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re: Congrats to Chinea--Round 17 Cardinals
Posted on 6/10/15 at 1:17 pm to lsutigers1992
Posted on 6/10/15 at 1:17 pm to lsutigers1992
What a steal that is. Chinea has the best swing I've seen in years.
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Posted on 6/10/15 at 1:27 pm to tigerpawl
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by tigerpawl
Chinea has the best swing I've seen in years.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 1:27 pm to Erin Go Bragh
Dozens! DOZENS!!!!!
Posted on 6/10/15 at 1:33 pm to lsutigers1992
Former Neville High and LSU pitcher Red Swanson went straight to the majors.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 1:43 pm to Erin Go Bragh
quote:
Dozens of players have debuted in the majors without playing in the minors
name 2 dozen then!
Posted on 6/10/15 at 1:49 pm to Lester Earl
quote:
name 2 dozen then!
Jim Abbott
Pitcher Michigan California Angels 1989
Mike Adamson
Pitcher Southern California Baltimore Orioles 1967
Joey Amalfitano+
Second baseman Loyola Marymount New York Giants 1954
Wayne Ambler
Second baseman Duke University Philadelphia Athletics 1937
Walter Ancker
Pitcher — Philadelphia Athletics 1915
Eddie Bane
Pitcher Arizona State Minnesota Twins 1973
Reno Bertoia+
Third baseman Assumption College HS (Ont.) Detroit Tigers 1953
Steve Boros+
Infielder Michigan Detroit Tigers 1957
Clete Boyer+
Third baseman Alba HS (Mo.) Kansas City Athletics 1955
Jim Brady+
Pitcher Notre Dame Detroit Tigers 1956
Pete Broberg
Pitcher Dartmouth Washington Senators 1971
Mack Burk+
Catcher Texas Philadelphia Phillies 1956
Dick Calmus+
Pitcher Tulsa Webster HS (Okla.) Los Angeles Dodgers 1963
Tom Carroll+
Infielder Notre Dame New York Yankees 1955
Wayne Causey+
Infielder Neville HS (La.) Baltimore Orioles 1955
David Clyde
Pitcher Westchester HS (Texas) Texas Rangers 1973
Tim Conroy
Pitcher Gateway Senior HS (Pa.) Oakland Athletics 1978
Billy Consolo+
Shortstop Dorsey HS (Calif.) Boston Red Sox 1953
John DeMerit+
Outfielder Wisconsin Milwaukee Braves 1957
Jim Derrington+
Pitcher South Gate High School (Calif.) [1] Chicago White Sox 1956
Moe Drabowsky+
Pitcher Trinity College Chicago Cubs 1956
Darren Dreifort
Pitcher Wichita State University Los Angeles Dodgers 1994
Steve Dunning
Pitcher Stanford Cleveland Indians 1970
John Edelman+
Pitcher West Chester Milwaukee Braves 1955
Rob Ellis
Outfielder Michigan State Milwaukee Brewers 1971
Bob Feller*
Pitcher Van Meter HS (Iowa) Cleveland Indians 1936
Frankie Frisch*
Second baseman Fordham University New York Giants (NL) 1919
Eddie Gaedel
Pinch hitter — St. Louis Browns 1951
Tom Gastall+
Catcher Boston University Baltimore Orioles 1955
Paul Giel+
Pitcher Minnesota New York Giants 1954
Dick Groat+
Shortstop Duke Pittsburgh Pirates 1952
Bobby Henrich+
Shortstop Compton HS (Calif.) Cincinnati Redlegs 1957
Dave Hill+
Pitcher Northwestern University Kansas City Athletics 1957
Jay Hook+
Pitcher Northwestern Cincinnati Redlegs 1957
Burt Hooton
Pitcher Texas Chicago Cubs 1971
Bob Horner
Third baseman Arizona State Atlanta Braves 1978
Catfish Hunter*+
Pitcher Perquimans County HS (N.C.) Kansas City Athletics 1965
Pete Incaviglia
Outfielder Oklahoma State Texas Rangers 1986
Ron Jackson+
First baseman Western Michigan Chicago White Sox 1954
Vic Janowicz+
Catcher Ohio State Pittsburgh Pirates 1953
Joey Jay+
Pitcher Woodrow Wilson HS (Conn.) Milwaukee Braves 1953
Don Kaiser+
Pitcher East Central University [2] Chicago Cubs 1955
Al Kaline*+
Outfielder Southern HS (Md.) Detroit Tigers 1953
Harmon Killebrew*+
First baseman Payette HS (Idaho) Washington Senators 1954
Jerry Kindall+
Second baseman Minnesota Chicago Cubs 1956
Nick Koback+
Catcher Hartford Public High School (Conn.) [3] Pittsburgh Pirates 1953
Sandy Koufax*+
Pitcher Cincinnati Brooklyn Dodgers 1955
Kenny Kuhn+
Infielder Louisville Male HS (Ky.) Cleveland Indians 1955
Mike Leake
Pitcher Arizona State Cincinnati Reds 2010
Frank Leja+
First baseman Holyoke High School [4] (Mass.) New York Yankees 1954
Ralph Lumenti+
Pitcher Boston University Washington Senators 1957
Mike McCormick+
Pitcher Keppel HS (Calif.) New York Giants 1956
Lindy McDaniel+
Pitcher Arnett HS (Okla.) St. Louis Cardinals 1955
Von McDaniel+
Pitcher Arnett HS (Okla.) St. Louis Cardinals 1957
Cal McLish
Pitcher Central HS (Oklahoma City, OK) Brooklyn Dodgers 1944
Bob G. Miller+
Pitcher J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 [5] (Ill.) Cincinnati Redlegs 1953
Bob L. Miller+
Pitcher Beaumont High School (Mo.) [6] St. Louis Cardinals 1957
Brian Milner
Catcher Fort Worth Southwest High School (Texas) Toronto Blue Jays 1978
Cass Michaels
Second baseman Hamtramck High School (Mich.) [7] Chicago White Sox 1943
Paul Martin+
Pitcher Marion Center Area High School (Pa.) Pittsburgh Pirates 1955
Mike Morgan
Pitcher Valley HS (Nev.) Oakland Athletics 1978
Xavier Nady
Outfielder California San Diego Padres 2000
Tex Nelson+
First baseman — Baltimore Orioles 1955
Joe Nuxhall
Pitcher Hamilton High School (OH) Cincinnati Reds 1944
Eddie O'Brien+
Shortstop Seattle Pittsburgh Pirates 1953
Johnny O'Brien+
Second baseman Seattle Pittsburgh Pirates 1953
Billy O'Dell+
Pitcher Clemson Baltimore Orioles 1954
John Olerud
First baseman Washington State Toronto Blue Jays 1989
Mel Ott*
Outfielder Gretna High School (La.) [8] New York Giants 1926
Jim Pagliaroni+
Catcher Wilson High School (Calif.) Boston Red Sox 1955
Chan Ho Park Pitcher Hanyang University Los Angeles Dodgers 1994
Don Pavletich+
Catcher — Cincinnati Reds 1957
Laurin Pepper+
Pitcher Southern Miss Pittsburgh Pirates 1954
Leroy Powell+
Pinch runner Michigan State Chicago White Sox 1955
Ariel Prieto
Pitcher — Oakland Athletics 1995
Buddy Pritchard+
Second baseman USC Pittsburgh Pirates 1957
Jim Pyburn+
Third baseman Alabama Polytechnic Institute Baltimore Orioles 1955
Tom Qualters+
Pitcher McKeesport HS (PA) Philadelphia Phillies 1953
Mel Roach+
Infielder — Milwaukee Braves 1953
Dave Roberts
Third baseman Oregon San Diego Padres 1972
Dick Ruthven
Pitcher Fresno State Philadelphia Phillies 1973
Jerry Schoonmaker+
Outfielder Missouri Washington Senators 1955
Al Silvera+
Outfielder USC Cincinnati Reds 1955
George Sisler*
First baseman Michigan St. Louis Browns 1915
Jim Small+
Outfielder — Detroit Tigers 1955
Red Swanson+
Pitcher LSU Pittsburgh Pirates 1955
Hawk Taylor+
Catcher — Milwaukee Braves 1957
George Thomas+
Outfielder — Detroit Tigers 1957
Fred Van Dusen+
Pinch hitter Bryant HS (N.Y.) Philadelphia Phillies 1955
Jerry Walker+
Pitcher Byng HS (Okla.) Baltimore Orioles 1957
Herb Washington
Pinch Runner Michigan State University Oakland Athletics 1974
Dave Winfield*
Outfielder Minnesota San Diego Padres 1973
Frank Zupo+
Catcher — Baltimore Oriole
Posted on 6/10/15 at 2:02 pm to Erin Go Bragh
figured you'd have to look them up
Posted on 6/10/15 at 2:04 pm to Erin Go Bragh
not very many in recent years
most people at the latest are from the 70's with most around 50's and before
most people at the latest are from the 70's with most around 50's and before
Posted on 6/10/15 at 2:05 pm to Lester Earl
quote:
name 2 dozen then!
Never challenge Erin on baseball knowledge. She'll prove a 20 something year old girl knows more about the game than 96% of the guys posting here.
FYI, her dad is a former LSU great
Posted on 6/10/15 at 2:07 pm to Holden Caulfield
quote:
She'll prove a 20 something year old girl knows more about the game than 96% of the guys posting here.
She'll prove a 20 year old girl knows how to use wikipedia.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 2:08 pm to Lester Earl
quote:
figured you'd have to look them up
Are you really this obtuse? I knew there was a sizeable list. No, I didn't know every name.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 2:18 pm to 3rdRowTailgater
quote:
wikipedia.
I didn't go to wiki for my first post. I was aware that many more players went straight to the majors then were being talked about here. I did google the comoplete list to satisfy a request that was made.
I figured I'd find between 50 and 75 who pulled it off. Actally there were more.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 2:52 pm to Erin Go Bragh
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obtuse
love Shawshank!!
Posted on 6/10/15 at 3:11 pm to NOSTRODAMUS
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love Shawshank!!
Nice reference. I just went back and looked at that scene with the warden.
quote:
FYI, her dad was a former LSU great
Thanks Mr. Sam but I think my father would be amused by the word great. He had a very good career at LSU. Let's stay away from words like great.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 3:13 pm to ProjectP2294
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ETA: I think Mike Leake did too, but barry will have to confirm that for me.
He did, he's a phenomenal athlete. I wish the reds would pitch hit him more than the shite we have on our bench.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 3:16 pm to Erin Go Bragh
quote:
Are you really this obtuse? I knew there was a sizeable list.
4 in the last 25 years.
That isnt a very sizable list considering how long baseball has been around. To pretend that is common was pretty obtuse.
This post was edited on 6/10/15 at 3:20 pm
Posted on 6/10/15 at 3:18 pm to Erin Go Bragh
That's great and all but it has nothing to do with whether or not Chinea will sign
Posted on 6/10/15 at 3:22 pm to Lester Earl
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4 in the last 25 years.
Except the discussion was not confined to the last 25 years. Hell, given the time baseball has been around, the 100 or so who went straight to the majors is a miniscule amount given the number of players who have played at that level.
The point I was making is that it is far more sizeable than what many here believed it to be.
This post was edited on 6/10/15 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 6/10/15 at 3:50 pm to lsutigers1992
Don't know if he signs or not but I would love to see him in Cardinal colors. 
Posted on 6/10/15 at 3:59 pm to Cap Crunch
Per players, he gone. Regardless of bonus.
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