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how did mike trout fall to #25 in the draft 3 years ago?
Posted on 5/31/13 at 12:18 pm
Posted on 5/31/13 at 12:18 pm
I just read he was the 25th pick in the draft. Was it because of signing bonus issues? Or was he just not highly touted? What a steal
Glad my astros took jiovani mier 4 picks ahead of trout!
Glad my astros took jiovani mier 4 picks ahead of trout!
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Posted on 5/31/13 at 12:19 pm to ThaBigFella
24 bigger fish ahead of him that just didn't pan out.
Posted on 5/31/13 at 12:20 pm to ThaBigFella
because he's from NJ and was strongly committed to East Carolina
I'm joking about the 2nd part
I'm joking about the 2nd part
Posted on 5/31/13 at 12:21 pm to Pilot Tiger
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because he's from NJ
This is the main reason
Posted on 5/31/13 at 12:27 pm to lsu480
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because he's from NJ
This is the main reason
That is what I read. Just not a ton of exposure and concerns about his level of competition. I'm happy the Angels had a personal connection with a scout friend of his father's or something along those lines. I read a good article about his draft stock a while back. No clue in what mag or what site though.
Posted on 5/31/13 at 12:31 pm to DEANintheYAY
So you mean it in the sense that new jersey doesn't have the baseball pedigree of texas?
That's insane, what a total steal at 25, he would've been a steal at #3
That's insane, what a total steal at 25, he would've been a steal at #3
Posted on 5/31/13 at 12:34 pm to ThaBigFella
Because scouting isn't an exact science. He was still drafted in the first round as a high school player... so it's not like he wasn't highly touted either.
Posted on 5/31/13 at 12:35 pm to ThaBigFella
He was supposedly the top player overall on the Yankees board. They had the 26th pick.
Posted on 5/31/13 at 12:38 pm to ThaBigFella
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So you mean it in the sense that new jersey doesn't have the baseball pedigree of texas?
Kids can play baseball year round in states like Texas, Florida, California, etc. Can't do it in Jersey due to the weather. That's a big factor concerning exposure.
Posted on 5/31/13 at 12:56 pm to ThaBigFella
The Angels need to stop fricking around and sign him to a big deal.
Posted on 5/31/13 at 12:57 pm to Zeppelin
Millville and all Cumberland county plays good ball. I was there a few weeks ago and they have Mike Trout signs all over the place downtown. Place is 45 miles south east of Philly and that area is nothing but an extension of the Delmarva.
Posted on 5/31/13 at 12:58 pm to The White Lobster
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He was supposedly the top player overall on the Yankees board. They had the 26th pick.
Yep!
Here is the story I mentioned earlier...or at least I think this is it.
How Angels' Trout Became the Perfect Catch
Also, here is a story about how the Angels fired the scout, Eddie Bane, after 6+ years as scouting director. He now works for Detroit.
Angels' firing of scout Bane looks bad with success of Trout, Weaver, Trumbo
Posted on 5/31/13 at 12:59 pm to Ysebaert
Jered Weaver fell to the Angels with the 12th pick just because teams didn't want to deal with Scott Boras.
Posted on 5/31/13 at 8:32 pm to Chad504boy
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24 bigger fish ahead of him that just didn't pan out.
Way too early to tell that in pro baseball
There could be future hall of famers in those first 24 picks still in the minors.
Not every great player was a phenom at 20 years old
Posted on 5/31/13 at 8:48 pm to ThaBigFella
Roids help a lot
Posted on 5/31/13 at 9:55 pm to Lester Earl
well i can tell you im pretty butthurt the astros took jio meier who looks like he's gonna turn into a pile of crap couple with past first round picks like max sapp and other garbage while other teams in their division pluck gem after gem like trumbo,weaver and mike trout
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