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ayaghmour2 · 05-18-2024, 09:07 PM

1st Round, 11th Overall: 3B Jack Craft
School: New Albany Wildcats
1949: .483/.556/.724, 108 PA, 9 2B, 4 HR, 27 RBI, 2 SB
Career: .483/.556/.724, 108 PA, 9 2B, 4 HR, 27 RBI, 2 SB

As always, it seems the guy I want gets taken right before I'm up, though at least time I slept through picks three to ten, so there was no crushing blow of seeing the guy I want snapped up as I was anxiously awaiting my pick. The player in question was Chicagoan Mike Quigley, a five pitch extreme groundballer who went 11-0 with a 0.64 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, and 206 strikeouts in 111.2 innings pitched. I'm really hoping this is a repeat of 1946, when the Minutemen snapped up Yank Taylor right before Bob Allen, as the Minutemen again were the team to ruin our dreams, just for them to be quickly waken back up once I truly realized just how amazing Allen was.

Our consolation prize is again quite good, as we'll end up with a young switch hitting third basemen in Jack Craft. 18 in July, Craft didn't have a standout greatest junior year, hitting just .483/.556/.724 with 9 doubles, 4 homers, and 27 RBIs, but he's become a scouting darling due to his power. I will say I'm a little concerned that he's a groundball hitter, but when OSA says flashes of "light-tower power" and Dixie Marsh says he has the potential to "hit the ball out of the park every time he comes up to the plate," my fears were quickly alleviated. Add on the fact that it's not the only thing they comment on, and it gets me even more excited. Dixie comments on his "plus eye" and projects him to "hit for a .330 batting average." OSA agrees, at least that he has a plus eye and above average contact tool, commenting on how if "he fulfills his potential, he could make multiple trips to the All-Star Game." Dixie says he "has a high ceiling and projects well on the field and plate," giving him about as high praise as he does anyone else in the pool.

So is there more to like? You betcha!

Craft has an excellent work ethic and his high school teammates complain about how often he challenges them in drills. I know his currents are low, as with most high school draftees, but he's not the type of guy who's going to be complacent about his development. He's going to be a early candidate for the dev lab next season, and if everything goes to plan, he's going to be everything Otto Christian wasn't. And more!

05-18-2024, 09:07 PM	#1422
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	1951 Draft: Round 1 1st Round, 11th Overall: 3B Jack Craft School: New Albany Wildcats 1949: .483/.556/.724, 108 PA, 9 2B, 4 HR, 27 RBI, 2 SB Career: .483/.556/.724, 108 PA, 9 2B, 4 HR, 27 RBI, 2 SB As always, it seems the guy I want gets taken right before I'm up, though at least time I slept through picks three to ten, so there was no crushing blow of seeing the guy I want snapped up as I was anxiously awaiting my pick. The player in question was Chicagoan Mike Quigley, a five pitch extreme groundballer who went 11-0 with a 0.64 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, and 206 strikeouts in 111.2 innings pitched. I'm really hoping this is a repeat of 1946, when the Minutemen snapped up Yank Taylor right before Bob Allen, as the Minutemen again were the team to ruin our dreams, just for them to be quickly waken back up once I truly realized just how amazing Allen was. Our consolation prize is again quite good, as we'll end up with a young switch hitting third basemen in Jack Craft. 18 in July, Craft didn't have a standout greatest junior year, hitting just .483/.556/.724 with 9 doubles, 4 homers, and 27 RBIs, but he's become a scouting darling due to his power. I will say I'm a little concerned that he's a groundball hitter, but when OSA says flashes of "light-tower power" and Dixie Marsh says he has the potential to "hit the ball out of the park every time he comes up to the plate," my fears were quickly alleviated. Add on the fact that it's not the only thing they comment on, and it gets me even more excited. Dixie comments on his "plus eye" and projects him to "hit for a .330 batting average." OSA agrees, at least that he has a plus eye and above average contact tool, commenting on how if "he fulfills his potential, he could make multiple trips to the All-Star Game." Dixie says he "has a high ceiling and projects well on the field and plate," giving him about as high praise as he does anyone else in the pool. So is there more to like? You betcha! Craft has an excellent work ethic and his high school teammates complain about how often he challenges them in drills. I know his currents are low, as with most high school draftees, but he's not the type of guy who's going to be complacent about his development. He's going to be a early candidate for the dev lab next season, and if everything goes to plan, he's going to be everything Otto Christian wasn't. And more!