Actual 2007 Draft Thread - Day One

[jersey cubs fan]

The LA Times on Angels draft pick RHP Jonathan Bachanov:

 

"The 18-year-old reportedly ruffled some feathers by including a "countdown 'til I get paid" section on his MySpace page."

 

How many more years until people start learning this stuff can only come back to bite you?

[Chocolate Milk]

Countdown til I get paid is right. Doesn't really bother me.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

The LA Times on Angels draft pick RHP Jonathan Bachanov:

 

"The 18-year-old reportedly ruffled some feathers by including a "countdown 'til I get paid" section on his MySpace page."

 

How many more years until people start learning this stuff can only come back to bite you?

 

I kind of find it funny.

[jersey cubs fan]

The LA Times on Angels draft pick RHP Jonathan Bachanov:

 

"The 18-year-old reportedly ruffled some feathers by including a "countdown 'til I get paid" section on his MySpace page."

 

How many more years until people start learning this stuff can only come back to bite you?

 

I kind of find it funny.

 

There's a lot of funny stuff in people's lives that doesn't reflect well on them.

[Chocolate Milk]

I think it is funny that people's sensibilities are shocked when someone reveals that money is a motivator in their actions.

[jersey cubs fan]

I think it is funny that people's sensibilities are shocked when someone reveals that money is a motivator in their actions.

 

I don't think it's about sensibilities being shocked. This is just one of many things that have shown up on myspace pages that have come back to haunt people. I think this shows a lack of judgement on his part. Everybody knows money motivates everybody else. When you advertise like that, you do a couple things, like tip off some scouts or decisions makers about a potential lack of desire to improve as a baseball player. He wouldn't be the first guy to cash in and then check out. Wouldn't you hesitate to pay somebody that much if they were that excited about it that they'd put it out on a website that has repeatedly gotten people into hot water?

[Chocolate Milk]

I think it is funny that people's sensibilities are shocked when someone reveals that money is a motivator in their actions.

 

I don't think it's about sensibilities being shocked. This is just one of many things that have shown up on myspace pages that have come back to haunt people. I think this shows a lack of judgement on his part. Everybody knows money motivates everybody else. When you advertise like that, you do a couple things, like tip off some scouts or decisions makers about a potential lack of desire to improve as a baseball player. He wouldn't be the first guy to cash in and then check out. Wouldn't you hesitate to pay somebody that much if they were that excited about it that they'd put it out on a website that has repeatedly gotten people into hot water?

 

I understand your point about myspace pages coming back to bite people in the arse. You should see some of the stuff the HR guys pull up around here. "Interests: Text messaging!" "I like to go to work high" etc...

 

Answer to the bolded: No. I think the countdown was fairly innocuous. I'm sure that's the way a lot of these guys look at the draft. Improvement leads to more money so I'm not sure that being focused on the money necessarily means that would be more likely to wash out or not try to improve.

 

Like you said, most of these kids are playing for the money and everyone knows it. People just get uncomfortable when that comes to the surface. People want to think that these kids are playing because they love the feeling of the bat in their hands and get teary eyed looking at a baseball diamond. People get upset when their romantic view of the game gets tainted. We see this all the time when it comes to stats.

 

So basically, it may have been stupid to put that up, but only because silly people will get bent out of shape about it.

[Lockes Eye Scar]

Forget the "countdown 'til I get paid thing" The fact that he has a myspace page at all is a red flag.

 

:D

[Guest]

I think it is funny that people's sensibilities are shocked when someone reveals that money is a motivator in their actions.

 

I don't think it's about sensibilities being shocked. This is just one of many things that have shown up on myspace pages that have come back to haunt people. I think this shows a lack of judgement on his part. Everybody knows money motivates everybody else. When you advertise like that, you do a couple things, like tip off some scouts or decisions makers about a potential lack of desire to improve as a baseball player. He wouldn't be the first guy to cash in and then check out. Wouldn't you hesitate to pay somebody that much if they were that excited about it that they'd put it out on a website that has repeatedly gotten people into hot water?

What cracks me up is his agent's likely reaction. Talk about removing leverage. Obviously, this guy wants to sign and sign pretty quickly.

[Guest]

Forget the "countdown 'til I get paid thing" The fact that he has a myspace page at all is a red flag.

 

:D

 

I know about 10 guys the Cubs drafted last year who had MySpace pages. One, amusingly enough, had conversations going with his girlfriend which revolved around who loved the other more. I hope I wasn't that dumb in high school.

[CoolHandLuke]

David Aardsma has one!

[cuubs4life]

David Aardsma has one!

 

something tells me aardsma is not going to get paid very much next time around.