Padres select Allan Dykstra in 1st Round of the MLB Draft

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Underwhelmed

by 'Eaters on Jun 5, 2008 1:22 PM PDT 0 recs

Think this has something to do with picking him?

Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.

by penguinpatrol on Jun 5, 2008 1:33 PM PDT 0 recs

A-Dyk

"If I wasn't Bob Dylan, I'd probably think that Bob Dylan has a lot of answers myself." - Bob Dylan

by JollyWaffle on Jun 5, 2008 1:34 PM PDT 0 recs

hahahahaha

this answer is full of win

by penguinpatrol on Jun 5, 2008 1:41 PM PDT up 0 recs

I don’t like this pick. Normally I root for guys from my own high school (Rancho Bernardo), but scouting reports say Dysktra is barely a first basemen and was projected to go much later. I know this isn’t need based, because power hitting DHs are not a need. Then why did we reach for the guy? After being very happy with recent drafts, I am already very disappointed with this one.

I watched all 23 innings and all I got was this lousy signature.

by Wonko on Jun 5, 2008 1:47 PM PDT 0 recs

Harsh

But I appreciate the candor.

by sacpadre on Jun 5, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up 0 recs

If the guy

hits as well as projected, who cares if he can field?

by osbug on Jun 5, 2008 2:14 PM PDT up 0 recs

Wait, wait, I know this one!

Because we already have a first baseman!

by 'Eaters on Jun 5, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up 0 recs

see: Klesko, Ryan

or Nevin, Phil

by obviousman on Jun 6, 2008 5:59 AM PDT up 0 recs

Allan Dykstra < Lenny Dykstra

"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG

by TheGrandHatching on Jun 5, 2008 3:57 PM PDT 0 recs

So what's the ETA?

Ya know, until Depo’s blog gets taken down?

Unless the Padres know something about realignment that we don’t, this guy’s trade bait at best. Usually a team looks for need in a draft, though sometimes they go with the best player on the board. In this case, how the hell did we manage to do neither?

by California Penal on Jun 6, 2008 7:38 AM PDT 0 recs

Other way around

Sometimes teems go for need, usually they go with the best player available (for the right money).

UT has a very small comment that says the Padres picked Dykstra, 1. Because their board got “wiped out” with the earlier picks and 2. Because they expected the DBags to take him 3 picks later.

I watched all 23 innings and all I got was this lousy signature.

by Wonko on Jun 6, 2008 8:01 AM PDT up 0 recs