2010 was kind of a big deal. There was some measure of hope that Frank McCourt wasn’t a big cheap dummy, stemming from the 2010 Major League player draft where the team drafted Zach Lee, Scott Schebler, Joc Pederson, and Shawn Tolleson (they also drafted Kevin Gausman). Giving Zach Lee 5.25 million dollars was unprecedented even for a first rounder, and ever since then, the unfair comps have dropped like hammers on his prospect star.
“The Right Handed Clayton Kershaw” became “solid number 2 starter” became “a high end Chad Billingley” became “AAA fodder” within the span of 2.