[jaysdailydose]

I guess it boils down to this:

Would you rather have a draft class with "presumed" studs through scouting, and have them fall apart because they weren't that good in the first place -- or see guys who may not be that good in the first place and see how they pan out because the engine doesn't hit them with the ugly stick right off jump street...

You are never going to please everyone...

I would go so far as to say that MOST of us are NOT casual baseball fans -- but I'll tell you this much, a CASUAL baseball fan MIGHT have an idea of the first pick for their organization, and that is about it.

Look at my hometown Tigers. We've had TWO players selected in the first round since the year I was BORN (I'll be 36 this year) that could be legitimately considered stars (Verlander and Gibby.) They blew a first overall on Matt Anderson. a third overall on Eric Munson.

See where I'm going with this? It is the way of the MLB draft that even high round picks RARELY pan out anywhere near their draft status.