Pre-Draft Interviews
Nikc Cafardo
Hello fakebaseballers, long time no see. It's recently hit me that the Season 3 draft will be happening soon, so I sat down with 4 draft prospects to discuss the process and what makes them better than the rest. General Managers will surely be watching these 4 round 1 candidates closely.
Nikc Cafardo: Describe your playing style
Jocko Jones: I'm more of a scrappy guy who will fight for every run he can, and willing to sacrifice his body to stop the ball at any cost on defense.
Carlos Brownson: I'm a tactician, I aim to get on base first and foremost however I can.
Rich Mahogany (aka Jeffy Jefferson): I just love to hit the ball in play. That's why I went true neutral. Low strikeout/tons of of opportunities to get on base or even collect some extra bases. And once I'm on first, I live to steal. To me, a successful steal is just as exhilarating as a home run.
Valeria Lisova: Primary pitch is the splitter, but also throw a slider, changeup, and screwball. Try to beat the batter with movement.
NC: Why should you go #1?
JJ: I should go #1 because I've got ~~big dick energy~~ a great fighting spirit and will serve the brand of the team
CB: Whether in NPR or in the College league I've hit pretty well anywhere I've been I think I can be a great hitter at a pretty rare position.
RM: To me 1 is just a number. Going first overall doesn't guarantee success so I don't really care about it. I'd much rather go 50th and win a bunch of championships than go 1st and have a boring career. Honestly I just want to go to a team that has a fun clubhouse and likes to win. If that happens at pick no. 1 great. If it happens at pick no. 666 that's cool too. Teams will want to draft me at 666 cause if they do I'll come out on stage in a spandex devil suit
VL: I'm gritty and wanting to constantly get better and willing to take whatever role is needed of me
NC: What do you most want in a team that drafts you?
JJ: I want the team that drafts me to be competitive, and also willing to fight for every run. Complacency is not the best thing a team should have
CB: playing time, I didn't wanna play here to warm the bench up. Also a good clubhouse who can have some fun inbetween at bats, not just guys who bat and dissapear.
RM: I want playing time. Look I'm a team player and if a coach asks me to be on the bench that's cool. But I'm very active and I think I would serve whoever drafts me much better being in the game than being a bystander.
Secondly it's all the things I said before. A fun clubhouse and a winning mentality. If I could get all 3 I'd be a happy camper. Also a cool uniform.
VL: Climate is one thing, I prefer to stay where it's cooler, in the north. But any team that wants me, I'll play for.
NC: Are there any other prospects you think deserve more recognition?
JJ: H. McCloud. He's a great pitcher and will help his team to the best of his ability(edited)
CB: I played with Rich Mahogany (Jeffy) in both NPR and college and he's great, he's a good player and a fun guy to have around, which is why we named him one of the captains of the Carps. I hope I get to play with him more
RM: There's a ton of really great prospects out there this year. Maybe the best group ever. I think my NPR teammate and Co-Captain Mattress is going to be a cornerstone piece for whoever is lucky enough to draft him for seasons to come. Also Tara Dactyl pitched a no hitter in CWS so yeah there's a lot of good players out there
VL: not really, on my team at least we get at least 3 auto-k's a game