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Mets by the Scout

Edgy MD Dec 05 2013 07:58 AM

Hi, I'm Marlin McPhail. I'm one of those guys who you, sleeping soundly in your beds, give nary a thought to. But I have the power to make you happy or sad. I'm a big league scout. And while scouting for the Mets, this has been my legacy: Player Signed Draft Yr Overall High Level Current Status ML WAR ML AS Teams Matt Harvey 2010 7 MLB  NYM   40m 6.9 1 Ty Wigginton 1998 514 MLB  Free Agent 2.4 1 Bobby Parnell 2005 269 MLB  NYM   40m 2 Josh Edgin 2010 902 MLB  NYM   40m 0.1 Collin McHugh 2008 554 MLB  COL   40m -1.9 Reese Havens 2008 22 AAA  NYM   in minors Las Vegas [AAA] Michael Antonini 2007 573 AAA  LAD   in minors Albuquerque [AAA] D.J. Wabick 2005 749 AAA  Recently Active Eric Niesen 2007 99 AAA  Free Agent Dylan Owen 2007 633 AAA  Free Agent Tony Maccani 2007 0 AAA  Recently Active Nick Maness 1997 360 AAA  Recently Active Eric Brown 2005 539 AA  Retired Stephen Clyne 2007 123 AA  Recently Active Jason Jacobs 2006 604 A+  Assistant Coach - University of Georgia (2013) Jeremy Gould 2010 842 A  Free Agent Nathan Vineyard 2007 47 A  Retired It may seem like a generally pedestrian bunch, or a mixed bag, but I bet I stack up well against most scouts. Let's face it. If most players don't reach the bigs, that means most scouts aren't netting big leaguers. I'm not quite sure what it means in this day and age to say a scout "signs" a prospect, when a potential #1 pick is going to be cross-checked by several guys, and ultimately brought in to negotiate with the team's top brass, but I like that somebody is still recording that somebody in the organization was the definitive champion of the likes of Matt Harvey (and Bobby Parnell, and, um, Jeremy Gould). I like that because I was that guy. I'm Marlin McPhail.

Edgy MD Dec 09 2013 08:05 AM Re: Mets by the Scout

Tell, me about it, Marlin! Hi, I'm Jack Zdurienicik, currently under siege as GM (and alleged fraud) with the Seattle Mariners. In between extended periods of trying to spell my name, I've held several different posts with YOUR New York Mets. [list][*]Area Scout, 1983-1989[/*:m] [*]National Crosschecker, 1990[/*:m] [*]National Crosschecker again 1994-1995[/*:m] [*]Director of Minor League Operations, 1995-1998[/*:m] [*]Special Assistant to the General Manager, 1998[/*:m][/list:u] You might think that's a heckuva lotta tenure, but during that time, only six Mets players have officially fallen onto my ledger sheet as Zdurienicik signings, and while three have made the majors, and a .500 batting average should be encouraging, the overall results are, well, I'm not planning to present them as Exhibit A as I seek to defend my honor this coming week. Player Signed Draft Yr Overall High Level Current Status ML WAR ML AS Teams Anthony Young 1987 977 MLB  Retired 1.3 Archie Corbin 1986 414 MLB  Retired 0.5 Terry McDaniel 1986 152 MLB  Retired -0.4 Lee Johnson 1986 799 AA  Retired Steve LaRose 1990 0 AA  Retired Mike Westbrook 1984 54 AA  Retired

G-Fafif Dec 09 2013 01:25 PM Re: Mets by the Scout

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Ashie62 Dec 09 2013 05:25 PM Re: Mets by the Scout

So Marlin McPhail is the bastard responsible for Reese Havens....

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 09 2013 05:38 PM Re: Mets by the Scout

Good Lord, that's one damning player roll for Ol' Jackie Z.

Edgy MD Dec 09 2013 07:31 PM Re: Mets by the Scout

Ashie62 wrote: So Marlin McPhail is the bastard responsible for Reese Havens.... That's one surprsingly narrow way to look at it.

G-Fafif Dec 09 2013 07:47 PM Re: Mets by the Scout

Also, he scouted Harvey, who's not even gonna pitch next season.

Edgy MD Dec 15 2013 08:50 PM Re: Mets by the Scout

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Good Lord, that's one damning player roll for Ol' Jackie Z. Yeah, the proof is in the pudding, and that sort of pudding is not the type the kids from the Pink Floyd record are going to eat happily. Hi, I'm Steve Leavitt, and when not inspiring over-produced mid-eighties singles by YES, I've beaten the bushes for Mets (though now with the Twins) looking for prospects. My territory typically has been Southern California and Hawaii, and MAN SAKES, the women. But you can't allow yourself to get distracted, because that moment is the difference between the signing CRAP or CARP, and while Jack Zdurienicik has landed you plenty of the former, I'm the guy who signed the latter. Player Signed Draft Yr Overall High Level Current Status ML WAR ML AS Teams Brian Bannister 2003 199 MLB  Recently Active 5.1 Mike Carp 2004 254 MLB  BOS   40m 2.3 Carlos Muniz 2003 379 MLB  Recently Active -0.1 Lucas Duda 2007 243 MLB  NYM   40m -0.9 Michael Olmsted 2007 303 AAA  MIL   in minors Huntsville [AA] Eddy Camacho 2004 0 AAA  Recently Active Vincent Cordova 2003 259 AA  Retired Jamar Hill 2001 1433 AA  Recently Active Kevin Rios 2003 769 AA  Indy Leagues Brant Rustich 2007 93 A+  Recently Active Matt Fisher 2004 0 A  Retired Nick Giarraputo 2006 364 A  CHW   Minors Mike Hebert 2008 224 A  Recently Active Brandon Kawal 2007 1162 A  Retired Matt Anderson 2005 929 A-  Retired Taylor George 2001 1002 A-  Retired Will Quaglieri 2004 0 A-  Retired Tyler Vaughn 2007 693 A-  Retired Kyle Johnson 2006 1379 RK  Retired

Edgy MD Dec 19 2013 12:06 PM Re: Mets by the Scout

Hi, suckers. I'm Randy "Moose" Millgan. You may know me as a fringey, thick-in-the-middle firstbaseman of Met seasons past. But I stayed in the game as a scout, and between the Mets and my current organization of Baltimore, TheBaseballCube credits me with all of one (ONE!) signing. Player Signed Draft Yr Overall High Level Current Status ML WAR ML AS Teams David Wright 2001 38 MLB About to Be Married 46.6 7 I should just retire now, right?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 19 2013 12:09 PM Re: Mets by the Scout

I asked Moose Milligan for an interview once. He said he was busy.

Edgy MD Dec 19 2013 12:12 PM Re: Mets by the Scout

You should know better than to stand between me and my Wendy's, Bucket. To his credit, I think he was slenderer as an Oriole. Or possibly, black is simply slimming.