Draft Postportem

Let's breakdown of players I'm (potentially) adding to my system:

Player	My pick	Real life spot picked	Real life team	Notes
Daz Cameron	1.13	1.37	Houston	Cameron looks like a bonus baby, but one that will sign
John Aiello	1.41	Not Drafted	NA	This has me frustrated. I was figuring someone would draft him... I was wrong
Riley Ferrell	2.51	3.79	Houston	As I said when I picked him, it was a bit of a reach. That said, this guy seems to ensure I get a major leaguer out of the draft.
Rhett Wiseman	3.87	3.103	Was	This pick made me happy. He wouldn't have been there had I waited another round, and I think he's got 20/20 potential
Justin Garza	4.117	8.244	Cleveland	It is nice that he got picked in the first 10 rounds, and Cleveland has had some success with pitchers like Garza (Hello Trevor Bauer). I'm cautiously optimistic that my reach and the idea that Cleveland knows what they're doign will have lots of people saying "how did he last so long?"
Elih Marrero	5.147	29.865	Cin	Pretty good chance this guy doesn't sign. It is going to be a rough drafted for me.
Joe DeMers	6.177	Not picked	NA	Another wasted early pick for me. Like I said early in the process... not having access to the same info as "those who know things" makes this a really tough exercise
Riley Thompson	7.207	1,105	Cin	As a team picking in Ohio, I love that the Reds took this guy late in a "boy, we have nothing to lose" sort of way....I can't imagine he signs
Kyle Molnar	8.237	761	Stl	I can't imagine there is a chance he signs, but at least a well respected GM and franchise took the stab.
Sutton Whiting	9.267	713	CHN	As I said a few times in my diary, the Cubs picked up a bunch of players I was excited about. Perhaps this is a good luck thing?
Ty Moore	10.297	867	SD	A real life Padres' player!!!! We agreed on one!!!
Chandler Day	11.327	904	Cle	Like I said about the Reds' pick of Chandler Day, I like that Cleveland drafted an Ohio guy... it's a pipedream, but perhaps one that could end up working out
Cole Irvin	12.357	967	Pit	I can't imagine he ends up signing... seems like a chance he ends up as a senior next year
Nick Madrigal	13.387	514	Cle	Someone to dream on.
David Lucroy	14.417	601	Mil	Jonathan's little brother, and a guy who had ups and downs... I suspect he might end up the last man in the bullpen. And at this spot in the draft, that's worth it's weight in gold.
Luke Willis	15.447	909	KC	I'm happy to see him drafted. He is a guy I'm going to root for, based on sharing an alma mater.

If we're being realistic, there is a TON of upside here, but a lot of these guys, based on where they were picked, seem likely to head off to college. I suspect that victory ends up looking like:

• Cameron
• Ferrell
• Wiseman
• Garza
• Whiting
• Moore
• Lucroy
• Willis

It is a high upside HS player (Cameron), a RHSP and RHRP who could be helpful at the major league level (Garza and Ferrell), two college outfielders with potential (Wiseman and Moore), a defensive SS who can make life easier for my minor league pitchers and may one day be an OK backup (Whiting), a longshot OF and RHSP (Lucroy and Willis).

And if all goes well, I can get one or 2 of the HS players to sign. Aiello and Demers are off the table (actually, they're now the top of my 2018 big board). However;

One of Riley Thompson, Elih Marrero, Kyle Molnar or Chandler Day make this draft FAR more interesting... so here's hoping one of them signs.

Cole Irvin is a complete X factor. He only moves the draft a bit either way in terms of how strong the class is, but as a guy who could reasonably have an Alan Embree-like career... he can improve the class.

Nick Madrigal has a great name.

Luke Willis will be a guy I root for throughout his career.