ReadingPhilly wrote:Not that big of a big deal. Saw a few other teams made similar picks. Happens every year.

I know it happens. I doubt it happens very often in organizations where the GM took a Championship team to the worst team in baseball in 5 years, is loathed by pretty much every fan of the team whom he just told that "they don't understand the game"

Squire wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:Not that big of a big deal. Saw a few other teams made similar picks. Happens every year.

I know it happens. I doubt it happens very often in organizations where the GM took a Championship team to the worst team in baseball in 5 years, is loathed by pretty much every fan of the team whom he just told that "they don't understand the game"

Didn't we draft Robert Amaro a few years back too?

Squire wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:Not that big of a big deal. Saw a few other teams made similar picks. Happens every year.

I know it happens. I doubt it happens very often in organizations where the GM took a Championship team to the worst team in baseball in 5 years, is loathed by pretty much every fan of the team whom he just told that "they don't understand the game"

Oh well. There's probably like 28 fans that follow the draft and we all post here.

This is the second time we drafted him iirc. Hope he holds out and plays independent ball and we take him in 3rd round next year

2011, yea

ReadingPhilly wrote:

Squire wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:Not that big of a big deal. Saw a few other teams made similar picks. Happens every year.

I know it happens. I doubt it happens very often in organizations where the GM took a Championship team to the worst team in baseball in 5 years, is loathed by pretty much every fan of the team whom he just told that "they don't understand the game"

Oh well. There's probably like 28 fans that follow the draft and we all post here.

Sad but probably true.

Phillies finish their day pick Morandini's son in the 39th and someone I presume who is related to Tom McCarthy in the 40th round. They really are a cliché

Holy &;@)! They just drafted TMac's son!!!

blueclaw wrote:Holy &;@)! They just drafted TMac's son!!!

Rube convinced Almaraz to troll BSG

and the #38 pick Brundage is the son of the IronPigs manager

i know other teams do this too, but they really are PR deaf.

blueclaw wrote:i know other teams do this too, but they really are PR deaf.

I mean it really is harmless but I doubt there have been many drafts that had 4 nepotism picks in the same draft.

Looking for the next Piazza.

As usual it's not really WHAT they so much as HOW they do it. 4 in a row is kind of obnoxious?

Rd 31 = Nick Fanti, LHP, Hauppauge HS (NY) -- commitment to Marist
@fanti_nick
bio

Rd 32 = Reggie Wilson, CF, Oklahoma City University
@reggie_wilson3
bio

Rd 33 = Jacob Stevens, RHP, Choate Rosemary Hall (CT) -- commitment to Boston College
@bear_stevens33
bio

Rd 34 = Ben Pelletier, OF, Ecole Secondaire De Montagne (QC) -- commitment to South Florida
@benpelletier19
bio

Rd 35 = Andrew Amaro, OF, Tampa
@andreworldpeace
bio
Nephew of Ruben, previously drafted in 2011

Rd 36 = Gabe Gonzalez, RHP, Southern Nevada
@aggiebaseball5
bio

Rd 37 = Malcolm Grady, RHP, Homewood-Flossmoor HS (IL) -- commitment to Wabash Valley College
@MJGrady96
bio

Rd 38 = Beau Brundage, SS, Mill Creek HS (GA) -- commitment to Portland
@beauknows02
bio
Son of IronPigs manager Dave

Rd 39 = Griffin Morandini, CF, Garnet Valley HS (PA) -- commitment to Valparaiso
@legitgmorandini
Son of Mickey

Rd 40 = Tommy McCarthy, 3B, Allentown HS (NJ) -- commitment to Saint Joseph's
bio
Son of TMac

it's emblematic of why this org is in the mess they're in. drafting/hiring people because they're "family" instead of their talent and ability.

Amaro is the only one on that 31-40 list that's gonna sign. Why get worked up over it?

Pickett just tweeted that he has signed.

looks like our future infield to me.

CFP wrote:Pickett just tweeted that he has signed.

Nice