Tim Wilken gets it

[Bockstock]

from Bruce Miles blog a Tim Wilken interview about the draft this year.

That said, we went after the hitters, and we went after what we termed in the higher picks to be a little bit more intelligent at the plate, guys that have a chance to have a pretty good OBP. They're selective, they want to work the pitcher hard. Sometimes that doesn't always result in walks, but what it does is it results in high counts, which gets the pitcher out of the quicker.


http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/6148

Hopefully this trickles up the organization.

[LeeEila's/rant]

Hopefully this trickles up the organization

The $12 million spent on these draft picks did come from the top. Ricketts may not just be blowing smoke , this kind of money spent on the draft may piss off some of the other owners for fear of approaching NBA money. I say way to go ! Do it first get a jump on everyone else and put your money where your mouth is.

Tim Wilken is good and it is thought that he is the card that Jim Hendry is holding. Supposedly , they are tied at the hip and where Jim goes Tim goes. So if they let Jim go it will double the cost. They would have to pay off Hendry then give Wilken the kind of money that makes one forget loyalties.