Angels Story On Drafting Trout

[NWinAZ]

Long read, but I found it interesting. I wish it was a story of how the Mariners drafted Trout...

2011 Minor League Player Of The Year Mike Trout

 

[Tapey]

Meh im not too worried about not drafting Trout, im sure we would have fucked his development and he wouldnt have been Trout of today

 

[NWinAZ]

Meh im not too worried about not drafting Trout, im sure we would have fucked his development and he wouldnt have been Trout of today

Well we didn't screw up Griffey or AFraud so I thank there would have been some hope there.

 

[Tapey]

Well we didn't screw up Griffey or AFraud so I thank there would have been some hope there.

Well Griffey and Arod also werent brought up through the Jack Z crew

 

[NWinAZ]

Well Griffey and Arod also werent brought up through the Jack Z crew

True, but a lot of the same people around during both era's. They managed not to screw up Seager either if you are just looking at that time frame. I tend to think they just can't draft vs screwing up players. It has just lasted for too many years to be just development for me.

 

[Tapey]

True, but a lot of the same people around during both era's. They managed not to screw up Seager either if you are just looking at that time frame. I tend to think they just can't draft vs screwing up players. It has just lasted for too many years to be just development for me.

Yea but 3 players over like 25ish years isnt that great of a track record, but who knows what would have happened, im not about to sit here and pretend like I do.

 

[Podunkparte]

Yea but 3 players over like 25ish years isnt that great of a track record, but who knows what would have happened, im not about to sit here and pretend like I do.

It's not like the Angels have been growing hall of famers on trees either though. The number of players developed through an org that truly looked like elites (Griffey, Arod, Trout) is very small over a 25 year sample.

 

[seattlefan75]

I cant fault to much of todays management for where the team is they have to dig themselves out of a hole of having probably the worst farm system in the league which will unfortunately will take years. of our 25 man roster I think like 5 players were actually drafted and brought up through the farm system which are (off the top of my head) Felix, Paxton, Seager, Diaz and Zunino. The rest were free agents and traded players.

It is hard to win in todays game by trading and signing free agents as a means to acquire talent but thats the hand thats on the table.

 

[wazzu31]

Well developing any player who turns into the best player of his generation isn't exactly on a franchise, it's more of identifying. The tricky thing scouts had was projecting Trout against real competition since Jersey isn't exactly a hot bed for talent.

 

[Destroydacre]

I still remember how the M's signed Josh Fields the day before the deadline, surrendering what would have been a pick several spots before the Angles took Trout. Don't know if the M's would have taken him or not, but they never even had the chance because of Josh fucking Fields.

 

[FirebreathingMonkey]

Best draft picks ever and one that got away for all 30 teams

Seattle Mariners

Best first-round pick: Ken Griffey Jr. (first pick, 1987). Alex Rodriguez also worked out well as a first overall pick. Al Chambers did not.

Late-round gem: Raul Ibanez (36th round, 1992). Ibanez went on to hit 305 home runs and drive in 1,200 runs (though his best years with Seattle came after he rejoined them as a free agent).

The one who got away: Tony Phillips (16th round, 1977). A late-blooming utility player, Phillips was an on-base machine in the 1990s who ended up with more than 50 career WAR.

 

[NWinAZ]

Best draft picks ever and one that got away for all 30 teams

Seattle Mariners

Best first-round pick: Ken Griffey Jr. (first pick, 1987). Alex Rodriguez also worked out well as a first overall pick. Al Chambers did not.

Late-round gem: Raul Ibanez (36th round, 1992). Ibanez went on to hit 305 home runs and drive in 1,200 runs (though his best years with Seattle came after he rejoined them as a free agent).

The one who got away: Tony Phillips (16th round, 1977). A late-blooming utility player, Phillips was an on-base machine in the 1990s who ended up with more than 50 career WAR.

I would just add:

Best Undrafted Free Agent Signing: Edgar

 

[wazzu31]

I would just add:

Best Undrafted Free Agent Signing: Edgar

Didn't he only get a chance because he had an uncle or something that was good? Kind of like Piazza/Lasorda?

 

[NWinAZ]

Didn't he only get a chance because he had an uncle or something that was good? Kind of like Piazza/Lasorda?

His cousin Carmelo played for several years, but not sure if that had to do with him getting signed, but it does make sense.