Washington D.C. Senators
Needs: 1B, 2B
Solid behind the plate with 2 players in their prime and one on the way
Need more power at 1B to replace aging Garland. 2B also needs to be addressed in the next few seasons.
With plenty of talent at the COF positions, slick fielding , but light hitting Dellaero will not be out of place
The Senators rotation is shaping up to be a dandy
The bullpen also has plenty of young strong arms throughout
Draft Preparation:
Player budget: top third (96 mill) because of a few high priced FA
Prospect budget: Moderate (16 mill)
Draft budget: low-emphasizing HS talent
college (5 mill) High school (12 mill)
Number of Draft Picks Rounds 1-5: 4
Picks
Round 1 Pick 13 SP Kid Spahn
On this staff he will probably be inserted into a long relief role,
but he could also be used as a short inning starter. Good left/right
splits, but a bit wild with high velocity. At least he will keep the
opposing hitters honest at the plate. A bit of a stretch for pick number
13, he most probably should have been a supplemental pick. 4 nasty ML
grade pitches with very good command. Features a tandem fastball and
slider.
ML Proj: 120 IP/3.50-4.00 ERA
Round 3 Pick 111 SS Pokey Hernandez
Very highly skilled defensively, Hernandez will likely see time as an
all purpose utility infielder in the bigs. His left/right splits are
good enough to get him a few at bats.
ML Proj: 200 AB/3 HR/.220 BA
Round 4 Pick 144 2B Bert Romine
AAA talent at best
Round 5 Pick 176 SS Jay O'Malley
Another good defensive talent but offense not good enough for the bigs. Ceiling AAA
Hidden Gems: Albert Cohen RP
Overall Grade: C-
Patrick didn't expect much from this draft, and in the end he didn't
get much. He should have gotten far more value for his first pick than
he actually got, but he also landed a pretty useful player in the third
round that somewhat made up for it. He still needs to address his
growing concerns at 1B, and 2B.
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