Looters Draft Results

The Looters this month found themselves in an unfamiliar position.  After picking in the top 5 picks the first two drafts under GM Scott Thompson, they found themselves mid-round this time, which limited the pool of talent for them comparatively.  Instead, the Looters entered the draft with a best available philosophy, but after the first round,t hat philosophy was tough to accomplish.

First Round, 19th Overall
2B Stephen Shaw
Shaw is a talent from Clemson that likely dropped to 19th overall due to his injury concerns.  Shaw signed with the Looters for a 3,070,000 signing bonus; however, he's currently residing on the DL after suffering a broken ankle back on May 4 that will cause him to miss 3-4 months.  He currently only has 4 weeks until he returns, and likely will only get a bit of a work out at Single A before hitting it hard next year.  Shaw in his 4 years at Clemson hit .325/435/517 with 18 homers in 165 games, but impressively 56 doubles showing his tremendous gap hitting ability.  He is also reputedly a good clubhouse guy who once was known to have dressed up like a clown to entertain his teammates prior to a ACC championship game.

Second Round, 82nd Overall
CL Brad Steele
From the Kentucky Wildcats, this closer features 2 plus-plus pitches with a sinker and slider.  Career totals at Kentucky includes a 10-4 record with 42 saves in 70 appearances over 76.2 innings.  He struck out 108 batters with a 0.82 ERA and 0.93 WHIP.  He's struggled with his control walking 38 batters though.  Described as a hard sign, he may end up being too full of himself to sign.

Second Round, 90th Overall
MR Sergio Hernandez
Hailing from Nicaragua and getting his college degree from the Minnesota Golden Gophers, he had a decent college career, but not impressive.  He was an intermittent closer for Minnesota with 22 saves (10 high in 2014) with a 4.01 ERA in 79 appearances.  He struck out 116 though due to his superb movement.  He likely grades out as nothing more than an average reliever though and likely won't be signed with the Looters looking to translate that pick next year into a more useful player.

Beyond the second round, the Looters picked up no players that likely will make the major league roster with most of them being roster filler for the minor league teams.  Unless any of them put in significant work in the batting cages or side sessions, they will likely make a pittance of pay for a few years before moving on to the corporate world as janitors.