09-26-2009, 01:32 AM
<!--quoteo(post=64451:date=Sep 26 2009, 12:03 AM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Sep 26 2009, 12:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->BT is right, and I stand corrected.
That said, there are few people who wouldn't take Daniel Bard, Travis Snider, Hank Conger (yep, another future star catcher we passed up, along with Matt Weiters), and Kyle Drabek over Colvin, in a hot second. In fact, the Phillies wouldn't even trade Drabek for Roy freaking Halladay. Ian Kennedy and Matt Antonelli will likely outperform Colvin also.
And you can't say "Well, hindsight is 20/20," because <b>at the time</b> every was scratching their heads and pissed off about the Colvin pick.
But, hey, the draft is somewhat of a gamble, I admit that.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yes, I would probably take any of those guys over Colvin, but again, saying I would take 3 of the guys taken after Colvin over him, and saying his pick was a complete and obvious disaster, are 2 separate things entirely.
Also, I'm not sure what you've been watching, but I've had Antonelli on my minor league squad for the last 2 years, and he has been nothing short of a complete disaster. He hasn't come even close to sniffing Colvin's pedestrian numbers. And while Conger might be good, I'm not sure where you are getting "future star" from. Baseball prospectus had him as a 3 star (out of 5) prospect before the year started, and while he was good this year, he wasn't out of this world. He will probably be better than Colvin, but again, I don't think we are looking at Johnny Bench.
That said, there are few people who wouldn't take Daniel Bard, Travis Snider, Hank Conger (yep, another future star catcher we passed up, along with Matt Weiters), and Kyle Drabek over Colvin, in a hot second. In fact, the Phillies wouldn't even trade Drabek for Roy freaking Halladay. Ian Kennedy and Matt Antonelli will likely outperform Colvin also.
And you can't say "Well, hindsight is 20/20," because <b>at the time</b> every was scratching their heads and pissed off about the Colvin pick.
But, hey, the draft is somewhat of a gamble, I admit that.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yes, I would probably take any of those guys over Colvin, but again, saying I would take 3 of the guys taken after Colvin over him, and saying his pick was a complete and obvious disaster, are 2 separate things entirely.
Also, I'm not sure what you've been watching, but I've had Antonelli on my minor league squad for the last 2 years, and he has been nothing short of a complete disaster. He hasn't come even close to sniffing Colvin's pedestrian numbers. And while Conger might be good, I'm not sure where you are getting "future star" from. Baseball prospectus had him as a 3 star (out of 5) prospect before the year started, and while he was good this year, he wasn't out of this world. He will probably be better than Colvin, but again, I don't think we are looking at Johnny Bench.
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