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| Author: | newper [ Tue May 24, 2016 11:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Rooks that looked promising, but then... |
Just thinking over the past decade or so on both sides of town. Not talking about guys like Josh Vitters that looked promising prior the the big show, these are guys that made it and then sucked. South Side: Beckham I think deserves the honor. Only played in 103 games his first year, but hit a respectable .270 with 14 HR. You thought that this is the kind of thing he'll improve on in the next year. Never hits close to that again for the Sox; his last couple of stints end up in .221 and .209 territory. Of course, he is now hitting .308 with the Braves (but 0 HR.) North Side: Theriot plays 53 games and just 159 ABs, but hits .328 and is goes 13/15 on stolen bases. He can play any infield position; maybe we have something here! Next three years the average declines and he starts becoming average to mediocre on the base paths. No pop in the bat either. |
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| Author: | formerlyknownas [ Tue May 24, 2016 11:12 pm ] |
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newper wrote: Just thinking over the past decade or so on both sides of town. Not talking about guys like Josh Vitters that looked promising prior the the big show, these are guys that made it and then sucked. South Side: Beckham I think deserves the honor. Only played in 103 games his first year, but hit a respectable .270 with 14 HR. You thought that this is the kind of thing he'll improve on in the next year. Never hits close to that again for the Sox; his last couple of stints end up in .221 and .209 territory. Of course, he is now hitting .308 with the Braves (but 0 HR.) North Side: Theriot plays 53 games and just 159 ABs, but hits .328 and is goes 13/15 on stolen bases. He can play any infield position; maybe we have something here! Next three years the average declines and he starts becoming average to mediocre on the base paths. No pop in the bat either. Beckham had a hot mom. |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Tue May 24, 2016 11:20 pm ] |
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| Author: | newper [ Tue May 24, 2016 11:23 pm ] |
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Kevin Orie today: http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/what ... evin-orie/ Dude hit .350 in spring training and then dropped below .200.... mental issues. |
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| Author: | 312player [ Wed May 25, 2016 3:17 am ] |
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Cubs had a few Jerome Walton Dwight Smith Gio Soto |
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| Author: | lipidquadcab [ Wed May 25, 2016 4:21 am ] |
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| Author: | Cashman [ Wed May 25, 2016 5:59 am ] |
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Joe Borchard |
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| Author: | Matches Malone [ Wed May 25, 2016 8:30 am ] |
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312player wrote: Cubs had a few Jerome Walton Dwight Smith Gio Soto Walton and Soto have got to be right at the top of the list. Both were rookies of the year on teams that went to the playoffs. At least Soto has had a career though. Walton fell off the face of the earth. And let's not forget Kevin Maas. That guy was going to hit 500 hr's. |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Wed May 25, 2016 8:34 am ] |
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Kevin Maas is a great one Ben McDonald Dontrelle Willis Neftali Feliz |
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| Author: | formerlyknownas [ Wed May 25, 2016 8:35 am ] |
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Cashman wrote: Joe Borchard Borchard had a couple good games |
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| Author: | bigfan [ Wed May 25, 2016 8:36 am ] |
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I believe Walton still owns the Cubs longest game hitting streak. I just remember him years later scoring a game winning run for Cinci when he was 30 on Sportscenter SVP gave him a "Jerome Walton comes in to score the Winning run...JEROME WALTON? Where the hell has this guy been ?" Back to topic.... Micah Hoffcanthitfastballpower !!!!! You see so many guys come out of the minors and cant hit the junk or need to adjust to it. Baez, Soler...90% of rookies, maybe more. This guy could hit the junk, he couldnt turn on 90+!!! Which every MLB pitcher can throw!!! One of the few guys I have ever seen that had the hole in his swing as 94 right down the middle!!!!! Not that I expected him to be some power hitting 1B, but a guy that could hit at the MLB level and not go 3 fastballs and out. |
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| Author: | Matches Malone [ Wed May 25, 2016 8:40 am ] |
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rogers park bryan wrote: Kevin Maas is a great one Ben McDonald Dontrelle Willis Neftali Feliz McDonald was quite the college phenom at LSU wasn't he? I'm sure the Orioles thought they struck gold with that pick. And speaking of pitchers, remember the hype surrounding Todd Van Poppel? I remember people were pissed about him "falling" in the draft only to be selected by the then powerhouse A's. |
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| Author: | Hatchetman [ Wed May 25, 2016 8:42 am ] |
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Mark Prior |
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| Author: | Juiced [ Wed May 25, 2016 9:10 am ] |
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Matches Malone wrote: 312player wrote: Cubs had a few Jerome Walton Dwight Smith Gio Soto Walton and Soto have got to be right at the top of the list. Both were rookies of the year on teams that went to the playoffs. At least Soto has had a career though. Walton fell off the face of the earth. And let's not forget Kevin Maas. That guy was going to hit 500 hr's. Wood and Prior top any list on both sides of town. |
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| Author: | Hatchetman [ Wed May 25, 2016 9:11 am ] |
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who was that roided up Neanderthal looking lefty catcher the cubs had? |
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| Author: | Matches Malone [ Wed May 25, 2016 9:21 am ] |
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Hatchetman wrote: who was that roided up Neanderthal looking lefty catcher the cubs had? That would be the 300 avg/ 30 HR in one season hitting Rick Wilkins. |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Wed May 25, 2016 9:27 am ] |
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Taylor Rooks looks pretty promising. 
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| Author: | IMU [ Wed May 25, 2016 9:44 am ] |
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Mark Prior Dontrelle Willis Chris Shelton Chris Duncan Scott Podsednik (no idea how he stayed in the league so long after his one good rookie season campaign) |
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| Author: | Kirkwood [ Wed May 25, 2016 9:49 am ] |
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Jason Heyward 
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| Author: | Matches Malone [ Wed May 25, 2016 9:54 am ] |
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Juiced wrote: Matches Malone wrote: 312player wrote: Cubs had a few Jerome Walton Dwight Smith Gio Soto Walton and Soto have got to be right at the top of the list. Both were rookies of the year on teams that went to the playoffs. At least Soto has had a career though. Walton fell off the face of the earth. And let's not forget Kevin Maas. That guy was going to hit 500 hr's. Wood and Prior top any list on both sides of town. Prior is up there no doubt. The second coming of Tom Seaver everyone said. Regarding Wood, weren't we all waiting for the inevitable arm problems? |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Wed May 25, 2016 10:06 am ] |
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Rick Ankiel Chris Sabo Joba Chamberlain |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Wed May 25, 2016 10:08 am ] |
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Chris Sabo was pretty good for quite a while. |
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| Author: | sjboyd0137 [ Wed May 25, 2016 10:08 am ] |
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rogers park bryan wrote: Rick Ankiel Good one...I remember I was bartending during his NLCS meltdown, and these guys started doing shots with every wild pitch... |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Wed May 25, 2016 10:10 am ] |
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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: Chris Sabo was pretty good for quite a while. Yea, he had a longer run than I remembered, but still, he looked primed to be a super star |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Wed May 25, 2016 10:12 am ] |
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What about OUR GUY, Shingo Takatsu? That guy almost was Rookie of the Year. |
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| Author: | GoldenJet [ Wed May 25, 2016 10:13 am ] |
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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: Taylor Rooks looks pretty promising. Holy crap! With any additional talent whatsoever, she'll be going places. 
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Wed May 25, 2016 10:15 am ] |
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And her Dad was a hell of a football player. |
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| Author: | Matches Malone [ Wed May 25, 2016 10:17 am ] |
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rogers park bryan wrote: Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: Chris Sabo was pretty good for quite a while. Yea, he had a longer run than I remembered, but still, he looked primed to be a super star Sabo is still adamant that it wasn't his bat. |
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| Author: | 2005 [ Wed May 25, 2016 10:55 am ] |
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IMU wrote: Scott Podsednik (no idea how he stayed in the league so long after his one good rookie season campaign) 2005! Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: What about OUR GUY, Shingo Takatsu? That guy almost was Rookie of the Year. 2005? |
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| Author: | IMU [ Wed May 25, 2016 12:58 pm ] |
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Yasiel Puig |
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