*Unofficial Biggest Sox prospect busts of the past 10 years*

[jeremyb1]

Originally Posted by gosox41

But rumor has it he was a hit with the ladies. Scored more there then he did on the field. Too bad. I hope he got a big signing bonus.


Bob

Seriously? Caruso is NOT an attractive man.

[OurBitchinMinny]

Originally Posted by gosox41

I thought Baldwin was a bust. He had a great curve and had one good half.


Bob

true but he was one of the only guys to show up for the playoff series vs seattle

[Randar68]

Originally Posted by jeremyb1

Seriously? Caruso is NOT an attractive man.

That's what I thought when I read it too. He gave Officer Karkovice a run for his money in "Moon Crater Look-Alike Contest"

[flo-B-flo]

Wasn't current GM and resident Riensdorf shill Kenny Williams a buster?

[DVsoxfan]

What ever happened to Mike Caruso?
What ever happened to Lorenzo Barcelo?

[gosox41]

Originally Posted by jeremyb1

Seriously? Caruso is NOT an attractive man.

But he was a ML basbeall player making great money for a 20 year old, and liked to party. It's just stories that have been going around. He liked to drink a lot. Hunt Club was his spot when he was in Chicago.



Bob

[poorme]

Originally Posted by flo-B-flo

Wasn't current GM and resident Riensdorf shill Kenny Williams a buster?

yes he was. he and daryl boston were the best "physical specimens" to come up through the sox organization in the past 25 years. he would swing at anything.

[Randar68]

Originally Posted by gosox41

But he was a ML basbeall player making great money for a 20 year old, and liked to party. It's just stories that have been going around. He liked to drink a lot. Hunt Club was his spot when he was in Chicago.

It was more than just booze, but less than full-blown narcotics... do the math

[he_gone_89]

Originally Posted by A. Cavatica

This is fun. Let's go by position.

C: I remember when the Sox called up first-round pick Rick Seilheimer for a cup of coffee. He was never heard from again. Kurt Brown was drafted even higher, but I don't remember his career.

1B: Eddie Pearson, a first round pick who didn't even hit in the minors. There was also a (Matt?) Berger who had, according to Schueler, the most power he'd ever seen. He never got out of A ball.

2B: I'm going with Willie Harris, but I'm sure I'm forgetting someone.

SS: Jason Dellaero easily over Mike Caruso.

3B: Lorenzo Gray over Chris Snopek.

LF: Jeff Abbott.

CF: Daryl Boston, but don't forget Julio Ramirez.

RF: Joe Borchard.

SP: Too easy. Almost every starting pitcher drafted in the last 25 years.

RP: Also easy. Many of the failed starters went on to fail in the bullpen.

A couple of people you can add

C:Josh Paul [i dunno if he sucked in the minors or not]

2B:Liu Rodriguez [called up on sept 2 2000,played 3 games]

RP: Chad Bradford [he's aight in my book,was expecting more out of him;the reason why i pitch sidearm]

[OurBitchinMinny]

Originally Posted by DVsoxfan

What ever happened to Mike Caruso?
What ever happened to Lorenzo Barcelo?

what the hell did happen to barcelo. wasnt he in buerhles crop of pitchers. I remember both him and buerhle pitched out of the pen in '00 I believe. I know he had a lively arm. Im guessing he blew out his elbow or something

[gosox41]

Originally Posted by Randar68

It was more than just booze, but less than full-blown narcotics... do the math

Maybe him and Rashaan Salaam were buddies.


Bob

[Rex Hudler]

Originally Posted by ChisoxfaninMinny

what the hell did happen to barcelo. wasnt he in buerhles crop of pitchers. I remember both him and buerhle pitched out of the pen in '00 I believe. I know he had a lively arm. Im guessing he blew out his elbow or something

Barcelo blew out everything, I think. He had a myriad of injuries and never could really get healthy after surgery. He went back to the Giants for a brief time could not make it there either. I am pretty sure he is out of baseball now.

[SoxxoS]

Originally Posted by Rex Hudler

Barcelo blew out everything, I think. He had a myriad of injuries and never could really get healthy after surgery. He went back to the Giants for a brief time could not make it there either. I am pretty sure he is out of baseball now.

Yeah. He was real solid out of the pen in 2000, I believe.

[OEO Magglio]

Originally Posted by SoxxoS

Yeah. He was real solid out of the pen in 2000, I believe.

He was, I really thought he had a chance to be very good but like Rex said he just blew his whole arm up.

[Rex Hudler]

I think I have to call Jason Dellaero the biggest bust. For a guy who was damned near perfect defensively, he had the dumbest approach to hitting I have ever seen. He was completely unteachable and just wrong, wrong, wrong in his approach. But to watch him everyday at SS was a thing of beauty.