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The Big Board as of Feb. 8, 2010: |
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Rising = Δ, Falling = ∇ |
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1. Ted Williams 2. Babe Ruth 3. Mickey Mantle 4. John McGraw 5. Frank Thomas 6. Bill Joyce 7. Roy Cullenbine 8. Carl Yastrzemski |
The ASB Classic Draft is four days away. It’s been a crazy week, and while some picks have become solidified, we’re sure to see some last minute movement even from now until Draft Night.
1. Ted Williams (Bamford Bears) – Done deal.
2. Babe Ruth (Aginville Sketchers) – Done deal.
3. Mickey Mantle (Boggstown Boilers) – This will all come down to draft position in the blacks. If the Boilers think they can pull the trigger on a trade in order to draft a better career disc, McKeon will certainly make the move.
4. John McGraw (Lincoln Square Devil Dogs) – The entire draft weighs in the balance of the Devil Dogs. While there is a small chance that McGraw goes in the first three picks, he will likely be available here. Should the Devil Dogs NOT pick McGraw, it would be a major shakeup for the rest of the draft. Essentially, this means McGraw could go anywhere between #2 and possibly fall to #8 if the Devil Dogs pass. With ownership not arriving to the draft until late in the evening, we suspect that owner Lance Gilchrest will not have had time to be drunk enough to overlook McGraw with this pick.
5. Frank Thomas – (Jenks Wildcats) – Thomas will look great with that new Wildcats logo on.
6. Bill Joyce (McCall Mudhens) – Any other name here would be a major upset.
7. Roy Cullenbine– (Jeetzton Beanbags) – Still a complete crapshoot to try to guess the Beanbags selection, but this name is as good as fit as any.
8. Carl Yastrzemski – (Fogelberg Falcons) – This could potentially fill two thin positions, LF and 1B. There are plenty of great options available for the Falcons, but we feel they are more likely to draft for total bases rather than a rabbit like Billy Hamilton or Wade Boggs.
It really is hard to plan out a draft strategy when you don’t know your position in the black disc draft. So many things shall ride on that spin.
Agreed. You pretty much have to prepare a bunch of different scenarios. Even though I have great single season position this year, I almost liked it better when we had no clue where we’d be in either blacks or single-season. That way, you had to prepare for ANYTHING. I’m not trying to initiate a change or anything like that, but just reflecting on the anxiety leading up to drawing positions out of a hat (twice). At least this year we have a decent idea of where we should fall, I guess. Black positioning is huge this year as a lot of the positions are thinned out and I think the added experience across the board will create for a more balanced draft.