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ayaghmour2 · 05-17-2024, 07:32 PM

The draft lottery took place today, and guess what, no luck for the Cougs! Lucky for us, the only pick I'd really care about is first, though a high second would have been nice. Instead, we pick 11th in the first two rounds, four picks lower then in the 3rd and all subsequent rounds. At least maybe if we win a lot of games next year, we'll get more lottery balls when we inevitably miss the playoffs! Granted, this is a very interesting pool, and aside from #1 pick Charlie Barrell, there really isn't much difference between the top guys. A lot of top level talent will be left whenever we pick, and I have faith we'll be able to add another top level talent. And there's a lot of great pitchers! Just have to make sure I don't reach with 11...

That's going to be tough!

CF Frank Reece (#57 Overall)
Acquired: Via Draft: 2nd Round, 20th Overall (1946)
AA: .285/.346/.460 (113 OPS+), 615 PA, 33 2B, 11 3B, 14 HR, 65 RBI, 25 SB
CWL: .337/.445/.596 (149 OPS+), 110 PA, 3 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 21 RBI, 4 SB

Continuing to get on base early and often, Frank Reece had another great week, drawing a walk in four straight while reaching twice or more in each of those four games. Through 23 appearances he's hit an impressive .337/.445/.596 (149 OPS+), drawing 19 walks with 19 runs, 21 RBIs, and 10 extra base hits. He was extra effective in the Crocs 11-2 crushing of Havana, as Reece was 3-for-4 with a double, homer, 3 runs, 3 RBIs, and a walk. Reece has been one of our top players, leading the way in the outfield for the Cougs, and making his case for a promotion furing the 1951 season.

SS Elmer Grace (#79 Overall)
Acquired: Via Draft: 4th Round, 52nd Overall (1948)
AAA: .289/.375/.476 (135 OPS+), 579 PA, 25 2B, 5 3B, 20 HR, 69 RBI
CWL: .314/.464/.674 (171 OPS+), 110 PA, 4 2B, 9 HR, 20 RBI

No one is swinging the bat better then Elmer Grace, who has homered in four of his last five games, giving him nine in 23 games for Cienfuegos so far. That's helped fuel an outstanding .314/.464/.674 (171 OPS+), and combined with a 4.2 zone rating and 1.099 efficiency, Grace has been worth almost two full wins above replacement (1.8). I shouldn't be too surprised, he was amazing in the Century League this year and led the CWL with 13 homers last season, but Grace continues to show why he deserves to be a FABL regular. The power is quite impressive, especially from a shortstop, and I expect him to finish top five in various categories once the winter season is over. He's making me really want to promote him to Chicago, but I still think we're going to be without much Grace on the roster in the near future.

05-17-2024, 07:32 PM	#1420
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Cuban Winter League: Week 6 The draft lottery took place today, and guess what, no luck for the Cougs! Lucky for us, the only pick I'd really care about is first, though a high second would have been nice. Instead, we pick 11th in the first two rounds, four picks lower then in the 3rd and all subsequent rounds. At least maybe if we win a lot of games next year, we'll get more lottery balls when we inevitably miss the playoffs! Granted, this is a very interesting pool, and aside from #1 pick Charlie Barrell, there really isn't much difference between the top guys. A lot of top level talent will be left whenever we pick, and I have faith we'll be able to add another top level talent. And there's a lot of great pitchers! Just have to make sure I don't reach with 11... That's going to be tough! CF Frank Reece (#57 Overall) Acquired: Via Draft: 2nd Round, 20th Overall (1946) AA: .285/.346/.460 (113 OPS+), 615 PA, 33 2B, 11 3B, 14 HR, 65 RBI, 25 SB CWL: .337/.445/.596 (149 OPS+), 110 PA, 3 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 21 RBI, 4 SB Continuing to get on base early and often, Frank Reece had another great week, drawing a walk in four straight while reaching twice or more in each of those four games. Through 23 appearances he's hit an impressive .337/.445/.596 (149 OPS+), drawing 19 walks with 19 runs, 21 RBIs, and 10 extra base hits. He was extra effective in the Crocs 11-2 crushing of Havana, as Reece was 3-for-4 with a double, homer, 3 runs, 3 RBIs, and a walk. Reece has been one of our top players, leading the way in the outfield for the Cougs, and making his case for a promotion furing the 1951 season. SS Elmer Grace (#79 Overall) Acquired: Via Draft: 4th Round, 52nd Overall (1948) AAA: .289/.375/.476 (135 OPS+), 579 PA, 25 2B, 5 3B, 20 HR, 69 RBI CWL: .314/.464/.674 (171 OPS+), 110 PA, 4 2B, 9 HR, 20 RBI No one is swinging the bat better then Elmer Grace, who has homered in four of his last five games, giving him nine in 23 games for Cienfuegos so far. That's helped fuel an outstanding .314/.464/.674 (171 OPS+), and combined with a 4.2 zone rating and 1.099 efficiency, Grace has been worth almost two full wins above replacement (1.8). I shouldn't be too surprised, he was amazing in the Century League this year and led the CWL with 13 homers last season, but Grace continues to show why he deserves to be a FABL regular. The power is quite impressive, especially from a shortstop, and I expect him to finish top five in various categories once the winter season is over. He's making me really want to promote him to Chicago, but I still think we're going to be without much Grace on the roster in the near future.