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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
He didn't really regress at Clemson, nor did he ever explode like expected. As a Freshman he looked like a surefire #1 overall pick but then he plateaued.
And when he struggled in summer ball wood bat tournaments, teams started to get a little nervous about him as a potential AAAA slugger type with no defensive chops.
I still liked him as a hitter but understood why he was slipping a bit. I was going to be disappointed if the Cards didn't take him until Gorman fell in their laps.
The D-Backs did well here; shed about 2/3 of Greinke's salary and got some guys with potential.
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It's pretty fair I guess considering the types of trades that are done now, just everyone is going to lose it when they realize Houston acquired Greinke and still has their top 3 prospects from the start of the year in Whitley, Tucker and Alvarez who's up now...
Kinda freaky how good Houstons system is considering all the deals and winning.