[USML Announce] USML - Impact Players from 2008 Rotation Draft
Mark Blocker
mbblocker at aol.com
Tue Sep 30 23:59:57 EDT 2008
Gang:
With the 2008 season in the books, I went back to look at some
data that has always interested at least me. We always joke about the
rotation draft picks being "outcome determinative," but I have always
wondered how much real production comes from those draft picks. With that
in mind, and in the interest of generating some discussion, I present my
list below of eight rotation draft picks that provided significant impact in
2008. Note that I have not included players that brought significant return
in trade but provided little or no production in 2008. Those players are
clearly valuable, but I was focused on actual production. The number
following the player is his slot number in the draft, not my own ranking.
Jason Giambi #1. He put up 32 HRs, yet no one bought him. Not your typical
number 1 rotation pick (usually its someone ineligible for the auction), but
an excellent buy.
Jesse Litsch #10. Try these numbers: 3.58/1.23 over 176 innings. Rick,
you are the master.
Cliff Lee #19. The AL Cy Young was purchased in the rotation draft !!!
When has that ever happened ? Nice work, Buddha.
Eric Hinske #50. It seems like he slips through every year, but Rich found
a player who put up 20-60 and 10 SBs to boot.
Joey Devine #58. A Brats pick, and check the numbers: .58 ERA and .83 WHIP,
over 45 IP.
Chris Davis #61. A Red Hots pick. Numbers over 300 ABs were 17-55-.285.
Nick Blackburn #86. A K-9 pick. What would these numbers have gone for in
the draft 187 IP, 4.14 and 1.37. Not Cy Young numbers, but in the 8th round
of the rotation draft, that is a pretty good find.
Justin Masterson #93. I may be biased here; Doug drafted him and I traded
for him rather than Joel Zumaya. His production: 90 IP, 70Ks, 31.6 and
1.22. This guy was drafted in the 9th round!
-- Mark B.
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