I think Buckley has a lot of power. If I had to guess I say the only thing Walt tells him is the budget. Walt probably doesnt know a lot about these guys before the draft.
I think Buckley has a lot of power. If I had to guess I say the only thing Walt tells him is the budget. Walt probably doesnt know a lot about these guys before the draft.
Reynolds isn't the scouting director. Chris Buckley is.
As for the article, all I can gather from it is that they approved everyone from a financial standpoint. Of course we all know that is bogus, but they aren't going to publicly admit that and be called cheap. I am sure Buckley runs his information by Jocketty. Buckley is still making the decisions though.
Brain fart on my part.
But the reasoning is correct.
Jocketty (and Castellini) tell Buckley who's off limits. (Ergo, even if Buckley wanted to pick those guys, he couldn't.) That means the first decision is Jocketty's, not Buckley's.
Once Buckley picks, Jocketty has final say-so (as the article infers).
I don't see how you'd get anything else out of it.
Sure Jocketty has control of the purse strings. He also has control of the draft picks for, according to the article, major attitude questions, work ethic questions, and his own evaluation.
In other words, Buckley may think Player A is the best pick, but Jocketty doesn't like reports of his inability to get along with teammates. So Player A is axed.
Buckley then thinks Player B is next best. But Jocketty might think reports of a questionable work ethic mean he'll be a career journeyman.
In other words, Jocketty is in charge and Buckley must run his pick through Jocketty.
Nowhere in that article did I see anything suggesting anything close to Jocketty having that kind of power (in the sense that he doesn't use it, clearly he could have it if he wanted to... he is the GM, but nowhere does it come close to saying he actually does any of that stuff).
http://http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/...-in-mlb-draft/
Clip from Fanhouse on GM and scout involvement in a draft.
Last edited by edabbs44; 06-07-2010 at 04:21 PM.
I remember wanting Kyle Gibson. Obviously, I was wrong with Leake being nothing short of sensational.
Kyle Gibson is currently tearing things up in the minors, though...
http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_...nclick_check=1
"We don't fast track players; players fast track themselves," Twins general manager Bill Smith said. "When they demonstrate they have played their way out of one league, when a player demonstrates that ability, we'll push him to the next level.
"We try to challenge our players. We want them in a league where they're challenged and not in over their heads. (Gibson) was ready for the next step, so we promoted him" to Double-A.
Gibson is 7-2 with a 2.81 earned-run average with 67 strikeouts and 20 walks in 75 1/3 innings combined at Class AA New Britain and Class A Fort Myers.
Just a little more on that....
Gibson was 3-0 with a 1.37 ERA since a promotion to New Britain. But he was rocked for six earned runs in 5 2/3 innings Saturday night against Binghamton.
"I'm not sure if I'm ahead, behind or on pace," Gibson said before that start. "I've never been given a timeline."
Final Prediction Time- Speed Round: Post who you think the Reds will pick in one word (no multiple selections allowed.) I'll start:
Colon
Go BLUE!!!
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