Adopt-A-Prospect 2017 Draft (begins at 9 am CT)

[Seth Stohs]

Good morning... I'll start this thread with what I posted last night in the Adopt-A-Prospect Discussion thread, and in the second post, I'll share the names of the 30 players eligible to be selected in the first round, which again, starts at 9:00 a.m. central TODAY (Wednesday, April 5).

 

This post talks about the expectations for a person who drafts in the Adopt-A-Prospect. It's a full-season thing. So, if you're going to adopt a player, be sure to commit the time it takes (which isn't terribly much, just means paying attention and doing some searches). 

 

 

 

 

At 9:00 central time, the draft will begin. I'll post a list of 30-35 Twins prospects to be drafted in round 1. A Twins Daily reader will be able to draft one player in each round. Round 2 will be Thursday with a new group of prospects. Round 3 will be Friday... and we'll see where we are.

If you are going to Adopt Prospects, you need to commit to updating the thread often. Obviously if a player is hurt, it's unlikely there will be much to update. However, if you draft a player, you should do the following:

1.) The first thing is to set up your Prospects's thread. The title should be Player Name - Adopt-A-Prospect 2017. That way it is identifiable. Within that initial thread, please provide a bunch of background on the player. Age, background, status, history, level, etc. You can add some stats. You can write what you want, but it should  be a pretty thorough introduction to the player.

2.) Once that initial post is updated, your job is to keep the thread lively. Update it weekly or so with how the player is doing. If a player has a multi-hit game, or a home run, or something like that, post it. You can also do google searches for the player and see if you can find articles on them from their hometown newspaper or something like that. See if there is any fun YouTube video on the player. Stuff like that.

Note that other people can post things on those sites if they find them as well. It's still a community thread, but you are in charge of your player's thread.

Make sure it's fun!

The Draft:

Sometime tonight, I'll post the 30ish players who will be eligible to be drafted tomorrow. It'll be top prospects and guys we could see in the big leagues in 2017.

 

[Seth Stohs]

Round 1 Draft-Eligible Players, starting with Twins Daily's Top 20 prospects and a handful more:

 

1 - Fernando Romero - RHP - Chattanooga Lookouts

2 - Stephen Gonsalves - LHP - Chattanooga Lookouts

3 - Alex Kirilloff - OF - Extended Spring Training, out for the year

4 - Nick Gordon - SS - Chattanooga Lookouts

5 - Tyler Jay - LHP - Chattanooga Lookouts

6 - Wander Javier - SS - Extended Spring Training

7 - Adalberto Mejia - LHP - Minnesota Twins

8 - Kohl Stewart - RHP - Chattanooga Lookouts

9 - Travis Blankenhorn - IF - Cedar Rapids Kernels

10 - Lewin Diaz - 1B - Cedar Rapids Kernels

11 - Mitch Garver - C - Rochester Red Wings 

12 - Felix Jorge - RHP - Chattanooga Lookouts

13 - JT Chargois - RHP - Rochester Red Wings

14 - Daniel Palka - OF - Rochester Red Wings

15 - LaMonte Wade - OF - Chattanooga Lookouts

16 - Zack Granite - OF - Rochester Red Wings

17 - Nick Burdi - RHP - Chattanooga Lookouts

18 - Engelb Vielma - SS - Chattanooga Lookouts 

19 - Ben Rortvedt - C - Cedar Rapids Kernels 

20 - Justin Haley - RHP - Minnesota Twins

 

A couple more that I've seen in Top 20 lists or are near big-league ready...

 

Luis Arraez - 2B - Ft. Myers Miracle

Jake Reed - RHP - Rochester Red Wings

Lachlan Wells - LHP - Ft. Myers Miracle

Lewis Thorpe - LHP - Ft. Myers Miracle

Tanner English - OF - Chattanooga Lookouts

Mason Melotakis - LHP - Chattanooga Lookouts

Trevor Hildenberger - RHP - Rochester Red Wings

Aaron Slegers - RHP - Rochester Red Wings

Niko Goodrum - IF/OF - Rochester Red Wings

John Curtiss - RHP - Chattanooga Lookouts

 

Alright, there are the 30 players eligible to be drafted in today's Adopt-A-Prospect Round 1. 

 

Again, it starts at 9:00... I will post "The Adopt-A-Prospect Draft is now underway." And then it's first-come, first-serve. Initial threads and posts can be started right after confirmation of adoptions.

 

[Seth Stohs]

The Adopt-A-Prospect Draft is now underway.

[Steve Lein]

Nick Burdi !!!

[Seth Stohs]

 

Nick Burdi !!!

 

He's yours... 

[gocgo]

Gonsalves

[Seth Stohs]

 

Gonsalves

You've got him... 

[goulik]

LaMonte Wade

[Seth Stohs]

 

LaMonte Wade

he's yours...

[Bob Sacamento]

I'll take Wander Javier.

 

If no one objects I'll take Kirilloff as well as I'm probably the only one who is going to see him this year

[Seth Stohs]

 

I'll take Wander Javier.

 

If no one objects I'll take Kirilloff as well as I'm probably the only one who is going to see him this year

 

I have no objection...

[Ben Noble]

Niko Goodrum

[Seth Stohs]

 

Niko Goodrum

 

You've got him!

[Dance with Disco Dan]

Fernando Romero, please.

[Willihammer]

I'll take Granite.

[Seth Stohs]

 

Fernando Romero, please.

 

got him.

[Seth Stohs]

 

I'll take Granite.

 

sounds good. 

[bluechipper]

Luis Arraez

[Shane Wahl]

Lewin Diaz for me. Can take more after awhile here.

[Seth Stohs]

 

Luis Arraez

 

He's yours.

 

[Seth Stohs]

 

Lewin Diaz for me. Can take more after awhile here.

 

You've got him... and based on this first round of Adopt-A-Prospect, several of the remaining players will be part of the group tomorrow.

[Seth Stohs]

UPDATE:

 

 A new thread will be posted in a little bit, and Round 2/Day 2 of the 'draft' will take place starting at 9:00 a.m. central today. It will include players not drafted today, and another 10 or so.

 

Here are the players who were "Adopted" yesterday:

 

NIck Burdi - Steve Lien

Stephen Gonsalves - gocgo

LaMonte Wade - goulik

Wander Javier - Bob Sacamento

Alex Kirilloff - Bob Sacamento

Niko Goodrum - Ben Noble

Fernando Romero - Dance with Disco Dan

Zack Granite - Willihammer

Luis Arraez - bluechipper

Lewin Diaz - Shane Wahl

[Seth Stohs]

Day 2's draft will start in a couple of minutes in a new thread.

[Squirrel]

When you start your player threads, kindly put '2017' after the player's name. All the 'old' threads are locked off, but it still would be helpful to help keep this forum organized.

 

Thanks!

 

(And if you forget, no worries ... I can edit that in.)