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I don't want to belabor the point because you don't know what is going on behind the scenes with scouting or the draft budget. But how nice would it be if we had walked away with Dustin Ackley, Eric Arnett, Nick Franklin, Rex Brothers, and Rich Poythress?
For a system deprived of legit starting pitching prospects, you could have had two very good college starters if you passed on Fields and Baron.
Of course this is second guessing in some way, but I recall many M's fans puzzled over Jack signing Fields, and I don't think Ive spoken to anybody who liked Baron. I've also read Churchill state that the M's wanted Arnett, but Milkwaukee snatched him right before we picked at #27.
Anyway, no use getting too upset at this point, but given our lack of a first rounder this year, it is a little bothersome that we couldn't get more (at least on paper) out of last year's draft, particularly in regards to Arnett, because he's going to be pretty good and reports are we really liked him.