Bubba Fox Highlights Draft Day for Flash

The hope and promise of another amateur draft has bitten baseball analysts yet again. Management for the Flash were very pleased with their draft, especially considering that they are not very aggressive in scouting young talent. But there's plenty to go around and the Flash believe they picked up a lot of the pieces that they needed, aided by the fact that they had 3 selections in the first round. Here is a round by round analysis of the picks from the first 5 rounds.

Round 1, Pick 23 - Bubba Fox, 2B, Harper Woods HS, 18-years-old
With William Saitou getting older, the Flash thought it would be a good idea to start developing more talent at the middle infield positions in their minor league system. Bubba Fox is a speed demon already at 18-years-old and could easily develop into a .300 hitter at the big league level some day. He's also pretty sound defensively, with the lone weak point being his arm strength.

Round 1, Pick 30 - Victor Furcal, 2B, Garden City HS, 18-years-old
Furcal is actually cut from the exact same mold as Bubba Fox. Speedy, smart on the base paths, and with great bat control, he and Fox could conceivably jockey for starting jobs all through the minor leagues. The Flash believe having such competition will only make the two better, as the GM has great hopes that each of these players can contribute to the big league club someday.

Round 1, Pick 38 - Happy Demaree, RP, Auburn, 22-years-old
After selecting 3 SP with their first 3 picks last season, Demaree was the only pitcher selected by the Flash in the first 5 rounds this year. Bullpen arms are always an asset, and the Flash are a little bit thin this year, both on the major league club and on the developmental teams, so they wanted to go out and grab one they could develop in the first round. Demaree has a very good 4-seamer, a workable curveball, and he pounds the strike zone -- a key for any good reliever.

Round 2, Pick 84 - Freddie Quinn, 3B, Blinn College, 19-years-old
The Flash were both surprised and pleased to see Quinn still on the board after 83 other selections. With Ramon Martin and Wallace McIntyre both getting on in years, the time is now to work on their heir. Quinn devoured left-handed pitching in his brief college career, and he's got enough pop in his bat to make him a viable major leaguer some day.

Round 3, Pick 116 - Walt McDonald, RF, Bradley, 21-years-old
Not the best defensive right fielder, and not the best at the plate either, McDonald does still bring a few things to the table. He has no glaring weakness with a bat in his hand, meaning he could easily be a backup outfielder some day when other players need a day off. He would not be a terrible option off the bench, either, if he continues to develop as he did in college.

Round 4, Pick 148 - Christopher Winchester, CF, Aiken Technical College, 19-years-old
Winchester seems more suited to play one of the corner outfield spots than his natural position of center field. He makes good contact at the plate but has not yet developed very good plate discipline. He'll have a long road to go if he hopes to make the big club, but if he can hit for average down in the minors, he may make a decent pinch hitter some day.

Round 5, Pick 180 - Curt Sweeney, 3B, Hill College, 19-years-old
As the talent pool thinned out after Round 4, the Flash selected Curt Sweeney, another 3B option down the line. Sweeney is a nice little player who could prove valuable to a minor league club, but he would have to really turn it around in order to ever play at the highest level. Still, he has some potential, and the Flash will likely sign him up.