March 24, 201412 yr Just heard earlier today that he was released. What a disappointment he turned out to be. Went a career 18-41, 4.61 ERA with a 1.57 WHIP over 4 years in the minors. Never made it past High A. He'll turn up somewhere I'm sure down the road.
March 24, 201412 yr I'm sure Wild Card is disappointed. He probably expected great things from James.
March 24, 201412 yr He was a top-100 prospect a few years ago (peaked at 78, I think) He's still only 23, I'm sure he'll get another chance to toil in the Minor Leagues with another organization. James was the 18th pick in the draft. There was a pretty good player named Mike Trout taken 25th.
March 25, 201412 yr He was a top-100 prospect a few years ago (peaked at 78, I think) He's still only 23, I'm sure he'll get another chance to toil in the Minor Leagues with another organization. James was the 18th pick in the draft. There was a pretty good player named Mike Trout taken 25th. No one's ever heard of that guy! On the plus side the Marlins still have the #9 guy taken in Turner. This is without a doubt the worst draft in Marlins history, A. J. Ramos is the only thing to show for it and possibly Jensen Look up how bad it is http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=FLA&year_ID=2009&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year
March 25, 201412 yr No one's ever heard of that guy! On the plus side the Marlins still have the #9 guy taken in Turner. This is without a doubt the worst draft in Marlins history, A. J. Ramos is the only thing to show for it and possibly Jensen Look up how bad it is http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=FLA&year_ID=2009&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year 90% of our drafts in the 2000's were pretty terrible.
March 25, 201412 yr Author In fairness, Mike Trout was not scouted very much because NJ doesn't produce many prospects.
March 25, 201412 yr No one's ever heard of that guy! On the plus side the Marlins still have the #9 guy taken in Turner. This is without a doubt the worst draft in Marlins history, A. J. Ramos is the only thing to show for it and possibly Jensen Look up how bad it is http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=FLA&year_ID=2009&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year Besides the Fernandez Draft they all have been bad for awhile, It seems the finds were becoming fewer and far between as it refers to the Marlins drafting...In the first round their record has been even worse These are our first round picks since the Loria Era began Jeffery Allison...Fail Taylor Tankersley...Flamed out quickly Chris Volstad...very brief ML career Aaron Thompson...Failed Jacob Marceaux...Failed Ryan Tucker...Failed Sean West...Failed Brett Sinkbeil...Failed Chris Coghlan...ROY then Injuries have diminished career (Released) Matt Dominguez...current ML starter (Traded) Kyle Skipworth...Failed (On ST roster but he has no chance of making Team) Chad James...Failed Christian Yelich Jose Fernandez Andrew Heaney Colin Moran Matt Krook Unsigned
March 25, 201412 yr I'm not saying the Marlins don't draft poorly, it just seems 2009 was particularly bad. Berglund was injured when they drafted him, and almost all of the top 10 picks were released within 3 years. Going back and looking at their drafts is so depressing!
March 25, 201412 yr I'm sure Wild Card is disappointed. He probably expected great things from James. I've never even typed his name I don't believe. I was never really a believer. I did like Volstad. At least he made it to the bigs.
March 27, 201412 yr Author Besides the Fernandez Draft they all have been bad for awhile, It seems the finds were becoming fewer and far between as it refers to the Marlins drafting...In the first round their record has been even worse These are our first round picks since the Loria Era began Jeffery Allison...Fail Taylor Tankersley...Flamed out quickly Chris Volstad...very brief ML career Aaron Thompson...Failed Jacob Marceaux...Failed Ryan Tucker...Failed Sean West...Failed Brett Sinkbeil...Failed Chris Coghlan...ROY then Injuries have diminished career (Released) Matt Dominguez...current ML starter (Traded) Kyle Skipworth...Failed (On ST roster but he has no chance of making Team) Chad James...Failed Christian Yelich Jose Fernandez Andrew Heaney Colin Moran Matt Krook Unsigned That 2005 draft was a massive failure, since we had like 5 1st round picks that year due to all of the comp picks, and nobody succeeded.
April 3, 201412 yr Did anyone stop to think that these youngsters drafted had talent at one time, a lot of talent, and maybe it's the coaching staff behind them that can't seem to develop it? Yes Fernandez was a great pick and Yelich too, but other than that all i hear is people blaming these youngsters for not making it when it seems to me like the Marlins should take a little responsibility here since there have been so many fails. I'll bet if James gets another chance with a team who can work with him, he'll make it. Did anyone ever see him pitch in High School?
April 5, 201412 yr Born and raised in Jupiter Florida where it's hard to be a Marlins fan because of the many bad decisions they have made. He used to come into my work a lot, I've seen some of his stuff from high school on the web. Over the years I've met a lot of the players and NONE of them ever have anything good to say about the organization they play for. I came across this thread when I was trying to see where he was placed after spring training and it kills me when I constantly hear people badger these young guys for not being up to par and labeling them as "bad decisions." I'm just saying that with all the flops maybe it has something to do with coaching rather than the talent of these young athletes.
April 5, 201412 yr Born and raised in Jupiter Florida where it's hard to be a Marlins fan because of the many bad decisions they have made. He used to come into my work a lot, I've seen some of his stuff from high school on the web. Over the years I've met a lot of the players and NONE of them ever have anything good to say about the organization they play for. I came across this thread when I was trying to see where he was placed after spring training and it kills me when I constantly hear people badger these young guys for not being up to par and labeling them as "bad decisions." I'm just saying that with all the flops maybe it has something to do with coaching rather than the talent of these young athletes. I wonder about that myself
July 18, 201412 yr Chad James has been signed by the Texas Rangers and assigned to Myrtle Beach Mermen I mean Pelicans, he has been pitching for an independent team in the Frontier League
July 18, 201412 yr Chris Coghlan...ROY then Injuries have diminished career (Released) That's a generous way to put it.
July 18, 201412 yr Can't count Yelich yet. That'd be like counting Coghlan. Just keep him away from pies and/or shaving cream.
July 18, 201412 yr Coghlan OPSing at .832 this year! Gotta root for the guy. Great person. He must've gone on a tear, btw, because when we played them he wasn't doing so well. Right now he's got some pretty respectable numbers, albeit in 150 ab's. But good for him.
July 18, 201412 yr Gotta root for the guy. Great person. He must've gone on a tear, btw, because when we played them he wasn't doing so well. Right now he's got some pretty respectable numbers, albeit in 150 ab's. But good for him. Cogs 4 Christ!!! Ruggiano also having a pretty respectable season in wrigley.
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