FOX Sports article on Jeff Clement (Warning: painful memories ahead)

Jon Paul Morosi has an update on Jeff Clement as he battles his way through injuries and attempts to gain back the shine he has lost since being drafted in 2005.

The focus off this article, actually, is finding a top pick from the 2005 draft that did not work out. Yes, amongst the collection of Troy Tulowitzki, Ryan Braun, Justin Upton, Ryan Zimmerman, Ricky Romero, Mike Pelfrey, Alex Gordon, Andrew McCutchen, Jay Bruce, Jacoby Ellsbury, Matt Garza, Colby Rasmus, Clay Bucholz, and Jed Lowrie lies poor ol' Jeff Clement.

Nothing outside of Jeff Clement's current status is exactly news. But hey, lots of fun quotes! Hi there, Bill Bavasi!

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My co-workers are wondering why I'm crying.

M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA SanFranPreps

by perfectstrat on Apr 25, 2011 12:05 PM PDT reply actions

This is why you never, ever draft for need.

Field Gulls

by Benne on Apr 25, 2011 1:01 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Shhh don't tell the Pirates.

by abender20 on Apr 25, 2011 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions

I think they need a left-handed reliever, and being in the draft position they are, will have a lot of promising closers to choose from

M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA SanFranPreps

by perfectstrat on Apr 25, 2011 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions

oh boy

Clement checked three boxes where the Mariners were deficient: catcher, power, left-handed hitter. The Seattle scouts were smitten by Tulowitzki, too. Tulowitzki told FOXSports.com contributor Tracy Ringolsby that Seattle had planned to take him until the night before the draft.

What changed?

"They said they had a shortstop in the organization, but no catchers, and therefore that made the pick easy," Tulowitzki said.

by Poochie on Apr 26, 2011 10:32 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs

As if I needed another reason to hate Yuni.

Field Gulls

by Benne on Apr 26, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Wasn't Jose Lopez considered a SS at that time too?

You got slurved!

by Slurvey on Apr 26, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions

No he was already playing second in the majors in 04 I believe

by Bearskin Rugburn on Apr 27, 2011 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions

He was playing SS in '04, 2B was the next year.

But he was converted to 2B by the time the draft came around.

by Patrick Stites on Apr 28, 2011 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions

Or Bavasi.

"When Pete first got here he said he wanted to establish the run and stop the run
Pete’s the architect and Cable’s the contractor." --Greetings from the Lord Humongous!

by Tyler Jorgensen on May 2, 2011 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Why doesn't this surprise me?

It seems like the story of Seattle sports always works out this way.

Carlos Silvelite

by OceanBird on Apr 28, 2011 1:06 AM PDT up reply actions

No, we picked Griffey when the owner wanted some jackass college pitcher who never made the majors.

Or was that A-Rod? One of the two.

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

by JY on May 1, 2011 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Naturally, it all goes back to Yuniesky Betancourt.

by yuniform on May 2, 2011 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions

Tulowitzki probably wouldn't be the same player with the Mariners...

Career .273/.346/.461 away from Coors. Obviously he would still be good, but not as elite as Coors makes him look. Also as a RH hitter, I assume Safeco wouldn’t be the best fit for him.

by niceguysfinishlast on May 4, 2011 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions