A belated draft recap from outside guest Sam Levy on the draft! Enjoy!
The sun is shining, temperatures are rising, and we all have significantly less downtime in our schedules. This combination of events can only mean one thing: the boys of summer are back and another epic season of Waffle Ball International is underway! Surely plenty of sleepless nights were had leading up to Draft Day 2013, but the jury’s still out as to whether that was due to baseball research or the joys of fresh parenthood for some of you.
Here’s a little recap of the draft:
Round One came and went without any big surprises. Mahlon did the necessary duty of starting things off with the first Triple Crown winner in a long, long time. Jeremy, I believe Matt Kemp will get back in shape soon, but he’s on my team too and, dude—I feel your pain. And Justin, let’s be honest: your selection of the only Pirate chosen in the first nine rounds was inspired by the name thing. We all know it.
There were some absolute steals in this draft. Chris Davis lasted until Round Thirteen. THIRTEEN. Listen, I live ten minutes away from Camden Yards, but I’m pretty sure a Davis homerun ball is going to come through my window any day now. Nice work, Crosson. Barry’s got to be feeling fancy about A.J. Pierzynski in Round Nineteen. Hard to imagine Jose Altuve (or anyone in Houston) going earlier than Round Six, but I think this will continue to prove to be a solid move for Jeff.
Daniel, bold call on the A-Rod selection. We’ll have to wait a while to see if he’s worth your pick, let alone if he’s worth a paycheck larger than the entire Astros payroll for half a season. And while we’re talking about Wonderboy, I was quite surprised to see the name Adam Eaton on the list. I figured he was just golfing and fishing by now. There were ten Mets chosen in the draft altogether. That might be a little high. I’m just surprised none of those ten are Bobby Bonilla!
I predict catchers will have a profound impact on this year’s Waffle Ball standings. Aside from that, I think you’re all in for a wild ride. Hard to pick a winner in the Majors this year with any confidence, and the same goes for you Wafflers.
