Bryce Harper goes #1 in OAPBA’s draft

P1010330We’re getting our first look at how league’s drafts are going to go as Rod Caborn updates us on Orlando APBA Association’s 2013 Draft. 

Thanks, Rod!

The Orlando APBA Association held their 2013 draft on Saturday, Feb. 2, in Winter Park, Florida, kicking off their 26th season.

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Platoon manager Joe Passiatore has won the OAPBA title the past five years in a row. 

Dave Mitchell’s Piranhas, 24-56 in 2012, took Washington OF Bryce Harper with the first pick. Dave Larson’s Taz Devils, 38-42 last season, grabbed Atlanta P Kris Medlen with the second pick and Jonathan Stilwell’s Otters, tied at 38-42 with Larson in 2012, took Arizona 2b Aaron Hill with the third pick.

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The complete draft results are attached in PDF form. If you need individual pages, let me know and I’ll contact Dave Larson and ask him to send them to you individually.

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All nine managers in OAPBA

Play in OAPBA for 2013 starts Monday, Feb. 4, with the Beefers, one of last year’s two World Series teams, taking on Kris Stenger’s Gashouse Gang, who were a wild card team in the 2012 season.

Thomas Nelshoppen

I am an IT consultant by day and an APBA media mogul by night. My passions are baseball (specifically Illini baseball), photography and of course, APBA. I have been fortunate to be part of the basic game Illowa APBA League since 1980 as well as a frequent participant of the Chicagoland APBA Tournament. I am slogging through a 1966 NL replay and hope to finish before I die.

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