He stinks and they start burning years of control on him before he is developed enough to be ready. Perhaps gets confidence shatteredMeh? What's the worst that happens for him and the team?
It’ll be interesting to observe from afar
He stinks and they start burning years of control on him before he is developed enough to be ready. Perhaps gets confidence shatteredMeh? What's the worst that happens for him and the team?
Meh? What's the worst that happens for him and the team?
Over my baseball mind, Mike.
Over my baseball mind, Mike.
I find it interesting that you included Pete Incaviglia on your list. I was working for the Rangers back in the late 80s when he broke into the majors and I don't think he was rushed at all. He was a .250 hitter, who hit 20-30 HRs per year his first 4 seasons, on some pretty awful Rangers teams. Those kind of numbers in today's analytics game, will get you paid handsomely.If you have some free time they're all very interesting stories about guys whose rushed development ended up ruining their careers. The David Clyde stuff is sort of crazy because he was only brought in as a novelty, but he pitched great right off the bat so they kept him up to sell more tickets. Sad story of greed getting in the way of a young person's career.
He was drafted by the Expos ( 8th overall in 1985 ) but let it be known that he would not sign with Montreal so he was traded to Texas for scraps a few months later.I find it interesting that you included Pete Incaviglia on your list. I was working for the Rangers back in the late 80s when he broke into the majors and I don't think he was rushed at all. He was a .250 hitter, who hit 20-30 HRs per year his first 4 seasons, on some pretty awful Rangers teams. Those kind of numbers in today's analytics game, will get you paid handsomely.
I'm aware of that, but I don't see how it jives with the argument that his career was impacted by being rushed to the Majors. That's all...He was drafted by the Expos ( 8th overall in 1985 ) but let it be known that he would not sign with Montreal so he was traded to Texas for scraps a few months later.
He was drafted by the Expos ( 8th overall in 1985 ) but let it be known that he would not sign with Montreal so he was traded to Texas for scraps a few months later.
It's got nothing to do with the argument about getting rushed to the majors -it's just that anytime I hear his name I remember what happened in Montreal.I'm aware of that, but I don't see how it jives with the argument that his career was impacted by being rushed to the Majors. That's all...
I find it interesting that you included Pete Incaviglia on your list. I was working for the Rangers back in the late 80s when he broke into the majors and I don't think he was rushed at all. He was a .250 hitter, who hit 20-30 HRs per year his first 4 seasons, on some pretty awful Rangers teams. Those kind of numbers in today's analytics game, will get you paid handsomely.
Yeah, he was a train wreck in the outfield and his strikeouts were always high, but he definitely belonged in the big leagues. How'd he make your list? I'm intrigued.
Fair enough.He was a comet who never really lived up to his abilities, all because he never got a chance to actually develop any sort of plate discipline. Not saying he was a total disaster or worst case scenario, but I do think he's a cautionary tale. I mean, he was done at 30. This covers it pretty well:
As for Incaviglia’s career, he mashed 30 homers as a 22-year-old Rangers rookie in ’86 and topped the 20-homer mark each of his next four seasons, too. Strikeouts, however, proved problematic, as he whiffed almost 157 times on average in his first five years, leading MLB in the category twice in that span. Incaviglia hit 206 long balls in 12 big league seasons, but fell off dramatically right when he should have been reaching his peak and finished with a .246/.310/.448 line.
Why would you expect better from that terrible product of NESN?This broadcast already sucks.
My apologies. I forgot it is Apple. The juggernaut of baseballWhy would you expect better from that terrible product of NESN?
My apologies. I forgot it is Apple. The juggernaut of baseball