From: eebonar@sn01.sncc.lsu.edu (Dave Bonar)
Subject: Re: Commentary--Rounds2&3, Expansion Draft
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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 17:52:21 GMT
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In article <vklqpw=@lynx.unm.edu>, kbos@carina.unm.edu (Kurt "Some Guy" Bose) writes...
>In article <1992Nov18.023522.143768@zeus.calpoly.edu> jplee@zeus.calpoly.edu (Jason Lee) writes:

>> 4) Lance Painter, LHP, San Diego         4) Ramon D. Martinez, SS, Pittsburgh
>Good picks...solid picks, though with Weiss and Arias about, one wonders if
>one of the three ain't bait.

	I wouldn't want to trade any of the Marlins' three SS.  In my mind
Weiss is a placeholder; playing a couple of years or until one of the younger
ones pans out.  Thus, Weiss in Miami, Arias in AAA and Martinez in AA.

>> 5) Butch Henry, LHP, Houston             5) Steve Decker, C, San Francisco
>Well, if Henry's gone, Houston _must_ have protected Juden and Bowen.  Decker
>was a goner before the draft even began.  Just read that Charles Johnson is
>attending classes and won't sign with the Marlins.  If they get another
>catcher, they might not need him...

	I figure that Juden was protected in the first group of 3.  Why anyone
would want Blair over Juden is still a big mystery to me.  Henry is going to
look very very bad on the Rockies.  I liked him as an Astro but there he had the
park working in his favor.  If Colorado is half of the hitter's haven everyone
says it is, Henry is going to get shelled.  

>> 9) Jim Tatum, IF, Milwaukee              9) Tom Edens, RHP, Minnesota
>Boy, the Rockies sure got lucky, didn't they?  I assume this means Seitzer
>coming back is a done deal.  Edens went to Houston for a couple of pitching
>prospects.

	Why was Milwaukee so down on Tatum?  I wasn't too suprised when he
missed the first 15 list but I'm amazed that he lasted this late (amazed both
that Mil. let him go and the he wasn't taken earlier since he was one of the
few 3b possibilites with any real offensive potential).

>>12) Keith Shepherd, P, Philadelphia      12) Jim Corsi, RHP, Oakland 
>Boy, them Phillie prospects are something, huh?  Another veteran pitcher for
>Florida.  I'm beginning to like this staff...

	Corsi has managed two decent years, both with teams that play in
offense killing parks, both in a set-up/mop-up role.  I like him but I'm not
sure that he was really worth the pick.  Then again, Oak. might really not have
had anyone else interesting.

>> 3) Armando Reynoso, RHP, Atlanta         3) Jamie McAndrew, RHP, Los Angeles
>Not a big loss to the Braves...the reason the Dodgers didn't lose another
>second baseman is because there aren't any more left.

	Well, Sharperson and Harris aren't worthless.  Besides, part of the
deal with the trade for Reed might have been that the Dodgers would leave
the minor league 2b unprotected.  McAndrew is older then I thought but he
doesn't look too bad.

>> 4) Steve Reed, RHP, San Francisco        4) Junior Felix, OF, California
>If this guy is the guy who's been kicking around AAA for five years, a good
>choice from the Giants.  If he's 25 or so, the Rockies made a good choice...
>Finally, Florida starts taking legitimate major league outfielders...

	Well, I wouldn't call Junior Felix a legitimate major league outfielder
in any but the most technical sense.  He's a decent placeholder until someone
else developes.  

>> 6) Pedro Castellano, 3B, Chicago (N)     6) Ryan Bowen, RHP, Houston
>Boy, does this make the Hibbard deal look stupid.  Who's at third in the minors
>now?  One thing, though...Houston was even more stupid not to protect this guy.
>That Marlin pitching staff is legitimate.  Of course, when you draft 21 
>pitchers, that'll happen...

	I wondered about that.  Do the Cubs really realize that they need to
field a 3b to play?  Since I didn't hear much about Castellano earlier this
year (when the Cubs struggled for any 3b) I don't suppose he is very good.
However, I wouln't feel very secure if my 3b situation consisted of Buechele
and some single A people.
	Bowen is a toss up.  He seems like he might be decent but he looked
horrible in his play with both the Astros and the Toros this year.  I'd
probably rather have Darryl Kile and I think that was the Astro's decision also.

>> 8) Scott Fredrickson, RHP, San Diego     8) Chris Donnells, 3B, New York (N)
>Never heard of this guy from the Pads, and that's saying something.  I think
>that the Mets were praying they'd lose Donnels.

	Why would the Mets want to lose Donnells?  He isn't anything special
but its not like he is demanding a huge salary.

Dave
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