2005 Draft Grades: Rounds 11-15

Round 11
Grade A: Adam Dunn CHI, Brad Lidge BEAN, John Smoltz HOB
Grade B: none
Grade C: Jason Isringhausen CON
Grade D: Adrian Beltre UT, Carlos Guillen HOU, Dallas McPherson KEN, Magglio Ordonez SPR
A combination of injuries and sub-par performance (yo, Adrian, are you listening?) made this round one of the least productive so far, but you’ll see [...]

2005 Draft Grades: Rounds 6-10

Round 6
Grade A: Andruw Jones CHI, Mark Teixeira CON
Grade B: Miguel Cabrera HOU, Jim Edmonds SPR
Grade C: Mark Mulder BEAN
Grade D: Scott Podsednik KEN, Jason Schmidt HOB, Kerry Wood UT
This was an unusual round as seven of the eight players were keepers from 2004. Of the players above, only Andruw Jones was actually drafted [...]

2005 Draft Grades: Rounds 1-5

I’m experimenting with something new for keepers in 2006. I basically instituted the free agent ranking system that MLB uses for determining who gets compensatory draft picks for losing free agents and who loses picks for signing free agents. The system is pretty simple and it works like this:

Take the stats of all [...]

Top Ten 2005 Free Agent Signings

10. Chris Capuano (Hobbiton Halflings)
Signed in mid-May, Capuano won 15 games for the Halflings with 134 strikeouts and a 3.97 ERA.
9. Brett Myers (Chicago Comets)
Early injuries to their rotation forced the Comets to scramble for pitching depth. Myers stepped in to start 31 games, going 12-8 with a team-leading 188 Ks.
8. Todd [...]

Bottom Ten 2005 Keepers/Franchise Players

10. Oliver Perez (13th round by Chicago Comets)
In twelve starts for the Comets, Perez went 3-5 with a 7.21 ERA and 1.78 WHIP. This is not what was expected from a young pitcher who seemed to be on the rise in 2004.
9. Eric Gagne (4th round by Chicago Comets)
The Comets’ franchise player started [...]

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