March 23, 201115 yr http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/03/mino..._medium=twitter •The Reds acquired right-hander Kyle McCulloch from the White Sox for cash considerations, according to Matt Eddy of Baseball America (on Twitter). The 2006 first rounder spent last year in the upper minors, where he posted a 5.77 ERA with 3.7 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9 as a swingman.
March 23, 201115 yr You gotta wonder how bad our scouting department really was back in those years...
March 23, 201115 yr Sweet, I believe McCullough was the last "bad" 1st round draft pick that was still in the White Sox minor league system. Let's start anew with Beckham, Mitchell, and Sale.
March 23, 201115 yr QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 03:20 PM) You gotta wonder how bad our scouting department really was back in those years... admission: i was excited about this pick.
March 23, 201115 yr QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 06:00 PM) admission: i was excited about this pick. I declared Nick Swisher would hit 40 homers for us in 2008 and go on to own the town. It happens.
March 23, 201115 yr Who knew drafting low ceiling soft tossing college arms almost always doesn't pan out?
March 23, 201115 yr The Chicago White Sox have not won a World Series since drafting him. The Kyle McCulloch Curse has finally come to an end!
March 23, 201115 yr QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 06:00 PM) admission: i was excited about this pick. I remember following this draft and being so pissed that Daniel Bard got taken the pick before us. I wanted nothing to do with this guy from the start.
March 23, 201115 yr QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 05:06 PM) I remember following this draft and being so pissed that Daniel Bard got taken the pick before us. I wanted nothing to do with this guy from the start. That's actually how most people on this board felt. Everyone at that time wanted Bard when he kept falling closer and closer to the Sox.
March 23, 201115 yr QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 05:01 PM) I declared Nick Swisher would hit 40 homers for us in 2008 and go on to own the town. It happens. I think I remember that. I've made some pretty horrific predictions as well. But NOTHING will ever top Kalapse's Wilson Betemit prediction.
March 23, 201115 yr QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 05:06 PM) I remember following this draft and being so pissed that Daniel Bard got taken the pick before us. I wanted nothing to do with this guy from the start. We wouldn't have taken him anyway. But Thornton+Bard wouldn't even be allowed by XBOX. That would be too devastatingly filthy and unfair.
March 23, 201115 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 06:08 PM) I think I remember that. I've made some pretty horrific predictions as well. But NOTHING will ever top Kalapse's Wilson Betemit prediction. What'd I say about Betemit? I know I liked Luis Terrero WAY more than I should have. I can't even imagine how many ridiculous things I've said over the years and subsequently forgotten.
March 23, 201115 yr QUOTE (Kalapse @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 05:24 PM) What'd I say about Betemit? I know I liked Luis Terrero WAY more than I should have. I can't even imagine how many ridiculous things I've said over the years and subsequently forgotten. Basically that he was an underrated acquisition and that he'd be a player. I don't blame you for forgetting. I'd block that out as well.
March 23, 201115 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 06:28 PM) Basically that he was an underrated acquisition and that he'd be a player. I don't blame you for forgetting. I'd block that out as well. I do remember claiming that he'd be serviceable in the field at short. Not my finest moment.
March 23, 201115 yr Author QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 05:48 PM) Sweet, I believe McCullough was the last "bad" 1st round draft pick that was still in the White Sox minor league system. Let's start anew with Beckham, Mitchell, and Sale. Poreda is making his own case to replace him...
March 24, 201115 yr Honestly, I think a lot of people thought Wilson Betemit was going to be solid. Pretty sure I did as well. Of course it just so happened that last year he did hit like most of us thought he would, he just did so with Kansas City.
March 24, 201115 yr QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 07:40 PM) Honestly, I think a lot of people thought Wilson Betemit was going to be solid. Pretty sure I did as well. Of course it just so happened that last year he did hit like most of us thought he would, he just did so with Kansas City. Betemit was solid...last year...at the plate.
June 15, 201114 yr QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 04:48 PM) Sweet, I believe McCullough was the last "bad" 1st round draft pick that was still in the White Sox minor league system. Let's start anew with Beckham, Mitchell, and Sale. FYI, K McCullough still in Cinci system, now at AA.
June 15, 201114 yr QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 01:58 PM) I think this shows how badly we need cash right now... Check the date on the first post.
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