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Old Yesterday, 04:13 AM   #4901
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So what made Portland take Speed over OSA /BNN #3 overall Pokorski?

Good pass on Pile who you’d be kicking yourselves over taking at #7 when you got him at #27. It’s rare I take a 1B in round 1 unless the prospect is just too good. I like starting pitchers and up the middle positions in rd 1.

Hopefully Speed works out but it will be interesting or maybe painfully to keep tabs on Pokorski.
Now I remember that I wanted to compile the misery of all the first-round first-sackers we took, but I didn't want to interrupt the draft for it.

Maybe later!

Speed / Pokorski was almost a coin toss (which is why they went behind each other in #7/#8 in the end). Speed has 16/15/13 from OSA and Pokorski has straight 14s, but is a leader; Speed has low leadership, but isn't one of those pricks that burn the whole team to the ground. Critters went with the more promising talent.
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