A more candid view of the draft would probably rank it right next to the ring toss and three-card monte as a con job. It looks easy. But in reality, it’s brutally hard. One fact sums it up: Since ‘65, only three of the sport’s No. 1 overall draft picks are currently worthy of Cooperstown — Griffey, Chipper Jones and Alex Rodriguez. Roughly half of all No. 1 overall picks were close to worthless. You’re just as likely to select a legend where the Nats picked: Barry Bonds, Derek Jeter and Gary Sheffield were all picked sixth.
Archive for June, 2007
Draft Minutia
Sunday, June 10th, 2007Reds History – Third Base – What a Mess
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007For a franchise that has been around since the beginning of professional baseball the Reds have a few odd quirks in their history that display a major hole in their teams makeup over the numerous eras that the game has morphed through.
In fact this season we’re getting first hand look at the trouble this hole has caused, I’m not speaking of the bullpen, that’s been a nice facet of the Reds game over the years, current team excluded of course. What I’m talking about is the complete and utter lack of any firm history at the third base position for the Reds, this season the play of Edwin Encarnacion highlighted the volatility of the position in the team’s history. His slow start, his demotion his recent splurge of fantastic play both on the field and at the dish.