Busted prospects

[cbbryan]

The 1989 first round, aside from Frank Thomas.

 

1 Ben McDonald RHP Orioles Louisiana State U

2 Tyler Houston C Braves Las Vegas, NV

3 Roger Salkeld RHP Mariners Saugus, CA

4 Jeff Jackson OF Phillies Chicago, IL

5 Donald Harris OF Rangers Texas Tech

6 Paul Coleman OF Cardinals Frankston, TX

7 Frank Thomas 1B White Sox Auburn U

8 Earl Cunningham OF Cubs Lancaster, SC

9 Kyle Abbot LHP Angels Long Beach State U

10 *Charles Johnson C Expos Fort Pierce, FL

11 *Calvin Murray 3B Indians Dallas, TX

12 Jeff Juden RHP Astros Salem, MA

13 Brent Mayne C Royals Cal State Fullerton

14 Steve Hosey OF Giants Fresno State U

15 Kiki Jones RHP Dodgers Tampa, FL

16 Greg Blosser OF Red Sox Sarasota, FL

17 Cal Eldred RHP Brewers U of Iowa

18 Willie Greene SS Pirates Gray, GA

19 Eddie Zosky SS Blue Jays Fresno State U

20 Scott Bryant

21 Greg Gohr RHP Tigers Santa Clara U

22 Tom Goodwin OF Dodgers Frenso State U

23 Maurice Vaughn 1B Red Sox Seton Hall U

24 Alan Zinter C Mets U of Arizona

25 Chuck Knoblauch SS Twins Texas A&M

26 *Scott Burrell RHP Mariners Hamden, CT

 

Knobs at #25 was a decent player for alot of years and was even an All-Star.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

The 1989 first round, aside from Frank Thomas.

 

1 Ben McDonald RHP Orioles Louisiana State U

2 Tyler Houston C Braves Las Vegas, NV

3 Roger Salkeld RHP Mariners Saugus, CA

4 Jeff Jackson OF Phillies Chicago, IL

5 Donald Harris OF Rangers Texas Tech

6 Paul Coleman OF Cardinals Frankston, TX

7 Frank Thomas 1B White Sox Auburn U

8 Earl Cunningham OF Cubs Lancaster, SC

9 Kyle Abbot LHP Angels Long Beach State U

10 *Charles Johnson C Expos Fort Pierce, FL

11 *Calvin Murray 3B Indians Dallas, TX

12 Jeff Juden RHP Astros Salem, MA

13 Brent Mayne C Royals Cal State Fullerton

14 Steve Hosey OF Giants Fresno State U

15 Kiki Jones RHP Dodgers Tampa, FL

16 Greg Blosser OF Red Sox Sarasota, FL

17 Cal Eldred RHP Brewers U of Iowa

18 Willie Greene SS Pirates Gray, GA

19 Eddie Zosky SS Blue Jays Fresno State U

20 Scott Bryant

21 Greg Gohr RHP Tigers Santa Clara U

22 Tom Goodwin OF Dodgers Frenso State U

23 Maurice Vaughn 1B Red Sox Seton Hall U

24 Alan Zinter C Mets U of Arizona

25 Chuck Knoblauch SS Twins Texas A&M

26 *Scott Burrell RHP Mariners Hamden, CT

 

Knobs at #25 was a decent player for alot of years and was even an All-Star.

 

Mo Vaughn wasn't a shabby player either.

[Caryatid]

Didn't notice Knoblauch and Vaughn. I guess Tom Goodwin did stay in the league for awhile, too. And Scott Burrell was a nice player off the bench-for the Bulls.

 

So 22 busts out of 26 total. Ouch.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

So 22 busts out of 26 total. Ouch.

 

I'm sure we'll talk about the 2000 MLB draft in such unfavorable terms soon enough.

[UK1679666180]

How much of a bust can a player be if they made it to the majors? I'm going to be at a Low-A game tonight and I'll be pleased if I see more than 4 players that'll make it to the majors combined from the teams.

Well, we're talking about guys that were hyped enough that they probably would be fast-tracked to the majors in many cases.

 

There's part of the flaw, hype is based on a player's ceiling rather than where they're currently at. A scouting report has current and future reports, I wouldn't say a player that didn't reach his ceiling was a bust and if his current rating is higher than what it should be then that's a scout's error.

 

Too subjective to determine whether or not a player is a bust.