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My guess is Adenhart after a few tries eventually becomes a back of the rotation starter, and Walden goes to the bullpen, and becomes dominant there, but the rest of this list has little MLB impact. Good thing the Angels have a good group of young infielders who are already past rookie status, and potentially 7 additional draft picks from the free agents leaving. Hope this is a strong year for the June draft.
A lot of that is simply due to lost picks for FA signings, but there are ways to get around that.
Why hasn't this been a bigger issue? Moreno gets credit for pumping money into the major league payroll, but shouldn't his ownership tenure be taking some hits for the lack of investment in the draft?
The last player they drafted that reached the majors was from the 2004 draft.
Add to that low first picks because of FA signings taking away first and 2nd round picks and this list is not at all surprising. Bill Stoneman was allergic to ever offering arbitration so there was no reciprocity. The signings of Jose Guillen, Gary Matthews, Jeff Weaver and Steve Finley hurt years later.
But consider the youth, potential ceilings and inexpensiveness of Brandon Wood, Erick Aybar, Jose Arredondo, Kendry Morales and Sean Rodriguez and this list has time to ferment.
Conger has to catch all year this season or he is straight to 1B/DH land.
They've been winning the division with some regularity in his tenure. I agree with you, though, that this is really catching up with them.
Totally agree. It was said early on that Conger's bat would play at 1B; we may have to test that.
Agreed and one thing I noticed is that the Angels had a lot of players - many of them low pedigree international players - that made the BA league top 20s for the AZL and Pioneer and didn't make the team list. So I guess, in theory, that means there's a decent group of C+ types at the bottom of the system who at least have some potential to grow into real prospects.
A bunch of extra picks in June and some of those low level guys establishing themselves in full season ball could give the Angels a chance to get their farm back on track.
Pettit does everything decently, but has no special tools. He was never considered a terrific prospect even after he put himself on the map with his good 2007. He was old for the AFL, which was even more offensive-oriented than usual this year. He had a nice finish to 2008, given his bad luck, but he'll be 25 next season, and he's only had half a year of AA ball under his belt.
Given his age, he absolutely needs to be tested at the AAA level to start 2009. My guess is he turns into the new Jeff DaVannon.
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