Name A Forgotten Once-Big Prospect

[ballerskrip]

He was THE prospect to get, the #1 ranked prospect...billed as a future HOF by a lot of people...and in 4 years...he has 1 complete game...pitched into the 8th inning only TWICE...1 AS game...and only 29 wins...and yet he was the most amazing prospect ever?

So the problem is that you bought into the hype?

 

[matfanofold]

Anyone else besides me think he is being "babied" by the Nationals?

Why not start a new thread instead of derailing the original content here?

 

[BiggioBrooks755]

So the problem is that you bought into the hype?

No sir

Anyway back on topic Cant remember his name, but there was a guy in the 1970s drafted out of HS by the Astros...Was a HUGE prospect and then they rushed him too quick and wrecked him arm? Played for a couple teams in the 1970s and 1980s (wanna says one team was the White Sox)before retiring...Any one wanna help me out? I know info sucks that's all I can remember

 

[James52411]

Clint Hurdle isn't forgotten due to his managing career, but many people may not know that he was a huge prospect who never lived up to the hype. How big a prospect was Hurdle? He was on the cover of Sports Illustrated during Spring Training 1978.

 

[ThoseBackPages]

 

[ThoseBackPages]

 

[hive17]

Joba Chamberlain

 

[BiggioBrooks755]

Cant remember his name, but there was a guy in the 1970s drafted out of HS by the Astros...Was a HUGE prospect and then they rushed him too quick and wrecked him arm? Played for a couple teams in the 1970s and 1980s (wanna says one team was the White Sox)before retiring...Any one wanna help me out? I know info sucks that's all I can remember...Floyd something?

 

[HPC]

Joba Chamberlain

I'd attribute this one to the Yankee machine than Joba actually being a top guy

A Yanks spect does well and he's automatically talked about because he's a Yankee

 

[Dazed]

Cant remember his name, but there was a guy in the 1970s drafted out of HS by the Astros...Was a HUGE prospect and then they rushed him too quick and wrecked him arm? Played for a couple teams in the 1970s and 1980s (wanna says one team was the White Sox)before retiring...Any one wanna help me out? I know info sucks that's all I can remember...Floyd something?

Cliff Floyd?

 

[BiggioBrooks755]

Am I thinking of Floyd Banister?

 

[DeliciousBacon]

Am I thinking of Floyd Banister?

Floyd Bannister had a pretty good career considering all the terrible teams he played for. I don't think the Astros wrecked his arm, since he played 15 seasons (but did only pitch a handful of games in the minors before his call up).

 

[AmishDave]

Cant remember his name, but there was a guy in the 1970s drafted out of HS by the Astros...Was a HUGE prospect and then they rushed him too quick and wrecked him arm? Played for a couple teams in the 1970s and 1980s (wanna says one team was the White Sox)before retiring...Any one wanna help me out? I know info sucks that's all I can remember...Floyd something?

J.R.Richard? Also, the Rangers drafted a high school pitcher #1 in the early '70's and wrecked him. It's way too early to even recall his name, but I'm pretty sure he went to high school in the DFW area too, making the hype train that much more pronounced.

 

[manningmurphyfan]

J.R.Richard? Also, the Rangers drafted a high school pitcher #1 in the early '70's and wrecked him. It's way too early to even recall his name, but I'm pretty sure he went to high school in the DFW area too, making the hype train that much more pronounced.

David Clyde

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[AmishDave]

David Clyde

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Thank you ! The name David kept shooting through my head.

 

[bigdcardinals7]

This guy wasn't a bust in baseball but he was supposed to be a great quarteback.his brother was one of my favorites of all time. Mark McGwires little brother I can't remember his name now. But boy they had his brother up on a pedestal
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[Laxcat]

This guy wasn't a bust in baseball but he was supposed to be a great quarteback.his brother was one of my favorites of all time. Mark McGwires little brother I can't remember his name now. But boy they had his brother up on a pedestal
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Dan McGwire. Drafted in '91 by Seattle. Played at San Jose State or Sa Diego State... not sure which. That dude was tall.

 

[brianga26]

Drew Henson
J.D. Drew
The "little Unit" Ryan Anderson
Austin Kearns (Although he was a "serviceable" major league player)
Mark Prior (shoot me now! Still one of my favorite former prospects and actually signed a bunch of stuff TTM)

So lets throw this out there.. who of the next "crop" of prospects ends up on this list?

 

[sheetskout]

Anyone mention Chad Hermansen?

 

[onionring9]

I'm a little late to the game and am sure these have already been mentioned but in case they haven't the first names that pop in my head of guys that were all the rave but didn't pan out:

Greg Jeffries
Todd Van Poppel
Kevin Maas
Matt Nokes
Mark Prior
Jeffrey Hammonds