"Is he even out of diapers yet" yelled one fan at the annual BBA amateur draft to the roar of laughter from the crowd. This comment over the Lumberjacks most recent #2 overall pick in Christian "Soy"Burgos, the 16 year old left hander from Puerto Rico.
For the 4th consecutive year in the draft, the Lumberjacks have selected 2nd overall behind the other expansion club from Charlotte and for the 4th consecutive time, the Lumberjacks have stuck to the Master PlanTM and taken a pitcher. A part of the Master PlanTM that's not been all too secretive if you're paying attention at home. However, it does appear Wilson diverted from the manual slightly.
"Yeah, taking a high school pitcher this early isn't in the book" Wilson commented. "So much can happen between now and when Burgos is ready to make it to the big leagues. I had some bad experiences taking high school arms back in my Madison days and I prefer to stay away from them now. However, we wanted to stick with taking an arm this early in the draft so we did. The draft isn't extremely deep as it is, so we took what we also felt was the best player on the board. Let's hope he pans out in 5-6 years."
Burgos has the make-up of a solid pitcher. Coming in a 6 foot 5, he's a tall, lanky southpaw weighing in at 195. Entering the draft as an international free agent, Burgos has no officials stats from either a high school league or an organized travel league. Still at his home in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, Burgos was not available for comment on what it means to be drafted by the Lumberjacks but he issued a statement prior to the draft that he's looking forward to pitching in the BBA one day.
"Maybe he should get a driver's license first" yelled out the same fan at the draft in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
We Got Wood - 43.26 - Portland Drafts Young Pup 2nd overall
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