2045 Draft Analysis

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11th :ATL: Select SP Matt Trott
Previous pick by Atlanta, I loved, this one, hated. He has great stats in the minors, but his vitals are terrible. Already such high movement, for some reason the game has him set as a closer in the usage, really I do not think he will be very good at all. I would say he may never be more than a 4/5 in terms of rotation.
Rating: C

Career Stats: 18-24 5.87 ERA 271 k’s 23 SV’s 1.75 WHIP

12th :COL: Select 1B Salvatore Valensia
Vitals wise, Valensia looks like he will be good, but then you see his splits. 13 different from righties to lefties to me spells trouble. His power and eye may help him a lot, and he has a lot of upside, but he really needs to see an improvement over time in his right handed hitting, in order for him to be anything more than a backup or platoon. At 12th pick, I would want something more than platoon, especially when the steal of the draft to me is coming up.
Rating: C

Career Stats: .178 avg 31 hits 1 HR 19 RBI’s

13th :SDP: Select OF Manon Freydel
To me the steal of the draft was an OF, just not this one. Overall he cannot particularly field well, although his hitting vitals are good, and his splits are not that bad either. He also has a lot of upside, which makes him better than some OF drafted previously, but I would have went for a type of player not found on most teams and that would be the next pick.
Rating: C

Career Stats: .233 avg 91 hits 10 HR’s 38 RBI’s

14th :SEA: Select OF Steve Liggett
To me this pick was the steal of the draft. He is no Enrico Romero, or Moffat, but he will be a very good leadoff. The one thing is his eye, but that is okay, as well he is not a lefty, but I think he will still do fine, his splits are not terrible. He also does not have high health which can always be a problem for speedy players, but everything else about him shows he will be a clear cut top of the line leadoff hitter. He also has high steal tendency which is quite important.
Rating: A+

Career Stats: .292 avg 167 hits 7 HR’s 72 RBI’s 22 SB’s

15th :MIL: Select SP Joe Thurber
I do like this pick, and he was one of the better pitchers remaining. He has good numbers, and his vitals look like they will come around once his movement catches up with the rest of his vitals. He has a lot of upside, and definitely needs some WB, or some good jumps to make him a very solid 2/3 but I do still think this is a good pick at this spot.
Rating: B-

Career Stats: 73-79 4.83 ERA 723 k’s 1.40 WHIP

16th :CHW: Select CA Mike Paulus
Of the four catchers I think he is the worst. His splits of a difference of 9 are huge when your contact is only 55 against righties. He is 17 so there is a chance it can even out a bit more, but his eye is not particularly strong, either, which to me makes this a very big risk in him being a stellar catcher. As of right now I see him nothing more than a backup catcher, but this could change.
Rating: C

Career Stats: .231 avg 760 hits 159 HR’s 446 RBI’s

17th :ATL: Select SP Max Combs
I am a little curious how Rocky passed him for Thurber, as I think Combs has the potential to be a solid 2/3 jus t progressing the way he is. He has very solid HS numbers, and is not giving a lot of home runs up. His control is higher than movement right now, although it will end up likely being less, but overall I think he has the potential to be a fairly good starter for Atlanta. Especially with the crazy amount of upside he has. I see him similar to Baikalova.
Rating: B+

Career Stats: 6-13 4.67 ERA 284 k’s 1.52 WHIP

18th :ATL: Select RP Travis McHalfey
Stang should stay away from back to back picks. Once again last pick I loved. This pick, not so much. Sure he is 16 and has a lot of potential, but his HS numbers are repulsive. That may also be due to the fact of him starting a bunch of games and having no endurance, but I do not really like him that much. His movement is also already his highest vital, and I just do not see him being all that effective.
Rating: C-

Career Stats: 6-11 8.27 ERA 62 k’s 2.10 WHIP

19th :PHI: Select SP Antonio Maddera
Dlee drafted a decent pitcher, but he is another pitcher that I see being near the end of the rotation if he makes it because it looks as though his movement will be the highest over the others and probably by a lot as it is the highest vital already. The one good thing about him is his stats are good in HS and college.
Rating: C

Career Stats: 24-32 4.82 ERA 319 k’s 1.33 WHIP

20th :NYM: Select RP Peter McCliverty
I think this pitcher will be a decent pitcher in terms of being converted from a closer to starter. His vitals may not end up being that great as his movement is highest, but that may also be due to him currently being set up as a reliever. I do like his stats in HS and I think he does have the chance to be a solid pitcher in the long term.
Rating: B

Career Stats: 62-54 3.98 ERA 758 k’s 92 SV’s 1.35 WHIP