Prospect Risk Factor

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Something to read and think about while you wait for your draft pick slot time.

Here's a partial list of highly regarded prospects who never made it to the majors -- not counting those who made the majors but never performed anywhere close to what was expected:

Adam Miller SP/CLE - broken finger never healed
Grant Desme OF/SEA - joined the priesthood
Oscar Taveras OF/STL - died in accident
Brian Cole OF/NYM - died in accident
Ryan Westmoreland OF/BOS - cancer
Jeff Allison SP/ - drugs
Matt Purke SP/TEX - actually still pitching, though not very well, in the CHW system
Ryan Anderson SP/SEA -never reached potential
Greg Halman OF/SEA - stabbed to death

Some #1 overall draft picks:

Matt Bush SS/SD - drugs/alcohol
Bryan Bullinger SP/BAL - never made it
Brien Taylor SP/NYY - bar fight injury
Ben McDonald SP/BAL - never made it
Shawn Abner OF/NYM - never made it

And countless others...

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Im thinking Desme saw this this list, cementing his transition to an occupation of a higher calling...

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Maybe so. heh heh

Wonderin' if he fulfilled his potential in his new league.

[BlueSox GM(Matt P)]

It all depends on what stat categories he's strong in.

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I wonder if he would have stuck with it if he would have been in the Angels system...

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Scott just reminder us that Matt Bush has no stats since 2011 because he was recently released from prison for running someone over with his car.

He signed with Texas recently.

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Haha I played against Allison in High School his stuff was NASTY. So was his pill habit.

[Sand Gnats (Matthew)]

Allison is from the town next to mine and is only a few years younger than me, so we ran in a lot of the same circles over 10-15 years ago. I've talked to him a few times over the years at parties and what not, kid is/was a complete bonehead moron junkie and it was a total running joke when he was drafted that his $2M SB or whatever would be up his nose in less than a year, been years since I've seen him, but I do run into Jeff Juden from time to time another North Shore #1 grade A moron, but probably where my love for tall kids who throw hard began.

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Haha you from Salem or Danvers?

[Sand Gnats (Matthew)]

Salem, hence Salem Sand Gnats