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Curve Ball Dave · 01-09-2018, 07:12 PM

There's no code to crack when it comes to drafting.

One thing you must have though is patience. Developing prospects is not an exercise in instant gratification. I've seen five star prospects become two star guys, then back to three, then down to two as they make their way up the chain. Finally the guy is good enough to make the MLB squad as a bench player and after a season or two of being a bench player wouldn't you know it-he reaches his full potential and becomes an All Star after being a starter for a couple of seasons.

That's how player development goes in baseball. The game models this very well. Yeah, it be frustrating at times, but if you have a bad draft one year there will be another one the next year.

To the point about producing major leaguers, if you have a good team you probably don't have many actual open roster spots to fill going into Spring Training in the first place. If you have one opening for a back up infielder and your system has three legit guys to fill that spot, your system is producing what you need. If you have a bad team with five or six roster spots and no good prospects to fill them, that happens too. You have to take your lumps for a few years like real teams do before those high draft picks start paying off.

The multi year journey from rookie ball to the All Star game is just one more great facet of the game. Be patient, accept that not every guy will pan out, don't mourn the guys that didn't, be happy for the ones that did.

01-09-2018, 07:12 PM	#10
Curve Ball Dave Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,393	There's no code to crack when it comes to drafting. One thing you must have though is patience. Developing prospects is not an exercise in instant gratification. I've seen five star prospects become two star guys, then back to three, then down to two as they make their way up the chain. Finally the guy is good enough to make the MLB squad as a bench player and after a season or two of being a bench player wouldn't you know it-he reaches his full potential and becomes an All Star after being a starter for a couple of seasons. That's how player development goes in baseball. The game models this very well. Yeah, it be frustrating at times, but if you have a bad draft one year there will be another one the next year. To the point about producing major leaguers, if you have a good team you probably don't have many actual open roster spots to fill going into Spring Training in the first place. If you have one opening for a back up infielder and your system has three legit guys to fill that spot, your system is producing what you need. If you have a bad team with five or six roster spots and no good prospects to fill them, that happens too. You have to take your lumps for a few years like real teams do before those high draft picks start paying off. The multi year journey from rookie ball to the All Star game is just one more great facet of the game. Be patient, accept that not every guy will pan out, don't mourn the guys that didn't, be happy for the ones that did. __________________ "Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing"-Warren Spahn.