Draft results, AL South

Atlanta:
3. Frank Abercrombie P
4. Willie George P
5. Otis Ardoin 2B

Santa Fe:
1. Angel Earley SS
1. Gil Adkinson 2B Unsigned
2.George Coppinger CF Unsigned
3. Stuart Hooper P
4. Footsie Brown ss (3B?) Unsigned
5.Delino Alvarez 1B

New Orleans:
1. Willie Hernadez RF
1. Rene Huff LF
1. Richard Meng 2B
1.Lyle cooper 2B
2. Roy Newson 3B
2. Jack Langford DH\C
3.Jerome Lloyd P
4. King Benes DH\C
5.Glenallen Blasingame SS Unsigned (how can you not sign a guy with that name?)

Durham:
1.Wilfredo Cedeno P
2. Mike Mann C
3.Gene Lawton LF
4.Karl Ausmus P
5.Cy Walker RF Unsigned.

Ok folks the AL South had a real up and down draft day.

Atlanta had no 1st or 2nd, and scores an F by defintion. But it is ok not to have those picks, he is in 1st, so the FA signings must be working.

Santa Fe had an interesting draft. With so many people not signed yet, he scores an Incomplete, but this will turn into a B or so when(if) his people sign. He did something I really, really like, I hope not just by coincidence- look at the "yellow" categories on his signings. Lots of 100 potentials pop up there, health, patience, make-up, etc. This is a strategy that will pay big dividends in the long run. And his 1st round SS has a pretty decent glove too.

New Orleans had, What, the mother of all drafts? Four 1st rounders must be nice. My scouts show his contact\power ratings on his 1st rounders to project 84\89, 100\68, 63\93, 46\78 (but, superlative glove). And I forgot to write down their speed ratings, so it may be even worse for his divisional opponents than it looks. And then 2 2nd rounders are also good picks. He wanted hitting, he got hitting. Scores an A+ in any draft.

Durham had a decent draft. his 1st round pick is by far the best arm taken in the division, and his number 2 pick catcher was a guy I really, really hoped to get with my number 2 pick. The rest of the draft was indifferent, but getting a ML caliber Starting Pitcher AND an ML caliber starting Catcher makes it a good draft day. Score it a B+.