Twins start former Giant Buscher
by GiantsFanInExile on Jun 25, 2008 9:54 AM PDT
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I went to the Padres-Twins game last night, and starting at third for the Twins was former Giant Brian Buscher. Imagine my surprise that a) a former Giant minor league position player was playing in the majors with another team and b) that Brian Buscher was a former Giant. (I had honestly either never heard of him, or blocked him from my memory.)
He played pretty well, though quite obviously was not a prospect or world beater, as a 27 year old spot call up. He'll likely hit the bench as soon as they find a better 3B. When I got home, I looked him up on Baseball-Ref, and saw that he was small sample-sizing a pretty decent year. Then I looked up his minor league stats.
As a Giant, he was marginal with a couple of good seasons; he seemed to struggle when promoted. This is probably why Sabes et al wasn't too broken up when the Twins drafted him in the Rule 5. However, look at his numbers once he's in the Twins org. He turns from a guy reaching for good seasons to a guy capable of hitting that every year. Granted, he's repeating levels and is obviously an organizational guy, but still... kinda burns to see one of "our" guys playing a position we desperately need help at for another MLB team.
Does anyone know his story?
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I don’t know the story about Buscher, but I know that we might get to face Jerome Williams when the Bums come to town.
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 25, 2008 9:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah, Agent Ned and his fetish for former Giants!
Good on ya, Jerome! Mahalo!
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by JRPhillips on Jun 25, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jerome is dead to me. Sorry. It’s just how it has to be.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jun 25, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw an autographed photo of Jerome at a Hawaiian fast food place last week and I was sad.
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Where the relative merits of Joe Paterson and Daniel Otero are hashed out over knife fights and tea.
by RougeGorrila on Jun 25, 2008 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was on the A’s?
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jun 25, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
didnt bother me at all when they lost him in Rule 5
by slojoe on Jun 25, 2008 10:03 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yup
I was a little bit more cut up about losing brian Burres to the O’s.
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Where the relative merits of Joe Paterson and Daniel Otero are hashed out over knife fights and tea.
by RougeGorrila on Jun 25, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not worried when you consider the number of major league ready hitting prospects we have.
It’s like they just have some uncanny ability to draft position players who are major league ready after 1 year of rookie ball. I can’t imagine what this team would be like if they couldn’t develop hitters.
Down in Front Meat!
by homerdrew415 on Jun 25, 2008 10:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It just goes to show
Perhaps the Giants need better hitting coaches and instructors in the minors
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by NeifiChicken on Jun 25, 2008 12:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Busch
(pronounced Boosch … not like the beer company)
The first time I saw Buscher play was with U of South Carolina in the 2002 College World Series. He was a solid third baseman, but what set him apart was his bat. He had that George Brett-like combo of strong hands and a quick bat, and always made square contact. I was very excited when the Giants drafted him, and thought for certain we had found our future third baseman.
His struggles in the low minors were injury related. In 2004, he and Schierholtz split time at third base. I don’t remember the particulars, but Buscher missed quite a bit of time that season. This is when Schierholtz’s outfield conversion started. It was more because of Schierholtz’s speed and arm, and his footwork and range at 3B had a lot to be desired. Buscher was recognized as a natural third baseman. Not great, but solid with soft hands and adequate range.
Despite his injury problems in 2004, Buscher was an advanced prospect and was subsequently rushed to AA in 2005 as a guy who wasn’t producing numbers, but had the talent to be promoted. He remained at AA in 2006, and with the move to Connecticut, his power production was hindered.
I thought the Giants would protect him because they didn’t have any other 3B prospects in the upper minors, and Pedro Feliz’s career with the big club was in question. However, they chose to leave him off the 40-man, the Twins nabbed him in the minor-league phase of the Rule 5 along with Jesse Floyd, and the rest is history.
by StickRat on Jun 25, 2008 1:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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