I don’t necessarily think that Ozzie has a valid point here, if his son is not a legitimate prospect. That said, I can understand him having higher expectations given that 2008 6th round draft pick Ken Williams Jr. is hitting .222/.314/.344 as a 24 year old in high A. Blatant nepotism is only appreciated when everybody gets to benefit.
– The Common Man, reminding us that the White Sox drafting Ozzie Guillen’s son may have been less a favor than it was a standard industry practice.
Aaron touched on this the other day. I still think the worst one ever was when the Braves drafted John Schuerholz, Jr. — son of the GM — a few years ago . . . and kept promoting him despite the fact that he had no demonstrable baseball skills.
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- Alex K - Jun 11, 2010 at 11:12 AM
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Time to shut off the comments for the day, no one is topping that one. Best. Comment. Ever.
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- James - Jun 11, 2010 at 11:19 AM
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its also good to be Ron Gardenhires son
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=garden001tob
at this rate, he’ll be a September call up!
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- Don - Jun 11, 2010 at 11:47 AM
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And then you have Mike Piazza who was drafted in what, the 82nd round or something and only because of his relationship to Lasorda. Point is you never know.
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- Chipmaker - Jun 11, 2010 at 1:08 PM
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Most blatant nepotistic pick ever — the White Sox taking then-GM Ron Schueler’s daughter, Carey.
Worst nepotistic pick ever, based upon major league performance (or, in this case, “performance”) — Marc Sullivan. Just ick.
comforting nonesuch
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- DXMachina - Jun 11, 2010 at 1:46 PM
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Yeah, I was going to bring up, as it were, Marc Sullivan.
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- Simon Oliver Lockwood - Jun 14, 2010 at 10:55 AM
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An oddly amusing fact about that White Sox draft of the GM’s daughter — three players the ChiSox drafted in subsequent rounds actually made the majors. Of the three, Frank Menechino and Placido Polanco (although he didn’t sign) turned out to be pretty good.
