2012 Draft Grades 2 years Out

With no 1st rd or 3rd round picks this draft was one of the Heroes best ever.

2nd Round
27th SP Sonny Gray B looking like number 3 pitcher

31st SP Robert Stephenson A STUD, top 15 prospect this year and talk of being the best pitcher int he minors at some point next year.

4th Round
50th SP Jose Fernandez A++ best 20 year old pitcher since Gooden... he is good.

52nd OF Carlos Tocci C- was the youngest player to play in low A from start to finish, but stats sucked

5th Round
70th SP Drew Smyle B solid major league career going but nothing to write home about, but still solid value in the 5th rd

77th SP Kyle Crick A- top 50 propect considered by many after the 2013 season.

6th Round
81st RP Jim Johnson A MLB leader in saves over the last 2 years

86th SP Dillon Maples B-

7th Round
89th 3B B.A. Vollmuth D nothing will come of him at this point

8th Round
96th SP Brenny Paulino D What I said at the draft "could be a boom or bust pick, tons of K upside with this pick, Klaw has him as a huge sleeper and may crack top 100 next year if he can look good at a higher level." He busted got hurt missed 2 seasons now.

Sup Picks
SP Parker Bridwell D god awful 2012 and blah 2013

C AJ Ellis (-) needed a back up Catcher that is a starter in the MLB's, was a top 16 catcher in 2012 and a top 20 in 2013

SS Nikko Goodrum C still a prospect just not one on my team

2B Ryan Brett C+ is a hitter and maybe future player in the MLB

Draft Grades for 2013 Draft after one year

Kelly's Heroes
2 Courtney Hawkins C- should huge power but K rate out of control. Should have drafted Wacha.
3 Chris Stratton B- had a soild year and has a chance to a middle of the rotation starter.
3 Jesse Winker B+ Nice value in the 3rd round looking like a top 100 prospect.
3 Brandon Maurer B Made the rotation out of spring training and was traded for a 2015 1st rd pick, but bombed while in the majors this year.
3 Hiroyuki Nakajima F One of the worst picks in Hero history.
3 Mitch Brown D Still young and showed some flash but hada brutal first season
4 Amed Rosario A- #1 in the Appy league and may have star potenial
4 Lance Berkman B- Flipped for a 3rd rounder in 2014 so nive value
7 Alberto Tirado B A guy worth keeping an eye on, stock on the rise has chance to be a 100 guy in 2015
7 Jose Veras B Any time you pull a closer out of the 7th round you did ok
8 Steve Delabar B one of the better strikeout RP in the majors
8 Steven Piscotty B not a huge fan but had a good season and stock is up, was traded at the deadline
10 Matt Dominguez A Pulling a 24 year old major league player out of the 10th round who hit 24 HR is win reguardless of anything else.
10 Brandon Kline D+ Looked rough and then got hurt
10 Jimmy Nelson A- will be top 3 in Mil and maybe top 100 this year
S Steve Johnson D- did not make the team out of camp
S Tyler Greene D- did not make the team out of camp
S Luis Torrens C+ the 17 year old was one of the top 10 in his league skipped the DSL
S Tim Federowicz D- did not make the team out of camp
S Pat Light D+ still a prospect but did not make the Heroes out of camp

2013 Little Hero of the Year

The 2013 Little Hero of the Year was named today... SP Yordano Ventura KC was the winner. On the year he posted some great numbers between AA and AAA, 8-6 with a 3.14era and 155K's in 134Inn's. He also pitched great in the majors at the tail end of the year going 0-0 with a 1.59 era and logging 9k's in 11Inn.

Top 5 Vote getters this year were
1. SP Yordano Ventura KC
2. SP Julio Urias LaD
3. SS Amad Rosario NYM (just named #1 in Appy league)
4. SS Franchy Cordero SD
5. 2B Mookie Betts Bos



Here is the complete list of Little Heroes of the year

2007 1B Billy Butler KC
2008 1B Logan Morrison Fla
2009 SP Arodys Vizcaino NYY
2010 OF Mike Trout LAA
2011 1B Anthony Rizzo SD
2012 OF Adam Eaton Arz
2013 SP Yordano Ventura KC

Amed Rosario #1 player in the A

Clint Longenecker: Harry, you have a great point. Rosario's stats alone would not dictate No. 1 status. But evaluators loved his defense, athleticism and hitting potential. One evaluator even said that Rosario played better defense than a perennial All-Star shortstop that came through the league at the same age. Despite his pedestrian offensive numbers, Rosario drew rave reviews for his hitting ability and power potential. A huge factor is in statistical season was he was the only position player to qualify that played the whole year as a 17-year-old. His numbers might not be stellar for a few more years, as he will nearly always be among the youngest players in his league as he advances. He will play all of next year at a full season club at 18, which is extremely rare.

Norm Chouinard (Connecticut): Was there much debate about who should be #1 or was Rosario more of a concensus?

Clint Longenecker: Factoring in his age and upside, Rosario was the top player in many people's eyes. There was consensus on his status.

John (Chicago): Can you contrast Amed Rosario with 2008 Wilmer Flores, the #2 prospect in the league at the time?

Clint Longenecker: Given the team and age of the players when they played in the Apply League, there are some similarities between the two. The separators are the speed, athleticism and defensive profile. Even at the time, Flores was a below average runner that people thought would profile in a corner. While Rosario has a good speed and the ability to stay at shortstop for the foreseeable future.

Michael Stern (Rochester NY): Does Rosario project more as a leadoff hitter or middle of the order bat? In you write up it says he can run (although he only stole 2 out of 8 bases) or will his projected power play further down the line-up as he fills out. Thanks for the chat!

Clint Longenecker: He profiles to hit for power power, especially as he begins to fill his frame. Its unlikely he will profile as a leadoff hitter. That 2-8 in stole base attempts is a perfect example that he has developmental strides left. Its just a matter of him learning how to use his speed advantageously.

Congrats

the Kelly's Heroes sister team by the same name won the championship in there league

Semifinal
avatar Kelly's Heroes (1) 13
avatar Team Starscream (4) 8
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Semifinal
avatar uptowndwellertribute (3) 6
avatar Ewing Oil (2) 11
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5th Place Game
avatar Maybe Next Year Cubs (5) 9
avatar Hardcore Vikings (6) 12
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Week 24
(Sep 16 - Sep 22)
Final
avatar Kelly's Heroes (1) 11
avatar Ewing Oil (2) 10
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3rd Place Game
avatar Team Starscream (4) 12
avatar uptowndwellertribute (3) 7
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Rank Team W-L-T Pct GB Last Week Waiver Moves
*1 avatar Kelly's Heroes 252-143-67 .618 - 11-10-1 6 43
*2 avatar Ewing Oil 230-167-65 .568 23 10-11-1 4 42
*3 avatar Team Starscream 217-179-66 .541 35.5 12-7-3 10 14
*4 avatar uptowndwellertribute 235-175-52 .565 24.5 7-12-3 2 26
*5 avatar Hardcore Vikings 193-210-59 .482 63 - 9 32
*6 avatar Maybe Next Year Cubs 212-188-62 .526 42.5 - 8 20
7 avatar Usual Suspects 161-241-60 .413 94.5 9-9-4 5 17
8 avatar Horny Bison 137-275-50 .351 123.5 9-9-4 3 22
9 avatar LeCenter Drunks 176-217-69 .456 75 12-6-4 7 22
10 avatar EleventhHour 191-209-62 .481 63.5 6-12-4 1 14

2013 Brought another playoff birth

For: Kelly's Heroes posted a record of 187-133-16, good enough for 2nd in the NL West and the #3 seed in the NL Playoffs

Updated All-Time Record
League Year Wins Loses Ties Win%
TSA 2006 181 116 11 .606**
CPL 2007 156 167 22 .484
CPL 2008 160 173 19 .480
CPL 2009 200 134 18 .599*
CPL 2010 136 186 30 .429
CPL 2011 135 174 27 .442
CPL 2012 187 133 16 .580*
CPL 2013 162 152 22 .515*

**Won the championship
*Made the playoffs

Week 21 Hero of the Week

Daniel Murphy had a big week going 11/23 6runs, 6RBI, 1SB in helping the Heroes wrap up a playoff spot