Nepotism & Throwing Away Draft Picks

by Jeff Sullivan on Jun 9, 2005 6:21 AM PDT in Seattle Mariners Regular News

There's probably going to be more outrage over this than there needs to be, given how late in the draft these choices were made, but nevertheless, I received the following note via email from Jon Wells:

The M's also selected Kent State first baseman Andy Hargrove, the son of Mariners manager Mike Hargrove, in the 47th round; and Princeton left-handed pitcher Rufus Lumry IV, son of M's investor Rufus Lumry, in the 46th round. of Bellevue Christian High School, was 1-2 with an 8.41 ERA in 15 games for Princeton. His father, part of the Mariners' ownership group, is the founder and president of Acorn Ventures, Inc., and was one of the founders of McCaw Cellular, where he served as director and chief financial officer.

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Mike Piazza - 62nd round pick, and only as a courtesy to the Piazza's who were friends of Lasorda's family. You never know.

Whether these picks turn out to be good or bad, it's better than the White Sox picking Larry Himes' (then the Sox GM) daughter with a late pick.

Visiting from Fish Stripes

by mike42 on Jun 9, 2005 6:40 AM PDT reply actions

It was Shueler's daughter...

Drafted ahead of Mark Buehrle. Himes was on the Northside at the time...

Sox also selected Kenny Williams Jr last year.

Visiting from...South Side Sox

by The Cheat @ Lookout Landing on Jun 9, 2005 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions

I thought so

I would have sworn it was Schueler, but I was only able to Google for Himes.

Visiting from Fish Stripes

by mike42 on Jun 9, 2005 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions

nepotism

meh - if the Mariners promote family values, why not family members?

by Steve Nelson on Jun 9, 2005 6:41 AM PDT reply actions

come on...

We are talking rounds 46 (FORTY-SIX) and 47 (FORTY-SEVEN). The A's didn't even make a pick past the 39th! I guess the A's suck at drafting! Seriously these last picks are always just a toss up anyways. I mean what makes the 1508th pick shine so much brighter than picks 1509, 1510 and 1511 that he should be taken first?

Go M's

by OBF on Jun 9, 2005 8:16 AM PDT reply actions

GERPOTENWOGEN!

Oh, man am I fumed. My blood pressure just tripled!!!

How could they waste such a pick, when such gems as Kyle Thornton, Brent Weiss, and Albert Gonzalez were still available?

Maybe I'm just WAAAY to into it.

/sarcasm

Go M's! http://marinersmorsels.blogspot.com

by PositivePaul on Jun 9, 2005 8:40 AM PDT reply actions

All-Nepotism Team

Let's see, we have Andy Hargrove at first, Aaron Looper and Rufus Lumry on the mound, Trevor Heid in the outfield, along with Casey Craig (his father is an M's scout, good player though he may be).

Anyone else we can get on there?

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." -- Samuel Beckett

by JY on Jun 9, 2005 9:03 AM PDT reply actions

Marketing

"And if you make a deposit on a luxury box before December, you'll get TWO members of your organization drafted in the next June amateur draft! What better way to reward the sales leader, the hard-working clerical staff or to use as a raffle prize?
Order at least 4 season tickets outside of the luxury box area, and you'll get ONE designee drafted! Makes a great father's day gift!"

*Designees need not have ever played baseball. Deceased designees will be honored, so long as they come with a permission slip from next of kin.
Designees by job title will be accepted too - the designee does not need to be named!(ie., 'with the 1489 pick in the 2006 draft, the Seattle Mariners select Stoneway Roofing Supply employee of the month, September 2006')

The Seattle Mariners Baseball club would also like to announce the formation of a new auction website to trade unused draft designations on the web! Everyone WINS, except the lowlife roustabouts trading designations outside of Safeco Field. They're subhuman.

by marc w on Jun 9, 2005 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions