There was an article on ESPN HS Baseball about this talented kid being drafted, then signing with MLB. I know I've heard this name before. Is he the son of some famous athletic?

He went high in the draft, ALL 30 MLB teams visited him in person. For those that have been drafted, were your sons visited by all 30 teams?

lenny dykstra's son

tcw-17, thanks for the information. Now I know why all 30 teams were interested so much. Son of a former big leaguer, helps to get your foot in the door.

Read up on Lenny, hope son makes better business decisions and stays off the "roids" than his dad did.

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Originally posted by Pop Up Hitter dad

He went high in the draft, ALL 30 MLB teams visited him in person. For those that have been drafted, were your sons visited by all 30 teams?

My son has some friends who were first round picks and never visited by half of the teams.

My son never once met (before the draft) the scout from his drafting team.

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hope son makes better business decisions

I agree, the juiced-up Lenny was an embarrassment, but last I'd heard (admittedly before the current economic crash) Dykstra-the-dad had morphed into an investment world success story.

I watched Cutter play last year on a couple of different occasions. He's a pretty legit player... regardless of who his Dad is. I have to admit though, I'm not sure I have ever heard of anyone being visited by all 30 teams!

HaverDad, take a look at this link and you'll see the financial mess. Makes one wonder if the ESPN article is true about ALL 30 teams, sounds like a story to pump up everyone's interest. Thanks for the response TPM.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Dykstra

Yes he's a mess...

(I know that Darby-Paoli road where he crashed his car-not too far from Haverford.)

BUT what I really wonder is if he can still manage payments on "Wayne Gretzky's $17 million estate".

Given his track record, he certainly could have lived a little Extra Large, like a mini-Madoff.

I am sorry for the length I dont know how to add the link here'
Apparently they do all show up on occasion this is from the Long Island Newsday

BY ADAM RONIS | adam.ronis@newsday.com
11:03 PM EDT, April 16, 2009

The scene was something you rarely see at a baseball game on Long Island. Behind home plate Thursday was a representative from every major-league team with radar guns, pens and pads to document the pitches thrown by Patchogue-Medford righthander Marcus Stroman and Ward Melville lefthander Steven Matz.

Both players had this game circled on their calendars and it more than lived up to the hype. Need proof? An American League scout said it was the best high school baseball game he has seen in years.

Stroman threw a three-hitter, walked none and struck out 14 for PM (3-5, 3-5) and Matz threw a one-hitter, walked four and struck out 12 as visiting Ward Melville prevailed, 1-0, in Suffolk League I.

The two are close friends, played baseball together in the summer and were roommates when they played in the Area Code Games this past summer. They sent each other text messages before the game asking if they were ready and they certainly were.

"I loved it," the Duke-bound Stroman said. "It was a tough game. We were both pumped up and we both pitched a good game. He's legit. I say he gets drafted high. He mixes his pitches well."

Both were clocked as high as 93 mph. Even in the seventh, Stroman reached 91 and Matz touched 90.

Stroman allowed a leadoff double to Pete Gelsomino in the top of the seventh and Matt LaRocca put down a sacrifice bunt that first baseman Matt Benincasa fielded. He tried for the out at third, but pinch runner Steven Pesapane beat it. Pinch runner Ben Ley stole second and Stroman struck out Pat Rodgers on a curveball in the dirt.

Catcher Mike Johnson blocked it, picked it up and made the throw to first to record the out, but Pesapane broke for the plate and beat a poor throw home for Ward Melville (8-2, 6-0).

"I got behind Gelsomino 3-and-0 and came back with a fastball to make it 3-and-1," Stroman said. "I knew he was sitting dead-red fastball, but I didn't want to throw a curve and walk him. I challenged him and he hit a good shot."

There are no bragging rights for either player offensively. Matz and Stroman each went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.

"I'll let him talk first and respond to what he says," said Matz, who left a runner stranded at third in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. "It feels good to beat him since we're friends."

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Originally posted by HaverDad:

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hope son makes better business decisions

I agree, the juiced-up Lenny was an embarrassment, but last I'd heard (admittedly before the current economic crash) Dykstra-the-dad had morphed into an investment world success story.

You need to get up to date. He's now a business disaster with creditors on his trail. All the while he's blaming everyone but himself.

The Myth of Lenny Dykstra