AZZenny
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2005 Dbacks Draft Thread
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Great job, KLL!!
AZZenny
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btw, ZONA - regarding the comments about HS vs College prospects on another thread - this from BA's chat today. The research they refer to is where I read the stuff I mentioned.
Jim Callis: We did a study two years ago that showed, starting in the 1990s, that there's no significant difference in the long run between high school and college players when it comes to finding good (and not fringe) big leaguers. Maybe that wasn't enough, but maybe Baseball Prospectus coming to the same conclusion a couple of weeks ago pushed Oakland over the edge. I joke, of course, but the truth is if you ignore the high school crop, you're going to ignore several players who are going to become good big leaguers or valuable trade fodder. The A's can't really afford to do that. Their big league club is struggling, and while their system is solid, it's solid in part because they've propped it up with trades for prospects.
Jim Callis: We did a study two years ago that showed, starting in the 1990s, that there's no significant difference in the long run between high school and college players when it comes to finding good (and not fringe) big leaguers. Maybe that wasn't enough, but maybe Baseball Prospectus coming to the same conclusion a couple of weeks ago pushed Oakland over the edge. I joke, of course, but the truth is if you ignore the high school crop, you're going to ignore several players who are going to become good big leaguers or valuable trade fodder. The A's can't really afford to do that. Their big league club is struggling, and while their system is solid, it's solid in part because they've propped it up with trades for prospects.
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Thank you KLL for all the information!!
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There were half a dozen young men in baseball caps sitting with Moorad for the last couple innings last night - looked about right for draft picks on a visit, and I gather they are signing several of the later round guys yesterday and today. I kept thinking that if any of them were pitchers, we could use them in the bullpen right then and there.
Jason Urquidez, our #17 pick, pitched 7 1/3 excellent innings for ASU last night, pretty much outdueling #6 overall pick Rick Romero from Cal State Fullerton. ASU guys are really scrappy and fundamentally solid. I think Urk may be a pleasant surprise.
Jason Urquidez, our #17 pick, pitched 7 1/3 excellent innings for ASU last night, pretty much outdueling #6 overall pick Rick Romero from Cal State Fullerton. ASU guys are really scrappy and fundamentally solid. I think Urk may be a pleasant surprise.
