View Full Version : Scott Seabol, Class of "96, 88th-round
NetShrine.com
04-05-01, 09:16 PM
Did I dream this, or is Seabol now the record holder for lowest draft pick to ever make the majors?
I think it will never be broken - - they don't draft that many rounds any more.........
anyone else remember hearing something like that?
If it's true, he's my new hero.
Maybe we can start a fan club?
A Flock Of Seabols!
lefty11
04-05-01, 09:33 PM
I'm not sure if it's a record, thought it sound like it very well could be.
I read about this topic (him being a 88th round pick) someplace else, but I can't remember where at the moment. I'll post a link if I find where I read it.
lefty11
04-05-01, 09:48 PM
did a little searching...
I pulled this of minorleaguebaseball.about.com
"Norwich's other third baseman, Scott Seabol looked pretty impressive, going 2-for-4 with an RBI double, raising his average to .284. Seabol is the guy we wrote about earlier this month...taken by the Yankees in the 88th round of the 1996 draft out of West Virginia University. He was DH-ing. I think I read in Baseball America a couple of months ago that if he makes the majors, he will be the lowest draft pick ever to make it to the bigs (the draft is now capped off at 50 rounds). I kind of liked his composure at the plate, he might actually have a shot to make it, although if it were to be with the Yankees, the scenario would probably somehow have to involve Henson opting for the NFL instead of Yankee Stadium."
There was another story in USA Today awhile back but the link doesn't work anymore.
I hope he gets in the game Friday night because he'll be heading out of town when DJ comes back Saturday I believe. I'd like to see him get an at bat or two. If not now he may have to wait a while.
NetShrine.com
04-06-01, 05:52 AM
Lefty - thanks for the info!
According to BBA, he would be "the one" - - he was the 1,719 player taken out of 1,740 taken overall in '96- - which would be a record low (draft pick to make it as a big leaguer).
Others - - Ya know, he's on the team for H-Rod, not Jeter, so, maybe Jimenez goes down for Jeter and SS gets a few more days to get a big league AB..............
Flock of Seabols. Where do I join up!
Went 0-1 at 3rd replacing Morales against the Soxs March 18.
I yelled "Hey there's Scott Seabol", to the many fans wanting autographs.
Nobody even batted an eye. And no he didn't sign. Kinda funny. Scott who?
Well, now he's at the big club for awhile. I hope he gets some kind of action,cause he might not be there long. He's a capable player, that just might blossom under the right conditions. Morales and Drew make those conditions worse. But stranger things have happened. Such as is, his current run to the big Yankee club!
NetShrine.com
04-06-01, 10:48 AM
He can play a few positions - 3B, OF, 1B -- so, if he has a little pop - - he should be able to stick somewhere.........maybe in the NL, where being able to move around helps more - - like a John Mabry type........
Come to think of it, He practiced in the out-field that Mar. day most of the pre-game.
Morales made an error at 3rd around the 7th inning and was replaced by Scott.
It may have been Morales 1st start in a Yankee uniform, they just signed him.
I think I read somewhere that Mike Piazza was the lowest number ever taken in the draft. He was almost the last one picked. Buzzy Bavisa drafted Mike as a favor to Mike's dad, a longtime friend of Bavasi.
No one ever thought he would make it.
Can anyone check this out??
NetShrine.com
04-06-01, 01:17 PM
Mike Piazza was a 62nd-round draft pick.
Scott has him by a lot.
Thanks NS, I must have misunderstood my source.
I hope he makes it. I like rooting for the underdog, except where the Yankees are concerned.
If i remember correctly Don Mattingly was drafed very low?
NetShrine.com
04-06-01, 04:56 PM
Originally posted by M&M61
If i remember correctly Don Mattingly was drafed very low?
From Sportsline:
Who was the lowest-drafted superstar ever? The winner could likely be Mets catcher Mike Piazza, who was a 62nd-round afterthought by the Dodgers in 1988. Others include Ryne Sandberg, a 20th-rounder by the Phillies in 1978; Don Mattingly, a 19th-rounder by the Yankees in 1979; and Jose Canseco, a 15th-rounder by the A's in 1982.
All still WAY before SS at round 88.
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