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Grading The Draft, Team By Team

March 27, 2022 (Federal League Wire Service)

                The pre-season draft meetings took place last week. 27 players were drafted and several of them will appear on their teams' Opening Day rosters. 
                The Davie Goliaths selected Raul Garcia, a 30 year old pitcher/third baseman from Miami Gardens with the first overall pick. 
                Both Hollywood Stars and Margate Sentries declined to pick, while the the Hallandale Twins made the most selections by choosing seven players
                
A complete list of the draft results can be found here.

Original Division:

Fort Lauderdale Atlantics: Antonio Aponte, LHP; Ryan Maldonado, C/INF/OF*; Alain Vega, INF; Avi Kerzner, SS; Devin Santiago, RHP/C/INF
       
The Atlantics addressed their most glaring need as they chose Aponte with the second pick. Aponte will, likely, be slotted in at the top of the Oceaneers' rotation.
        Maldonado was flipped to the Tritons for a first round pick. Vega will challenge for starting jobs. Kerzner has a strong bat, and, Santiago is versatile. If these three players sign, the class will improve by a full grade 
        Grade: B

Broward Cubs: Nick Carfaro, C; Yefry Leon, SS*
         Leon is, quite possibly, the best position player in the draft. Carfaro is a solid catcher, and will help.
         The two picks are strong selections, but, the Cubs may have missed out on some opportunities to strengthen their roster by not picking in later rounds.
         Grade: B

Sunrise Sunsets: Wyatt Stiles, RHP/DH
         The Sunsets did not have a lot of needs, so, taking, Stiles, a hard thrower will a lot of upside potential makes perfect sense.
         Grade: B+

Hallandale Twins: Anthony Izquiel, OF; Danny Valencia, INF; Jared Butler, 2B/OF; Thomas Doenig, OF; Brian Mulero, 2B/3B; Jameel Nairne, OF: Jossian Gonzalez, OF
         The Twins needed to replace a lot of talent from last season, and, although Izquiel is a nice pick, and Doenig is more than serviceable, there is probably not a difference maker in the group.
         Grade: C-



Expansion Division:

Davie Goliaths: Raul Garcia, RHP/3B; Noah McMurrain, C/1B: Bryce Banks OF/2B; Juan Deus, 1B/OF; Wade Edema, RHP/OF; Sam Nelson, OF
        The Goliaths got their man in Garcia, and then added two young top prospects in McMurrain and Banks. More importantly, they immediately signed all three players.
        With the remaining picks, The Philistines added bench depth with Deus, a long range prospect in Edema, and a quality outfielder in Nelson.
        The only thing limiting this grade is that the G-Men were unable to add more pitching.
        Grade: A- 

Tri-Cities Tritons Jordy Oriach, OF/1B; John Saiya, OF; Luis Polanco, 3B/SS; Augusto Mendez, OF; Santiago Vivas, OF; Gerardo Castellanos, OF
        Oriach has pro potential and will be an immediate impact player for the Water Dwellers. Saiya is a good glove man in the outfield. Polanco has definite potential.
        The team needed to get some some quality arms, but struck out in that area.
        Grade: B-

Margate Sentries: None selected.
       
The Sentries, during the Alex Rodriguez era, have not used the draft very much. With the team being in a state of transition, it might have been wise to vary that strategy this season
        Grade: N/A


Hollywood Stars: None selected.
        For the third consecutive season, the Stars will rely on their own scouting network to find prospects and did not make any selections. So far, it has worked out for the Snydermen.
        Grade: N/A

Players listed in italics are still unsigned.







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