Outahere Sports Review

2024 Amateur Draft Results

By MogulMonster, on October 3rd, 2009

Final results from the 2024 amateur draft:

Round	Pick #	Team	Player Name	Age	P	Overall	Peak
1	1	SEA	Wurzback, Bryan	17	SP	57	96
1	2	MIN	Osif, Brent	19	3B	57	90
1	3	SFG	Sommella, Terry	17	3B	65	96
1	4	ARI	Drennen, Josh	21	SP	68	97
1	5	CLE	MacCoull, Vince	17	1B	65	99
1	6	STL	Smith, Morgan	22	1B	79	92
1	7	KCR	Keynes, Stuart	22	3B	70	97
1	8	MON	Carren, Lee	21	3B	66	88
1	9	PHI	Zotes, Eduardo	22	RF	68	95
1	10	PIT	Swain, Fred	21	RF	71	90
1	11	ATL	Cline, Shawn	20	SP	67	95
1	12	HOU	Ingilby, Brendan	19	RP	78	88
1	13	COL	Wexler, Cory	16	RP	63	95
1	14	LAD	Cortina, Gustavo	17	SP	54	94
1	15	CIN	Cheveres, Gaétan	21	SP	72	93
1	16	LAD	Black, Colin	21	SP	71	93
1	17	POR	Burruss, Derrick	20	3B	70	93
1	18	COL	Davis, Sean	21	3B	67	93
1	19	NYM	Santoval, Albert	19	1B	63	89
1	20	NYY	Curtis, Chris	22	LF	65	93
1	21	PHI	Gafford, Kirk	19	SP	57	93
1	22	OAK	Cordona, Raul	20	SP	53	87
1	23	FLA	Claros, Jugo	19	3B	63	88
1	24	MIL	Robertson, Maxim	17	RP	51	93
1	25	PIT	Foster, Dave	20	1B	67	90
1	26	KCR	Bamentos, Emmanuel	18	SP	49	93
1	27	CIN	Obley, Aaron	20	C	67	82
1	28	CHC	Mildmay, Geoff	18	RP	69	92
1	29	SJS	Bardwell, Jason	18	RP	63	86
1	30	HOU	Golden, Tim	20	RF	68	82
1	31	MTC	Kavanagh, Tony	20	SP	67	92
1	32	COL	Bochner, Jeremy	20	C	67	91
1	33	LAD	Kanemura, Heiko	21	SP	57	91
1	34	MTC	Westphal, Paul	16	RP	53	82
1	35	SJS	McDonald, Kasey	22	LF	69	86
1	36	VAN	Winram, Peter	21	CF	76	90
SW1	37	FLA	Johnston, Scott	20	RP	74	88
SW1	38	POR	Wilson, Kirk	21	CF	68	85
SW1	39	NYM	Bisuano, Norberto	21	3B	67	83
SW1	40	FLA	Fandez, Bengi	20	1B	66	86
SW1	41	LAA	Moyeno, Fletcher	20	SS	68	85
SW1	42	LAD	Soldavila, Amado	16	RF	54	73
2	43	SEA	Dewitt, Brent	22	SP	67	86
2	44	POR	Nipper, Dustin	21	RP	61	81
2	45	PIT	Winchell, Peter	20	LF	65	77
2	46	ARI	Corson, Alan	16	RP	47	90
2	47	SEA	Mutsu, Koremasa	19	SS	67	90
2	48	NYM	Leaper, Lucas	17	RP	52	82
2	49	KCR	Robinson, Jon	19	CF	65	90
2	50	CHW	Carlson, Jim	17	SP	51	90
2	51	TOR	Hall, Dax	20	2B	67	86
2	52	PIT	Ramsdell, Cam	17	SP	52	86
2	53	ATL	Waldon, Alan	19	SP	67	89
2	54	HOU	Gajardo, Mel	20	RP	70	87
2	55	CCT	Heitner, Allan	17	RP	62	84
2	56	LAD	Leggieri, Cory	17	3B	61	89
2	57	CIN	Jones, Joe	20	C	67	88
2	58	LAA	Henke, Jason	21	2B	63	88
2	59	POR	Moore, Bryan	21	SP	53	80
2	60	CIN	Miller, Josh	20	SP	61	88
2	61	CCT	Young, Darryl	18	RP	50	81
2	62	NYY	Swick, Zane	16	3B	53	88
2	63	PHI	MacTavish, Jason	19	RP	49	88
2	64	NYM	Zanga, Rolando	20	RP	67	85
2	65	FLA	Fryar, Peter	21	SP	54	82
2	66	MIL	Finnemore, Brian	21	3B	69	87
2	67	DET	McWhirr, Chris	20	C	68	81
2	68	SFG	Loder, Dick	16	RP	53	84
2	69	SDP	Alvor, Eli	20	CF	66	87
2	70	MTC	Prouty, C.C.	20	RP	53	79
2	71	BOS	Haggins, Nat	19	RP	62	81
2	72	SJS	Wall, Joe	20	RF	63	83
2	73	BAL	Tipton, Derek	21	SP	65	87
2	74	COL	Reese, Dennis	18	RP	48	87
2	75	LAD	Fulkerson, Chad	17	RP	47	87
2	76	PIT	Blackburn, Tom	21	LF	70	86
2	77	SJS	Serna, Micah	19	SS	64	77
2	78	VAN	Laszlo, West	20	3B	54	79
SW2	79	MIL	Allexne, Guilherme	22	SP	67	86
SW2	80	TEX	Alosta, Alirio	21	2B	64	86
SW2	81	STL	Groves, Jim	20	SP	63	86
SW2	82	CHC	Conzuesra, Jorgé	19	LF	60	86
SW2	83	HOU	Wester, Leonard	20	C	68	79
SW2	84	CCT	Haviland, Tim	20	2B	66	77
SW2	85	BAL	McLaughlin, Phil	20	2B	68	85
SW2	86	BOS	Harp, Ian	19	RP	53	76
SW2	87	COL	Urrutia, Isidoro	22	SP	65	85
SW2	88	FLA	Hinson, Travis	21	C	69	83
SW2	89	PIT	Jiminez, Alberto	20	SP	61	85
SW2	90	BOS	Braden, Ben	20	SP	62	77
SW2	91	FLA	Marvin, Brendan	20	LF	65	83
3	92	SEA	Smith, Shaun	21	3B	73	84
3	93	POR	Evans, James	21	LF	67	83
3	94	PIT	Seco, Alex	19	RP	65	84
3	95	ARI	Robinson, Kordell	19	CF	63	84
3	96	CLE	Edgerton, Sam	18	RP	60	84
3	97	STL	Chase, Rich	19	SP	57	83
3	98	KCR	Watson, Tim	22	3B	70	83
3	99	TOR	Woolcombe, Matt	22	C	68	77
3	100	TOR	Scheid, Roger	21	SP	53	71
3	101	SFG	Santos, Sammy	21	1B	63	80
3	102	ATL	Dollete, Jamie	21	SS	69	83
3	103	HOU	Briggs, Derek	20	RP	50	75
3	104	OAK	Wood, Chad	21	CF	67	83
3	105	FLA	Gregory, Donald	20	RP	63	76
3	106	CIN	Clark, Jim	20	CF	67	83
3	107	LAA	Varrios, Galeno	19	2B	63	83
3	108	POR	Brearton, Jon	19	RF	61	75
3	109	CCT	Van Pelt, Jayson	19	RF	61	69
3	110	CCT	Corr, Gary	20	SS	61	76
3	111	NYY	Badena, Joaquin	16	LF	54	83
3	112	TOR	Wesley, Mike	21	SP	64	82
3	113	NYM	Nelson, Chris	18	SP	52	83
3	114	FLA	Cormican, Mike	19	3B	62	80
3	115	MIL	Annandale, Jim	17	RP	49	83
3	116	DET	Fako, Neil	20	RP	69	79
3	117	CHW	Zarate, Juan	16	RP	48	83
3	118	SDP	Osborne, Jack	21	RP	67	82
3	119	CHC	Alexander, Rich	20	1B	66	82
3	120	MIN	Millman, Jamie	19	SP	58	82
3	121	SJS	Valetin, Rafael	20	SP	54	82
3	122	BAL	Snively, Tracy	22	RF	69	81
3	123	CIN	Rosero, Albert	22	SS	67	81
3	124	LAD	Brown, Casey	19	1B	62	81
3	125	FLA	Ross, Ben	17	LF	56	77
3	126	DET	Lorena, José	20	CF	68	77
3	127	NYM	Felton, Dwight	18	RP	52	81
4	128	SEA	Atkinson, Erik	20	SS	60	78
4	129	POR	Costanza, Cal	21	RP	61	81
4	130	PIT	Nelson, Thom	20	LF	58	81
4	131	ARI	Tikaran, Jefferson	20	C	66	80
4	132	SEA	Beville, Joel	20	C	61	71
4	133	STL	Babbage, Tim	20	SP	51	81
4	134	KCR	Ruiz, Leon	17	RP	53	81
4	135	CHW	Mackins, Phil	18	SP	49	81
4	136	TOR	Park, Demetrius	21	SP	64	80
4	137	MTC	Meinertzhagen, Eric	20	3B	56	80
4	138	ATL	Hewitt, Joe	19	RP	53	80
4	139	BOS	Grimsey, Jerry	18	RP	53	80
4	140	POR	Sance, Jason	17	SP	48	80
4	141	LAD	Paladino, Tom	18	RP	48	80
4	142	TOR	Gallery, Josh	22	SP	62	75
4	143	LAA	Wenczel, Chip	21	RP	69	79
4	144	POR	Ruel, Christopher	21	SS	68	79
4	145	STL	Thurston, Terry	18	SP	52	79
4	146	CCT	Nathanson, Torben	17	SP	48	79
4	147	NYY	Hansen, Mike	19	C	67	79
4	148	PHI	Wadley, Justin	22	1B	67	79
4	149	NYM	Earnest, Ron	20	RF	67	79
4	150	FLA	Gantt, Rob	20	C	67	79
4	151	MIL	Regan, Chris	20	LF	66	79
4	152	PIT	Pettipher, Trevor	20	CF	63	79
4	153	SJS	MacMurrich, Damien	21	RP	62	79
4	154	SDP	Lanos, Alejandro	17	SP	49	79
4	155	CHC	Fournier, Colby	20	RP	49	79
4	156	MIN	Johnston, Alan	19	SP	49	79
4	157	TEX	Carpenter, Orion	17	RP	47	79
4	158	BAL	Singer, Brandon	21	RP	69	78
4	159	TOR	Zimmerman, Peter	16	C	65	73
4	160	SFG	Springett, Ricky	19	SS	65	78
4	161	TOR	Murphy, Perry	19	CF	65	78
4	162	NYM	Hurtes, Oscar	21	C	67	78
4	163	VAN	Raymer, Eric	18	1B	63	78
5	164	SEA	Hollinger, Ross	22	LF	63	78
5	165	PIT	Taylor, Jay	21	CF	58	78
5	166	ARI	Pritchett, Matt	19	RP	55	78
5	167	CLE	Topia, Jamie	22	LF	69	77
5	168	STL	Serpas, Ivan	19	C	67	77
5	169	KCR	O’Connor, Kenneth	20	CF	66	77
5	170	CHW	Young, Lucas	19	C	65	77
5	171	TOR	Denby, Tim	21	SS	65	77
5	172	ATL	Podmore, Brad	22	1B	64	77
5	173	HOU	Berry, Paul	20	LF	63	77
5	174	COL	Yarborough, Todd	20	RF	63	77
5	175	LAD	Soto, Giuliano	21	RP	60	77
5	176	CIN	Stephens, Reid	21	1B	59	77
5	177	POR	Tursi, Adam	20	SP	49	77
5	178	CCT	Wimmer, Gabriel	19	RP	48	77
5	179	NYY	Wade, Jamie	20	3B	65	76
5	180	PHI	Hammonds, Simon	21	1B	64	76
5	181	OAK	Gorman, Larry	21	RP	63	76
5	182	FLA	Falardeau, Rob	22	RF	67	75
5	183	MIL	Smith, Bengi	20	C	67	75
5	184	DET	Hays, Sylvester	18	C	66	75
5	185	MON	Arden, Pat	17	C	63	75
5	186	SDP	Reser, Jerry	21	RP	61	75
5	187	CHC	Nolan, Liam	21	RP	61	75
5	188	MIN	Poisson, Kyle	18	RF	56	75
5	189	TEX	Boyd, Zachary	21	RP	49	75
5	190	BAL	Green, Jon	20	C	65	73
5	191	LAS	Mathews, Wesley	18	RP	48	75
5	192	MTC	McRuer, Jason	19	RP	48	75
5	193	SJS	Furtunato, Samuel	20	RP	47	75
6	194	SEA	Polkinghorne, Eric	21	SS	64	74
6	195	PIT	Albertson, Chris	19	RF	62	74
6	196	CLE	Hutson, Chad	22	1B	67	73
6	197	STL	Dittburner, Zach	21	C	67	73
6	198	KCR	Tingle, Aaron	20	CF	65	73
6	199	CHW	Wallace, Tony	20	SS	64	73
6	200	TOR	Turley, Peter	21	RP	63	73
6	201	ATL	Twyman, Kelley	21	2B	62	73
6	202	HOU	Lester, Ken	19	C	62	73
6	203	LAD	Rosenkranz, Jon	19	RP	62	73
6	204	CIN	Bolarios, Tommy	21	RP	61	73
6	205	TEX	Thomas, Tim	19	LF	58	73
6	206	POR	Elston, Bill	21	SP	56	73
6	207	CCT	Duran, Oscar	19	1B	56	73
6	208	NYY	Pieper, Skip	21	SP	55	73
6	209	PHI	Seaward, Paul	17	LF	54	73
6	210	OAK	Araujo, Manny	19	SP	50	73
6	211	FLA	Medlin, Gordon	21	C	67	72
6	212	MIL	McIlwraith, Brian	21	C	65	72
6	213	DET	Burks, Chris	18	C	65	72
6	214	MON	Riberol, Carlos	21	LF	63	72
6	215	MIN	Brown, Pascal	21	RP	60	72
6	216	TEX	Araica, Victor	20	LF	56	72
6	217	BAL	Legard, Jason	20	RP	48	72
6	218	LAS	Wilson, Dan	21	C	67	71
6	219	MTC	Caffey, Peter	20	CF	64	71
6	220	SJS	Toigo, Marty	21	1B	63	71
6	221	VAN	Iacovetta, Steve	20	C	62	71

League activity at an all time high

By cfeedback, on September 27th, 2009

Well, the 2024 season is underway, and it seems so far to be a banner year for Outahere. When I look at the number of in season FA signings or trade activity, I see a lot of active teams with plans to win now or rebuild for the future, which is great for the league as a whole. Both Baltimore and Washington have made moves to stay on top, but they definitely have a lot of chinks in their armor.

I’m especially impressed with some of the recent moves Montreal has made, going out and getting a top notch RP (Rodrigo Suarez) and a great 1B who can play at almost any position (Nomar Gauna). Apparently, Montreal is not willing to lie down for Washington in their bid to remain on top, and the NL East race should be one of the more interesting ones to watch in this young season.

Market is pitching dominant once again

By MogulMonster, on September 9th, 2009

It appears that, once again, pitching is at an extreme premium in this league. It’s showing. Jake Wayne looks like he’s well on his way to making 40+ million a season for the first time in Outahere history, for better or for worse. Mike Brown, who had a 5.18 ERA last year and a 4.65 career ERA has a bid standing currently at 13.5 million per season for 4 seasons. Meanwhile, outfielder Carleton Young, who has a career .829 OPS, was signed for 600k per year by the Desperados.

My strategy has always been to look for steals in free agency. Ever since I made a disaster of a move in signing Pascual Poveda to a long term deal, and having it backfire horribly, you will rarely, if ever, see me making a big move. So my advice would be to find low, under the radar pitchers who may put up good numbers, and BUY BUY BUY on offense. It’s cheap right now.

2024 Expansion Draft Results

By cfeedback, on September 7th, 2009

The draft was a lot of fun. Here are the results:

Player Name	Team	P	Age	Overall	Peak	Salary	Years	Pick	Expansion
Maderros, Carlo	MON	RF	29	93	93	$7,000,000	1	1	MTC
Torresola, Jamie	BAL	SP	30	91	91	$5,900,000	3	2	LAS
Dinning, Scot	PHI	SP	25	81	92	$470,000	Arb ’26	3	VAN
Shih, Bing-Chyi	WSN	CF	30	94	94	$18,700,000	4	4	SJS
Keough, Chris	MIL	SP	26	90	90	$5,800,000	3	5	SJS
Johnson, Brian	MIN	2B	23	67	87	$37,100	Arb ’26	6	VAN
Watson, John	DET	SP	32	90	90	$7,100,000	1	7	LAS
Neame, Peter	WSN	1B	33	94	94	$24,700,000	1	8	MTC
Smallman, Vernon	OAK	RP	23	75	96	$37,100	Arb ’26	9	MTC
Trotter, Joe	TEX	SP	26	69	93	$18,500	Arb ’26	10	LAS
Valhuerdi, José	CHC	LF	26	77	94	$37,100	Arb ’26	11	VAN
Stouffer, Kyle	CHC	C	23	67	84	$24,700	Arb ’26	12	SJS
Bandy, Collin	MIN	RP	23	63	92	$24,700	Arb ’26	13	SJS
Geis, Marc	WSN	LF	28	86	86	$470,000	Arb ’25	14	VAN
Weaver, Glenn	DET	C	23	87	90	$37,100	Arb ’26	15	LAS
Brogan, Glenn	BAL	CF	33	93	93	$8,600,000	2	16	MTC
Selph, Kevin	BAL	SP	23	53	86	$14,800	Arb ’26	17	MTC
Martinez, Samuel	BAL	2B	27	88	88	$6,500,000	3	18	LAS
Curling, Skip	WSN	SP	27	85	85	$470,000	Arb ’25	19	VAN
Walsingham, Pat	BAL	RP	25	84	93	$37,100	Arb ’26	20	SJS
Kim, Jae-Sun	MIN	1B	34	88	88	$10,500,000	1	21	SJS
Vanhouten, Brad	MIN	SP	23	50	81	$14,800	Arb ’26	22	VAN
Seth, Scott	DET	2B	23	68	90	$24,700	Arb ’26	23	LAS
Tabata, Jose	TOR	RF	34	90	90	$5,000,000	2	24	MTC
Willis, Ron	DET	RP	23	65	82	$18,500	Arb ’26	25	MTC
Krenn, Jay	BOS	SP	33	87	87	$2,500,000	1	26	LAS
Cole, Jeff	MON	RP	26	83	83	$3,700,000	2	27	VAN
Holcomb, Trent	MIL	SP	30	86	86	$6,400,000	1	28	SJS
Aspinwall, Tim	CHW	SP	31	84	84	$2,600,000	1	29	SJS
Clark, Gavin	CIN	1B	23	64	81	$18,500	Arb ’26	30	VAN
Willems, Colton	WSN	SP	34	86	86	$8,400,000	1	31	LAS
Green, Mike	CHW	RP	33	84	84	$14,200,000	1	32	MTC
Eggen, Brad	MON	LF	28	84	84	$470,000	Arb ’24	33	MTC
Constantine, Matt	NYY	SP	26	85	85	$37,100	Arb ’25	34	LAS
Wells, Todd	FLA	RP	24	73	82	$24,700	Arb ’26	35	VAN
Osborne, Eddie	CHW	RP	27	81	81	$2,300,000	1	36	SJS
Hood, Jake	PHI	SP	24	77	93	$37,100	Arb ’26	37	SJS
Strickland, Denis	MIL	RP	24	81	81	$470,000	Arb ’25	38	VAN
Irwin, Andrew	CHC	CF	30	86	86	$3,100,000	1	39	LAS
Klein, Sean	OAK	2B	32	90	90	$4,300,000	2	40	MTC
Anderson, Stacy	PHI	RP	25	67	82	$24,700	Arb ’26	41	MTC
Gaywood, Josh	MIL	CF	24	69	83	$24,700	Arb ’26	42	LAS
Leach, Jason	MON	RP	25	69	96	$24,700	Arb ’26	43	VAN
White, Alan	SDP	RP	28	81	81	$2,900,000	1	44	SJS
Lawrence, Geoff	TEX	RP	30	84	84	$7,200,000	1	45	SJS
Sanders, Louis	TEX	CF	27	83	83	$37,100	Arb ’25	46	VAN
Speirs, Phil	DET	RP	28	79	84	$37,100	Arb ’26	47	LAS
Castoneda, Luis	CHW	RP	31	81	81	$5,000,000	2	48	MTC
Leon, Ever	NYY	SP	26	82	82	$37,100	Arb ’24	49	MTC
Lane, Pete	SDP	SP	25	73	82	$24,700	Arb ’26	50	LAS
Phillips, Shawn	OAK	LF	28	83	86	$470,000	Arb ’25	51	VAN
Queener, Bernie	TEX	RP	25	63	83	$14,800	Arb ’26	52	SJS
Higgins, Tim	OAK	C	24	77	83	$470,000	Arb ’25	53	SJS
Wood, Hunter	OAK	SP	24	65	86	$24,700	Arb ’26	54	VAN
Wilson, Aaron	CCT	3B	32	83	83	$3,000,000	2	55	LAS
Shaffer, Aaron	PHI	CF	28	86	86	$1,500,000	2	56	MTC
Maathai, Abubakar	SDP	CF	25	84	84	$600,000	Arb ’24	57	MTC
Toiguchi, Hidetanda	PHI	CF	28	76	92	$37,100	Arb ’26	58	LAS
Beveridge, Bill	MON	RP	26	74	85	$37,100	Arb ’26	59	VAN
Heffron, Nate	TEX	RP	23	70	87	$24,700	Arb ’26	60	SJS
Goldman, Chris	ARI	RP	23	74	90	$470,000	Arb ’26	61	SJS
Suzuki, Gennai	SDP	SP	26	86	86	$1,000,000	1	62	VAN
Leclaire, Geoff	KCR	RP	31	79	79	$2,000,000	2	63	LAS
Gonzalez, Randy	CHC	SP	32	84	84	$7,700,000	3	64	MTC
Winkelstein, Carl	LAD	3B	34	83	83	$600,000	1	65	MTC
Ingham, Eric	MIN	2B	34	91	91	$23,800,000	1	66	LAS
Callen, Pete	SEA	SS	27	67	75	$37,100	Arb ’26	67	VAN
Schaeffer, Curt	COL	CF	34	77	77	$5,200,000	1	68	SJS
Moore, Jamie	COL	1B	26	75	81	$24,700	Arb ’26	69	SJS
Benthall, Gary	CHW	1B	33	84	84	$3,200,000	1	70	VAN
Drake, Britt	LAD	2B	33	83	83	$4,000,000	2	71	LAS
Naylor, Charlie	SDP	RP	27	75	82	$470,000	Arb ’26	72	MTC
Tanaka, Ujihiro	BOS	SS	34	88	88	$12,000,000	2	73	MTC
Hodson, Tommy	CCT	RP	29	82	82	$2,300,000	2	74	LAS
Garofab, Mario	ARI	SP	28	79	79	$470,000	Arb ’24	75	VAN
Venalde, Oscar	NYY	SP	23	63	84	$24,700	Arb ’26	76	SJS
Colwell, Marshall	ARI	SS	29	81	81	$1,000,000	1	77	SJS
Bulling, Jon	HOU	RF	25	79	79	$470,000	Arb ’25	78	VAN
Haider, Mark	CLE	RF	28	81	81	$470,000	Arb ’24	79	LAS
Mayfield, Eddie	COL	SS	24	75	79	$37,100	Arb ’26	80	MTC
Ryahn, Jaime	LAD	1B	30	80	80	$800,000	1	81	MTC
Gonzales, Efrain	NYM	RP	23	74	78	$37,100	Arb ’26	82	LAS
Maye, Brian	HOU	CF	23	63	78	$18,500	Arb ’26	83	VAN
Henstock, Grant	CCT	RP	23	49	71	$18,500	Arb ’26	84	SJS
Denova, Rafael	CCT	RP	24	62	79	$24,700	Arb ’26	85	SJS
Buck, Kent	COL	C	24	77	77	$18,500	Arb ’26	86	VAN
Runkle, Matthew	ARI	3B	24	73	79	$37,100	Arb ’26	87	LAS
Haffenden, Brian	ATL	C	32	80	80	$800,000	2	88	MTC
Ingram, Peter	SFG	SP	25	72	84	$37,100	Arb ’26	89	MTC
Johansen, Kenny	POR	RF	32	77	77	$1,000,000	2	90	LAS
Fisk, Chris	STL	3B	25	78	78	$470,000	Arb ’26	91	VAN
MacCrain, Stew	LAD	SS	28	79	79	$37,100	Arb ’25	92	SJS
Stanton, Vic	ATL	1B	24	79	79	$37,100	Arb ’26	93	SJS
Platz, Vince	POR	2B	29	78	78	$470,000	Arb ’25	94	VAN
Taylor, Tony	POR	C	30	77	77	$2,000,000	2	95	LAS
Evans, Branden	LAA	C	33	81	81	$3,200,000	1	96	MTC
Law, Matt	ATL	1B	29	79	79	$470,000	Arb ’24	97	MTC
Dallyn, Tony	SFG	RP	24	72	79	$37,100	Arb ’26	98	LAS
McHugo, Jake	NYY	RP	25	76	84	$37,100	Arb ’26	99	VAN
Palmer, Scott	STL	RF	33	77	77	$1,000,000	1	100	SJS
Simmons, Merv	ATL	RP	27	75	75	$470,000	Arb ’25	101	SJS
Nicolas, Mark	FLA	SS	26	81	81	$470,000	Arb ’25	102	VAN
Peel, Cecil	HOU	SP	26	81	81	$37,100	Arb ’25	103	LAS
Barchard, Trent	PIT	RP	29	75	75	$600,000	1	104	MTC
Veeck, Todd	SEA	SP	23	73	73	$470,000	Arb ’25	105	MTC
Sapp, Max	TOR	LF	35	80	80	$2,500,000	1	106	LAS
Reader, Patrick	POR	RP	29	79	79	$470,000	Arb ’25	107	VAN
Vanhoose, German	LAA	SP	26	77	77	$37,100	Arb ’26	108	SJS
Thill, Jeff	LAA	RF	26	76	76	$37,100	Arb ’26	109	SJS
Wink, Steve	POR	RF	29	79	79	$470,000	Arb ’25	110	VAN
Harrington, Wendell	CIN	RP	24	78	78	$37,100	Arb ’26	111	LAS
Hoffman, Brian	SEA	3B	23	73	73	$470,000	Arb ’26	112	MTC
Montgomery, Phil	NYM	RP	27	75	75	$37,100	Arb ’25	113	MTC
Crossman, Dylan	FLA	SS	26	80	83	$37,100	Arb ’26	114	LAS
Jackson, Greg	STL	C	27	75	75	$470,000	Arb ’25	115	VAN
York, Kevin	TOR	1B	25	74	83	$37,100	Arb ’26	116	SJS
Mangio, Dan	PIT	C	24	75	75	$37,100	Arb ’26	117	SJS
Cybulski, Scott	FLA	RP	24	61	81	$18,500	Arb ’26	118	VAN
Mueller, Ted	HOU	LF	25	78	78	$470,000	Arb ’26	119	LAS
Terry, Hugh	TOR	1B	24	69	81	$24,700	Arb ’26	120	MTC
Winkley, Rodger	CIN	RF	25	72	72	$470,000	Arb ’25	121	MTC
Wellwood, Eric	KCR	SP	26	67	77	$24,700	Arb ’26	122	LAS
Foulsham, Chris	NYM	SP	33	75	75	$2,700,000	1	123	VAN
Slate, Ross	CLE	RF	23	63	75	$18,500	Arb ’26	124	SJS
Wagner, Chris	CLE	RP	23	62	75	$18,500	Arb ’26	125	SJS
Flores, José	LAA	SP	26	79	79	$470,000	Arb ’26	126	VAN
Wardlaw, Dwight	BOS	SP	34	81	81	$5,400,000	1	127	LAS
Ginard, Juan	CLE	RP	25	77	77	$470,000	Arb ’24	128	MTC
Pinedo, Manny	LAA	SP	25	77	77	$37,100	Arb ’26	129	MTC
Spellman, Adam	KCR	CF	23	63	74	$18,500	Arb ’26	130	LAS
Cain, Gareth	STL	RP	33	79	79	$5,000,000	1	131	VAN
Truslove, Craig	SEA	C	23	67	75	$24,700	Arb ’26	132	SJS
Krugel, Wil	CIN	RP	26	76	76	$37,100	Arb ’26	133	SJS
Barker, Seth	SFG	SP	24	71	78	$24,700	Arb ’26	134	VAN
Acklin, Scott	BOS	RP	28	74	74	$24,700	Arb ’25	135	LAS
Arredondo, Ramon	NYM	3B	28	75	75	$470,000	Arb ’25	136	MTC
Priddy, John	PIT	C	30	71	71	$470,000	Arb ’25	137	MTC
Thibideau, Sean	PIT	LF	27	69	69	$18,500	Arb ’26	138	LAS
Johnson, Carmelo	KCR	RP	27	77	77	$800,000	2	139	VAN
McFalls, Jason	SFG	SP	27	77	77	$470,000	Arb ’25	140	SJS

The return of the OSR

By cfeedback, on September 6th, 2009

After a long hiatus, we’re going to get this going again for next season, starting off with live coverage of the 2024 expansion draft. I’d also like to welcome TRCMagic as a new contributor to the blog. Between myself, MogulMonster, and TRCMagic, we hope to keep you regularly updated throughout the entire season.

2023 Draft Results

By cfeedback, on August 1st, 2009

Round 1:

Player Name	P	TEAM	PICK	ORDER	Age	Health	Overall	Peak	Upside	Scouting
Kohler, Alex	1B	BOS	1	3	21	76	76	95	19	9
Davenport, Shawn	SP	ARI	2	2	19	80	64	96	32	8.2
Morris, Brian	3B	BAL	3	14	20	53	69	91	22	8.2
Towers, Eric	2B	SEA	4	7	18	89	66	93	27	8.1
Baugh, Cory	SS	HOU	5	36	22	80	71	86	15	8
Parongao, Victor	SP	KCR	6	5	20	88	67	94	27	8.3
Parington, Ty	1B	PHI	7	11	20	69	73	92	19	8.6
McKinley, Eric	SS	CIN	8	4	20	73	71	94	23	8.6
Okawa, Toyonari	RP	COL	9	19	19	80	63	90	27	7.7
Luevanos, Eduardo	SP	NYY	10	16	21	81	63	91	28	7.8
Bustamante, Vlad	3B	SFG	11	1	20	65	75	96	21	9
Lindsey, Jason	SP	CHW	12	65	20	70	56	82	26	6.6
Lehman, Louis	LF	PIT	13	6	19	77	66	94	28	8.2
Dvorak, Nick	SP	LAD	14	8	21	58	64	93	29	8
Powers, Eric	3B	TOR	15	29	19	63	67	87	20	7.8
Anderson, Ty	SP	STL	16	10	17	74	57	93	36	7.5
Velandia, Marquitz	LF	LAA	17	9	17	66	57	93	36	7.5
Ceballos, Esteban	SP	NYM	18	13	20	62	58	92	34	7.5
Phillips, Mathew	3B	OAK	19	12	19	74	66	92	26	8.1
Wheeler, Anton	SP	BAL	20	18	21	75	64	90	26	7.8
Polando, Eduardo	3B	OAK	21	15	21	71	67	91	24	8.1
White, Brendan	2B	DET	22	74	17	70	61	81	20	6.9
Griffin, Zack	SP	COL	23	39	20	69	54	86	32	6.7
Guest, Jared	LF	TOR	24	21	21	85	67	89	22	7.9
Rock, Preston	2B	MIL	25	17	19	78	65	90	25	7.8
Curtis, Donny	1B	MIN	26	59	16	68	55	83	28	6.6
Zappulla, Owen	SP	SDP	27	20	20	65	62	90	28	7.6
Bernard, Tom	3B	BOS	28	22	18	56	63	89	26	7.6
Turner, Rich	2B	CHC	29	45	21	77	67	84	17	7.5
Will, Brian	SP	FLA	30	23	19	75	61	89	28	7.5
Peillere, Albert	SP	WSN	31	24	20	71	68	88	20	7.9
Parker, Russ	RP	BAL	32	60	20	78	53	83	30	6.4
Connelly, Dustin	3B	BAL	33	71	20	63	67	81	14	7.3

Q&A with Cubs GM SanjiWatsuki

By MogulMonster, on July 24th, 2009

Also known as “Midnight Talk With Sanji”, the Cubs GM SanjiWatsuki was nice enough to sit down with me early today to speak about the Cubs, scouting, and Oscar Delu, amongst other things.

OSR: Thanks for taking the time to answer a few questions for the OSR, Sanji.
Sanji:It’s not like I have anything better to do.

OSR: Let’s start first and foremost with the NL Central this season. The Brewers are noticeably much improved this season, and it’s looking like one of the best races in all of baseball. How do you like your chances?
Sanji:I think I’ve got a 50% chance at the playoffs. The Brewers have me beat in the division but the Cubs can take it if they’re lucky. If not, we’ll have to beat the crap out of the Expos.

OSR:How about your signing of John Sanders in the offseason? You were often criticized for a lack of “star power” in the last few years. Did the signing of Sanders have anything to do with this?
Sanji:I didn’t especially want star power. I just thought John Sanders had an incredibly affordable contract and filled a hole in the roster. For all I care, I could have just tossed Andrew Irwin AKA Brett Gardner in the outfield everyday and called it a day.

OSR: You’re very well known for picking up pitchers off the scrap heap and turning them into very valuable pieces of your ballclub. How much scouting usually goes into finding these types of players?
Sanji: I don’t do any scouting myself. My scouts do it. I pay them $0 and I’m tied for first in expenses.

OSR: Are there any specific prospects that you’re really looking forward to?
Sanji:Ain’t nobody gonna take John Schmidt from me unless they’re packing some serious talent. He kicks more ass than MM with one arm tied behind his back.
OSR: Not sure that’s possible, Sanji.
Sanji:Oh, and Peter Fortner is pretty awesome, too. I’m considering moving him to the infield. Yes, potentially a left handed 2B.

OSR: As the Brewers continue to emerge as a real threat, where do you see the Cubs 5 seasons into the future?
Sanji:Back in 1st place with the Brewers without money or their young base.

OSR: Most hated player in the league?
Sanji:Paul Kelly when the manager gives him the green light. Gauna playing at 1B or corner OF. Sanji Watsuki, that 2B sucks.
OSR: What a dumbass name, too.
Sanji:Oh, and RemNAIHF, too. But he’s not a player.

OSR: Oscar Delu is an excellent example of the aforementioned “pitchers off the scrap heap”. In limited time, he’s performed very nicely for you. What did you see in him when he was on the Brew crew?
Sanji:He’s a ground ball pitcher with better control than most expect. A lot like Peter Lambert.

OSR: Your WS pick this season?
Sanji:Cubs.

OSR: Alright Sanji, thanks a lot for your time and good luck in defeating the Brewers.
Sanji:I don’t need luck. We’re that good.

Free agency: Part 2

By cfeedback, on July 9th, 2009

I never got around to the second round of FA previews, but here’s one thing I definitely noticed. Second base is becoming the hardest position to fill in Outahere, and I don’t see it getting better in the near future. So hang onto those second baseman! I’d rank them second (pun intended) in overall value to a team right after a top SP.

Banner year for free agents: Part 1

By cfeedback, on July 5th, 2009

With the 2022-2023 off season looking to possibly be the best year ever as far as talent available in free agency, I thought we’d check out some of the biggest names on the market.

1B/DH Liam McGurk (97): He set career high numbers last season in HRs, RBIs, batting average, and OPS. And he’s only 29 years old. Clearly the best hitter on the market this year, although his defense makes him mostly suited to the DH role.

1B Nomar Gauna (96): Everyone’s favorite utility man, Gauna can play virtually every position on the field and is good for 40+ HRs a year. His OBP is a bit of a concern but his power and defense should more than make up for that.

LF John Sanders (96): Sanders struggled a bit in his 2/3rds of a season in Minnesota, possibily contributing to his release. Still, he has a proven track record and can play all four corner infield/outfield positions so he should command a pretty nice contract.

SP Rohan Leger (94): Leger is one of the best pitching FAs to hit the market in quite some time, and should command top dollar. His 2022 season was somewhat of a regression but I think most teams will look past that and hope he can put up numbers like he did in 2021.

CL Jared Helmuth (92): Helmuth had one of the worst seasons of his career in 2022, yet still managed to convert 32/37 save opportunities. At 34 years old, he’s getting up there, but I’m sure there will be a lot of interest in this proven veteran.

SP Jorgé Villaroel (86): Don’t let his low overall fool you…he still managed to put up a 2.81 ERA in 2022, and has a .728 career winning percentage. His lack of health is a bit of a risk but one that many teams are willing to take a chance on.

That’s just a brief summary of some of the top players in this year’s free agency, although there’s quite a bit more out there than I listed. I’ll look at a few more players in Part 2, later tonight. Free agency will kick off sometime Monday afternoon or evening, so start doing your homework!

Seattle’s Liam McGurk hits for cycle

By MogulMonster, on June 30th, 2009

In what has been a dismal season for the Seattle Mariners, who currently sit at 57-96, slugger Liam McGurk gave Mariner fans something to smile about on September 20th vs. Boston, when he went 4-6, with a single, double, triple, and a home run. One of the rarest plays in baseball, McGurk’s historical night is the 3rd cycle this year, the other two belonging to Kevin Gheorghe of the Padres and Julio Gouea of the Braves. McGurk’s contract will expire this year, and it’s widely expected that the Mariners do not have the cash to resign him.

McGurk’s four RBIs on the night helped contribute to a 10-4 win over the worst team in baseball, the Boston Red Sox.