Welcome to the new and improved 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. NR means the player hasn't signed and therefore has no rating.
Fran | Round | Pick | Player | Pos | Age | Bonus | S.T.U.D. | ||
Rating | |||||||||
ARI | 1 | 23 | Von Molitor | P | 19 | $1,940K | 8.1 | ||
ARI | 1 | 39 | Bobby Ray Cook | P | 22 | $760K | 5.4 | ||
ARI | 1 | 45 | Ross Skinner | P | 21 | $1,009K | 6.3 | ||
ARI | 1 | 53 | Manny Kennedy | P | 21 | $600K | 7.2 | ||
ARI | 2 | 69 | Zip Manship | P | 21 | $550K | 5.8 | ||
ARI | 2 | 80 | Emmett McDonald | P | 21 | $550K | 5.9 | ||
ARI | 2 | 88 | Bill Nelson | P | 20 | $550K | 5.6 | ||
ARI | 3 | 122 | Robb Dillon | 2B | 21 | $425K | 3.8 | ||
ARI | 4 | 157 | Bernie Castillo | RF | 19 | --- | NR | ||
ARI | 5 | 189 | David Chang | CF | 19 | --- | NR | ||
Team Grade: B | |||||||||
ATL | 1 | 16 | Dean Murray | C | 22 | --- | NR | ||
ATL | 4 | 150 | Rudy Franco | P | 18 | $350K | 3.8 | ||
ATL | 5 | 182 | Glenn Grant | P | 22 | $250K | 1.2 | ||
Team Grade: F | |||||||||
BUR | 1 | 12 | Adam Davis | RF | 18 | $2,970K | 9.1 | ||
BUR | 2 | 76 | Kevin Kwon | 2B | 22 | $550K | 5.4 | ||
BUR | 3 | 111 | Rickey Gates | P | 21 | --- | NR | ||
BUR | 4 | 146 | Marcus Dolan | P | 19 | $350K | 4 | ||
BUR | 5 | 178 | Larry Spivey | LF | 19 | --- | NR | ||
Team Grade: B | |||||||||
CH1 | 1 | 2 | Stan Stephenson | P | 19 | $3,910K | 7.8 | ||
CH1 | 2 | 64 | Christopher Sullivan | P | 21 | $550K | 5.2 | ||
CH1 | 3 | 101 | Chris Liddi | P | 19 | $425K | 3.8 | ||
CH1 | 4 | 136 | Hector Lopez | P | 22 | $350K | 4.2 | ||
CH1 | 5 | 168 | Footsie Reagan | P | 20 | $250K | 5 | ||
Team Grade: C | |||||||||
CHA | 1 | 7 | Birdie Miles | P | 18 | --- | NR | ||
CHA | 3 | 134 | Douglas Daneker | C | 21 | $966K | 6.8 | ||
CHA | 4 | 141 | Neftali Uribe | 1B | 18 | $350K | 3.9 | ||
CHA | 5 | 173 | Eric Robertson | CF | 20 | $250K | 3.3 | ||
Team Grade: D+ | |||||||||
CHY | 1 | 8 | Raymond Iannone | P | 21 | $8,085K | 8.9 | ||
CHY | 1 | 47 | Wilkin Tapies | P | 19 | $600K | 7 | ||
CHY | 2 | 71 | C.J. Soriano | 2B | 18 | --- | NR | ||
CHY | 3 | 107 | Mateo Zapata | CF | 21 | $425K | 5.8 | ||
CHY | 4 | 142 | Cory Bowman | P | 18 | $350K | 4.8 | ||
CHY | 5 | 174 | Dick McCallum | CF | 18 | $250K | 5 | ||
Team Grade: B+ | |||||||||
CLB | 1 | 22 | Cla Young | P | 18 | $2,040K | 7.8 | ||
CLB | 1 | 38 | Joe Lemon | P | 18 | $800K | 6.8 | ||
CLB | 2 | 87 | Carter LeCroy | P | 18 | $550K | 4.9 | ||
CLB | 2 | 93 | James Sadowski | CF | 21 | --- | NR | ||
CLB | 3 | 106 | George Kinney | CF | 20 | $425K | 5.2 | ||
CLB | 3 | 121 | Bob Halter | P | 22 | $425K | 5.9 | ||
CLB | 4 | 156 | Enrique Lee | LF | 18 | $350K | 3.6 | ||
CLB | 5 | 188 | Daniel Walters | P | 22 | $250K | 3.9 | ||
Team Grade: B | |||||||||
CLE | 3 | 129 | Cristobal Fuentes | P | 22 | --- | NR | ||
CLE | 4 | 164 | Rickey Lee | P | 19 | --- | NR | ||
CLE | 5 | 196 | Glenn Hill | SS | 22 | $250K | 3.9 | ||
Team Grade: F | |||||||||
DOV | 1 | 27 | Elroy Jefferson | P | 18 | $1,570K | 7.9 | ||
DOV | 1 | 41 | Victor Conigliaro | 2B | 21 | $680K | 5.2 | ||
DOV | 2 | 94 | Nolan Brown | P | 22 | $550K | 5 | ||
DOV | 2 | 97 | Terrell Morneau | P | 19 | $550K | 4.9 | ||
DOV | 3 | 126 | Yuniesky Rojas | CF | 18 | $425K | 5.8 | ||
DOV | 4 | 161 | Davy Thome | P | 21 | $350K | 4.1 | ||
DOV | 5 | 193 | Yonder Romano | P | 20 | $250K | 2.1 | ||
Team Grade: C+ | |||||||||
FLA | 1 | 25 | Willie Bradley | P | 20 | $1,750K | 7.5 | ||
FLA | 1 | 54 | Howie McNally | P | 19 | $600K | 7.4 | ||
FLA | 2 | 91 | Nolan Herndon | P | 20 | $550K | 6.8 | ||
FLA | 3 | 124 | Norman Hamilton | P | 21 | $425K | 5.5 | ||
FLA | 4 | 159 | Bryan Frank | P | 21 | $350K | 5 | ||
FLA | 5 | 191 | Darin Kingland | C | 22 | $250K | 4.8 | ||
Team Grade: B+ | |||||||||
FRE | 1 | 6 | Neil Simpson | P | 18 | $5,810K | 8.5 | ||
FRE | 3 | 105 | Paul Kata | P | 21 | $375K | 4.8 | ||
FRE | 4 | 140 | Lloyd Thompson | 2B | 20 | $338K | 4.4 | ||
FRE | 5 | 172 | Alex Redondo | P | 22 | $200K | 3.8 | ||
Team Grade: C+ | |||||||||
HOU | 1 | 5 | Brian Martin | P | 22 | $3,630K | 8.9 | ||
HOU | 1 | 46 | Keith Walker | RF | 19 | $600K | 6.2 | ||
HOU | 1 | 57 | Orlando Noesi | C | 22 | $600K | 6.2 | ||
HOU | 1 | 61 | Steve Newson | LF | 18 | $600K | 4.1 | ||
HOU | 3 | 104 | Enrique Moreno | P | 20 | $425K | 4 | ||
HOU | 4 | 139 | Marlon O'Brien | P | 18 | $350K | 4.9 | ||
HOU | 5 | 171 | Ken Griffin | P | 22 | $250K | 5.2 | ||
Team Grade: B | |||||||||
IA | 1 | 18 | Josh Vogelsong | RF | 19 | $2,410K | 7.8 | ||
IA | 2 | 82 | Sammy Escuela | RF | 20 | $550K | 6 | ||
IA | 3 | 117 | Brian McKay | 3B | 18 | --- | NR | ||
IA | 4 | 152 | Sam Watson | P | 19 | --- | NR | ||
IA | 5 | 184 | Artie Hamilton | P | 18 | --- | NR | ||
Team Grade: C+ | |||||||||
JAC | 1 | 3 | Tommy Tanner | SS | 18 | $6,074K | 8 | ||
JAC | 2 | 65 | Larry Cannon | 3B | 21 | --- | NR | ||
JAC | 2 | 74 | Roosevelt McConnell | P | 18 | $550K | 6 | ||
JAC | 3 | 102 | Phillip Brea | LF | 20 | $425K | 5.1 | ||
JAC | 3 | 132 | Gregory Shannon | C | 18 | $425K | 5 | ||
JAC | 4 | 137 | Luther Slocumb | P | 18 | $350K | 4.2 | ||
JAC | 5 | 169 | Omar Petersen | LF | 18 | $250K | 4 | ||
Team Grade: B- | |||||||||
KC | 1 | 14 | Alex Calderone | P | 18 | $3,739K | 8.9 | ||
KC | 1 | 49 | Malcolm Gorecki | CF | 21 | --- | NR | ||
KC | 2 | 78 | Jayson Smith | RF | 19 | --- | NR | ||
KC | 3 | 113 | Hades DeWitt | RF | 22 | --- | NR | ||
KC | 4 | 148 | Gerald Nixon | SS | 19 | --- | NR | ||
KC | 5 | 180 | Jeff Mattes | 2B | 20 | --- | NR | ||
Team Grade: B- | |||||||||
LAA | 1 | 21 | Matt Brow | 3B | 20 | $2,130K | 7.6 | ||
LAA | 1 | 37 | Milt Tanner | P | 19 | $840K | 7 | ||
LAA | 2 | 68 | Mikey Carey | P | 22 | $550K | 7.1 | ||
LAA | 2 | 86 | Taylor Lewis | P | 20 | $550K | 5 | ||
LAA | 3 | 120 | Bill Van Hatten | P | 18 | $425K | 5 | ||
LAA | 4 | 155 | Lefty Duncan | P | 20 | $350K | 4.8 | ||
LAA | 5 | 187 | Naoki Ono | 2B | 21 | $250K | 2.6 | ||
Team Grade: B | |||||||||
MNT | 1 | 24 | Markus Mathews | SS | 18 | $3,600K | 7.8 | ||
MNT | 1 | 32 | Endy Schlehuber | P | 18 | $1,100K | 6.9 | ||
MNT | 1 | 44 | Tommy Truman | P | 18 | $600K | 5.2 | ||
MNT | 2 | 99 | Raymond Carroll | CF | 18 | $550K | 3.2 | ||
MNT | 3 | 131 | Jensen Patterson | 2B | 18 | $425K | 2.8 | ||
MNT | 4 | 166 | Mark Tremie | SS | 18 | $350K | 3 | ||
MNT | 5 | 198 | Josias Andrus | SS | 18 | $250K | 3.4 | ||
Team Grade: C | |||||||||
NAS | 1 | 28 | Saul Gonzales | P | 18 | $1,470K | 7 | ||
NAS | 1 | 56 | B.J. O'Malley | P | 18 | $790K | 6.2 | ||
NAS | 2 | 95 | Bruce Smith | C | 18 | $2,701K | 5.8 | ||
NAS | 3 | 127 | Mark Teixeira | 2B | 18 | --- | NR | ||
NAS | 4 | 162 | Dicky Mills | 2B | 18 | $350K | 4 | ||
NAS | 5 | 194 | Mark O'Leary | 3B | 18 | $250K | 4.5 | ||
Team Grade: C+ | |||||||||
NB | 1 | 13 | Rip Phelps | SS | 19 | $2,880K | 8.6 | ||
NB | 3 | 112 | Scott Washburn | CF | 20 | $425K | 5 | ||
NB | 4 | 147 | Charles Garcia | C | 20 | $350K | 6 | ||
NB | 5 | 179 | Bobby Linton | P | 19 | $250K | 4.4 | ||
Team Grade: B | |||||||||
NY1 | 1 | 1 | Rob Bannister | P | 18 | $4,000K | 9.1 | ||
NY1 | 2 | 63 | David Kemp | C | 18 | --- | NR | ||
NY1 | 3 | 100 | Travis Berry | RF | 18 | $425K | 4.6 | ||
NY1 | 3 | 133 | Charlie Nunnally | CF | 21 | --- | NR | ||
NY1 | 4 | 135 | Bruce Buckley | LF | 20 | --- | NR | ||
NY1 | 5 | 167 | Marty Hall | SS | 19 | --- | NR | ||
Team Grade: B | |||||||||
NY2 | 2 | 89 | Ross Volstad | LF | 18 | --- | NR | ||
NY2 | 2 | 90 | Rickey Henry | CF | 21 | $550K | 4.4 | ||
NY2 | 3 | 123 | Dave Johnson | 3B | 19 | $425K | 3.6 | ||
NY2 | 4 | 158 | C.J. Charles | CF | 20 | $350K | 3.8 | ||
NY2 | 5 | 190 | Ed Simmons | CF | 21 | --- | NR | ||
Team Grade: F | |||||||||
OMA | 1 | 9 | Rickey Herrera | P | 19 | $3,250K | 8 | ||
OMA | 3 | 108 | Brian Redding | 2B | 21 | $425K | 4.4 | ||
OMA | 4 | 143 | Danny Fleming | 1B | 19 | $350K | 3.8 | ||
OMA | 5 | 175 | J.J. Ramsey | P | 21 | $250K | 3.6 | ||
Team Grade: C | |||||||||
PAW | 1 | 19 | John Yamakazi | CF | 18 | $2,320K | 7.9 | ||
PAW | 1 | 30 | Calvin Brinkley | 2B | 21 | $1,290K | 7 | ||
PAW | 1 | 36 | Kirt Turner | P | 18 | --- | NR | ||
PAW | 1 | 52 | Armando Rosa | SS | 18 | $600K | 6.5 | ||
PAW | 2 | 84 | Rich Dietz | P | 18 | --- | NR | ||
PAW | 3 | 118 | Carlos Saez | SS | 19 | $425K | 6.8 | ||
PAW | 4 | 153 | Trevor Baez | C | 22 | $350K | 5 | ||
PAW | 5 | 185 | Renyel Montanez | RF | 22 | $250K | 3.4 | ||
Team Grade: B+ | |||||||||
RIC | 1 | 17 | Corban Gosling | CF | 20 | $2,500K | 6.8 | ||
RIC | 1 | 35 | Jacque Dougherty | SS | 21 | $920K | 6.6 | ||
RIC | 1 | 51 | Ronny York | LF | 20 | $600K | 6.4 | ||
RIC | 2 | 70 | Beamer McBride | P | 18 | $550K | 5 | ||
RIC | 2 | 81 | Don King | SS | 21 | $550K | 4 | ||
RIC | 3 | 116 | Hugh Hauser | P | 21 | $425K | 4.1 | ||
RIC | 4 | 151 | Taylor Benoit | 2B | 22 | $350K | 3.9 | ||
RIC | 5 | 183 | Yamid Garces | P | 19 | --- | NR | ||
Team Grade: C | |||||||||
SEA | 1 | 4 | Wes Moss | P | 21 | $3,720K | 8.8 | ||
SEA | 2 | 66 | George Chamberlain | CF | 21 | --- | NR | ||
SEA | 2 | 67 | Roosevelt Hiatt | SS | 22 | $550K | 7 | ||
SEA | 3 | 103 | Tyrone Welch | P | 21 | $425K | 6.6 | ||
SEA | 4 | 138 | Grant Simms | P | 21 | --- | NR | ||
SEA | 5 | 170 | Louis Hernandez | 2B | 19 | $250K | 4.5 | ||
Team Grade: B+ | |||||||||
SF | 1 | 43 | Eric Neal | P | 18 | $600K | 5 | ||
SF | 2 | 72 | Saul Candelaria | P | 18 | $550K | 3.2 | ||
SF | 2 | 98 | Hector Aquino | P | 18 | --- | NR | ||
SF | 3 | 130 | Fritz Adams | P | 18 | --- | NR | ||
SF | 4 | 165 | Rickey Grabow | P | 21 | --- | NR | ||
SF | 5 | 197 | Lawrence Walters | P | 19 | --- | NR | ||
Team Grade: F | |||||||||
SXF | 1 | 15 | Keith Bennett | LF | 20 | $2,690K | 7.9 | ||
SXF | 1 | 34 | Torii Madson | CF | 20 | $960K | 7.8 | ||
SXF | 1 | 50 | Johnny Cheney | P | 18 | --- | NR | ||
SXF | 1 | 59 | Ted Hebert | 2B | 18 | $600K | 6.5 | ||
SXF | 2 | 77 | Joba Forbes | 1B | 18 | $550K | 7 | ||
SXF | 2 | 79 | Louie Gonzales | RF | 19 | $550K | 5.4 | ||
SXF | 3 | 114 | Edgar Beltran | SS | 18 | --- | NR | ||
SXF | 4 | 149 | Trot Goulet | LF | 18 | $1,488K | 5.6 | ||
SXF | 5 | 181 | Timothy Rodney | 1B | 22 | $250K | 3.6 | ||
Team Grade: B+ | |||||||||
SYR | 1 | 10 | Giomar Candelaria | 2B | 20 | $3,160K | 8.6 | ||
SYR | 1 | 48 | Hector Quentin | 2B | 18 | $1,014K | 7.8 | ||
SYR | 1 | 58 | Harry Lopez | P | 19 | $600K | 4.5 | ||
SYR | 3 | 109 | Dave Irwin | P | 18 | $425K | 5 | ||
SYR | 4 | 144 | Alfonso Vazquez | P | 18 | $875K | 5 | ||
SYR | 5 | 176 | Milt McElroy | P | 22 | $250K | 1.8 | ||
Team Grade: B | |||||||||
TAC | 1 | 29 | Alex Costilla | 2B | 18 | $1,380K | 7 | ||
TAC | 1 | 42 | D'Angelo Aquino | P | 18 | $640K | 6.9 | ||
TAC | 2 | 96 | Rick Kelley | RF | 18 | $754K | 5.8 | ||
TAC | 3 | 115 | Steven Rossy | 3B | 18 | $425K | 5.4 | ||
TAC | 3 | 128 | Ron Thielman | SS | 18 | --- | NR | ||
TAC | 4 | 163 | Sherman Magnuson | 2B | 18 | --- | NR | ||
TAC | 5 | 195 | Einar Vega | P | 18 | $250K | 4.8 | ||
Team Grade: C+ | |||||||||
TOR | 1 | 20 | Cristian Walton | RF | 21 | $2,220K | 5.8 | ||
TOR | 2 | 85 | Dwight Rogers | P | 22 | $550K | 5.6 | ||
TOR | 3 | 119 | Patrick Douglas | P | 21 | $425K | 5.5 | ||
TOR | 4 | 154 | Dixie Bradley | P | 18 | $350K | 3.8 | ||
TOR | 5 | 186 | Rico Valdes | 3B | 19 | $250K | 2.6 | ||
Team Grade: D- | |||||||||
TRE | 1 | 11 | Russell Roosevelt | CF | 18 | $3,070K | 8.7 | ||
TRE | 1 | 31 | Clyde Edwards | 3B | 18 | $2,035K | 7.6 | ||
TRE | 1 | 33 | Ted Lo Duca | C | 18 | $1,000K | 7.6 | ||
TRE | 2 | 75 | Tomas Ortiz | SS | 20 | $550K | 5.8 | ||
TRE | 2 | 83 | Jeff Rizzo | CF | 18 | $550K | 5 | ||
TRE | 3 | 110 | Bobby Denham | P | 20 | $425K | 5.1 | ||
TRE | 4 | 145 | Steve Fox | P | 20 | $350K | 3.8 | ||
TRE | 5 | 177 | Santiago Benavente | CF | 19 | $250K | 2 | ||
Team Grade: A- | |||||||||
WIC | 1 | 26 | Jeff DeJean | SS | 19 | $1,660K | 7.8 | ||
WIC | 1 | 40 | Grant Leach | CF | 19 | $720K | 7.6 | ||
WIC | 1 | 55 | Aramis Alicea | SS | 19 | $600K | 7 | ||
WIC | 1 | 60 | Napoleon Glover | SS | 20 | $600K | 6.8 | ||
WIC | 1 | 62 | Pat Stewart | SS | 18 | $600K | 6.5 | ||
WIC | 2 | 73 | Tiny Easley | SS | 20 | $550K | 4.8 | ||
WIC | 2 | 92 | Bosco Duran | 3B | 20 | $550K | 5.4 | ||
WIC | 3 | 125 | Doc Xavier | 2B | 19 | $425K | 4.7 | ||
WIC | 4 | 160 | Lastings Anderson | P | 19 | $350K | 3.8 | ||
WIC | 5 | 192 | Harold Greer | P | 21 | $542K | 2.9 | ||
Team Grade: A- |
Bonus Draft Coverage!
Biggest Steals: Hector Quentin (2B, Syracuse, #44 OV), Joba Forbes (1B, Sioux Falls, #77 OV)
Biggest Busts: Corban Gosling (CF, Richmond, #16 OV), Christian Walton (RF, Toronto, #20 OV)
Best Names: Mark Teixeira (Nashville, #117), Sherm St. Clair (Columbus, #252), Cy Young (Syracuse, #688), Dummy Service (Cleveland, #708)