Comments on: Draft Disappointments in Recent History http://seamheads.com/2008/03/07/draft-disappointments-in-recent-history/ Mon, 21 May 2012 21:16:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Michael Taylor http://seamheads.com/2008/03/07/draft-disappointments-in-recent-history/comment-page-1/#comment-871 Michael Taylor Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:58:23 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2008/03/07/draft-disappointments-in-recent-history/#comment-871 I remember another recent Pirate, Jon VanBenschoten, being a high-first round pick just before Bullington in '01. In two stints in Pittsburgh he is now 1-10 with an ERA near 9! He was a big college star with Kent State at first base, but the Pirates thought he'd be better on the mound. I guess that's the luck the Pirates have...lol<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('871','Michael Taylor'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('871','Michael Taylor','I remember another recent Pirate, Jon VanBenschoten, being a high-first round pick just before Bullington in \'01. In two stints in Pittsburgh he is now 1-10 with an ERA near 9! He was a big college star with Kent State at first base, but the Pirates thought he\'d be better on the mound. I guess that\'s the luck the Pirates have...lol'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I remember another recent Pirate, Jon VanBenschoten, being a high-first round pick just before Bullington in ’01. In two stints in Pittsburgh he is now 1-10 with an ERA near 9! He was a big college star with Kent State at first base, but the Pirates thought he’d be better on the mound. I guess that’s the luck the Pirates have…lol
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]]> By: John Lease http://seamheads.com/2008/03/07/draft-disappointments-in-recent-history/comment-page-1/#comment-869 John Lease Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:38:25 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2008/03/07/draft-disappointments-in-recent-history/#comment-869 Oh, the humanity. Bullington is very possibly a steroid casualty, at least possibly. He had never really impressed that much in college(I believe he pitched at Ball State), but suddenly picked up an extra 5-6 mph on his fastball his senior year. He is just part of a long line of horrible Pirate picks of pitchers in the first round. The new regime will be tested on their first draft this season, I remain only mildly optomistic.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('869','John Lease'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('869','John Lease','Oh, the humanity. Bullington is very possibly a steroid casualty, at least possibly. He had never really impressed that much in college(I believe he pitched at Ball State), but suddenly picked up an extra 5-6 mph on his fastball his senior year. He is just part of a long line of horrible Pirate picks of pitchers in the first round.\r\n\r\nThe new regime will be tested on their first draft this season, I remain only mildly optomistic.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Oh, the humanity. Bullington is very possibly a steroid casualty, at least possibly. He had never really impressed that much in college(I believe he pitched at Ball State), but suddenly picked up an extra 5-6 mph on his fastball his senior year. He is just part of a long line of horrible Pirate picks of pitchers in the first round.

The new regime will be tested on their first draft this season, I remain only mildly optomistic.

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