Looking back at the 1995 & 1997 MLB Draft

[Blarg]

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Ill be 40 in a few years and we wont be...quit rubbing it in.

I was in my 40's when the Angels won the world series so quit your whinning. 

[Stradling]

2 hours ago, ScottyA_MWAH said:

People like to say Trout would've started the year with the Angels and it's just as false now as it was then. The team was still trying to guage where Vernon Wells/Bobby Abreu (I think it was just Wells but it may have been both) were at. When it was clear they weren't going to hit while Trout was hitting .400 in AAA, the Angels made the move. Had the veterans actually hit, the Angels probably would have kept Trout in AAA much longer.

8 games

[Pujols4MVP]

5 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Agreed. But erstad was pretty good in the 90s too, sans 99. Not arguing he didnt live up to the hype, but he was still a really solid player for us (just not first overall pick good)

Yep, he also had 6.4 WAR in 2002 thanks to his defense and baserunning. Decent career WAR, 11 seasons with Angels for 32.6 WAR.

[Slegnaac]

4 hours ago, Stradling said:

8 games

You can learn a lot in 8 games. 

[Angel Oracle]

8 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Magic was a coin toss. Back then it was still a lottery, not how it is today. I think kobe for vlade works better. Or maybe nixon for scott.

Kobe for Vlade definitely belongs right up there, along with Portland drafting Sam "many owies" Bowie instead of Jordan in 1984.