Clubhouse Cancers

[magnumo]

The BleacherReport.com website includes a current article titled, "30 Worst Clubhouse Cancers in Baseball History."

- Their list includes a number of players who won't surprise current fans: Manny Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Milton Bradley, etc.

- It also includes a number of ex-Pirates: Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonilla, Oliver Perez, Jose Guillen, Julian Tavarez, Ed Whitson.

- There are a few guys listed who surprised me: e.g., Rogers Hornsby.

The BleacherReport website always seems to have a bunch of "list" articles (e.g. dumbest signings, players who should retire, most over-rated players, worst trades of all time, #1 draft choice busts, best and worst case scenarios in 2012 for each MLB team, etc.). Some are pretty interesting if you like that sort of thing.

 

[thedddd]

I like their stuff or a good read every so often. The 15 prospect list I posted was from their site, it was interesting to see a few of the names on the list.

 

[magnumo]

Yeah, I've found a lot of interesting stuff there, not only about MLB but other sports as well. On the baseball front, I found the following two articles interesting:

MLB Offseason 2012: Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios for Each MLB Team | Bleacher Report

Unfortunately, they don't think much of the Bucs' chances.

One Prospect for Each MLB Team Who Could Surprise in Spring Training | Bleacher Report

Not surprisingly, they pick Gerrit Cole for the Pirates. They seem convinced that Cole is likely to be with the Pirates by the end of the 2012 season. On one hand, that suggests that the rotation will be a disaster. On the other, it suggests that Cole will pitch better in the minors than he did in his final season at UCLA.

Interestingly, Trevor Bauer is also on the list. I think I might save this list and look back at the end of the 2012 season..... just to see how they did. Experience says that picking top prospects carries no guarantee, even after guys have reached AAA.

 

[element1286]

I remember hearing that Hornsby was a prick to be around, and a big time racist, so I'm not surprised he is on the list.