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Originally Posted by BleedingRed
Again Brett has hit two home runs, Creed/Smith the rest have been solid but not home runs, or they are out of the league
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I think you'll get very little argument that the 2018 draft was a complete disaster.
But from that point forward he's been good to very good.
Thornhill, Fenton and Allegrett are all very good picks for where they were taken. And even Hardman is giving us a fair amount more value than MANY guys taken in the 2nd that year. And he was taken near the back of it. Moreover, he really hit his stride down the stretch last year and there's reason to believe he can continue to progress.
Gay and Sneed have been very good picks, even Danna has been a contributor as a 5th round afterthought.
And last year obviously had Bolton and Humphrey, but Smith was a MONSTER of a pick as well. A 6th rounder becomes a rookie starting G and plays the position as well as all but a handful of guys in the league? Lord, that's an amazing pick.
HRs: Bolton, Humphrey, Smith, Sneed
Doubles off the wall: Gay and Thornhill, both of whom are likely HRs but/for injuries. Hardman's a double but he's rounding second and may make that into a hustle triple before all is said and done. Fenton is also a double but could easily be more than that if he emerges in a starting role this year.
Solid singles: Danna and Allegretti - 3rd day depth contributors are absolutely vital to maintaining roster depth. Nnadi has been a 3 year starter who is staying in the league after his rookie deal as a 3rd rounder - that's more than most will get from that pick.
He has 8 good to very good picks in 4 drafts with a few more really solid ones in there. Yes, Speaks busted in a BIG way and CEH has disappointed, but that's the draft for you. Nobody bats 1.000.
If you add 2-3 starters per draft to your club, you're doing extremely well.
After a rocky start, there is little to nothing to complain about with Veach's draft record.