Clayton Richard an Olympian
Just saw that Clayton Richard made the US Olympic Team. Richard > Henson? Congratulations to Clayton.
Also, Mike Hessman made it (Mudhens/Tigers). He was the only other name I recognized.
Forgot the link: http://busleagues.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/us-olympic-roster-announced/
Richard has had 6 starts above AA so far, Drew Henson played in AAA for 2 whole seasons. So, we'll see. He was, however, recently written up at Baseball Prospectus as possibly the only in-house help the White Sox may have for their rotation.
The roster is a bizarre mix. There's a handful of older (30+ years old) fringe MLB guys like Terry Tiffee and Mike Koplove, 3 legit elite prospects (Colby Rasmus and Matt LaPorta are 2 of the 5 best young hitters in the minors, while Trevor Cahill is one of the best pitchers) and then a bunch of moderate to mediocre prospects.
However, David Eckstein's dad is a coach, so you know they'll grit it up!
...yet they don't care about winning as much as North American players. Fortunately, they are easy for the coach to control.
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