02-18-2009, 04:42 PM
To further expand on how bad we've drafted, here are all the players that have actually made it to the Majors since the 2000 draft. Guys that have been above average are bolded.
2000 - Bobby Hill, Todd Wellemeyer, Ryan Jorgenson, <b>Dontrelle Willis</b>, Jon Leicester, Jason Dubois, Buck Coats, Carmen Pignatiello, Jason Szuminski
2001 - <b>Mark Prior</b>, Andrew Sisco, <b>Ryan Theriot</b>, Ricky Nolasco, Brendan Harris, Sergio Mitre, <b>Geovany Soto</b>, <b>Khalil Greene</b>.
2002 - Billy Petrick, Rich Hill, Adam Greenberg, Rocky Cherry
2003 - Jake Fox, <b>Sean Marshall</b>
2004 - Eric Patterson, Sam Fuld, Sean Gallagher, Jerry Blevins
2005 - No one
2006 - <b>Jeff Samardzija</b>
2007 - 2008 - No one
So in the last 9 drafts (450 picks), we've gotten 4 guys that are regulars with us. 28 of those 450 have made it to the majors. To be fair, the last 2 drafts (maybe 3) haven't really gone through the system yet. But let's say, 27 of 300. That's less that 10% of the guys drafted are actually making it to the majors and about 1% have gone on to become regular contributors on the Cubs.
I have no idea what the numbers are around the league, but they have to be better than that.
2000 - Bobby Hill, Todd Wellemeyer, Ryan Jorgenson, <b>Dontrelle Willis</b>, Jon Leicester, Jason Dubois, Buck Coats, Carmen Pignatiello, Jason Szuminski
2001 - <b>Mark Prior</b>, Andrew Sisco, <b>Ryan Theriot</b>, Ricky Nolasco, Brendan Harris, Sergio Mitre, <b>Geovany Soto</b>, <b>Khalil Greene</b>.
2002 - Billy Petrick, Rich Hill, Adam Greenberg, Rocky Cherry
2003 - Jake Fox, <b>Sean Marshall</b>
2004 - Eric Patterson, Sam Fuld, Sean Gallagher, Jerry Blevins
2005 - No one
2006 - <b>Jeff Samardzija</b>
2007 - 2008 - No one
So in the last 9 drafts (450 picks), we've gotten 4 guys that are regulars with us. 28 of those 450 have made it to the majors. To be fair, the last 2 drafts (maybe 3) haven't really gone through the system yet. But let's say, 27 of 300. That's less that 10% of the guys drafted are actually making it to the majors and about 1% have gone on to become regular contributors on the Cubs.
I have no idea what the numbers are around the league, but they have to be better than that.
I got nothin'.
Andy
Andy