Monday, May 16th , 2050
Anticipation is building around Tolkien Baseball as the annual rookie draft is now just a month away. The list of eligible draft candidates was officially released by the league today and scouts will now undoubtedly be kept very busy analyzing the current crop of potential recruits to determine the most desirable draftees.
The Transaction part of the BNN site has added a new section devoted to the draft list and it will be available to all clubs right up until the draft is conducted. Teams now have a chance to scout the draft pool for 30 days before the draft is held.
The early favorites to be high picks are the following:
1. Hyeon-cheong Alejadre, 19 year-old RHP out of college.
2. Sancho Brandybuck, 19 year-old RF out of high-school.
3. Solbog Preston, 19 year-old RHP out of college.
4. Brian Rougecheeks, 22 year-old LF out of college.
5. Eldar Elrailbo, 19 year-old RF out of high-school.
6. Myronthilar Thrilmang, 20 year-old 2B out of college.
7. Govindagowda Gilmore, 20 year-old LF out of college.
8. Katalin Bordoy, 18 year-old RHP out of high-school.
9. Grogan Grimbulsson, 19 year-old RF out of high-school.
10. Tsunayoshi the Ugly, 19 year-old CF out of high-school.