Season 19 Draft Recap

Carlton Greely III - Special to Cobb Times Herald from Baseball Nerd Weekly

Welcome to the Cobb World Draft Recap.  Following suggestions from our subscribers, we have contracted out our draft recaps to Baseball Nerd Weekly, who bring their expertise and Specialized Talent Universal Draft Analysis (STUD Analysis) to the Cobb Times Herald.  So without further ado, here is this seasons draft recap, in team and pick order.

STUD Analysis Note: Players are rated on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest. Players are rated relative to their position and how they would perform at the ML level, with a 5 being average.  N/A means the player hasn't signed and therefore has no rating.

Round	Pick	Fran	Player	Pos	Age	STUD Rating
1	5	BUR	Jolbert Picasso	P	19	8.2
3	115	BUR	Mendy Punto	SS	19	6.4
4	147	BUR	Joe Lanning	CF	19	3.8
5	179	BUR	Bobby Cosby	LF	22	3.6
						Team Grade: C+
1	18	CH1	Hank Ankiel	C	18	8.4
1	20	CH1	Chuck Foster	P	22	6.9
1	58	CH1	Alexander Siebert	P	20	6
2	95	CH1	Sam Greenberg	P	21	N/A
3	128	CH1	Jason Brooks	P	20	3.8
4	160	CH1	Bernie Corbin	P	22	4.7
5	192	CH1	Joe Sadler	P	19	3
						Team Grade: C+
1	24	CHA	Sam Bowles	P	18	N/A
1	61	CHA	Pepe Pena	P	18	N/A
1	70	CHA	Elmer Haynes	1B	18	7.2
2	99	CHA	Dan Sadler	CF	19	6.4
3	132	CHA	James Riley	P	19	4.8
4	164	CHA	Willie Diaz	P	22	3.8
5	196	CHA	Lawrence Martin	SS	20	3.3
						Team Grade: D+
1	8	CHR	Stephen Hubbard	1B	18	9.4
1	11	CHR	Josh Porter	P	19	6.9
1	29	CHR	Duke Terry	SS	18	7.5
1	35	CHR	Naoto Hong	1B	21	6.8
1	55	CHR	Buck Melton	P	18	6.8
2	87	CHR	B.J. Houston	2B	19	6
3	120	CHR	Jerrod Hall	RF	18	5.1
4	152	CHR	Harry Mendoza	CF	18	4.8
5	184	CHR	Nicholas Thurston	P	19	3.2
						Team Grade: A-
1	6	CHY	Alex Koh	P	18	9.1
1	52	CHY	Yusmeiro Jimenez	CF	22	7.5
1	67	CHY	Sean Stark	LF	19	6.8
4	148	CHY	Roy Thurman	SS	20	5.7
5	180	CHY	Joel Kelly	P	18	5.4
						Team Grade: B
1	19	CLB	Kris Dougherty	CF	18	8.2
2	94	CLB	Al Gomez	C	21	N/A
3	127	CLB	Robert Powell	P	20	2.4
4	159	CLB	Huston James	P	20	3.6
5	191	CLB	Del Sherman	P	18	N/A
						Team Grade: C
2	105	CLE	Graham Willits	P	18	6.1
3	137	CLE	Stevie Ingram	C	19	4.8
4	169	CLE	Daniel Sappelt	P	18	4.4
5	201	CLE	Yorrick Miller	P	22	3.2
						Team Grade: D-
1	4	CSP	Cody Bryant	2B	18	9.1
2	81	CSP	Omar Cornejo	LF	19	5.8
3	114	CSP	Nicholas Brandt	LF	22	N/A
4	146	CSP	Bruce Zavada	3B	18	N/A
5	178	CSP	Harry Klein	P	22	4.1
						Team Grade: C+
1	21	DOV	Shaggy Summers	C	21	8
1	38	DOV	Jerome Berger	SS	19	7.7
1	59	DOV	Tim Laxton	P	22	6.4
1	69	DOV	Matthew Cannon	SS	21	7.1
2	96	DOV	Zephyr Bradshaw	CF	19	6.1
3	116	DOV	Philip Hampton	RF	19	5.1
3	129	DOV	Wilfredo Bennett	P	18	3.4
4	161	DOV	Charley Townsend	C	19	4
5	193	DOV	Craig Smart	RF	22	5
						Team Grade: B+
1	28	ELP	Tomas Berroa	P	18	7.3
1	31	ELP	Casey Mordecai	CF	18	7.9
1	46	ELP	Russ Adcock	P	18	6.9
1	49	ELP	Weldon Howard	CF	18	6.8
1	50	ELP	Joe Ojeda	P	18	7.8
1	65	ELP	Brook Banks	P	18	6.4
1	72	ELP	Brian Roth	P	18	6.2
1	75	ELP	Pedro Calvo	P	18	6.1
2	103	ELP	Sal Meares	3B	18	5.2
2	109	ELP	Miguel Carrasquel	SS	18	6.6
3	141	ELP	Steve Hinske	3B	18	5.4
4	173	ELP	Clyde Randall	P	18	N/A
5	205	ELP	Ernie Burns	P	18	N/A
						Team Grade: B
1	42	FLA	Gabe Titan	CF	21	7.4
1	64	FLA	Rico Seanez	P	22	7.2
1	71	FLA	Britt Murray	P	18	1.2
1	74	FLA	Jermaine Berry	P	19	4
2	104	FLA	Tex Staley	P	19	6
3	136	FLA	Eddie Johnson	P	22	4
4	168	FLA	Nate Quinn	P	19	3.8
5	186	FLA	Alton Purcey	C	22	4.9
5	200	FLA	Abraham Metcalfe	SS	19	5.2
						Team Grade: C
1	1	HOU	Gill Cochrane	P	18	9.6
2	76	HOU	Marcus Booker	2B	18	N/A
3	111	HOU	Bernard Cepicky	CF	20	N/A
4	143	HOU	T.J. Lyons	3B	21	N/A
5	175	HOU	Ned Reddick	2B	19	N/A
						Team Grade: C+
1	25	IA	Luther Silvestri	P	18	5.5
1	27	IA	Jake Powell	LF	18	5.4
1	41	IA	Vin Morris	P	18	6.6
2	101	IA	Dante Joseph	C	18	5.8
3	133	IA	Trevor Thomas	2B	18	5.7
4	165	IA	Paul Tobin	SS	18	5.8
5	197	IA	Kid D'Amico	P	18	4.7
						Team Grade: D+
1	9	JAC	Nerio Donnelly	C	18	7.9
1	54	JAC	Charlie Schlehuber	P	20	6.9
2	80	JAC	Chin-Hui Kuo	P	22	5.4
2	85	JAC	Nolan Perkins	P	18	6.9
3	118	JAC	Jerome Reid	C	18	4.8
4	150	JAC	David Nelson	2B	18	3.7
5	182	JAC	Ryan Valentin	SS	18	N/A
						Team Grade: B-
1	15	KC	Ray Plesac	RF	22	7.9
2	91	KC	Donovan Payton	P	22	7.2
3	124	KC	Kris Creek	SS	19	6.7
4	156	KC	Sammy Coleman	SS	21	6.4
5	188	KC	J.T. Lansing	P	18	3.8
						Team Grade: B-
1	23	LAA	Rico Olmeda	RF	18	7.6
1	40	LAA	Albert Benavente	P	20	7
1	48	LAA	Elmer Duffy	RF	21	7.6
1	60	LAA	Andres Tavarez	CF	18	7.2
2	98	LAA	Keith Gonzales	SS	18	5.8
3	122	LAA	Humberto Vazquez	C	19	5.3
3	131	LAA	Billy Getz	SS	21	5.6
4	154	LAA	Joe Gwynn	P	21	6
4	163	LAA	Phillip Cooper	2B	22	4.8
5	195	LAA	Juan Alomar	SS	19	3.2
						Team Grade: B
1	32	MNT	Bobby Merritt	P	18	6.4
1	33	MNT	Brad Burns	SS	18	6.8
1	45	MNT	Derek Whitaker	2B	18	5.1
2	108	MNT	Matty Sosa	3B	18	5.9
3	140	MNT	Angel Ozuna	SS	18	N/A
4	172	MNT	William Rucker	C	18	6.7
5	204	MNT	Jon Burns	1B	18	N/A
						Team Grade: C-
1	63	NY2	Gary Branson	LF	18	N/A
4	167	NY2	Kenny Carlson	3B	18	5.2
5	199	NY2	Jerrod Dixon	P	18	4
						Team Grade: F
1	17	OMA	Derek Maranville	P	22	7.9
1	57	OMA	Wilton Jenner	RF	20	6.8
1	68	OMA	Eddie Rolls	LF	18	6.9
2	93	OMA	Pedro Baez	3B	20	5.9
3	126	OMA	Derrik Sparks	2B	19	5.1
4	158	OMA	Adam White	P	19	4.9
5	190	OMA	Doug Adams	P	22	2.6
						Team Grade: C+
1	13	PAW	Joey Stewart	P	18	8.1
2	100	PAW	Einar Maduro	P	21	N/A
						Team Grade: C
1	3	PIT	York Coleman	P	22	8.1
3	113	PIT	Gail Young	P	18	6
4	145	PIT	Julian Galvez	P	22	4.4
5	177	PIT	Johan Lintz	P	18	3.8
						Team Grade: C+
1	7	ROC	Arlie Pecina	P	21	8.1
1	53	ROC	Andrew Stokes	P	22	7.6
2	84	ROC	Corky Palmer	P	20	7
3	117	ROC	Esmailyn Ordonez	SS	21	N/A
4	149	ROC	Denny Cheng	P	19	4
5	181	ROC	Carlos Vargas	C	18	4.1
						Team Grade: B-
1	12	SEA	Junior Martinez	CF	18	8
1	56	SEA	Pedro Rijo	CF	22	N/A
2	88	SEA	Garret Miceli	P	20	N/A
3	121	SEA	Tris Balboa	1B	21	4.6
4	153	SEA	Bret Hogan	P	18	N/A
5	185	SEA	Brett Ulrich	P	20	3.9
						Team Grade: C *
1	10	SF	Archie Prokopec	P	18	6.9
2	86	SF	Terrence Yerkes	P	18	7.1
3	119	SF	Raul Sosa	P	20	5.6
4	151	SF	Stan Flores	P	18	5
5	183	SF	George Capps	P	18	4.9
						Team Grade: C-
1	26	SXF	Mendy Jensen	1B	20	7.6
1	62	SXF	Giovanni Butler	SS	18	7.6
2	102	SXF	Ernest Sheets	3B	19	6
3	134	SXF	Bernard Hoffpauir	CF	18	6.1
4	166	SXF	Artie Collier	RF	19	5.4
5	198	SXF	Glendon Brown	P	20	N/A
						Team Grade: B-
1	14	SYR	Bill Munoz	CF	21	8.7
1	36	SYR	Felix Perry	P	20	6.8
2	83	SYR	Hugh Newman	3B	18	7.1
2	90	SYR	Bryan Cedeno	P	18	7
3	123	SYR	Lonny Tracy	2B	22	5.2
4	155	SYR	Kouhei Kojima	LF	22	5.2
5	187	SYR	Diego Canseco	C	19	4.8
						Team Grade: B+
1	44	TAC	Fergie Boone	SS	18	N/A
2	107	TAC	Bernie James	SS	18	6.5
3	139	TAC	P.T. Coleman	P	18	N/A
4	171	TAC	Ichiro Masaoka	2B	18	N/A
5	203	TAC	Kenji Ono	3B	18	N/A
						Team Grade: D-
1	2	TB	Greg Carillo	1B	22	9.5
1	51	TB	Dennis Lewis	LF	22	8
2	77	TB	Carlton Wheeler	RF	19	6.8
2	78	TB	Curtis Swann	2B	20	6.1
3	112	TB	J.P. Torres	P	19	N/A
4	144	TB	Javy Quintero	P	20	N/A
5	176	TB	Lou Richardson	3B	18	N/A
						Team Grade: A
1	16	TOR	Haywood Brown	P	20	8.5
1	37	TOR	Jimmie Little	P	21	6
2	82	TOR	Chris Ward	P	18	6.2
2	92	TOR	Scott Gibbons	P	20	4.9
3	125	TOR	Matty Benavente	P	22	5.3
4	157	TOR	Todd Krause	SS	19	5
5	189	TOR	Blake Rogers	P	18	3.1
						Team Grade: C+
1	22	TRE	Alex Gomez	SS	18	7.9
1	39	TRE	Gerald May	P	19	8.2
2	89	TRE	Einar Noesi	P	18	N/A
2	97	TRE	Benjamin Magee	P	18	5.2
3	130	TRE	Dale Nichols	P	21	6.3
4	162	TRE	Steve Counsell	2B	22	5
5	194	TRE	Chance Hampton	LF	18	5.3
						Team Grade: B
1	34	VC	Karl Ramirez	P	21	7.9
1	47	VC	Johnnie Sinclair	P	18	6.1
1	66	VC	Perry Tipton	CF	20	6.9
1	73	VC	Clarence Adcock	P	19	6.8
2	110	VC	Gerrit Nixon	P	21	N/A
3	135	VC	Jake Sweeney	P	21	N/A
3	142	VC	Randy Briggs	SS	19	6.7
4	174	VC	Paul Delmonico	SS	21	5.2
5	206	VC	Rob Gilmore	P	22	4.1
						Team Grade: C+
1	30	WIC	Trot Tracy	P	21	7.1
1	43	WIC	Kent Jurrjens	C	22	7.1
2	79	WIC	Rick Meares	P	22	6.5
2	106	WIC	Nick Sutton	SS	20	5.8
3	138	WIC	Hoss St. Clair	2B	19	4.6
4	170	WIC	Lewis Spencer	P	20	6.1
5	202	WIC	Macbeth Upshaw	CF	22	5.1

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Dr. Phil on What's Wrong with the Columbus HoundDogs

The question that is burning on everyone's mind right now is, "What's wrong with my team?"  No other owner has been as vocal about his squads ineptitude as Columbus HoundDog owner rbf_4.  So to help him out, noted television personality Dr. Phil McGraw scheduled a show specifically on what is wrong with the HoundDogs, and how to fix it.  Following are selected bits from the show transcript.

Dr. Phil: "Hello everybody and welcome to a very special show.  Today we have as our guest, rbf_4, a World Series winning owner in the legendary Cobb World of HBD, who has seen his team go from studs to duds in just one season.  What could have possibly gone wrong with this team, which was so good the last few seasons that it could butter anybodies bucket?  During this show, we'll find out just what is wrong in Columbus and how he can fix it make his team a better and more harmonious squad."

rbf_4: "Dr. Phil, what is puzzling to me is that my offense is so offensive.  Nobody on my team can hit other than the MVP Chipper Jones.  What's going on there?"
Dr. Phil: "Now I'm not going to throw you under the bus rbf, but the reason your lineup stinks like a garbage truck driving out of a skunks mouth is a multifaceted problem.  But the simple answer is talent in the right positions.  Over time you have managed your team into a corner.  Here's a good example, Chul Jung starting in LF.  He's got great speed, but can you justify starting a bat with less pop then a flat Pepsi in a power position on the field?  LF is where you put you player with a glove like lead and bat like a hot tamale!  Even worse, you're putting him at the top of the lineup, and I can tell you for certain that a .635 OPS and .315 OBP at the top of the order is a recipe for disaster, and I ask, how's that working for you?

Chul Jung Columbus HoundDogs Age: 27 B/T: R/R Born: Kobe, JP Position(s): LF/1B/RF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

rbf_4: "Wow Dr. Phil, I had never considered that, you're so right!"
Dr. Phil: "There there rbf_4, I'm here to help you and all your Columbus family.


Dr. Phil: "Another thing I noticed with the Columbus lineup is that Goose Benes is ugly enough to make a freight train take dirt road, his numbers are horrific!  That .622 OPS and .326 slugging % provides about as much protection in the order for Jose Ordaz as the Maginot Line did for France!  Hitting him sixth is about as good an option as putting a ballerina in a competitive hot dog eating contest.

Goose Benes Columbus HoundDogs Age: 30 B/T: S/R Born: Stouffville, ON Position(s): CF/2B/RF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

rbf_4: "But Dr. Phil, how do I fix it, the bottom of my order isn't much better, and I only have three bonafide hitting options in my entire lineup?"
Dr. Phil: "Well rbf_4, I would suggest trades, possibly moving your starting pitching.  You certainly can't move prospects, as your minor league system has been neglected worse then some of the wives and children I have had on my show recently.  Trading Jimmie Julio might not be the best idea either, as he is the glue that keeps your pitching intact while also providing an incredible bat at a very reasonable price.  Not to mention that at 31 years old he's about ready to leave his prime and start the early decline that always seems to hit the Catcher position first.  I think you are up a creek without a paddle on this one, trades don't seem to be such a good option for you, and if someone out there doesn’t agree with me, then somewhere a village is missing their idiot.”
rbf_4: "I think that's rather harsh Dr. Phil, I mean how else can I get talent?"
Dr. Phil: “Don’t make me put your head in my blender, this ain't my first rodeo son!”

Dr. Phil: "So why won't that HoundDog hunt?  The answer isn't easy, but it basically revolves around only having three good hitters, playing slap hitters in power positions, and not having enough protection in your lineup, as well as being old at key positions and not having built up quality replacements in the minors after going the way of the NY Yankees and pursuing the almighty free agent dollar.  But if you want to know more about it, you can read my book, 'Lineup Rescue: Putting Your Baseball Team First and Your Heart Second,' out now in bookstores near you and on my website.  Thanks everybody, and good luck rbf_4 in rebuilding your lineup and your life."