Comments on: Thursday 10 – Biggest draft busts

By: Will

Will — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:50:04 +0000

Does anyone remember the early 80s and Joe Charboneau with the Indians he won rookie of the year in 1980 and by 82 was out of baseball, but he became one heck of a softball player

By: James Romer

James Romer — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:54:10 +0000

Matt Harrington, anybody?

By: bob

bob — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:45:50 +0000

Corey Patterson, anyone?

By: Tony Baldwin

Tony Baldwin — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:01:06 +0000

Good finds JB. Honestly – there are so many guys that are considered “diamonds in the rough” that you can never list them all. But your comments are solid!

By: JB

JB — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:38:31 +0000

On of the greatest draft stories ever….the idiot thinking of High School pitcher Matt Harrington…..Mr. “I want more money” was drafted 5 times earlier in the decade (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, + 2004)- picked in rounds 1, 2, 13, 24, + 36 respectively….guess he should have taken the Rockies’ final offer in 2000- $4 million and a guaranteed major league callup by the end of 2002…..what an idiot!

By: JB

JB — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:32:45 +0000

Likely Future HOF Starter/Closer P John Smoltz Atl, drafted in round 22 by the Tigers

By: JB

JB — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:30:36 +0000

SS/3b HOF Cal Ripken….47th player taken in 1978….who were the 46 guys taken ahead of him? I can tell you one thing…if you did the draft over, Cal would go #1 to Atlanta instead of Bob Horner

By: JB

JB — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:26:37 +0000

HOF 2b Ryne Sandberg…20th round by Phillies in 1978

By: JB

JB — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:23:59 +0000

You forgot the biggest draft gem of all-time, future HOF Catcher Mike Piazza, of Dodgers + Mets fame…..Drafted with the last pick the Dodgers had in the 88′ Draft (62 Round!)….A team will be hard to pressed to ever do better so late

By: Pat McRotch

Pat McRotch — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:21:53 +0000

Chris Burke (drafted by HOU, now w/AZ)