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Old 07-25-2017, 02:03 PM   #7
TuckerDuckson
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Here's my general knowhow on drafting players:

A curveball/change up that is rated as 20-25 (out of 80) with the "potential" to develop to say a 65-75. Will not develop. Doesn't matter the players work ethic (which doesn't help development) or intelligence. If anything, it's easier for a change up to develop rather than a curveball to develop if they ever do develop. I won't say that they all do not develop because some do. It's just more often than not, you're going to be stick with a 1st round middle reliever.

Draft Contact guys. Power, unless the player has a decent intelligence, has a real problem developing. Unless they are established with power (in the 40-50 range) out of the draft, the power that is in the 25-30s with potential for 75-80 won't develop. Unless they have good contact to fall back on, you're going to be stuck with a guy who can barely hit even if they can drive the ball.

Understand you're stadium. For the love of god if you're field is a double and triples park, draft players with gap power, and draft groundballers. If it's a singles ball park draft flyballers and contact guys. Home Run park, power (with contact) and extreme groundballers.

Pitchers suck. Never draft them. Trade for established prospects from other organizations. Unless you have the first overall pick, it's better to draft a forsure hitter who can last years anchoring a lineup than a starter who could or could not be a #2. If anything, snatch god like relievers in the 4-5th rounds.

Don't draft first basemen unless you will need one in the future. So many times the best players in the draft are first basemen who are defensively limited. If you keep going for the BPA, you will be stuck with a bunch of first basemen who are blocked by each other. Over time the crop of first basemen will become oversaturated, and no one will want your first basemen.
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