Thursday, April 3, 2008

S-Marks the Spot

The Team's Good Picks:
James Shields and Brian Wilson are terrific picks. I question how Shields' changeup will translate into BARB. None the less, Shields is a great upgrade for Smart's rotation. Brian Wilson can be really effective for the valley's team. Let's just say Izzy and Fernando Rodney are not strangers to the Harden-Hermida List. Wilson could end up being the set up man on this team. He's a good pick that provides some bullpen depth.

The Team's Bad Picks:
The fact the team only had 5-6 picks. What happened? Two really horrible picks by this team are Miguel Tejada and JC Romero. First Romero is not unestablished, he has pitched for many years now. Romero is one of the more overrated players and his changeup could get rocked really easily. It seems to me that he wasn't really effective against lefties, thus does not help the team much. And where do I begin with Tejada? He may hit 35 jacks in the JuiceBox but seriously will be a result of the ballpark. Tejada also has some legal obligations with the Mitchell Report. Despite having the Iron Man award for baseball earlier in the decade, concerns about lingering wrist problems made him expendable from Yuma. He arm is also getting older, as there are concerns he can make some throws. Very risky pick.

Overall: D
SMart almost received an F. The youthful pick of James Shields and Brian Wilson saved the grade. Again how was there only 6 picks for this team? There is absolutely no middle infield depth, no starting pitching depth, and with injuries in the pen, no bullpen depth. I take it back, the infield has no depth at all. Prospects do not look good at all despite have a tremendous 3B. Perhaps he should try to trade the best player in the game and get anything he wants.

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