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In response to "If rumors are true, the O's scouting department has spent the day trying to figure out how to make their pick worse." by the wrong element, bad guy

The MLB Draft is the biggest roulette in sports. Don't ever sweat the picks. It's almost entirely projection. -- nm

Posted by David (aka David) Jun 6 '11, 16:13

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One of my big issues is that it would be a signability issue. - the wrong element, bad guy Jun 6, 16:20 5
- So many of these high school kids who are hard to sign wind up washing out of A ball. I never worry about it. - David Jun 6, 16:26 4
  - How many of the players picked for their signability have done well? - the wrong element, bad guy Jun 6, 16:31 2
    - It's the inverse, actually. How many of the massive bonus guys have done well? - David Jun 6, 16:34
    - Storen might be one of the few. - Will Hunting Jun 6, 16:33
  - True, but this is supposedly one of the best drafts in 2 decades (just under 2005 and with 2002) - Will Hunting Jun 6, 16:28
I just know going from Tier 1 to Tier 2.5 is a bad sign when you're Tier 1 needy. - Will Hunting Jun 6, 16:19 5
- Holy shit, they're all available. - Will Hunting Jun 6, 16:20 4
  - Good pick McPhail....you didn't cheap out. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 6, 16:26 3
    - Now I wonder why all the people started hearing those other two guys today. - the wrong element, bad guy Jun 6, 16:28 2
      - I think they've come around to the idea that pitching pitching pitching is the answer. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 6, 16:32 1
        
        I think that's generally how teams should draft. - the wrong element, bad guy Jun 6, 16:43

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