K ꓘ 109 - Rookie Hitter Draft

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) held a draft for the third straight week. This time, it was rookie hitters. Each host picked a rookie to fill C, CI, MI, 2 OF and U, looking for players who are valuable now and into the future.

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Timestamps

4:25 - Draft set up: We're talking rookie hitters, considering both this year and future value.

5:37 - Pete makes the easy pick of Corbin Carroll to kick us off.

9:03 - Fernando Tatis Jr. vs. Carroll for 2024?

15:05 - If Carroll is first, Chad had to go with Elly de la Cruz second.

21:06 - Francisco Alvarez is just so much better than the other options at C

28:02 - It almost feels late for Pete to still have a chance to get to pick Gunnar Henderson

32:58 - Pete takes a victory lap on Josh Jung

38:38 - Chad goes with the oldest rookie in our draft - Masataka Yoshida

42:27 - Chad goes upside with Jordan Walker

53:54 - Pete fills his util spot with Triston Casas, stealing Chad’s pick for CI

57:36 - The other catcher is Henry Davis and Pete may have a good one here

1:01:46 - Chad’s last two picks have him piling up the entire Reds IF, adding Spencer Steer and Matt McLain to Elly De La Cruz

1:09:01 - Pete closes out the draft with the only guy who isn’t really producing yet: Colton Cowser

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