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24TheKid
Not much to do with this post, but Cruz just hit another bomb, I know it’s just Spring Training but I think as long as he stays healthy he will have another huge year.
jdgoat
Not saying Cruz will be good or bad, but spring training stat mean absolutely nothing.
datrain021
I’d think Devenski would be best either as a BOR starter or filling a fireman stopper role. I think the Astros have enough back end pen arms that set up role would not be needed
whereslou
He came from a rich family and had his medical school paid for if he went to med school and didn’t play BB. Guess it doesn’t matter he can afford to pay for his own med school if he still wants to go. Could be like Dr Dan Doornick he played for the Seahawks went to school in the off season and finished when he retired. He now has a practice in Yakima Washington. Only difference is Dan was successful.
Mo Vaughn
Hard to believe its been 6 years since Hultzen was drafted
Lance
According to assistant GM Mike Daly, the Rangers still “feel good that Josh is going to play,” <—-WHAT? Why? Nothing against Josh but the guy's body is just giving out on him. Too bad but it happens to every player eventually.
arcadia Ldogg
Good riddance to Hamilton.
willm
Time to call it a career Josh… I believe that’s surgery #11 on his knees. I was so excited when the Angels signed you, and that just turned out to be the biggest misstep of a contract in recent years. CJ Wilson was at least serviceable for most of his contract, and Pujols has dropped off but he is still producing for our lineup. Josh was dead money.
dshires4
Hultzen’s arm implosion has to be so painful for the Mariners. I remember watching that draft just “knowing” we were going to draft Anthony Rendon, and the pick happened, and everybody lost their mind. Lookout Landing was a comedy club when the pick happened. I’ll never forget that.
jeremytk42
Yup, my buddy and I were all about them taking Rendon as well. Another moronic move by the M’s on a very long list of them…..
whereslou
I almost understood not taking Rendon because of the injury but taking Hultzen made no sense. You knew they were going to have to over pay to get him to play. The management made so many mistakes it’s embarrassing to think about. Every team makes them but the M’s seem to have used their allotment for many years to come. Hopefully Dipoto isn’t continuing the trend most of his moves seem good a few are questionable.
24TheKid
I was too young to really understand baseball when Hultzen was drafted, can someone explain what all happened then. Because I had always thought that Hultzen was the clear cut #2 that any team would have drafted there.
whereslou
For some reason my reply went above to the answer to the Hultzen question Kid. Look up there.
chesteraarthur
the craziest part about looking at that draft is that springer has never made an all star game
Rob66
Anyone else notice how often teams that have a “big 3” or “triplets” pitching prospects how often they end up not working out. I know the Rangers thought they had that with only Volquez really becoming a serviceable major league pitcher. Then the Mets had Pulsipher, Paul Wilson and Jason Isringhausen and only Isringhausen had any real success.
Moral of the story: 1 pitcher will become too injured to pitch, 1 will not be good enough and 1 will be a success.
Even the A’s trio ended up that way: Zito lost effectiveness, Mulder got hurt and Huson was the most effective.
Texas LawDog
John Danks was one of the Triplets Texas had coming up with Volquez. Danks was pretty serviceable.
Lance
right….DVD……Thomas Diamond, Edison Volquez and John Danks. The White Sox got a couple good years from Danks and of course Texas traded Volquez to Cinci for Josh Hamilton and both players made the all star team so it was a good deal for both teams. Diamond never got there.
Lance
In the mid 60’s, before the common draft, they MLB had a “bonus rule” to prevent teams from signing too many young stars to big contracts. The rule was basically that you had to carry that player on your MLB roster or risk losing them on waivers. The Cardinals had three prospect pitchers: Nelson Briles, Steve Carlton and Dave Dowling. STL couldn’t afford to carry three rookie pitchers who were not ready for the show. So they kept Briles and Carlton and the Cubs picked up Dowling. STL choose wisely. Dave only pitched in two games (although he allowed only two runs in 10 innings) but Briles was a very dependable pitcher for a long time and of course Silent Steve is in the Hall of Fame