09-25-2009, 06:18 PM
I think you're correct, Scarey, in that the Cubs are finally getting creative about acquiring international players, and are finally using the massive financial advantage we've always had by plowing it back into the team, via foreign kids.
But Sipes is reaching by saying the article is "slanted." The big-league draft began before most people on this site were <i>born</i>, before the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper, when the hot TV show was "Andy Griffith." In all that time to not have ONE true star come out of the first round is almost unfathomable.
I agree that Wood and Prior are injury cases; so is every amateur pitcher on the planet. There is a saying that it is not a question of "if" a young pitcher will get injured, but a question of "when." That doesn't mean that I would never draft a young pitcher, only that, statistically, they don't pan out nearly as often as everyday players. (because of guess what?)
Saying Shawon Dunston was a star on par with other 1st rounders like Barry Bonds or Derek Jeter is laughable. Just sayin'.
And yeah, I have been pissed about Tyler Colvin from the instant we picked him. Why? Because there were about 5 draft board-type sites at the time, and all five projected him as about the 150th to 180th best player in the draft that year.
We chose him 13th overall, and the Cardinals took Colby Rasmus 14th (a similar player, only universally considered to be MUCH better).
Fuck that with a stick.
But Sipes is reaching by saying the article is "slanted." The big-league draft began before most people on this site were <i>born</i>, before the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper, when the hot TV show was "Andy Griffith." In all that time to not have ONE true star come out of the first round is almost unfathomable.
I agree that Wood and Prior are injury cases; so is every amateur pitcher on the planet. There is a saying that it is not a question of "if" a young pitcher will get injured, but a question of "when." That doesn't mean that I would never draft a young pitcher, only that, statistically, they don't pan out nearly as often as everyday players. (because of guess what?)
Saying Shawon Dunston was a star on par with other 1st rounders like Barry Bonds or Derek Jeter is laughable. Just sayin'.
And yeah, I have been pissed about Tyler Colvin from the instant we picked him. Why? Because there were about 5 draft board-type sites at the time, and all five projected him as about the 150th to 180th best player in the draft that year.
We chose him 13th overall, and the Cardinals took Colby Rasmus 14th (a similar player, only universally considered to be MUCH better).
Fuck that with a stick.
There's nothing better than to realize that the good things about youth don't end with youth itself. It's a matter of realizing that life can be renewed every day you get out of bed without baggage. It's tough to get there, but it's better than the dark thoughts. -Lance