From: kbos@carina.unm.edu (Kurt "Some Guy" Bose)
Subject: Commentary--Round 1, Expansion Draft
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 08:05:48 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

In article <1992Nov17.211947.110236@zeus.calpoly.edu> jplee@zeus.calpoly.edu (Jason Lee) writes:
>
>                                ROUND 1
>    Colorado Rockies                          Florida Marlins
> 1) David Nied, RHP, Atlanta               1) Nigel Wilson, OF, Toronto
Two clear picks...no discussion necessary.

> 2) Charlie Hayes, 3B, N. Y. Yankees       2) Jose Martinez, RHP, N. Y. Mets
Not Bam-Bam...not Tartabull for a trade...if they are going to keep this
guy, they're begging for mediocrity.  Florida gets another solid prospect.

> 3) Darren Holmes, RHP, Milwaukee          3) Bret Barberie, 2B, Montreal
Huh?  There's tons of pitching available, and the Rockies pass up Tatum?
(see round 2)  I have a sinking feeling that of the prospects Montreal had,
Florida would pick the one who'd fail.  I still can see it happening.

> 4) Jerald Clark, OF, San Diego            4) Trevor Hoffman, RHP, Cincinnati
Not Melendez.  For Florida, a setup guy?  Er...you've gotta field a lineup,
guys.  Colorado is getting a lineup, but they've got to pray Burke steps
up soon...

> 5) Kevin Reimer, OF, Texas                5) Pat Rapp, RHP, San Francisco
Heh.  Trade bait.  Definitely.  He was sent to Milwaukee for Bichette.  I
might have passed up on a SF prospect if I were the Marlins, but Rapp isn't
a bad choice.

> 6) Eric Young, 2B, Los Angeles            6) Greg Hibbard, LHP, C. White Sox
Personally, I would have left Carlos Hernandez out, and protected Young.
Hibbard was a good pick, but ended up going to the Cubbies for Gary Scott and
Alex Arias.

> 7) Jody Reed, 2B, Boston                  7) Chuck Carr, OF, St. Louis
Heh.  Two 2B in a row...can you say "trade bait"?  I knew you could.  Reed
goes to the Dodgers for Rudy Seanez...Carr had a good season, but the 
Fish will take a bath on this one if Carr hasn't turned the corner...his 
1992 season was completely out of line with his career...do you realize this
guy has been kicking around since 1986?

> 8) Scott Aldred, LHP, Detroit             8) Darrell Whitmore, OF, Cleveland
Well, gotta take someone from Detroit, I guess.  Get the idea that there's
going to be a party in the Cleveland offices tonight?  Talk about dodging a
bullet...

> 9) Alex Cole, OF, Pittsburgh              9) Eric Helfand, C, Oakland
I love the Cole pick.  Damn good pick.  The line on Helfand is "who?", but
I would never bet money against an ASU player.  The guy next to me says that
Helfand could have beat out Charles Johnson and Steve Decker for the 1993
starting job...Went back to Oakland for Walt Weiss.  Huck oughta be happy.
(If he isn't, I'll see if I can give him the number of the guy who lives
behind left field at ASU (or wherever those home runs were hit) )

>10) Joe Girardi, C, C. Cubs               10) Bryan Harvey, RHP, California
A clear choice for Colorado, and I believe Nelson Lu was last spotted
driving off the coast above the Pacific Ocean, laughing maniacally.

>11) Willie Blair, RHP, Houston            11) Jeff Conine, 1B, Kansas City
Maybe Houston will rent the same ballroom as Cleveland.  Can you really 
imagine looking at Jeff Juden and Ryan Bowen, and picking this guy?  I
think Gephard thought to himself "Y'know...we're supposed to suck.  We're an
expansion club."...Conine was gone for sure, but I personally won't second
guess the decision to protect Howard.  That's okay; everyone else will do it
for me.

>12) Jay Owens, C, Minnesota               12) Kip Yaughn, RHP, Baltimore
Way too early...Newman shoulda been gone.  Yaughn...I wouldn't have thought
it, myself.  Put Milligan in left...He's not making that much, is he?

>13) Andy Ashby, RHP, Philadelphia         13) Jesus Tavarez, OF, Seattle
"Well, we can take a Seattle prospect, or a Phillie prospect."  "Can we
just make Florida take both?"  "No, they don't want to choose, either.  In
fact, I heard they drew their names out of a hat."  "Well, who do we take?
Geez, pickings were so slim that Rich DeLucia and Juan Bell were protected."
"Florida made a stupid choice from Cleveland...so can we choose one of them
to make up for it?"  "Oh, hell...wasn't there a guy named Ashby a while back?
We'll take him.  I mean, bloodlines, right?"  "er...remember Dale Berra?"
"Oh."

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