02-19-2009, 08:29 PM
<!--quoteo(post=18963:date=Feb 20 2009, 01:52 AM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Feb 20 2009, 01:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Again, the Cubs struggles seem worse because those are the ones we are paying attention to. There is no bigger crapshoot than the major league draft.
That being said, while I certainly have high hopes for Wilken running our drafts, barring a big bounceback year, I think his first pick can certainly be questioned. We took Colvin one pick ahead of Travis Snider. It's still early, but that looks like a pretty big mistake right now.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That was a very big mistake but I think the Cubs thinking in that year was to sign a cheap first rounder (in Colvin) then go for an expensive late round pick in the Shark.
That being said, while I certainly have high hopes for Wilken running our drafts, barring a big bounceback year, I think his first pick can certainly be questioned. We took Colvin one pick ahead of Travis Snider. It's still early, but that looks like a pretty big mistake right now.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That was a very big mistake but I think the Cubs thinking in that year was to sign a cheap first rounder (in Colvin) then go for an expensive late round pick in the Shark.