Revisiting the 2009 MLB Draft.

[Richard]

Old board bump.

 

Some good gems from the past. Many people reacted negatively to the Grichuk and Richards picks, and to the overall draft. Trout pick(page 7) was questioned by a few and not really thought of by many. Overall fun thread to revisit and shows how much Bane rocked that draft.

 

http://www.angelswin.com/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=21658&start=1

Edited January 7, 2015 by Richard

[Angelsjunky]

What happened to Victorious Ghost?

 

From the thread:

 

pimpmyteam - 6/9/2009 5:06 PM Angels take Grichuk

 

Chuck: AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Chuck being a superfan homer

[Angelsjunky]

Ouch:

 

Angels Never Die - 6/9/2009 5:09 PM

Mike Trout, lame.

[Angelsjunky]

The A's are smart, but not smart enough:

 

A's: "Our scouts believed Trout was one of the best makeup guys in the draft, & you can see why watching him being interviewed on TV. Great kid."

[ScottT]

Hilarious.

 

Draft threads are amazing.

[Richard]

"Bud Selig is such a tool. He reminds me of the talking tree in LOTR."

 

-dochalo

[Thomas]

 

Have to try and save this thread. Could be fun reading in 5-7 years.

-ChiliDavisEyez

 

[JAHV76]

To see Grant Green drafted ahead of Trout just shows you that late picks can still be gems.

[ukyah]

Ouch:

 

Angels Never Die - 6/9/2009 5:09 PM

Mike Trout, lame.

 

 

if that's not an automatic all time fail post, then there isn't one. that's a.maz.ing.

[Splint7438]

I was watching the draft that year. How's that for lame? Of course the trout pick stands out for me. He was the only kid at the draft! I rememember him coming up and getting hat and being interviewed. I also remember thinking how different this was from the nba and NFL drafts. I also remember thinking "WHY is he the only kid there"!

[Sherlock31]

From Keith Law re: Trout 
Summary: Trout has emerged late in the spring as one of the top prep position-player prospects in this draft, with heavy crowds of scouts at his games when rain doesn't interfere. He's a good athlete with a solid approach (watch scouting video) at the plate, especially considering the level of competition the typical Northeastern kid faces. He's strong and squares balls up well, with good hip rotation and impressive hand strength. He can wrap his bat slightly just before swinging, although it was much more pronounced in his BP swings than it was in his game swings, and his front side gets a little soft when he makes contact. He's an above-average runner but not a burner, covering the ground he needs to in center field, but has a fringe-average arm and probably couldn't move to right. Trout was originally a second baseman and has played there a little this year; he also has taken BP with wood and even done it left-handed for scouts, which absolutely earns a player bonus points when it comes time for teams to set up their draft boards. He's a first-round talent and isn't likely to get out of the top 20 picks, so he's not likely to follow through on his commitment to East Carolina.

 

Now we know why Trout hadn't steal much lately..............mystery solved.

[Sherlock31]

A's: "Our division rival Angels take 2 HS OFs -- Randal Grichuk & Mike Trout. Trout is in the MLB Network studio...he was in the mix for us at 13."

 

And you took Grant Green.............ha ha ha ha ha 

 

Thank you for leave Trout to us!

[Second Base]

My favorites

 

 

Mike Trout, Milville (N.J.) HS, OF - Tremendous talent and makeup, Trout has skyrocketed upwards in the draft in his senior year of high school. Trout runs the 60-yard dash in 6.5 seconds. He has good range and instincts in center field and plenty of arm for the position. Trout's bat is not a sure thing, but he has a chance to be a solid-average hitter with average or better power. Like former 1st rounder Darin Erstad, he is a grinder who always plays the game hard. Most see him as a Aaron Rowand type with perhaps more stolen base and home run potential.

 

I'm guessing Aaron Rowand is going "Holy balls I was once compare to Mike Trout!"

 

 

99% sure we will be taking Matt Davidson with pick #24.

 

-Tyler

 

 

Man, what a disaster of a pick. You got to be kidding me.

 

- Halozin09

 

 

I heard they made this pick based on $.

 

- Hauldog

 

 

From Keith Law re: Trout 
Summary: Trout has emerged late in the spring as one of the top prep position-player prospects in this draft, with heavy crowds of scouts at his games when rain doesn't interfere. He's a good athlete with a solid approach (watch scouting video) at the plate, especially considering the level of competition the typical Northeastern kid faces. He's strong and squares balls up well, with good hip rotation and impressive hand strength. He can wrap his bat slightly just before swinging, although it was much more pronounced in his BP swings than it was in his game swings, and his front side gets a little soft when he makes contact. He's an above-average runner but not a burner, covering the ground he needs to in center field, but has a fringe-average arm and probably couldn't move to right. Trout was originally a second baseman and has played there a little this year; he also has taken BP with wood and even done it left-handed for scouts, which absolutely earns a player bonus points when it comes time for teams to set up their draft boards. He's a first-round talent and isn't likely to get out of the top 20 picks, so he's not likely to follow through on his commitment to East Carolina.

[ten ocho recon scout]

What happened to Victorious Ghost?

From the thread:

pimpmyteam - 6/9/2009 5:06 PM Angels take Grichuk

Chuck: AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

Chuck being a superfan homer

was just thinking the other day about victorious ghost. Hesrd he had a falling out with some on here, dont know any specifics. He was one of my buddies though from the old board. Still miss reading jack daly's posts too.....

If anyone still goes to the other board, is exile in dc still around? What about thaisdad?

[Blarg]

Morales4MVP

Posted 2009-06-09 9:58 AM (#490053 - in reply to #489335)

Subject: Re: The Official Angels 2009 Draft Thread  

Hall of Fame

Posts: 11241

  I always like pitching in drafts, never can have too much and pitching is more valued than Hitting and you can always trade for hitting.

I hope to god they dont get Green if he drops to the Angels pick.....he's a toolsy Erstad overhyped type player.

 

Hmmm, you may have something there.

[Blarg]

Blarg

Posted 2009-06-09 10:31 PM (#491602 - in reply to #491591)

Subject: Re: The Official Angels 2009 Draft Thread  

Hall of Fame

Posts: 32057

 

Napoli4MVP - 6/9/2009 10:27 PM

Angels Never Die - 6/9/2009 6:11 PM angels pick tyler skaggs

YES !!!! I heard he tops out at 92mph already. Give him a few years and he'll be throwing 95-96.

 

 

Maybe after a setback but don't expect any results sooner.

 

 

Oooops, sorry about that guys, didn't mean to jinx him.

[Lou]

cubsphill

 Posted 2009-06-10 11:34 AM (#491990 - in reply to #489335) 

Subject: Re: The Official Angels 2009 Draft Thread  

  Carlos Ramirez!?! F YEAH!!!!

[Angel Oracle]

Warning: understatement incoming

 

That was a great draft, looking back on it.

[ELEVEN]

My God we're a bunch of idoits.

[Adam]

dochalo - 6/10/2009 12:27 PM 

20th round - Daniel Eichelberger, CF, East Central CC, 6'0" 175lb.

this IS the piece.

[Adam]

Great thread

[Brandon]

This is awesome.

The mlb draft is the biggest crap shoot but people still make bold or concrete posts about the players.

[Docwaukee]

here is 2010:

 

http://www.angelswin.com/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=38034&start=1&highlight=2010+draft&highlightmode=1

[Richard]

here is 2010:

 

http://www.angelswin.com/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=38034&start=1&highlight=2010+draft&highlightmode=1

 

Ohhh man:

 

"our farm system should be re-stocked after this draft  "

[Richard]

We really wanted Josh Sale. Thank god he became Tampa's problem.