2019 FUTURES
This Year once again the Mid-West Baseball League will be supporting MLB’s Top 100 Prospects.
Former owner of the Iron City Yinzers Jonathan Mayo, along with his colleague Jim Callis – will bring us the 2019 MWBL FUTURES.
Thanks Jonathan & Jim, you guys do a great job at mlb.com & the Mid-West Baseball League is once again proud to have called you our own.
The MWBL always has an eye toward the future & looks at which MWBL Franchises may have the brightest future ahead of them. The formula used for the “MWBL FUTURES” list is based on a 100-point system. The Top Prospect, according to Jonathan Mayo & Jim Callis of mlb.com receives 100 points, the second rated prospect receives 99 points, this continues until the #100th prospect, who receives 1 point.
Each MWBL franchise will then have the points totaled for their prospects, which gives us an overall number and produces our “MWBL FUTURES” list. Here is the much-anticipated list for “MWBL FUTURE”.
2019 PROSPECTS & POINTS / 2019 TOTAL TEAM POINTS / 2019 DRAFT POINTS
2019 YEARLY RANKING / 2019 PRE-DRAFT RANKINGS
NICK SENZEL GOES #1 TO TIJUANA BOTTLE ROCKETS
With the first selection in the 2019 Mid-West Baseball League Draft the Tijuana Bottle Rockets Select Re-Draft Nick Senzel of the Cincinnati Reds Organization.
Senzel is an athletic player whose bat is just about ready for the the Major League level. That’s not surprising given he was billed as the top pure hitter in his this years draft class. Originally a third baseman out of Tennessee, he can handle the hot corner and he also has the makings of an above-average second baseman. He got some reps in center & left field during instruction league as the Reds continue to look for ways to get his bat into the big league lineup as soon possible.
When healthy, Senzel uses a combination of strength & bat speed, along with an advanced approach at the plate, to be an extremely dangerous hitter from the right side. He makes consistent hard contact, doesn’t strike out a lot & draws walks, which points to a future of hitting over .300 & perhaps competing for batting titles. He could debut in 2019 as an everyday utility player until a permanent spot opens for him.
Once again the Tijuana Bottle Rockets Select Re-Draft Nick Senzel of the Cincinnati Reds Organization.with the #1 Pick in the 2019 Mid-West Baseball League Draft
2019 DRAFT DAY SCHEDULED
The 2019 Mid-West Baseball League Draft is scheduled for Saturday, February 23rd, 2019, at 10:30 AM ET.
The 2019 MWBL Draft Order has now been posted, including the winning lottery teams & the complete 336-pick, 15 Round Selection Order.
The Long Beach Dirtbags held on during the Lottery & will have the #1 Pick in the 2019 Mid-West Baseball League Draft.
#2 – Mesa Solar Sox – #3 Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas – #4 Rosemere Renegades – #5 Southbend Lynx
Again this year, the start time will be 10:30 AM ET to allow the West Coast Franchise Owners a few extra minutes of sleep. Please be advised that with this start time, the 2019 MWBL Draft will conclude later in the day for the East Coast Contingent, so please adjust your plans accordingly.
New this year will be 3 Extra Rounds, which will NOT be done live, but in an E-Mail portion of the Draft a few days after Draft Day. Only CARDED PLAYERS will be available during this portion of the Draft. Details will follow as we get closer to the 2019 MWBL Draft Day.
GENERAL MANAGERS MEETINGS 2019
It’s not a mandatory thing, but it is kind of fun to be online and talk trade with 20+ General Managers of the Mid-West Baseball League. We will be using our SLACK CHAT – CHAT ROOM for the General Managers Meetings & Draft Day 2019.
We always appreciate it when we get a lot of Community activity from the General Managers, much of the off-season wheeling & dealing is usually done at this time.
It’s a precursor to Draft Day to make sure everyone can get into the SLACK CHAT – CHAT ROOM.
The Commissioner Office will arrive in the SLACK CHAT – CHAT ROOM around 8:45 PM ET on the dates listed below, and General Managers can come and go as they please. The Meetings usually last about one hour maybe two.
The Three Dates are as follows:
01/27/2019
02/10/2019
02/17/2019
2019 MWBL DRAFT DAY is Scheduled for Saturday February 23rd, 2019 – 10:30 AM ET.