Is Ryan Bolden Still With the Organization?

[m0nkey]

Why hasn't this stud played yet? Is he going to spend another year in rookie ball in arizona?

[Second Base]

I've heard only little tidbits here and there, but from what I understand, yes, he's still with the organization, though perhaps not for long. 

[Angel Oracle]

2010 draft, picks 29, 30, and 40 overall likely = why Eddie Bane was let go.

When you have FIVE of the first 40 picks, you don't end up with Bedrosian, Clarke, and Bolden.

All of them were projected as 3rd/4th round picks at best.

[TroutField]

That draft is so laughable, wtf are you thinking drafting those toolsy guys? And draft a pitcher based on his dad being a major leaguer. If not for that terrible draft our farm System looks alot better.

[Angel Oracle]

Eddie Bane's high risk drafting is one of the many reasons this org is down in 2013.

For every Trout, he drafted 5-10 high risk players in the very early rounds who never really made it up here.

Most of his few successes were later round picks like Trumbo, Bourjos, and if he had lived Nick Adenhart.

Look at Conger, a first round pick in 2006 who now at age 25 is still not truly a MLB caliber player.

 

Bane never learned that high risk picks were better served in the rounds beyond the first few. 

[jshep]

I wonder if he can finally get his OPS above the .500s this season.

 

I would hope he could, as a 21 year old possibly spending his 4th straight season in Rookie Ball.

[John Smith]

08/17/2013 Orem Owlz RF Ryan Bolden retired.

 

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_trn&lid=128&sid=t519

 

My eyes moisten, our farm system suffers. A moment of silence is in order.

[Scott34]

F off, Bolden.

[tdawg87]

So that was a good pick.

[Tyler]

Some people just play to get that signing bonus.

[Second Base]

That literally made me laugh out loud.  I became a millionaire because I had a good season of baseball my senior year and retired at age 21. 

 

Good for you Ryan, good for you. 

[Toby Ziegler]

The danger of drafting athletes first, baseball players second with a high pick, particularly with high school players.

 

Zach told me a few years ago that Bolden is a very athletic guy. Chiseled body without ever having to lift weights. Fast as hell. Looks like he could play football. I think he was offered a bunch of scholarships to play college football. Told Zach he didn't want to get hit.

 

He's not a baseball player. Gauging guys with metal bats against high school competition can be extremely misleading.

[Tyler]

Any juice on Chevy Clarke?

[Toby Ziegler]

Any juice on Chevy Clarke?

 

I think Clarke falls into the same mold as Bolden. Athletic kid. He's definitely got tools. But he's just never figured it out. Still a raw baseball player. He would have benefited from some seasoning in college. But then again I'm not convinced he would have even been a good college player.

 

My source told me he's self-centered and kind of a loner. Used to listen to music and randomly shout obscenities like he had Tourettes or something.

[jshep]

Well at least he made it to Orem before he retired!

[Scott34]

Well at least he made it to Orem before he retired!

He almost made it!

[Tyler]

I think Clarke falls into the same mold as Bolden. Athletic kid. He's definitely got tools. But he's just never figured it out. Still a raw baseball player. He would have benefited from some seasoning in college. But then again I'm not convinced he would have even been a good college player.

 

My source told me he's self-centered and kind of a loner. Used to listen to music and randomly shout obscenities like he had Tourettes or something.

 

[jshep]

Just remembered Taijuan Walker and Nick Castellanos were both on the board when they grabbed Bolden.

[Scott34]

Update on Clarke: Still not good.

[Tyler]

Update on Clarke: Still not good.

 

Eh, at least he isn't a quitter.

[tdawg87]

Just remembered Taijuan Walker and Nick Castellanos were both on the board when they grabbed Bolden.

 

Jesus

[Dreams]

This is one of the reasons I still like Dipoto - he appears to use a sabermetric approach to the draft.  I just don't think Dipoto would have allowed Bane to pick those first 5 players in the 2010 draft.  He would have pulled a Billy Beane.  We had 5 picks in the first 40 picks and the only one that looks decent so far is Lindsey.  With that said, besides Walker and Castellanos, I don't see many successful players that were picked after our first pick (Cowart - 18th overall).  So, maybe 2010 was just not a very deep draft.

[Dreams]

OK, I just looked. Tiajuan Walker is the #4 overall ranked prospect in baseball.  Nick Castellanos is #12.  And we picked Cowart, Bedrosian, Clarke, and Bolden before them.  Ouch. 

[FireThemAll]

The draft that cost Eddie Bane his job. Jesus Christ we could have Weaver, Corbin, Walker, Wilson, Skaggs. What could have been...

[Hollyw00d]

Bane was clueless, I'm glad he was let go