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D’Backs’ First-Rounder Fails Physical

By Luke Adams | July 12, 2010 at 7:33am CDT

MONDAY, 7:33am: Loux's physical exam revealed a shoulder issue, reports Jack Magruder of FOXSportsArizona.com.

SATURDAY, 10:52pm: Barret Loux, Arizona's first-round pick in this year's draft, has failed his physical exam, reports Tracy Ringolsby of FOX Sports. According to Ringolsby, the Diamondbacks have broken off negotiations with Loux, who they picked sixth overall last month.

When the D'Backs selected the Texas A&M right-hander, John Manuel wrote that it was the first pick of the draft Baseball America didn't like. Manuel noted that Loux wasn't considered a consensus first-rounder and that the right-hander had surgery to remove bone chips from his elbow at A&M. Loux also received a heavy workload leading up to the draft, throwing 123+ pitches on four different occasions between May 6th and June 4th.

Considering slot money for the sixth overall pick is approximately $2.6MM, the D'Backs seem unlikely to reach an agreement with Loux if his health is a concern. Ringolsby indicates that the decision to draft Loux was made by Josh Byrnes, and that the move may have played a part in the Arizona GM losing his job.

If the D'Backs do not sign Loux, they'll receive the seventh overall pick in next year's draft as compensation.

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  1. Guest

    11 years ago

    Don’t sign him and get the pick for next year. Maybe they could get Gerrit Cole or Matt Purke if he is eligible next year.

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    • Jeff

      11 years ago

      Literally no way cole falls to 7 unless he gets hurt or puts up some awful numbers. He’s pretty much the consensus number 2 pick at the moment

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      • Ferrariman

        11 years ago

        Wait #2?

        So who is #1?

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        • humbb

          11 years ago

          You are, Number Six

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          • Miguel Angel Barajas

            11 years ago

            That comment made me laugh so much!… for those who don’t know: it’s a reference to the old UK show “The Prisoner”.

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          • elclashcombo

            11 years ago

            srsly! awesome reference!

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        • rsoxmaulage

          11 years ago

          Anthony Rendon, 3B from Rice.

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  2. David Alston

    11 years ago

    Genius scouting

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    • aap212

      11 years ago

      You know scouts with X-ray vision?

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  3. slogar1

    11 years ago

    Exactly what I was thinking, how bad is the scouting? Must be using the same agency as the Cleveland Browns.

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    • kipnis4040

      10 years ago

      the browns turned things around with the new gm… they make great decisions now.. colt mccoy, peyton hillis etc

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  4. Chad Brown

    11 years ago

    I thought this was a random pick by the D’backs. I agree with the ‘don’t sign him idea’ above.

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  5. Sniderlover

    11 years ago

    I lol’ed hard when the D-Backs picked him. As stated above, they should not sign him

    BTW, is the draft suppose to be stronger next year?

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    • HerbertAnchovy

      11 years ago

      Yes, they say it will be a lot deeper next year.

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  6. 04Forever

    11 years ago

    the D’Backs should not sign him and the MLB should grant them another 1st round pick in the supplemental part of the draft for this

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    • Sniderlover

      11 years ago

      As stated in the article, D’Backs do receive a compensation, 7th overall pick if they do not sign him.

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      • 04Forever

        11 years ago

        i know, but that doesnt seem fair to me. if a player fails a physical they should get another 1st round pick in the next draft since its not their faults the player was not healthy

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        • Sniderlover

          11 years ago

          They will get their own pick for the results of this season and 7th overall pick as a compensation… I think.

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          • jdub220

            11 years ago

            Right. The D’Backs get two in the first round next year.

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        • Bob George

          11 years ago

          They will get the 7th overall pick, that’s the first round, not the 7th round.

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        • aap212

          11 years ago

          It’s not like this is the first time this has happened. Tim Stauffer and R.A. Dickey leap to mind.

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        • mrbasepaul

          11 years ago

          Really? It is their fault! They drafted a player who had health concerns.

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  7. jdub220

    11 years ago

    Hahahaha, the fail was huge with this.
    But it’s good, we get some compensation.
    Maybe this was done on purpose for a pick next year in a deeper draft.
    Or, at least, I hope so.

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    • aap212

      11 years ago

      If it was on purpose, they would have drafted a guy who was impossible to sign like the Dodgers, not easy to sign.

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      • jdub220

        11 years ago

        Or someone they knew would fail his physical.

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        • aap212

          11 years ago

          So that next year they can draft an extra guy but have zero leverage? It makes much more sense to just draft a player they like.

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          • jdub220

            11 years ago

            Well, if they think they can get better talent next year, they should do it.
            Maybe draft an easy to sign guy. A college player that doesn’t want to go to the IL.

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  8. Nathan Veale

    11 years ago

    Given that the D-Backs knew of his physical issues, shouldn’t they be obligated to attempt to sign him at a reduced bonus?

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    • jdub220

      11 years ago

      No.
      It’d be better to get the #7 pick next year.

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      • Nathan Veale

        11 years ago

        I understand what’s better for the team. I’m talking about what’s fair to both the player and the rest of the league.

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        • jdub220

          11 years ago

          It doesn’t matter what’s fair. That’s how the draft works. If they don’t want to sign somebody, they don’t. It’s that simple.

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          • Sniderlover

            11 years ago

            Exactly. Players screw the teams all the time so the team has the option of screwing him too if they don’t want him.

            Morally, it would be the correct thing to do but this is business.

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            • Nathan Veale

              11 years ago

              It’s not good for the league for teams to be rewarded for bad scouting and/or bad decision making by getting a do over when they screw up a pick this badly.

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              • Sniderlover

                11 years ago

                They thought he was healthy. Guess they figured wrong, it’s an honest mistake. Whether he is drafted 6th or 16th, the team wouldn’t sign him because of his injury problem. I think it would be crazy to sign him if he is not fully healthy but even then, I would just save the pick and go for a supposedly deeper draft next year.

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            • jphenix2002

              11 years ago

              “For a hundred years the owners screwed the players. For 25 years
              the players have screwed the owners – they’ve got 75 years to go.”
              – Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton

              I imagine the owners got a good 50 years left if we’re talkin fair

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  9. Tony

    11 years ago

    he should be known as barrett floux

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  10. Cameron Nelson

    11 years ago

    You think if they don’t sign him this year they could pick him up as an amateur free agent and get him anyway? Just a thought.

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  11. John Davidson

    11 years ago

    Lets not forget the D-Backs suck this year, so their normal pick will be pretty high as well.

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  12. rockiesmagicnumber

    11 years ago

    Not a lot is going right for this franchise, is it?

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    • Sniderlover

      11 years ago

      Or other franchises in Arizona.

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      • jdub220

        11 years ago

        Hey, the Cards aren’t that bad if Leinart can be at least average.

        And even though Amare’s gone, Nash is superhuman. Really. He is.

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        • Sniderlover

          11 years ago

          Haha, you forgot to mention Phoenix Coyotes.

          People in Phoenix: lolwut? What’s hockey?

          Luckily I love Nash cause he is Canadian and I can’t believe Amare would give up playing beside Nash to play beside… uhm exactly who is he playing with on the Knicks?

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          • NYC Tim

            11 years ago

            Raymond Felton. Read a newspaper.

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            • Sniderlover

              11 years ago

              Wow, Felton and Stoudmaire duo. Weren’t Knicks fans expecting LeBron after years of losing? :P

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          • venn177

            11 years ago

            It’s hard to practice hockey when the ice is always melted.

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          • jdub220

            11 years ago

            No, it’s just that I hate hockey.

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  13. stltiger69

    11 years ago

    NASA says the odds of a significant asteroid impacting the earth are 1 in 250,000. Also NASA says the odds that an asteroid will fall to earth and hit the best player for the Arizona Diamondbacks is 1 in 3. Go Figure…

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  14. aap212

    11 years ago

    This isn’t the first time this has happened, plus it’s tiresome to see people parroting Keith Law, BA, and Kevin Goldstein like they scouted the guy themselves. Nope, you’re just repeating what you’ve read.

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  15. bomberj11

    11 years ago

    There must have been something really special about him.

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  16. JST1331

    11 years ago

    Can i say, off to a bad start?

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  17. hartvig

    11 years ago

    This may not be the worst thing in the long run. Consensus was this years draft was pretty shallow & next years should be much deeper. They may end up getting a better player than they could have out of this draft.

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  18. kipnis4040

    10 years ago

    i wish cleveland gambled 312 k on him

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