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In response to "If you took every person to ever play in the majors since 1876, they'd fill about half of most stadiums. " by spamlet

It blows my mind because more than 1,000 people will play in MLB this year.

Posted by David (aka David) Aug 4 '23, 11:20

I never think about how little turnover there is. And it makes any list of a team's top 30 prospects seem ludicrous.

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Half of the top 30 picks last month won't make the majors. That's incredible to me. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 11:23 3
- I talk about this every year with draft fetishists. MLB's got the most pointless one. And it used to go 60+ rounds. -- nm - David Aug 4, 11:24 1
  - I think the most amazing thing was that until Griffey Jr, a #1 overall had never made the HoF. Now it’s 3* with at least 1 more likely in Bryce -- (edited) - Will Hunting Aug 4, 11:56
- "It's a tough racket" -- nm - Alec Baldwin Aug 4, 11:24

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