1. Jason Standridge Standridge went 31st overall in the 1997 draft. He made his big-league debut in 2001 and would notch 127 1/3 innings through 2007 with uninspiring results. Since then, Strandridge has pitched parts of five seasons in Japan, tallying a 3.12 ERA and a 2.27 strikeout-to-walk ratio. They're not quite Colby Lewis numbers, but not far from Ryan Vogelsong. Standridge always featured a lively fastball and a power curveball, though his command wavered. At age 33, Standridge would be one year older than Vogelsong, who reinvented himself despite similar concerns. —R.J. Anderson
2. Matt Murton From roughly 2007 through 2009, a pretty high percentage of the internet’s innumerable “Free [Player X]!” posts revolved around Matt Murton. In 2012, it takes some effort to remember why. The Red Sox selected the polished, right-handed-hitting college outfielder with the second supplemental pick in the 2003 draft, then traded him to the Cubs the following summer as part of the f...
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PLAYERS:
Jason Standridge,
Ryan Vogelsong,
Matt Murton,
Nomar Garciaparra,
Orlando Cabrera,
Billy Beane,
Terrmel Sledge,
Micah Hoffpauir,
Enrique Wilson,
Wil Cordero,
Lastings Milledge,
Wladimir Balentien,
Bobby Kielty,
Shannon Stewart,
Scott Proctor,
Joe Torre,
Paul Quantrill,
Tom Gordon,
Tanyon Sturtze,
Robin Ventura,
Wilson Betemit,
John Halama,
John Bowker,
Scott Kazmir,
Freddy Garcia,
Carlos Guillen,
Doug Mirabelli,
Ruben Rivera,
Derek Jeter,
Alex Rodriguez,
Chipper Jones,
Mariano Rivera,
Hideki Irabu,
Julio Franco,
Wily Mo Pena
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves
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