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Name some players that weren't good in the minors, but took off once promoted?
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Originally posted by Jobu Voodoo View PostWow. I wonder if they just didn't want to pay the extra money or if they were unaware of the rule.
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Wow. I wonder if they just didn't want to pay the extra money or if they were unaware of the rule.
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Clemente's AAA numbers are very good for a 19 year old, indicative of a player who's probably going to make the majors and stick around for a while.
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it was the fifties
Clemente was property of the Dodgers (minor leagues) and they tried to hide him by not playing him much
there is a winter draft for players not on the main rosters and the Dodgers hoped by not playing him no one would draft him
the Pirates (I believe with the first pick) drafted him
The talent-laden Dodger organization of the mid-1950s knew it would be difficult for the teenager to break into the majors with the Dodgers, so they tried to hide him in the minors. They were fearful that another team would draft him after the 1954 season. (There was a rule stating that any player who received a bonus of at least $4,000 had to be placed on the major league roster within a year or he could be drafted for $4,000.) Though Clemente batted only 148 times for the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers' top farm team, and hit just .257 with two homers and 12 RBI, their fears proved justified. The Pirates drafted him that November.
Roberto Clemente was not drafted (the MLB draft began in 1965) but instead was signed as a free agent by the Brooklyn Dodgers prior to the 1952 season.
He subsequently went to the Pirates as a Rule 5 draftee after the 1954 season
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Was_Robert...#ixzz1xeHG7k00
http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/pali...__Roberto.html
Fifteen months after Campanis scouted Clemente, the Brooklyn Dodgers drafted him. He was assigned to play for the Dodgers minor league team, the Montreal Royals. In the past, Major League Baseball had practice called a bonus player salary. If a player in the minors was paid less than $6,000, he would become a free agent the next year and anyone could draft him. Brooklyn decided to keep Clemente in the minors so that he would gain some experience, but they made the mistake of keeping his salary below the $6,000 mark. The next year, on November 22, 1954, the Pittsburgh Pirates had the privilege of the #1 pick and they picked Roberto Clemente.
Originally posted by Jobu Voodoo View PostSorry, I'm still a little confused as I am not that familiar with the 60's considering my age. Who was trying to prevent him from being drafted???Last edited by 9RoyHobbsRF; 06-12-2012, 10:41 PM.
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Originally posted by 9RoyHobbsRF View Posthoping nobody would draft him
it did not work
there is some good info on this on clemente's bio by marannis
http://www.amazon.com/Clemente-Passi.../dp/0743217810
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If Clemente had stayed with the Dodgers would he be viewed today as an even greater player? Would he have blocked Frank Howard in right field?
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hoping nobody would draft him
it did not work
there is some good info on this on clemente's bio by marannis
http://www.amazon.com/Clemente-Passi.../dp/0743217810
Originally posted by Jobu Voodoo View PostYeah, I see that. He should have about 3 times as many AB. Why would they try to hide Clemente (or did I miss something earlier in the post)?
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Originally posted by Jobu Voodoo View PostYeah, I see that. He should have about 3 times as many AB. Why would they try to hide Clemente (or did I miss something earlier in the post)?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...lemente/page/7
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Originally posted by 9RoyHobbsRF View PostThey tried to hide Clemente by playing him infrequently and other sabotage efforts check out his games played and plate appearances
it didnt work
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Originally posted by Cap78 View PostNo, it was serious
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Robinson Cano was nothing special in the minors, but has been a .300+ hitter since being called up to the majors.
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