This morning starts where the Dodgers left off. They will be choosing picks #3 to #10.
At #3 for the Dodgers, 98th overall, is right-handed hurler from UNLV John Richy. He is originally from Golden, Colorado, is 6'4" tall, 210 lbs. and is a junior at UNLV. In 2014 he went 11 - 4 with a 3.20 ERA. Richy completed 5 games, threw 121 inning, struck out 113 and walking only 24.
In celebration of his selection I made the above fantasy card for him. As you can see he sports a mighty fine Rollie Fingers-style mustache. I grabbed the photo from the
Las Vegas Review-Journal (pic by Chase Stevens) and used the vintage 1987 Topps Baseball card design. BTW,
Ron Kantowski at the Las Vegas Review-Journal wrote an interesting story about the origins of the mustache,
here.
Chambers said he did it to support the team. The UNLV players recently
started growing mustaches to express camaraderie and esprit de corps.
It's akin to what NHL players do during the playoffs - they all grow beards.
Below are his stats from the his
UNLV biography page:
Here are a couple of links about what he brings to the table:
BTW, Richy is apparently a True Blue Dodger fan.
Check out his tweet here: (Whoops! Sorry, I must learn to read this twitter thing. A teammate of Richy is actually the Dodger fan - My Bad!)
I like this kid already!
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For the 4th Round, 129th overall, the Dodgers picked University of Washington junior right-handed pitcher Jeff Brigham. Per
Cary Osborne at Dodger Insider, he had Tommy John surgery in 2012. Brigham measures 6'0" tall, 200 lbs. and is 22 years old. Per the
MLB draft tracker:
It appears he might be a work in progress. If he figures it out he'll be slated to join the Dodger bullpen someday. BTW, Jeff is on twitter, and can be followed here
@Jbrigs34. You can check out his
biography page at UofW here.
Eric Stephen at True Blue LA also has a report on him,
here.
In celebration of his selection I made the above fantasy card for him. I grabbed a photos from a
Seattle Times article (pic by Jim Bates) and used the 1987 Topps Baseball card design. I would have used a different design, but I currently only have this template at my disposal. Maybe I'll make more fantasy cards for these kids using a different design later on.
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The Dodgers 5th round pick, 159th overall, is McEachern High School 3rd baseman Jared Walker. He measures 6' 3", 200 lbs., bats left-handed, but throws right. He is projected as having plus power potential. At just 18-years of age he'll have plenty of time to develop.
Via
Eric Stephen at True Blue LA:
"The lefthanded hitter has hitting instincts and a line-drive stroke
with natural strength. He has good bat-to-ball skills, though his
approach will require refinement, and average raw power that projects to
plus down the road," read the Baseball America scouting report. "A team
might try him at third base, but his defensive future likely lies in
left field."
Eric shares a video of Jared in action.
In celebration of his selection I made the above fantasy card for him. I grabbed a photo of Jared from his
Perfect Game biography and used the 1987 Topps Baseball card design.
UPDATE: BTW, Jared has a couple of cards in 2013 Leaf Perfect Game Showcase Baseball set. Check them out below.
Base Card #99 Jared Walker Base Auto #JW2 Jared Walker
