At least he hits like a pitcher

After almost four years, the Padres’ Matt Bush, quite possibly the worst draft pick in all of human history, has has converted from a shortstop to a pitcher. Bush was a decent pitcher in high school, but it’s hard to imagine that this turns out well. I’d sooner see Rick Ankiel as a Major League outfielder.

It gets worse: just look at the 2004 MLB Draft…

1 Matt Bush SS Padres Mission Bay HS, El Cajon, CA
2 Justin Verlander RHP Tigers Old Dominion
3 Philip Humber RHP Mets Rice
4 Jeff Niemann RHP Devil Rays Rice
5 Mark Rogers RHP Brewers Mount Ararat HS, Orr’s Island, ME
6 Jeremy Sowers LHP Indians Vanderbilt
7 Homer Bailey RHP Reds La Grange (Texas) HS
8 Wade Townsend RHP Orioles Rice
9 Chris Nelson SS Rockies Redan HS, Decatur, GA
10 Thomas Diamond RHP Rangers New Orleans
11 Neil Walker C Pirates Pine Richland HS, Gibsonia, PA
12 Jered Weaver RHP Angels Long Beach State
13 Bill Bray LHP Expos William and Mary
14 Billy Butler 1B/3B Royals Wolfson HS, Jacksonville
15 Stephen Drew SS Diamondbacks Florida State

Verlander, Sowers, Weaver, Drew, and Bray are already established Major Leaguers, and Butler, Bailey, and Walker are big time prospects. This was a pretty deep draft, and the Padres couldn’t even get an organizational soldier out of it.