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Off-Season Assessment
While it's maybe too early to draw any specific opinion on a draft class that is only four months old, it's never too early to have a little fun. Nor is it too early to pretend that we know anything and everything. Which, of course, we do. Har!
The Krill had no supplemental selections this year, so drafted the normal ration on twenty players. One, high school reliever Ralph Twiley (8th round) wanted more than $4M, so he was thrown back to grow a bit more. Another, C Juliano Rodriguez (18th round) was released before games began in the lower leagues. That leaves 18 players.
Here is the standard At-A-Glance chart that let us see how they've progressed:
2062 BBA Arrivals
Obviously, there were no players in this group who made it to the atoll. That was not even in the plan, so that metric doesn't matter.
Yet To Come?
At present I have four players of particular interest in this classwith maybe two more worth watching.
First, of course, is that case of Jacky Lavergne (1st round), who pitched brilliantly while moving from Short-A to A-ball. The bad news here is that the kid had to shut down in order to have bone chips removed from his elbow. This is usually (key word there) an injury that doesn't cause long-term issues, but fingers are tightly crossed at this point. Assuming he's capable, Lavergne will start in AA next year with hopes he'll move up to AAA.
Left fielder Felix Moreno (2nd round) is of more interest in the short term. At 21, it's arguable he could jump to the BBA now. With the influx of talent to the OF this year, however, I'm not sure that's going to be necessary. Expect him in AAA unless something odd happens.
Pedro Alvarado (4th round) and Antonio Hernandez (7th round) had solid improvement in Short-A, and are on the official watch-list. Third baseman Harry Casey (3rd round) and first baseman Luis Zamora (9th Round) both moved up to A-Ball in Lake City this year. We're not touting them as major prospects right now, but they are worth keeping in our peripheral vision.
Not Dead Yet?
Pretty much the whol e last half of the draft this year was built around improving the R-Ogden and SA-Port au Prince rosters. Both clubs had improved numbers, and that's good as it is. A lot of these guys had considerable playing time, so it's certainly possible that one or more could make a wave sometime.
They are all young.
Just let the kids play.
Class Grade
As with 2061, it's just far too early to be handing out grades. As a general assessment I'm thinking this class does not feel as deep as some of the others, but again, if it yields just a single serious player (I'm looking at you Jacky Lavergne's elbow), it's a successful group.
Incomplete
While it's maybe too early to draw any specific opinion on a draft class that is only four months old, it's never too early to have a little fun. Nor is it too early to pretend that we know anything and everything. Which, of course, we do. Har!
The Krill had no supplemental selections this year, so drafted the normal ration on twenty players. One, high school reliever Ralph Twiley (8th round) wanted more than $4M, so he was thrown back to grow a bit more. Another, C Juliano Rodriguez (18th round) was released before games began in the lower leagues. That leaves 18 players.
Here is the standard At-A-Glance chart that let us see how they've progressed:
2062 BBA Arrivals
Obviously, there were no players in this group who made it to the atoll. That was not even in the plan, so that metric doesn't matter.
Yet To Come?
At present I have four players of particular interest in this classwith maybe two more worth watching.
First, of course, is that case of Jacky Lavergne (1st round), who pitched brilliantly while moving from Short-A to A-ball. The bad news here is that the kid had to shut down in order to have bone chips removed from his elbow. This is usually (key word there) an injury that doesn't cause long-term issues, but fingers are tightly crossed at this point. Assuming he's capable, Lavergne will start in AA next year with hopes he'll move up to AAA.
Left fielder Felix Moreno (2nd round) is of more interest in the short term. At 21, it's arguable he could jump to the BBA now. With the influx of talent to the OF this year, however, I'm not sure that's going to be necessary. Expect him in AAA unless something odd happens.
Pedro Alvarado (4th round) and Antonio Hernandez (7th round) had solid improvement in Short-A, and are on the official watch-list. Third baseman Harry Casey (3rd round) and first baseman Luis Zamora (9th Round) both moved up to A-Ball in Lake City this year. We're not touting them as major prospects right now, but they are worth keeping in our peripheral vision.
Not Dead Yet?
Pretty much the whol e last half of the draft this year was built around improving the R-Ogden and SA-Port au Prince rosters. Both clubs had improved numbers, and that's good as it is. A lot of these guys had considerable playing time, so it's certainly possible that one or more could make a wave sometime.
They are all young.
Just let the kids play.
Class Grade
As with 2061, it's just far too early to be handing out grades. As a general assessment I'm thinking this class does not feel as deep as some of the others, but again, if it yields just a single serious player (I'm looking at you Jacky Lavergne's elbow), it's a successful group.
Incomplete
