re: Why didn't LSU greats like Brandon Larson, Eddy Furniss, etc. make more noise in MLB?

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Larson also had the shittiest injury luck I ever saw.

I mean dude got hit in arm by a foul ball while in the freaking dugout.

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His biggest injuries very well could have been related to his PED usage. He had season ending surgery to fix a torn labrum and rotator cuff the first year he started the season on the 25 man roster. And he had recurring inquires to his knees and ankles while in the minors.

His bad luck injuries didn't start until his last season of baseball. He had an eye infection and turf toe during spring training and then was hit on the wrist during a rehab assignment.

That aside, he was just one of a long list of examples of guys who just weren't quite good enough to last in the majors. He hit just fine in the minors, hvaing a career BA of .280 with 153 HRs in 772 minor league games. To put that into context, that would come to an average of 32 HRs over a 162 game season.

Regardless, just making it to the major leagues is really really difficult. Players every bit as touted as him coming out of college never made it as far as he did. Scouting baseball players is very difficult, probably more difficult than any other sport.