Some old prospect burnouts

[jersey cubs fan]

I disagree that they are going with a safe approach at least at the top of the draft. Their first 3 rounds (where you are going to get the potential elite players) have had at least as many risky with big upsides as safe picks in the last 3-4 years. I'd put Vitters, Thomas, Shafer, Carpenter, and Jackson as the risky picks. Donaldson, Cashner, Flaherty, and Lemahieu are somewhat safer picks with Kirk somewhere in between.

 

And I think that's a fairly "safe" way of doing things overall.

[Hawk4Hall]

Drew Hall (4th pick overall in 1984).

 

I remember hot chicks in the bleachers drooling over Orie when he first started playing.

 

Some useless Cub related trivia about Orie's rookie season when he hit .275.

 

Orie finished tie for 11th with Neifi Perez in the ROY voting. Tony Womack and Geremi Gonzalez were tied at 10th.

 

Dusty Baker won NL Manager Of The Year and Lou Piniella was 4th for the AL.

[TruffleShuffle]

i read this in the 2010 bp - the cubs haven't had a home-grown outfielder post 15 home runs and a .270 EqA since billy williams. that's mind-bogglingly terrible.

[biittner77]

i read this in the 2010 bp - the cubs haven't had a home-grown outfielder post 15 home runs and a .270 EqA since billy williams. that's mind-bogglingly terrible.

 

They can't have too many that played for other teams either. Off the top of my head, the only Cub developed OF that meets that criteria would be Joe Carter. I guess there must be others but I'm having trouble remembering any.

 

Maybe Billy Hatcher?

[Guest]

i read this in the 2010 bp - the cubs haven't had a home-grown outfielder post 15 home runs and a .270 EqA since billy williams. that's mind-bogglingly terrible.

 

They can't have too many that played for other teams either. Off the top of my head, the only Cub developed OF that meets that criteria would be Joe Carter. I guess there must be others but I'm having trouble remembering any.

 

Maybe Billy Hatcher?

If Palmeiro had stayed in LF, he would have met them easily.

 

Dave Martinez easily topped the .270 eqa a couple of years, but never had the hr

 

But the winner is: Mel Hall

- in 1983, he hit: .283/.352/.488/.840 for the Cubs (17 hr, .290 eqa)

[TruffleShuffle]

i read this in the 2010 bp - the cubs haven't had a home-grown outfielder post 15 home runs and a .270 EqA since billy williams. that's mind-bogglingly terrible.

 

They can't have too many that played for other teams either. Off the top of my head, the only Cub developed OF that meets that criteria would be Joe Carter. I guess there must be others but I'm having trouble remembering any.

 

Maybe Billy Hatcher?

If Palmeiro had stayed in LF, he would have met them easily.

 

Dave Martinez easily topped the .270 eqa a couple of years, but never had the hr

 

But the winner is: Mel Hall

- in 1983, he hit: .283/.352/.488/.840 for the Cubs (17 hr, .290 eqa)

 

oops, sorry - it was .270 EqA and 15 HR in consecutive seasons. granted this makes things a little tougher, but that's a pretty low bar for an outfielder to reach.