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Hurkman · 12-19-2005, 01:57 PM

Draft Results

Once again, the first round of the amateur draft passed without much surprise, as the Cardinals made the obvious choice, selecting Clive Woodstock first overall. Although he is not fully prepared to play in the major leagues, the Cardinals have placed him in the starting lineup, playing rightfield. The Beaneaters added another young arm to their pitching staff, selecting Chief Bender second, and Mordechai Brown went third, to the Chicago White Sox.

St. Louis (N) pick: 1B Clive Woodstock
Boston (N) pick: P Chief Bender
Chicago (A) pick: P Mordecai Brown
New York (N) pick: P Fred Burchell
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Chappie Mcfarland
Washington pick: P Weldon Henley
Boston (A) pick: P Barney Wolfe
Detroit pick: P Ambrose Puttmann
Cleveland pick: P Gus Thompson
St. Louis (A) pick: P Oscar Jones
Chicago (N) pick: RF John Titus
Brooklyn pick: 2B Johnny Evers
Pittsburgh pick: P Jake Weimer
Cincinnati pick: P Norwood Gibson
Philadelphia (N) pick: LF Davy Jones
New York (A) pick: P Kaiser Wilhelm

Season Preview

The story in the American League is whether or not any team can actually catch the New York Highlanders. In their last two seasons as the Baltimore Orioles, no team has come within four games of them when the dust settled. This season looks to be more of the same, although if Philadelphia can rebound from it's dissappointing season last year, they may be able to surprise everyone and end up in the World Series.

The National League is far more competitive right now. There are at least three teams, in Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh that have an honest shot at the league crown. Philadelphia, of course, has the edge in experience, winning the last two titles. The Reds will try and put the horrible collapse of 1902 behind them while the Pirates look to try and add to their "dark horse" role that they played at the end of last year.

Prospect Watch

With another draft class now into the league, it's time to look at the featured player from last season's draft: Dieter Kahle.

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Career Batting Stats 
 
Year  G   AB  H   2B 3B HR RBI R  BB HP SF K  SB CS AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams 

1902  113 406 110 8  2  1  39  51 30 2  4  94 3  3 .271 .321 .308 .629  CHN 
Total 113 406 110 8  2  1  39  51 30 2  4  94 3  3 .271 .321 .308 .629

Current Ratings: 44/58/31/47/33

Kahle played very well last season for a 20 year old making his debut on the big stage. He will once again be starting for the newly renamed Chicago Cubs, and will have an even bigger burden this season as he attempts to prove that his early success was no fluke.

12-19-2005, 01:57 PM	#15 (permalink)
Hurkman All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 714 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7x in 7 posts	Draft Results Once again, the first round of the amateur draft passed without much surprise, as the Cardinals made the obvious choice, selecting Clive Woodstock first overall. Although he is not fully prepared to play in the major leagues, the Cardinals have placed him in the starting lineup, playing rightfield. The Beaneaters added another young arm to their pitching staff, selecting Chief Bender second, and Mordechai Brown went third, to the Chicago White Sox. St. Louis (N) pick: 1B Clive Woodstock Boston (N) pick: P Chief Bender Chicago (A) pick: P Mordecai Brown New York (N) pick: P Fred Burchell Philadelphia (A) pick: P Chappie Mcfarland Washington pick: P Weldon Henley Boston (A) pick: P Barney Wolfe Detroit pick: P Ambrose Puttmann Cleveland pick: P Gus Thompson St. Louis (A) pick: P Oscar Jones Chicago (N) pick: RF John Titus Brooklyn pick: 2B Johnny Evers Pittsburgh pick: P Jake Weimer Cincinnati pick: P Norwood Gibson Philadelphia (N) pick: LF Davy Jones New York (A) pick: P Kaiser Wilhelm Season Preview The story in the American League is whether or not any team can actually catch the New York Highlanders. In their last two seasons as the Baltimore Orioles, no team has come within four games of them when the dust settled. This season looks to be more of the same, although if Philadelphia can rebound from it's dissappointing season last year, they may be able to surprise everyone and end up in the World Series. The National League is far more competitive right now. There are at least three teams, in Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh that have an honest shot at the league crown. Philadelphia, of course, has the edge in experience, winning the last two titles. The Reds will try and put the horrible collapse of 1902 behind them while the Pirates look to try and add to their "dark horse" role that they played at the end of last year. Prospect Watch With another draft class now into the league, it's time to look at the featured player from last season's draft: Dieter Kahle. Code: Career Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 1902 113 406 110 8 2 1 39 51 30 2 4 94 3 3 .271 .321 .308 .629 CHN Total 113 406 110 8 2 1 39 51 30 2 4 94 3 3 .271 .321 .308 .629 Current Ratings: 44/58/31/47/33 Kahle played very well last season for a 20 year old making his debut on the big stage. He will once again be starting for the newly renamed Chicago Cubs, and will have an even bigger burden this season as he attempts to prove that his early success was no fluke.