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oWe can thank Yuniesky Betancourt for Strasburg. The Mariners had lost 101 ball games to the Nationals 100. Then Betancourt went off. 5-for-7 with a walk, two runs and two RBI to lead the Mariners to 7-3 and 4-3 wins over Oakland. The Nationals clinched the Strasburg sweepstakes by losing two games to Philadelphia.
That is brilliant. I assume Betancourt is roundly hated by the Mariner's faithful?!Just looking at that draft class though... Dustin Ackley, who I have never heard of was who the Mariners went for at 2... let's not get into Trout falling to 25. Stoopid scouts.
I think Trout only fell because no one thought they'd be able to sign him.
He was buried in New Jersey. No first round pick out of New Jersey had ever turned into much. I think there was just too much uncertainty. Billy Beane almost took him the pick before the Angels.http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/7417714/v1447818983/mike-trouts-draft-story-on-mlb-central
Could be. But the scout in the video, the game he was at, Trout k'd 3 times and got a single, but it was enough to convince the guy they would take him if he was available.