Matt Bush is still a drunken mess

[Post Count Padder]

The Pads really struck gold when they drafted him, huh?

 

El Cajon police are looking for Matt Bush to investigate allegations he took part in a drunken assault Wednesday involving boys lacrosse players on the Granite Hills High campus.

The Padres said nothing about it, but it does explain why Bush was dropped from the 40-man roster less than three months after the team added him. It's the third time since he was drafted that Bush has faced accusations stemming from an altercation.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I say give him a shot. He could be our Josh Hamilton. You never know.

[17 Seconds]

I say give him a shot. He could be our Josh Hamilton. You never know.

 

As a pitcher or a hitter?

 

Hamilton was always good.....he just had issues. Matt Bush flat out sucks and was drafted way too high to begin with.

[javy knows my name]

Never heard of him...but I kinda like him

[Post Count Padder]

Never heard of him...but I kinda like him

He was the first overall pick in the 2004 draft. He was a shortstop, and he lost all ability to make contact once he got to the minors. Rather than give up on him completely, the Pads tried to convert him into a pitcher, but he needed TJS and missed all of last season. And this isn't the first time he's gotten into trouble with the law.

[17 Seconds]

How do you miss that badly on a first overall pick?

[Dirt Dog Sparly]

How do you miss that badly on a first overall pick?

 

He was a signability pick for the Pods. I forgot who went the two spots after him, but both were Boras clients asking for huge money to sign.

[razzzorsharp]

1 Matt Bush San Diego Padres SS Mission Bay High School

2 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers RHP Old Dominion

3 Philip Humber New York Mets RHP Rice University

4 Jeff Niemann Tampa Bay Devil Rays RHP Rice University

5 Mark Rogers Milwaukee Brewers RHP Mount Ararat High School (ME)

6 Jeremy Sowers Cleveland Indians LHP Vanderbilt University

7 Homer Bailey Cincinnati Reds RHP La Grange High School

8 Wade Townsend Baltimore Orioles RHP Rice University

9 Chris Nelson Colorado Rockies SS Redan High School

10 Thomas Diamond Texas Rangers RHP University of New Orleans

11 Neil Walker Pittsburgh Pirates C Pine-Richland High School

12 Jered Weaver Anaheim Angels RHP Long Beach State University

13 Bill Bray Montreal Expos LHP The College of William & Mary

14 Billy Butler Kansas City Royals 3B Samuel W. Wolfson High School (FL)

15 Stephen Drew Arizona Diamondbacks SS Florida State University

16 David Purcey Toronto Blue Jays LHP University of Oklahoma

17 Scott Elbert Los Angeles Dodgers LHP Seneca High School (MO)

18 Josh Fields Chicago White Sox 3B Oklahoma State University

19 Chris Lambert St. Louis Cardinals RHP Boston College

20 Trevor Plouffe Minnesota Twins SS Crespi Carmelite High School

21 Greg Golson Philadelphia Phillies CF Connally High School (TX)

22 Glen Perkins Minnesota Twins LHP University of Minnesota

23 Philip Hughes New York Yankees RHP Foothill High School

24 Landon Powell Oakland Athletics C University of South Carolina

25 Steven Waldrop Minnesota Twins RHP Farragut High School

26 Richard Robnett Oakland Athletics CF Fresno State University

27 Taylor Tankersley Florida Marlins LHP University of Alabama

28 Blake DeWitt Los Angeles Dodgers 2B Sikeston High School (MO)

29 Matthew Campbell Kansas City Royals LHP University of South Carolina

30 Eric Hurley Texas Rangers RHP Samuel W. Wolfson High School (FL)

 

Not a lot of winners.

[Outshined_One]

1 Matt Bush San Diego Padres SS Mission Bay High School

2 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers RHP Old Dominion

3 Philip Humber New York Mets RHP Rice University

4 Jeff Niemann Tampa Bay Devil Rays RHP Rice University

5 Mark Rogers Milwaukee Brewers RHP Mount Ararat High School (ME)

6 Jeremy Sowers Cleveland Indians LHP Vanderbilt University

7 Homer Bailey Cincinnati Reds RHP La Grange High School

8 Wade Townsend Baltimore Orioles RHP Rice University

9 Chris Nelson Colorado Rockies SS Redan High School

10 Thomas Diamond Texas Rangers RHP University of New Orleans

11 Neil Walker Pittsburgh Pirates C Pine-Richland High School

12 Jered Weaver Anaheim Angels RHP Long Beach State University

13 Bill Bray Montreal Expos LHP The College of William & Mary

14 Billy Butler Kansas City Royals 3B Samuel W. Wolfson High School (FL)

15 Stephen Drew Arizona Diamondbacks SS Florida State University

16 David Purcey Toronto Blue Jays LHP University of Oklahoma

17 Scott Elbert Los Angeles Dodgers LHP Seneca High School (MO)

18 Josh Fields Chicago White Sox 3B Oklahoma State University

19 Chris Lambert St. Louis Cardinals RHP Boston College

20 Trevor Plouffe Minnesota Twins SS Crespi Carmelite High School

21 Greg Golson Philadelphia Phillies CF Connally High School (TX)

22 Glen Perkins Minnesota Twins LHP University of Minnesota

23 Philip Hughes New York Yankees RHP Foothill High School

24 Landon Powell Oakland Athletics C University of South Carolina

25 Steven Waldrop Minnesota Twins RHP Farragut High School

26 Richard Robnett Oakland Athletics CF Fresno State University

27 Taylor Tankersley Florida Marlins LHP University of Alabama

28 Blake DeWitt Los Angeles Dodgers 2B Sikeston High School (MO)

29 Matthew Campbell Kansas City Royals LHP University of South Carolina

30 Eric Hurley Texas Rangers RHP Samuel W. Wolfson High School (FL)

 

Not a lot of winners.

 

Yeesh, what a mess that draft turned out to be. A few of those guys should be fine, but man, a number of them have just plummeted down the toilet.

[badnews]

That Robnett guy is going to be great.

 

Truth be told, I really thought Mark Rogers was going to be badass. But if you remember the two best prospects weren't even Verlander and Humber, I believe they were Stephen Drew and Jered Weaver. They were calling Weaver the best college pitcher since Prior.

[illiniguy]

1 Matt Bush San Diego Padres SS Mission Bay High School

2 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers RHP Old Dominion

3 Philip Humber New York Mets RHP Rice University

4 Jeff Niemann Tampa Bay Devil Rays RHP Rice University

5 Mark Rogers Milwaukee Brewers RHP Mount Ararat High School (ME)

6 Jeremy Sowers Cleveland Indians LHP Vanderbilt University

7 Homer Bailey Cincinnati Reds RHP La Grange High School

8 Wade Townsend Baltimore Orioles RHP Rice University

9 Chris Nelson Colorado Rockies SS Redan High School

10 Thomas Diamond Texas Rangers RHP University of New Orleans

11 Neil Walker Pittsburgh Pirates C Pine-Richland High School

12 Jered Weaver Anaheim Angels RHP Long Beach State University

13 Bill Bray Montreal Expos LHP The College of William & Mary

14 Billy Butler Kansas City Royals 3B Samuel W. Wolfson High School (FL)

15 Stephen Drew Arizona Diamondbacks SS Florida State University

16 David Purcey Toronto Blue Jays LHP University of Oklahoma

17 Scott Elbert Los Angeles Dodgers LHP Seneca High School (MO)

18 Josh Fields Chicago White Sox 3B Oklahoma State University

19 Chris Lambert St. Louis Cardinals RHP Boston College

20 Trevor Plouffe Minnesota Twins SS Crespi Carmelite High School

21 Greg Golson Philadelphia Phillies CF Connally High School (TX)

22 Glen Perkins Minnesota Twins LHP University of Minnesota

23 Philip Hughes New York Yankees RHP Foothill High School

24 Landon Powell Oakland Athletics C University of South Carolina

25 Steven Waldrop Minnesota Twins RHP Farragut High School

26 Richard Robnett Oakland Athletics CF Fresno State University

27 Taylor Tankersley Florida Marlins LHP University of Alabama

28 Blake DeWitt Los Angeles Dodgers 2B Sikeston High School (MO)

29 Matthew Campbell Kansas City Royals LHP University of South Carolina

30 Eric Hurley Texas Rangers RHP Samuel W. Wolfson High School (FL)

 

Not a lot of winners.

 

Yeesh, what a mess that draft turned out to be. A few of those guys should be fine, but man, a number of them have just plummeted down the toilet.

Keep going and Dustin Pedroia pops in. That helps out a bit.

[imb]

was that the year we gave up our pick for latroy hawkins?

[Little Slide Rooter]

was that the year we gave up our pick for latroy hawkins?

 

Yeah, but if it makes you feel any better, whoever we picked would probably still be in Peoria.

[bhogg]

I read the title as "Mr. Bush is still a drunken mess" and thought this was about the former president :)

[satxcubfan]

According to Bill Center of the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Padres traded Matt Bush to the Blue Jays for a player to be named later.