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3 September 2009 87 views 2 Comments

Let’s recap the first round of the CBU inaugural draft, just for sh*ts and giggles …

1 – West Tennessee – SP – Vincent ‘Clutch’ Gingras   20 starts 3-7 record, 3.60 ERA, 13 quality starts before a back injury. Good pick.

2 – Burlington – 1B – Angel Vazquez .316/.394/.604, 38 HR in a neutral park. Good pick.

3 – Redbank – 1B – Santiago Lopez .315/.378/.608, 29 HR. Broken ankle so just 112 GP. Good pick.

4 – Sioux Falls – INF – Bryan Wigmore. Yeah, we know. Good pick.
5 – Middletown – SP – Earl ‘Warlock’ Grant. 36 GS, 23 QS, .3.69 ERA, 213 K. Better pick if he re-signs. Still a good pick.
6 – Oshawa – CF – Jake Straub. .222/.312/.441, 25 HR. Broken ankle at 121 games. Dud pick.
7 – Orlando – RF – Carlos Moreno. .315/.407/.576, 31 HR. Missed a month with a muscle strain. Good pick.
8 – Rapid City – C – Tomas Perez. .284/.380/.491, 25 HR for a catcher. Good pick.
9 – Colorado – 3B – Blake Rankin. Yeah, we know. Huge home park advantage, but obviously a good pick.
10 – Portland – SS – Harrison Swain. .290/.374/.505, 29 HR for a SS. Good pick.
11 – Whitehorse – SP – Gustavo Diaz. 29 GS, 20 QS, 8 in relief. 2.62 ERA. Good pick.
12 – High Point – SP – Alex Moss. 34 GS, 20 QS, 3.66 ERA. Good pick.
13 – Princeton – LF – Jack Jarvis. .386/.426/.693, 29 HR despite missing six weeks. Good pick.
14 – New Orleans – RF – Gaston Couture. 296/.378/.509, 24 HR. Good pick.
15 – Nashville – RF – Leon Valdez. 337/.395/.504, 17 HR. Good pick.
16 – Peoria -  1B – Emilio Lima. 279/.379/.503, 32 HR. Good pick.

There you have it boys and girls: 15 good picks and Jake Straub. Sounds like the  next Apatow film …

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2 Comments »

  • JWay said:

    Good write up, however Straub might not have been the best 5th overall pick we’ve ever seen, he suffered from a poor home park and a massive home/away split (over .100 OPS, and a dozen homers). Straub is likely also a 2-3 win player defensively in center field as well.

    He’s far from dud. :)

    I’m actually quite shocked at how well the 1st round guys actually did.

  • Rondell_Tate (author) said:

    Yeah, but .221 from your first-rounder? The combination of low average and lots of home runs is like Dave Kingman or Rob Deere, except he can run and field. Still, he was on pace for 170+ K when he got hurt, and that’s a lot of empty outs.
    I thought it would be more of a mixed bag when I started, honestly.

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