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Originally Posted by Dave Stieb II
OK. Fair enough.
I do agree that the development and advancement still needs to be ratcheted down some. No argument here.
But just to play devil's advocate, according to the linked article as far back as 2016 four 2015 draft picks were promoted to the majors. (two pitchers, Bregman, Benitendi) And it wouldn't shock me to see some pitchers from the 2020 draft work out of major league BP's in 2021 if teams don't delay them for contractual reasons.
So I'm curious as to how many pitchers you are seeing being promoted to the majors the year after their draft class.
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True, but both those hitters were called up in the second half of the season, and had great stats over two seasons of real playing time at 4 minor league levels. They progressed the way they players are expected to, if a bit fast tracked. Same for the two pitchers, though one could argue Fulmer's 2016 stats did not warrant a callup. Also, since that point, no one has been called up the year after a draft except for 1 September call up per year.
In my ootp sim, now on 2065, I see 9 pitchers and two position players had MLB playing time from the 2064 draft. Most have neither ratings nor stats to back this up. Often, I am seeing them debut early in the year (May-ish). Often, they had extremely limited or no playing time in 2064 in the minors due to the new signing deadline coinciding with the end of the minor league season - this is accurate but a significant difference from the real life past draft.
So basically, in the game, I am seeing players get called up with 1-2 months minor league experience, often skipping multiple levels in the process.