Showing posts with label 2016 Draft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2016 Draft. Show all posts

Sunday, February 7, 2016

2016 Draft Supplemental Rounds

Results for the supplemental rounds—this year the eighth through 15th rounds—of the 2016 MMDA draft are as follows. For the first seven rounds—the "regulation" phase—visit the 2016 Draft Results.

EIGHTH ROUND
Dutchmen eighth-round pick
Preston Tucker
141 Scorpions Williams Perez, rhp, Braves
142 Breakers Tim Cooney, lhp, Cardinals
143 Dutchmen Preston Tucker, of, Astros
144 Nighthawks David Phelps, rhp, Marlins
145 Snappers Corey Knebel, rhp, Brewers
146 Bluejays Luis Avilan, lhp, Dodgers
147 Irish Pat Venditte, lhp, Athletics
148 Maulers Erik Goeddel, rhp, Mets
149 Gators Josh Osich, lhp, Giants
150 Roadrunners  Colin Rea, rhp, Padres
151 Dodgers Jarrod Saltalamacchia, c, D-backs
152 Huskies Edwin Jackson, rhp, Braves
153 Crows Martin Maldonado, c, Brewers
154 Lions Jordy Mercer, ss, Pirates

NINTH ROUND
155 Scorpions Jerome Williams, rhp, Phillies
156 Dutchmen Daniel Hudson, rhp, D-backs
157 Nighthawks Adonis Garcia, 3b, Braves
158 Bluejays Chris Stewart, c, Pirates
159 Irish Dixon Machado, ss, Tigers
160 Maulers Ben Paulsen, 1b, Rockies
161 Gators Eduardo Nunez, 3b, Twins
162 Roadrunners  Miguel Socolovich, rhp, Cardinals
163 Huskies John Danks, lhp, White Sox
164 Lions Jesus Sucre, c, Mariners

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Top 10 Uncarded Prospects Omitted From 2016 Draft

By Matt Eddy

The 2016 MMDA draft promises to echo through the ages with one of the deepest crops of first-round talent ever. Astros shortstop Carlos Correa, Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant and Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor will figure prominently at the top of the draft, while a second wave of talent—Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager, Mets righthander Noah Syndergaard, Twins third baseman Miguel Sano and Cubs left fielder Kyle Schwarber—would be in the conversation for No. 1 overall in most years.

The depth of this year's major league rookie crop is semmingly boundless, such that even a list of rookies who did not play enough to receive a Strat-O-Matic card is more robust than usual. Just think how much better this year's rookie class would look with some of the following players eligible for selection. But alas, no card means no go as far as the MMDA draft is concerned.

To repeat: The following players made their big league debuts in 2015 but are not eligible for the MMDA draft in February.

Max Kepler hit .322/.416/.531 with 54 XBH, 18 SB and 67 BB
in 112 games at Double-A in 2015
1. Max Kepler, rf/1b, Twins. The German-born Kepler scored the largest bonus ever by a European amateur when he signed with the Twins in 2009. Given that he was 16 years old at the time, his baseball development only seems like it's unfolded at a glacial pace.

Still just 22 in 2015, Kepler broke through in a big way at Double-A Chattanooga, winning the Southern League MVP award after leading the circuit in on-base percentage (.416) and slugging (.531). The Twins called him up in mid-September after the Lookouts won the SL title, and while Kepler went 1-for-7 in his cameo, he owns skills worth chasing, including strike-zone awareness, some power, some speed and a strong glove in the outfield.

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Draft Order For 2016 (And Each Team's Recent Top Picks)

The default order for the 2016 draft, based on order of finish in 2015, is presented below. The top four selections of the first round are shuffled a bit based on the draft lottery, but the following order will be preserved from round two to the end of the draft.

Trades involving first-round draft picks are not reflected here—see the grid on the main page—but each club's top pick in 2013, 2014 and 2015 (along with overall selection number) is reflected here.

No.Team Top Pick 2015Top Pick 2014Top Pick 2013
1Scorpions*G.Polanco (3)————
2Breakers%M.Betts (4)X.Bogaerts (4)J.Turner (18)
3DutchmenJ.Abreu (1)W.Myers (3)B.Harper (1)
4Razorbacks^G.Springer (9)J.Villar (56)B.Moss (8)
5NighthawksE.Escobar (41)S.Gray (19)W.Middlebrooks (10)
6DriversJ.Panik (34)G.Cole (7)Y.Cespedes (3)
7BlackhawksD.Santana (6)J.Teheran (9)M.Moore (6)
8BluejaysB.Holt (11)M.Byrd (53)R.Cook (24)
9IrishJ.Baez (16)M.Wacha (11)E.Cabrera (29)
10MaulersJ.deGrom (12)A.Wood (39)W.Chen (37)
11GatorsA.Sanchez (17)O.Arcia (17)D.Phelps (40)
12RoadrunnersJ.Harrison (7)Y.Puig (1)C.Carter (35)
13DodgersB.Boxberger (38)A.Rendon (12)J.Parker (7)
14PilotsC.Carrasco (13)J.Profar (5)M.Harvey (9)
15HuskiesR.Castillo (19)C.Archer (20)J.Ruggiano (16)
16HornetsM.Tanaka (8)N.Arenado (10)R.Detwiler (13)
17CrowsJ.Pederson (2)H.Ryu (14)A.Eaton (15)
18ManateesC.Bethancourt (30)J.Fernandez (2)S.Marte (11)
19StarsJ.Soler (5)T.Walker (13)H.Sanchez (95)
20LionsD.Betances (20)N.Castellanos (18)Y.Darvish (4)

* Breakers for round one
% Razorbacks for round one
^ Scorpions for round one