at getting through opposing lineups a third time, which would mean that is his best bet to make it to the CBO. However, OSA scouts had him going undrafted.
4th - 12th - Lex - SP James Komor
Outlook: Was not projected to be drafted. Improved in his final year with Beantown but was not a good pitcher at all his junior year when he had a 9.61 ERA. Has five pitches but inaccurate with all five, leading to way too many high counts and walks. Gives up too many long balls when he does find the strikezone. Not expected to sniff a CBO roster.
5th - 3rd - Egr - RP Dime Chambers
Outlook: Several pitchers with better potential were taken immediately after Chambers, thus his name on this list. Not expected to be drafted. Not great with Stoneham in his one year in the BYDL. Not expected to be a starter despite having three pitches. Not expected to make it much further than the GBRL.