no 1st rounder for zito, right?

by guy incognito on Dec 28, 2006 9:50 AM PST

because the giants had one of the 15 worst records in baseball last year, they keep their #1, right? we get a sandwich + the giants 2nd round pick, correct? if that's true...well, that blows. i never liked that rule. considering the parity in the middle of MLB (the top teams usually stay the same), there isn't a hell of a lot of difference between having the 10th worst record and the 17th worst record. i understand protecting the absolute worst teams - limiting it to the 5 worst teams makes sense. oh well, at least the giants 2nd round pick will be a high one.

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by fadedash on Dec 28, 2006 10:00 AM PST reply actions

2nd round pick

No better than 70th overall.

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by grover on Dec 28, 2006 10:12 AM PST reply actions

Dammit,

the Giants couldn't even not-suck enough to give us a decent pick!

Curse youuuuuu, Sabean! <shakes fist>

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"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Dec 28, 2006 10:30 AM PST reply actions

As I've said before

this new rule sucks.

Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water, the other third is covered by Kotsay.

by carp on Dec 28, 2006 11:13 AM PST reply actions

this compensation thing is ridiculous

we lost miggy a few years back for a crappy pick...and now get crappy picks for both frank and zito. of course, teams like the red sox and yankees get high picks for losing their guys and turn their farm systems around quite rapidly. granted, we'd have worse picks if zito signed w/ the mets, but not getting a 1st rounder is not cool.

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by guy incognito on Dec 28, 2006 11:58 AM PST reply actions

hold up - giants got mets 1st round pick, right?

when alou signed w/ them (how he's a type A free agent boggles my mind)? that's definitely not bottom 15. are we entitled to that pick? god, i hope so, because if we zito, now the richest pitcher in baseball history, for a sandwich and 2nd round pick...

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by guy incognito on Dec 28, 2006 12:06 PM PST reply actions

Life isn't fair

Sabean gets to keep his own 1st round pick (#10) plus he gets the Dodgers' 1st round pick (#22) and the Mets' 1st round pick (#29). He gets 2 Supplemental 1st round picks (#34 and one in the mid-50's).

He signed Bonds, insuring sold-out crowds for at least half the season.

And he signed Barry Zito.

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by grover on Dec 28, 2006 12:14 PM PST up reply actions

so what do the A's get ?

Their own #1, three supplementals (Zito, Payton, Thomas) and two seconds (theirs and the Giants)?

by vk on Dec 28, 2006 12:16 PM PST up reply actions

A's get...

Their own 1st rounder (#26).

Two Supp. 1st round picks (#35-ish and one in the mid-50's).

Giants' 2nd round pick (low-70's) and their own 2nd round pick (mid-80's).

Nothing for Payton. (No Arby offer, remember?)

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by grover on Dec 28, 2006 12:22 PM PST up reply actions

shoot me now

Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water, the other third is covered by Kotsay.

by carp on Dec 28, 2006 2:09 PM PST up reply actions

oh right, thanks

they should be able to do something with those picks.

by vk on Dec 28, 2006 4:18 PM PST up reply actions

dammit all!!!!

i was really looking forward to beane having a few #1 picks this year - instead, not even one extra #1, in spite of losing a top 5 MVP vote getter and the most expensive pitcher in baseball history. wtf, man, wtf?

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by guy incognito on Dec 28, 2006 12:18 PM PST up reply actions

Thems the rules

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by grover on Dec 28, 2006 12:22 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah, me too

Of course, last year we had NO first round pick and NO supplemental picks, and 2006 may go down as a great A's draft based on the early returns on Mitchell and Sulentic. Let's hope that 2007 will be even better.

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by BlameChannel53 on Dec 28, 2006 12:47 PM PST up reply actions