Keith laws latest

by M_Y_isDANK on Jun 6, 2007 7:34 AM CDT Comment 20 comments

this is what Keith law had to say in his blog yesterday about the most important day that this organization has seen maybe ever..

* The Rangers' top options at No. 17 are now Beavan and Tim Alderson. Wherever Beavan goes, he'll probably command top-10 money.

Beaven or Harvey sounds good, it would be nice to have them both there and have our choice of the two...

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most important day

that this organization has seen maybe ever..

At least since

or 2000 whenwe got Scott Heard, Tyrell Godwin, and Chad Hawkins.

or 96 when we had 3 first round draft picks, RA Dickey, Sam Marsonek and Corey Lee.

or 87 when we got 3 first round draft picks, Brian Bohanon, Bill Haselman, and Mark Petkovsek

Mitt Romney should "get out his small-varmint gun and drive those Guatemalans off his lawn" -- Sen John McCain

by DJCahill on Jun 6, 2007 8:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Scott Heard...

Did he move to Africa or something? Whatever happened to him? That might be the Rangers worst pick ever.

by rangeressary on Jun 6, 2007 8:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I always figured

he was working at Home Depot somewhere.

I remember how ecstatic some were when he "slipped" down to us. The fact that got that kind or reaction made me seriously doubt the criteria scouts and some draft followers used.

For all the talk about five tools, and grading players, and timing speed, with any position player, it comes down to one question. Can he hit for average? Anyone who projects to be below the Mendoza line isn't going to bring a franchise any value, regardless of how fast they are, how strong their arm is, or how nifty their glove is or how much power they have.

If a prospect fails the "Can he hit for average" question, no use worrying about him until the tenth round or later.

Mitt Romney should "get out his small-varmint gun and drive those Guatemalans off his lawn" -- Sen John McCain

by DJCahill on Jun 6, 2007 9:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you think Heard is the worst pick ...

... then you haven't been paying attention to the Rangers draft history. He was a late 1st round pick in a weak draft.

There are much worst picks the Rangers have made. Unfortunately, that list is a rather long one.

by northtexan95 on Jun 6, 2007 9:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Starts with

Donald Harris, obviously.

by a bebop a rebop on Jun 6, 2007 9:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Donald Harris

Played football with him.

Helluva college free safety. For a skinny guy he was fearless and would absolutely knock snot out of anyone coming across the middle.

Personality and intellect were kinda Mike Tyson-esque.

As a baseball player, he wasn't even worthy of being a starter at Tech. When he got drafted, the reaction among the football players was, "he plays baseball?"

by tricer on Jun 6, 2007 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That conversation starts and ends

with Donald Harris imo. A toolsy natural athlete.

Took him instead of a guy named Frank Thomas. Frank Thomas was a one dimensional player who was only able to hit.

Mitt Romney should "get out his small-varmint gun and drive those Guatemalans off his lawn" -- Sen John McCain

by DJCahill on Jun 6, 2007 9:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

LaPorta comes to mind.

People rarely live up to their baby pictures.

by rooster on Jun 6, 2007 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I dunno

Johnathan Johnson has to be in the conversation. Awful pick. They basically admitted they chose him because he was the closest to the majors, not because he was, you know, the best player or anything like that.

RA Dickey, too. "Hey, he's falling to us! We didn't do any research on him, cause we didn't think he'd slip to us. I hope nothing is wrong with his arm. Let's take him! "

"The boxing scenes in 'Million Dollar Baby' were so realistic, I initially thought it was a documentary." -Brian Thomas

by thedirkatron on Jun 6, 2007 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Frank Thomas

to be fair, 5 other teams passed on him, not just the Rangers, but yeah, maybe the worst draft decision ever.

by t ball on Jun 6, 2007 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Y'know...

I don't really see your point, Cahill.

The most obvious thing about the baseball draft is the attrition rate.

Are you scared the Rangers will fail in spite of a lot of picks in what is apparently a deep draft?

by hightowersmith on Jun 6, 2007 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

My point is

I really, really doubt that this will be the most important day the franchise has ever seen.

I doubt it will be more important than the day the franchise clinched its first playoff spot.

Out of the five picks, we will be lucky to get 3 contributing players, and its a better than zero chance we won't see a single star.

Mitt Romney should "get out his small-varmint gun and drive those Guatemalans off his lawn" -- Sen John McCain

by DJCahill on Jun 6, 2007 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Reminds me of...

A couple of years ago with the Cowboys. Going into that offseason, they had a lot of money to spend, 2 firsts and picked at the 11 spot on down, and of course had Parcells directing most of it. That offseason, Norm on the Ticket said that how the Cowboys did in that offseason would affect their quality for the next 3-4 years (aka the rest of the Parcells tenure). Turns out, it did.

They signed a couple of solid defenders (although Henry wasn't very good), signed a decent but not great QB (Bledsoe), drafted one stud and 3 more starters.

It changed them from a bad team to an above average one. If they had really knocked it out of the park, they would be a great team.

I realize that it takes longer in baseball to turn things around, but I think the Rangers are at a similar crossroads. They should have money to spend in the offseason and they have lots of draft picks. How JD does in the next 12 months (1 draft with lots of sandwich picks, 1 draft with Top 5 picks, plus this offseason with money to spend) will determine how good this team is for the next 5 years.

No pressure...

by GhettoBear04 on Jun 6, 2007 9:04 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

BTF

There is a discussion about evaluating drafts over at Baseball Think Factory (it is the article on Riccardi defending his draft). Anyways, people are saying that the average GM is on the job 3 to 5 years, but it takes eleven years to really judge a draft (this way even the young HS players are in their prime). This draft, while critical, will not affect the team in the near future.

by Excel Hearts Choi on Jun 6, 2007 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs