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The sons also rise

Frayed Knot Oct 20 2009 08:29 AM

Just a small note in 'Baseball America' ranking the up-and-coming sons of big leaguers (and a lame excuse on my part to get in a semi-clever subject heading) I had to look up some of the daddies cuz I don't remember them 1. Kyle Drabek, rhp, Phillies (son of Doug) Philadelphia refused to part with him in a potential Roy Halladay trade. 2. Casey Kelly, rhp/ss, Red Sox (Pat) Even more advanced than expected on the mound, which is his future. 3. Ike Davis, 1b, Mets (Ron) After going homerless in his pro debut, he bashed 20 homers and reached Double-A. 4. Dee Gordon, ss, Dodgers (Tom) Still learning the game, but he hit .301 and led Midwest League with 73 steals. 5. Austin Romine, c, Yankees (Kevin) New York's catcher of the future has solid tools across the board. 6. Brandon Snyder, 1b, Orioles (Brian) It took him a while, but he's showing why Baltimore took him 13th overall in 2005. 7. Peter Bourjos, of, Angels (Chris) Speedy center fielder is Torii Hunter's heir apparent in Los Angeles. 8. Michael Brantley, of, Indians (Mickey) Part of the C.C. Sabathia trade, he's a line-drive machine. 9. Eric Young Jr., 2b/of, Rockies (Eric Sr.) Has stolen 303 bases in 568 minor league games. 10. Beau Mills, 1b, Indians (Brad) Needs to tighten his strike zone to achieve his big power potential. Also mentioned are: Dodgers shortstop Ivan DeJesus Jr. (Ivan Sr.), who missed most of the season after breaking his leg in spring training; Astros third baseman Chris Johnson (Ron); Orioles right-hander Steven Johnson (Dave); - not Davey Red Sox infielder David Renfroe (Laddie), the best such prospect from the 2009 draft; Astros catcher Koby Clemens; Blue Jays righthander Josh Roenicke (Gary).

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 20 2009 08:36 AM Re: The sons also rise

I don't remember Chris Bourjos.

MFS62 Oct 20 2009 08:42 AM Re: The sons also rise

The Mets were big on bloodlines way back when. I still remember when they drafted Lee May, Jr. and Todd Hundley. Later

Frayed Knot Oct 20 2009 08:55 AM Re: The sons also rise

I'm not sure whether two draftee sons qualifies an organization as "big on bloodlines" or not. Speaking of which, does anyone remember Jamie McAndrew playing? I remember that he was drafted but never heard of him after that. Of course his career was such that if you blinked you missed it. Born in Williamsport, PA in 1967 whilst papa Jim was there in the minors. Not sure if Jim was still hanging his off-season hat in Lost Nation, IA at that point.

MFS62 Oct 20 2009 09:01 AM Re: The sons also rise

[quote="Frayed Knot":36mrii2s]I'm not sure whether two draftee sons qualifies an organization as "big on bloodlines" or not. [/quote:36mrii2s] There probably were some others, but they were the first two who came to mind. I'm not talking about quantity, though. I remember reading articles written when those two were drafted about how having a major leaguer for a parent tilted the Mets decisions to draft them in their directions. Later

Frayed Knot Oct 20 2009 11:20 AM Re: The sons also rise

I'm sure every org claims bloodlines as an asset when drafting/signing an ML legacy. Even if they don't believe it's a real difference maker they're going to say so anyway.

HahnSolo Oct 20 2009 03:21 PM Re: The sons also rise

4. Dee Gordon, ss, Dodgers (Tom) Still learning the game, but he hit .301 and led Midwest League with 73 steals. That expression always gets me, and lots of writers/analysts use it. Shouldn't one expect that a professional in his field doesn't need to learn the game? And furthermore, if the point of the article is to tell us about these second generation ballplayers, wouldn't the game have passed down from dear old dad? I guess we'll find out if Dee has learned from his father. So if we see Dee choking against the Red Sox in the postseason, or spends time on the DL every year, we'll know his dad has been influencing him.

G-Fafif Oct 20 2009 03:47 PM Re: The sons also rise

David Proctor, No. 1 pick in '88, was Mike Torrez's nephew. Probably still is. Kirk Presley's bloodlines were all shook up, too.