How to Torture Yourself with the Draft

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How to Torture Yourself with the Draft

Edgy MD
Apr 01 2013 11:26 AM

June 1971, Rich Puig goes number 14 to the New York Mets. Other good players were available, but the team was hell bent on settling their third base problem once and for all.

Numbers 29 and 30, respectively, were George Brett and Mike Schmidt.

All the dudes taken in that first round while the two greatest thirdbasemen ever cooled their heels.

Pick # Guy Team Pos. Source
1 Danny Goodwin Chicago White Sox C Peoria Central (Peoria,IL)
2 Jay Franklin San Diego Padres P James Madison (Vienna,VA)
3 Tommy Bianco Milwaukee Brewers SS Sewanhaka (Elmont,NY)
4 Condredge Holloway Montreal Expos SS Lee (Huntsville,AL)
5 Roy Branch Kansas City Royals P William Beaumont (St. Louis,MO)
6 Roy Thomas Philadelphia Phillies P Lompoc (Lompoc,CA)
7 Roger Quiroga Washington Senators II P Ball (Galveston,TX)
8 Ed Kurpiel St. Louis Cardinals 1B-OF Archbishop Molloy (Jamaica,NY)
9 David Sloan Cleveland Indians P Santa Clara (Santa Clara,CA)
10 Taylor Duncan Atlanta Braves SS Grant (Sacramento,CA)
11 Tom Veryzer Detroit Tigers SS Islip (Islip,NY)
12 Neil Rasmussen Houston Astros SS Arcadia (Arcadia,CA)
13 Frank Tanana California Angels P Detroit Catholic Central (Novi,MI)
14 Rich Puig New York Mets 2B Hillsborough (Tampa,FL)
15 Jim Rice Boston Red Sox OF T.L. Hanna (Anderson,SC)
16 Jeff Wehmeier Chicago Cubs P Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis,IN)
17 Sugar Bear Daniels Oakland Athletics P MacKenzie (Detroit,MI)
18 Frank Riccelli San Francisco Giants P Christian Brothers Academ (Syracuse,NY)
19 Terry Whitfield New York Yankees OF Palo Verde Valley (Blythe,CA)
20 Rick Rhoden Los Angeles Dodgers P Atlantic Community (Delray Beach,FL)
21 Dale Soderholm Minnesota Twins SS Coral Park (Miami,FL)
22 Craig Reynolds Pittsburgh Pirates SS Reagan (Houston,TX)
23 Randy Stein Baltimore Orioles P Ganesha (Pomona,CA)
24 Mike Miley Cincinnati Reds SS East Jefferson (Metairie,LA)
25 Bill Sharp Chicago White Sox OF Ohio State University
26 Bill Boynton San Diego Padres P Springfield (Skowhegan,ME)
27 Larry Anderson Milwaukee Brewers P El Rancho (Pico Rivera,CA)
28 Dan Warthen Montreal Expos P North (Omaha,NE)
29 George Brett Kansas City Royals SS El Segundo (El Segundo,CA)
30 Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies SS Ohio University

Fman99
Apr 01 2013 11:34 AM
Re: How to Torture Yourself with the Draft

I haven't given up on Rich Puig yet.

seawolf17
Apr 01 2013 11:39 AM
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And the ninth and tenth shortstops taken, too. (Boy, that's a lotta shortstops.)

A Boy Named Seo
Apr 01 2013 11:40 AM
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How and why did we pass on Sugar Bear Daniels??

batmagadanleadoff
Apr 01 2013 11:46 AM
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David Wright, drafted in 2001, was the Mets last pick to be selected to the all-star game as a Met. You have to go back 22 years to find the next most recent Mets homegrown all-star - Bobby Jones (1991), and then, back to the Frank Cashen era (Todd Hundley-1987).

Abominable. Simply abominable.

The last Met draft pick to make the all-star game (any team) was Scott Kazmir (2002 draft).

Edgy MD
Apr 01 2013 11:48 AM
Re: How to Torture Yourself with the Draft

I was under the impression that you put no stock in the draft.

batmagadanleadoff
Apr 01 2013 11:55 AM
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Edgy MD wrote:
I was under the impression that you put no stock in the draft.

Not really. Just that given that the typical amateur baseball prospect is years away from being major league ready, if at all and if ever, a high pick has a considerably lower success rate than a corresponding high pick in the other major American team sports. There's still skill involved. But a lotta luck, too. Still, the putrid Mets historical drafting following the Cashen/Doubleday era is more than a trend, and given that the same ownership group that was running the franchise for the last 20 years (de facto and then officially) was the one constant, I believe I know where the blame lies.

Edgy MD
Apr 01 2013 12:01 PM
Re: How to Torture Yourself with the Draft

Yup. Frank Stallone.

Frayed Knot
Apr 01 2013 01:56 PM
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Danny Goodwin has the distinction of being the only player [u:3u9qds2b]Twice[/u:3u9qds2b] drafted 1/1
1971 by the ChiSox out of HS but he did not sign. He was then picked #1 overall in 1975 by the Angels out of college