SB Nation User Blog: batonball

Fantasy Football - Check it out

batonball — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:54:13 -0000

Guys,

This is a game I think many of you will like. You can create and build your own players, it's pretty cool. The premier positions like Quarterback and Halfback are more costly, but all that means is you get to create one of them instead of four boring lumbering lineman. lol

You not only can create players, but also teams. There's contracts and other items, like equipment to consider. I highly recommend it, as it's alot of fun.

Here's the link

http://goallineblitz.com/game/signup.pl?ref=13693174

Fantasy Football

batonball — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:27:19 -0000

Guys,

You not only can create players, but also teams. There's contracts and other items, like equipment to consider. I highly recommend it, as it's alot of fun.

Here's the link

http://goallineblitz.com/game/signup.pl?ref=13693174

Worst MLB Scouting Department

batonball — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:02:38 -0000

It's no accident that the Royals have been one of the worst MLB squads for years, from 1992 thru 2001 these are the players they selected. It's hard to make that many consecutive "bust" selections if you tried. lol

THE ROYALS SELECT...
Player	Career	Could've had (1st round)
27. Jim Pittsley, RHP (No. 17, 1992)	7-12, 6.02	Shannon Stewart (No. 19)
26. Jeff Granger, LHP (No. 5, 1993)	0-1, 9.09	Derrek Lee (No. 14)
25. Matt Smith, 1B/LHP (No. 16, 1994)	Never reached majors	Scott Elarton (No. 25)
24. Juan LeBron, OF (No. 19, 1995)	Never reached majors	Michael Barrett (No. 28)
23. Dermal Brown, OF (No. 14, 1996)	.234, 14 HRs	Eric Milton (No. 20)
22. Dan Reichert, RHP (No. 7), 1997	21-25, 5.55	Lance Berkman (No. 16)
21. Jeff Austin, RHP (No. 4, 1998)	2-3, 6.75	Brad Lidge (No. 17)
20. Kyle Snyder, RHP (No. 7, 1999	2-9, 5.64	Barry Zito (No. 9)
19. Mike Stodolka, LHP (No. 4, 2000)	Never reached majors	Chase Utley (No. 15)
18. Colt Griffin, RHP (No. 9, 2001)	Never reached majors	Bobby Crosby (No. 25)

Interesting Draft Development

batonball — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:32:04 -0000

Anthony Hewitt, a raw HS prospect from CT, has rocketed from an unknown to a possible 1st Round Rookie selection, according to Baseball America. Hewitt’s name was not on ANY of their top prospect lists. One of his coaches asked BA how this was possible?

“Hewitt is one of the more intriguing players in the 2008 draft, because he's not only the best pure athlete available, but he's also the ultimate high-risk, high-reward talent in this class. Thus there's some difference between how we regard him as a prospect and where he might go in the draft.” answered Jim Callis.

“Hewitt's athleticism stood out on the showcase circuit last summer, but his performance didn't. As a result, he didn't make our preseason Top 100 High School Prospects list. And though he has plenty of helium, Hewitt has yet to appear on our Draft Tracker.” added Callis.

Why the hype on this supposedly “undiscovered gem” right before the draft. How could he possibly be drafted before Anthony Gose or Hicks - equally raw hitters, but with a golden arms?

10 Ways To Spice Up The MLB Draft

batonball — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:34:58 -0000

Here's an article I found that many of you might find interesting:

http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/186267

Here's the breakdown of key components:

10 – Better coverage of college baseball

9 – Trading the rights to drafted players

8 – Abolish the slotting system

7 – Even the playing field

6 – Better coverage of Minor League Baseball

5 – Better TV Coverage of the Draft

4 – Baseball needs Mel Kiper Jr.

3 – Better coverage of high school players

2 – Scouting Combines

1 – Allow the trading of draft picks

MOD: Yankees

batonball — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:33:06 -0000

The Yankees are preparing for the annual draft. They've done well in recent years with Joba, Hughes and Ian Kennedy. Thankfully the farm system is stronger than it has been in years, perhaps since George purchased the team in the mid-70's. We look to continue to build on such.

If you have any recommendations, feel free to post them here!

The Bombers have the 28th and 40th selections in the opening round.

Poll

Who do you think is the better pitching prospect?

Kyle Long

2 votes

Sonny Gray

5 votes

Alex Meyer

5 votes

Michael Palazzone

4 votes

Kyle Lobstein

7 votes

Daniel Webb

2 votes

Joshua Fields

6 votes

Nick Maronde

1 votes

32 votes | Poll has closed