Rate My Draft - Pitchers Topic

With a bunch of compensatory picks this year, and little pitching depth in my system I decided to concentrate on arms through the first two rounds of my draft. Below are the players (and their projected ratings) that I selected. Did I actually help build my future rotation, or did I do little more than add a bunch of potential long relief guys? Thanks for your opinions.

Phillip Hannity - #16 - 18 years old
Event Season Height Weight OV RA GL AS AA PC DU HE SP PA TP MK
Current - 5-11 180 47 18 21 38 34 17 15 84 3 56 40 83
Projected - 6-0 204 74 25 40 50 54 23 15 99 6 81 40 92

Event Season CN PW LH RH BE BR BU PP ST CT LH RH VE GB P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
Current - 16 5 16 8 23 12 39 59 50 60 31 48 69 57 67 59 42 33 24
Projected - 24 9 28 9 32 15 66 64 67 98 57 74 82 75 82 76 72 49 39

Lonny Contreras - #27 - 21 years old
Event Season Height Weight OV RA GL AS AA PC DU HE SP PA TP MK
Current - 6-0 194 53 0 12 26 56 8 27 45 0 47 42 66
Projected - 6-0 209 75 0 14 35 75 8 32 52 3 61 41 76
Time of Draft 19 6-0 194 53 0 12 26 56 8 27 45 0 47 42 66

Event Season CN PW LH RH BE BR BU PP ST CT LH RH VE GB P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
Current - 20 4 18 15 22 11 45 49 79 58 41 56 28 54 69 51 39 18 0
Projected - 31 4 22 24 22 16 68 54 94 86 63 81 32 65 84 55 50 27 0
Time of Draft 19 20 4 18 15 22 11 45 49 79 58 41 56 28 54 69 51 39 18 0

Doug Bailey - #36 - 18 years old
Event Season Height Weight OV RA GL AS AA PC DU HE SP PA TP MK
Current - 6-0 173 46 42 13 0 43 15 15 91 31 56 38 42
Projected - 6-1 189 75 56 22 5 66 25 19 100 31 78 37 48

Event Season CN PW LH RH BE BR BU PP ST CT LH RH VE GB P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
Current - 13 0 16 13 15 15 33 52 58 56 43 41 32 43 65 67 46 47 32
Projected - 25 0 22 28 18 29 60 62 73 95 65 72 38 58 83 82 83 73 56

Todd Hubbard - #53 - 22 years old
Event Season Height Weight OV RA GL AS AA PC DU HE SP PA TP MK
Current - 6-6 192 48 0 32 22 17 0 29 58 16 82 24 76
Projected - 6-7 208 64 0 40 26 24 0 33 67 19 100 24 80
Time of Draft 19 6-6 192 48 0 32 22 17 0 29 58 16 82 24 76

Event Season CN PW LH RH BE BR BU PP ST CT LH RH VE GB P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
Current - 13 4 12 29 22 10 46 64 62 36 43 43 47 65 63 56 43 44 28
Projected - 21 7 21 37 25 17 66 71 62 48 65 62 55 74 78 62 61 61 41
Time of Draft 19 13 4 12 29 22 10 46 64 62 36 43 43 47 65 63 56 43 44 28

Flash Grant - #60 - 19 years old
Event Season Height Weight OV RA GL AS AA PC DU HE SP PA TP MK
Current - 6-2 205 46 17 29 34 36 2 22 84 41 16 33 61
Projected - 6-2 219 64 24 43 38 52 2 22 94 42 22 32 69
Time of Draft 19 6-2 205 46 17 29 34 36 2 22 84 41 16 33 61

Event Season CN PW LH RH BE BR BU PP ST CT LH RH VE GB P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
Current - 24 3 21 15 19 12 48 67 46 45 40 44 25 68 72 65 30 21 0
Projected - 38 3 33 20 21 17 68 78 63 65 55 64 32 76 80 72 40 28 0
Time of Draft 19 24 3 21 15 19 12 48 67 46 45 40 44 25 68 72 65 30 21 0

2/8/2011 1:29 PM (edited)
what are their ages? what is your scouting?
2/8/2011 1:25 PM
Sorry, my advanced scouting is a 16. I'll update with their ages.
2/8/2011 1:28 PM
Well assuming your projections are accurate:

Hannity: Don't like his vL, but when he pitches he should be dominate vs Righties, and perhaps average vs Lefties.  His low ST/DU, plus his struggles vs lefties kind of projects him as a solid setup man that can go multiple innings b/w rests w/ a high pull count if there's a great lefty at the plate.

Contreras: Solid middle of rotation guy.  You don't want him as your ace, but if he's your #4, you're in solid shape.  Not bad for the end of the 1st round.


Bailey:  I know his ST/DU is low, but a great collection of pitches.  Great value at 36, could start, but might be better out of the pen where he could go multiple innings a couple of days in a row before taking a day or 2 off to get back to 100%.  Then in the playoffs when you get a bunch of days off, he'd make a very solid starter.

Hubbard:  Hate the control.  he's solid everywhere else, just not solid enough to overcome a sub 50 control rating.  Could be a mop up man or long B.  Not bad value for the spot, might be able to flip him for something else or as part of a package to a coach more willing to deal w/ the low control, or poor AS and don't realize the control will be that low.

Grant:  Long man, again not bad for the #60 spot in the draft.

Overall, I'd give you about a B.  You didn't get a legit #1, but those are tough to come by after the top 5 or 10 in most drafts.  You probably left some solid bats off the table, or guys that could play a more important role in some cases, by going all pitching, but that's tough to garuntee w/o individually selecting each pick.  Contrares & Bailey should be key cogs in your future pitching staff, the others can fill bullpen roles, or provide some depth in AAA in case of an injury or as trade bait.






2/8/2011 1:34 PM
#16  --  LRA
#27  --  #2 or #3 SP
#36  --  #2 or #3 SP
#53  --  Good AAA but only ML mop or LRB
#60  --  Good AAA but only ML mop or LRB
2/8/2011 1:58 PM
The first three are all starters, the last two are minor leaguers. 
2/8/2011 2:19 PM
Contreras and Bailey are middle of the rotation guys, SP2 or SP3. Hannity is more of a long reliever and the other two are long B type guys at best. I don't carry those types of guys in my bullpen but they could be somewhat useful to eat innings.
2/8/2011 3:39 PM
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