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Originally Posted by qcbandits
My bggest concern with the draft is there is no one that can be fast tracked through a minor league system. It's almost impossible to find someone over a half star currently
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Obviously we could change the current ratings to create more of these guys, but as of now I would say doing that would be somewhat unrealistic as well.
It does not seem this ever actually happens in real life anymore. 25 years ago it did for sure. Not so much now.
Just doing some quick research, of the players taken in the first 3 rounds of the draft in 2018 and 2019, only one, Nico Hoerner, has played in MLB at all, and he only has 20 games and is not a lock to make the Cubs roster this year.
If you include the first 3 rounds of 2017, then you get 6 guys who have played in MLB, but only 3 (Adam Haseley, Griffin Canning and Keston Hiura) who have played in more than 13 games and/or are likely to make their team's Opening Day rosters this year. Or would have been likely without getting injured, in Canning's case.