I don't like giving away draft picks because the only way we are ever going to compete is to start drafting 10x better than we currently are. The fact of the matter is we aren't. We might get 1 guy early that will be good and then maybe every few years we will get a good player in the 2nd, 3rd, or 5th rounds. The Rays, Red Sox, Yankees, Blue Jays all draft 10x better than us. I have given up on any of the promises MacPhail said about scouting and international scouting.

So, long story short is it just doesn't matter to me anymore because I am 95% confident that we would draft someone who is at best a utility player in 4 or 5 years.

lol i hear ya. I don't have any confidence in them either, but I still know that they shouldn't be giving up draft picks. the Rays will have 11 before our 2nd pick, and will probably get about 6 MLB Talent players out of it. We would get like 2.

There is a better chance of us getting no future MLB starters than 2.

LOL SHUTUP



its sad

This post was edited by tuckerblair89 on Dec 29 2010 03:02pm

Orioles draft picks in the top 5 rounds from 2000-2009
2000 - Beau Hale, Tripper Johnson, Richard Bartlett, Tommy Arko, Jon Skaggs, Doug Gredvig
2001 - Chris Smith, Mike Fontenot, Bryan Bass, Dave Crouthers, Rommie Lewis, Jim Johnson
2002 - Adam Loewen, Corey Shafer, Val Majewski, Tim Gilhooly, Hayden Penn
2003 - Nick Markakis, Brian Finch, Chris Ray, Bob McRory, Nate Spears
2004 - Wade Townsend, Jeff Fiorentino, Brad Bergesen, CJ Smith
2005 - Brandon Snyder, Garrett Olson, Nolan Reimold, Brandon Erbe, Kieron Pope, Reid Hamblet
2006 - Billy Rowell, Pedro Beato, Ryan Adams, Zach Britton, Blake Davis, Tyler Henson
2007 - Matt Wieters, Tim Bascom, Jake Arrieta
2008 - Brian Matusz, Xavier Avery, LJ Hoes, Kyle Hudson, Greg Miclat
2009 - Matt Hobgood, Mychal Givens, Tyler Townsend, Randy Henry, Ashur Tolliver

It's a complete joke.

This post was edited by KEVINFORGIVEME on Dec 29 2010 03:48pm

auto-win

Markakis and Matusz are the only two first round picks we have got right in 9 years. The jury is out on Wieters. Machado looks he will be a star but it's way too early to tell.

Even if Wieters and Machado become super stars that is 4 out of 10 that end up good. Pathetic considering where we have been drafting in the last 9 years.

I didn't include 2010 draft because it's way too early to tell.

This post was edited by KEVINFORGIVEME on Dec 29 2010 03:51pm

Joe Sheehan from SI thinks we will finally finish above .500

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/joe_sheehan/12/20/2011.predictions/index.html?eref=sihp

LOLTHREAD

sorry some of us dont bw bro