wilkerson_rulz-06
06-12-2006, 07:31 AM
http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insider/columns/story?id=2474002
You have to be subscribed to MLB Insider to view this all but what he basically says is that pitchers picked first overall in the draft will turn out to be nothing special (Kris Benson, Paul Wilson)
Here is some parts of his article:`
''Through 2005, 11 pitchers had been selected with the first pick in the draft. The first pick. How successful were those 11 pitchers? They won 810 games and lost 831. Of course, that doesn't tell us much about the particular pitchers. ''
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''Winning 300 games is nice. None of those 11 pitchers won 300 games. Or 200. Or 165 (Mike Moore tops the list with 161 wins).''
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''True, five of the 11 pitchers are still pitching, and maybe one of them will pick up his fellow No. 1s. Probably not, though''
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''He'll be 26 in September. Matt Anderson (1997) currently sports a 7.66 ERA with Fresno in the Pacific Coast League. Kris Benson (1996) is in Baltimore's rotation, but his long road to stardom seems finally (if unofficially) to have become a cul-de-sac. Paul Wilson (1994) is nursing a shoulder injury and a 40-58 career record.''
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''I'm not saying everybody shouldn't cover the MLB draft, and I'm not saying you shouldn't pay attention if young players wet your whistle. I'm just saying we shouldn't ask the first-year player draft to be something that it's not (and cannot be). ''
You have to be subscribed to MLB Insider to view this all but what he basically says is that pitchers picked first overall in the draft will turn out to be nothing special (Kris Benson, Paul Wilson)
Here is some parts of his article:`
''Through 2005, 11 pitchers had been selected with the first pick in the draft. The first pick. How successful were those 11 pitchers? They won 810 games and lost 831. Of course, that doesn't tell us much about the particular pitchers. ''
...
''Winning 300 games is nice. None of those 11 pitchers won 300 games. Or 200. Or 165 (Mike Moore tops the list with 161 wins).''
...
''True, five of the 11 pitchers are still pitching, and maybe one of them will pick up his fellow No. 1s. Probably not, though''
...
''He'll be 26 in September. Matt Anderson (1997) currently sports a 7.66 ERA with Fresno in the Pacific Coast League. Kris Benson (1996) is in Baltimore's rotation, but his long road to stardom seems finally (if unofficially) to have become a cul-de-sac. Paul Wilson (1994) is nursing a shoulder injury and a 40-58 career record.''
...
''I'm not saying everybody shouldn't cover the MLB draft, and I'm not saying you shouldn't pay attention if young players wet your whistle. I'm just saying we shouldn't ask the first-year player draft to be something that it's not (and cannot be). ''