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notable sox busts!

idseer

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you can probably come up with more.

Ross Baumgarten - his 2nd year he went 13-8 followed that with 2-12 and was out of baseball 2 years later.

Gordon Beckham – great promise never realized.

Bart Johnson – great promise turned to shit; was 20-4 .189 in 1969 the year before they brought him up. In 8 years had two winning seasons.

Carlos Rodon – 3rd overall pick. yes he's good when he's on but he's 29-31 in 5 years.

Jared Mitchell – 23rd overall pick never got 1 major league ab.

Joe Borchard – 12th overall pick was expected to be a monster and instead was a total dud.

Kurt Brown – 1985 5th overall pick never made the majors.

Ted Nicholson – 1969 3rd overall pick never made the majors.


interesting side note. frank thomas was only selected for the all star game 5 times! not even selected in 2000 when he won the silver slugger and was 2nd in mvp voting.
 
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Brian Anderson was very disappointing. Defensively a great CF prospect who we were all told would figure it out offensively. We let Rowand go to Philly for Thome and he totally shat himself as an everyday CF'er.
 

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Who was that slow ball reliever probably 10 years ago that was all the rage and then started getting shelled?
 

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you can probably come up with more.

Ross Baumgarten - his 2nd year he went 13-8 followed that with 2-12 and was out of baseball 2 years later.

Gordon Beckham – great promise never realized.

Bart Johnson – great promise turned to shit; was 20-4 .189 in 1969 the year before they brought him up. In 8 years had two winning seasons.

Carlos Rodon – 3rd overall pick. yes he's good when he's on but he's 29-31 in 5 years.

Jared Mitchell – 23rd overall pick never got 1 major league ab.

Joe Borchard – 12th overall pick was expected to be a monster and instead was a total dud.

Kurt Brown – 1985 5th overall pick never made the majors.

Ted Nicholson – 1969 3rd overall pick never made the majors.


interesting side note. frank thomas was only selected for the all star game 5 times! not even selected in 2000 when he won the silver slugger and was 2nd in mvp voting.

I can't give you Rodon - he's not gone yet.

Ted Nicholson reminded me of Dave Nicholson - who set the season long K record. Dave Nicholson's batting stance was holding his arms and bat above his head and eyed the pitcher from underneath his arms. Dave Nicholson was an ultra bust.

Claudel Washington - bust.

And no Adam Dunn - get your butt back on the busts list.
 

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I can't give you Rodon - he's not gone yet.

Ted Nicholson reminded me of Dave Nicholson - who set the season long K record. Dave Nicholson's batting stance was holding his arms and bat above his head and eyed the pitcher from underneath his arms. Dave Nicholson was an ultra bust.

Claudel Washington - bust.

And no Adam Dunn - get your butt back on the busts list.
my mind was more geared to sox players with expectations. washington was good before he came to the sox and same with dunn.
 
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