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Top Paid Bonus Babies of Ott
With most of the top picks from this year’s amateur draft signed and playing in the minors, we thought we would take a look back at those owners that had the misfortune to have the infamous Boros-like agents stretch their budgets to the sky. You would think that most turned out as annual all-stars, but read on……money does not guarantee happiness:
Number 1……….season 4, pick 81 by current Indianapolis franchise
Ray Jensen, C $12,720.0 Million drafted by pirateswin2
Pirateswin2 was a smart, successful owner. We don’t know what he possibly could have been thinking about when he paid Jensen this much money. Other than a Silver Slugger award in Rookie League and an All-Star appearance at L-A the following year, Jensen never sniffed an award again.
Heck, he had trouble holding down a full-time starting gig for any of the teams he played for. Pirates gave up after two short seasons in the majors and traded him to Portland (who now reside in, coincidentally, Pittsburgh) who moved him to St. Louis after only one half a season. He had enough BA’s to qualify for the batting title only three times. He batted .300 once (in 266 AB’s), never hit 30 HR’s (though he topped 20 four times), and had one season of 100 RBI’s. His final tally for an 11 year career was .271 with 160 HR and 582 RBI. You would think he was a defensive wiz, but he allowed 78% of baserunners to steal on him and collected 67 passed balls. Passed. That’s probably something pirateswin2 should have done.
Number 2……….season 9, pick 57 by current Helena franchise
Carmine Terry, P $12,240.0 Million drafted by Playboy33
This was highway robbery! Within two years, playboy33 got rid of this dud.
After six seasons in the minors with only one above average season, he finally made the show as a part time reliever. He started a couple of seasons without much success. He finished his 6-year Major League career appearing in 188 games (62 starts) compiling a not-so impressive 18-35 record and a 5.48 ERA. Yikes!
Number 3……….season 16, pick 2 by current Seattle franchise
Milt Xavier, 2B $10,776.0 Million drafted by dantesothoth
Way too early to figure out how this will work out, but it sure looks more promising than the first two. Xavier is only 20, but he shows fairly good discipline at the plate, has reasonable power that could develop to an annual 40 dinger level, and his batting eye is above some of the more seasoned players in Seattle’s organization. He does have a little work to get his glove to a major league level, particularily his arm accuracy, but he is making good progress. Whether it be at second base or a different position, we project some good hitting numbers. It appears, for the moment, that this was money well-spent.
Number 4……….season 3, pick 5 by current Los Angeles Bluecoat fanchise
Ted Lowe, P $ 9.030 Million drafted by texanboiler
Lowe has never been an All-Star, but he has been a workhorse for most of his seasons in The Show. He has topped the 200 inning mark 7 times in 11 seasons and is on pace to pass 200 again this year. He never appeared for the LA franchise in the bigs…he was traded while in the minors before he reached the Bigs, and then traded twice more after making the Majors. In the off-season, Little Rock signed Lowe to a nice 3 year $39 Million contract, though he’s having a rough go of it this year. Ted sports a 153-120 record as of this writing, with 33 complete games and a career 4.05 ERA in 390 starts and 35 relief appearances.
Number 5……….season 3, pick 9 by current Seattle franchise
Alan Scott, 2B $ 8.792 Million drafted by clevelandguy
Scott currently is employed by Santa Fe, so you know that he is putting up some stats. Alan has been an All-Star twice as well as winning a Golden Glove as an outfielder. He has conistently put up some good numbers….
2025 hits, 404 HR, 1304 RBI, career .302 batting average. You look at his numbers and wonder why he hasn’t been an All Star more often. Scott has never been an outstanding defensive player, but he doesn’t hurt the team in the field either. He has spent most of his time at 2B, but has moved to the OF when it benefited the team.
Number 6……….season 7, pick 51 by current Madison franchise
Jacob Christenson, OF $ 8500.0 Million drafted by armount
What is it with all these guys getting traded so many times? Jacob has had to call the movers several times, including a change of scenery this year. Christensen never developed the power that many thought would come and as a consequence has been in and out of the regular lineup in his 7 year career. Jacob has over 1000 hits, 215 stolen bases (but has been thrown out 79 times), is closing in on 100 HR, and has a career BA of .292. Good, but not great. Jacob did make the All-Star once. He also has proven to be some-what a liability in the field. Worth the bucks? You decide.
With most of the top picks from this year’s amateur draft signed and playing in the minors, we thought we would take a look back at those owners that had the misfortune to have the infamous Boros-like agents stretch their budgets to the sky. You would think that most turned out as annual all-stars, but read on……money does not guarantee happiness:
Number 1……….season 4, pick 81 by current Indianapolis franchise
Ray Jensen, C $12,720.0 Million drafted by pirateswin2
Pirateswin2 was a smart, successful owner. We don’t know what he possibly could have been thinking about when he paid Jensen this much money. Other than a Silver Slugger award in Rookie League and an All-Star appearance at L-A the following year, Jensen never sniffed an award again.
Heck, he had trouble holding down a full-time starting gig for any of the teams he played for. Pirates gave up after two short seasons in the majors and traded him to Portland (who now reside in, coincidentally, Pittsburgh) who moved him to St. Louis after only one half a season. He had enough BA’s to qualify for the batting title only three times. He batted .300 once (in 266 AB’s), never hit 30 HR’s (though he topped 20 four times), and had one season of 100 RBI’s. His final tally for an 11 year career was .271 with 160 HR and 582 RBI. You would think he was a defensive wiz, but he allowed 78% of baserunners to steal on him and collected 67 passed balls. Passed. That’s probably something pirateswin2 should have done.
Number 2……….season 9, pick 57 by current Helena franchise
Carmine Terry, P $12,240.0 Million drafted by Playboy33
This was highway robbery! Within two years, playboy33 got rid of this dud.
After six seasons in the minors with only one above average season, he finally made the show as a part time reliever. He started a couple of seasons without much success. He finished his 6-year Major League career appearing in 188 games (62 starts) compiling a not-so impressive 18-35 record and a 5.48 ERA. Yikes!
Number 3……….season 16, pick 2 by current Seattle franchise
Milt Xavier, 2B $10,776.0 Million drafted by dantesothoth
Way too early to figure out how this will work out, but it sure looks more promising than the first two. Xavier is only 20, but he shows fairly good discipline at the plate, has reasonable power that could develop to an annual 40 dinger level, and his batting eye is above some of the more seasoned players in Seattle’s organization. He does have a little work to get his glove to a major league level, particularily his arm accuracy, but he is making good progress. Whether it be at second base or a different position, we project some good hitting numbers. It appears, for the moment, that this was money well-spent.
Number 4……….season 3, pick 5 by current Los Angeles Bluecoat fanchise
Ted Lowe, P $ 9.030 Million drafted by texanboiler
Lowe has never been an All-Star, but he has been a workhorse for most of his seasons in The Show. He has topped the 200 inning mark 7 times in 11 seasons and is on pace to pass 200 again this year. He never appeared for the LA franchise in the bigs…he was traded while in the minors before he reached the Bigs, and then traded twice more after making the Majors. In the off-season, Little Rock signed Lowe to a nice 3 year $39 Million contract, though he’s having a rough go of it this year. Ted sports a 153-120 record as of this writing, with 33 complete games and a career 4.05 ERA in 390 starts and 35 relief appearances.
Number 5……….season 3, pick 9 by current Seattle franchise
Alan Scott, 2B $ 8.792 Million drafted by clevelandguy
Scott currently is employed by Santa Fe, so you know that he is putting up some stats. Alan has been an All-Star twice as well as winning a Golden Glove as an outfielder. He has conistently put up some good numbers….
2025 hits, 404 HR, 1304 RBI, career .302 batting average. You look at his numbers and wonder why he hasn’t been an All Star more often. Scott has never been an outstanding defensive player, but he doesn’t hurt the team in the field either. He has spent most of his time at 2B, but has moved to the OF when it benefited the team.
Number 6……….season 7, pick 51 by current Madison franchise
Jacob Christenson, OF $ 8500.0 Million drafted by armount
What is it with all these guys getting traded so many times? Jacob has had to call the movers several times, including a change of scenery this year. Christensen never developed the power that many thought would come and as a consequence has been in and out of the regular lineup in his 7 year career. Jacob has over 1000 hits, 215 stolen bases (but has been thrown out 79 times), is closing in on 100 HR, and has a career BA of .292. Good, but not great. Jacob did make the All-Star once. He also has proven to be some-what a liability in the field. Worth the bucks? You decide.
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