05-09-2009, 03:13 PM
A guy misses on a pick in the first round, I wouldn't hold it against him. Most draft boards are essentially the same: the same dozen guys are in everybody's top ten, the same 35-40 guys are in everybody's first round, etc.
And this is exactly why the Colvin pick was such bullshit. According to most teams and scouts, he was a 3rd or 4th rounder. According to Keith Law, who used to work for Wilken in the Blue Jay system, most scouts had Colvin as a 4th or 5th round guy.
Baseball America ranked him 172nd on that year's draft board.
The Cubs took him 13th overall.
Fucking stupid pick. Period.
(btw, this isn't a rag against you Scarey. I like your take on baseball. It's not even a rag on Wilken, who has probably done a pretty good job, all around. It's a blast on a completely stupid decision, made for all the wrong reasons, that has, predictably, turned out as badly as everyone thought it would).
And this is exactly why the Colvin pick was such bullshit. According to most teams and scouts, he was a 3rd or 4th rounder. According to Keith Law, who used to work for Wilken in the Blue Jay system, most scouts had Colvin as a 4th or 5th round guy.
Baseball America ranked him 172nd on that year's draft board.
The Cubs took him 13th overall.
Fucking stupid pick. Period.
(btw, this isn't a rag against you Scarey. I like your take on baseball. It's not even a rag on Wilken, who has probably done a pretty good job, all around. It's a blast on a completely stupid decision, made for all the wrong reasons, that has, predictably, turned out as badly as everyone thought it would).
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