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Name A Forgotten Once-Big Prospect
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ThoseBackPages
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olerud363
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I remember the big claim to fame around him was not spending any time in the minors. That and the hype created because the Blue Jays thought so much of him that were okay trading Fred McGriff.
And no, he should not be part if this thread. (I have a biased opinion though.)
- Rodrick
DeliciousBacon
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Scott Thorman!!!!!
And no, a guy like Olerud has no place in this discussion. When I think of a forgotten prospect, I don't think of the guy who played 15 years but may not have lived up to extreme hype. I think of the guy who was hyped to hell and then completely sucked it up in the majors, or never even made it there. Like Michael Bowden, he's another good one. Or Jeremy Beckham. What the hell happened to him?
I fear Ryan Kalish may be on this list soon; he's missed so much time, and now is trying to recover from cervical fusion surgery. Doesn't look like he has a place in the Sox outfield, so if he comes back at all, it may have to be with another team.
And no, a guy like Olerud has no place in this discussion. When I think of a forgotten prospect, I don't think of the guy who played 15 years but may not have lived up to extreme hype. I think of the guy who was hyped to hell and then completely sucked it up in the majors, or never even made it there. Like Michael Bowden, he's another good one. Or Jeremy Beckham. What the hell happened to him?
I fear Ryan Kalish may be on this list soon; he's missed so much time, and now is trying to recover from cervical fusion surgery. Doesn't look like he has a place in the Sox outfield, so if he comes back at all, it may have to be with another team.
ThoseBackPages
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fine fine fine! lol
-Olerud
-Olerud
ThoseBackPages
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ThoseBackPages
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his cards are XXXX now, werent at one time
You could say the same about Mark McGwire.
ThoseBackPages
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ok, let me grab those scans 
PoseyBuster
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I bet if TBP Uploaded 1 graded prospect card every hour on the hour, it would take a few years....
bobthewondercat77
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We should create a ranking of all these guys.
Here's my stab at a top ten --
Travis Lee, Ben Grieve, Billy Rowell, Pat Burrell, Rick Ankiel, Matt LaPorta, Andy Marte, Todd Van Poppel, Brien Taylor, Ryan Harvey ??
Here's my stab at a top ten --
Travis Lee, Ben Grieve, Billy Rowell, Pat Burrell, Rick Ankiel, Matt LaPorta, Andy Marte, Todd Van Poppel, Brien Taylor, Ryan Harvey ??
PoseyBuster
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I don't think Pat Burrell deserves to be mentioned on the top list at all.
DeliciousBacon
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I'd put him on, despite his eventual decent career. I'm pretty sure his 1999 Fleer Mystique RC was a $100 card on release, maybe even more. He was the 1999 equivalent of Yasiel Puig and Bryce Harper having a baby made of pure awesomeness...unfortunately, he liked striking out too much to live up to the hype.
RStadlerASU22
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Yeah Burrell had a long career, but overall a bust vs the 1st year or 2 of card hype. It can be said if a lot if people but his is pretty dramatic.
Ryan
Lancemountain
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pat burrell has three world series rings and a gigantic pile of dough
He's not a forgotten prospect
He's not a forgotten prospect
PoseyBuster
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Exactly.
Is this thread about highly touted prospects, or has it morphed into guys' who had High Selling Cards at their Debut, but have lower values now? (i.e. 99.9% of players). Cuz Pat Burrell and Carlos Quentin may be the latter, but definitely not the former.
Lancemountain
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those back pages has posted cards of like every kind of player...lincecum, ryan howard, olerud...he likes to beat a dead horse of a joke.
RStadlerASU22
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I think the thread morphed into a lot of things..... A ton of these guys being listed were not highly touted and a lot were never heard of really in the card world either. I agree Quinton, Burrell, and some others were not forgotten , just over priced vs reality of the career. But yes that can be said about a ton of people. Hell I am not sure what players have ever held their peak while they were playing. It's a short list.
Ryan
