In regards to the draft. MLB combine, 25 rounds instead of 40, etc. some interesting stuff.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/colum...ack/?amphtml=1
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In regards to the draft. MLB combine, 25 rounds instead of 40, etc. some interesting stuff.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/colum...ack/?amphtml=1
He's dead on about MLB and the NCAA working together benefit both. I think the draft should be college juniors only. Most high school players need to go to college anyway. And the studies show that college players are more likely to make it to MLB.
I like the idea of moving the draft and the combine idea as well.. I never have understood why they haven't changed the draft.
The only thing that concerns me about moving the draft to the All-Star break is the deadline would obviously have to be moved back to almost August.
Dumb article.
Would destroy short season baseball leagues like the Pioneer League and the NY/Penn League.
Additionally, it would force scouts to work on two classes at the same time.
Manuel didn't think the article through.
Ehhhh. Depends on how you do the study.
Far more all stars and hall of gamers were drafted out of high school and, since so many more college players are drafted than high school guys, it's stands to reason that more would make the big leagues. It's far better per capita for high school players though.
And yet- both leagues have tried to start developmental minor leagues like MLB has and if actually successful I don't think either one would start taking high school players. To me, just because MLB has a developed minor league system doesn't mean that signing guys out of high school is the best idea for them.
If MLB is actually thinking about doing a combine that would tell me that they are trying to steer even more guys to college as it is because the whole point would be to tell those that participate where they stand in the draft.
Why not do away with the Florida Gulf Coast League and the Arizona League? Does anyone besides scouts and the team personnel ever attend those games anyway? It seems like it's mostly high school guys and Dominican prospects- and the American high school guys would be in college.
But is this a speculation gee life would be nice article or is this a "something that MLB is considering" article? It sounds to me like something MLB is considering the way he wrote it. I mean they could have the draft Tues, Weds, Thurs. before the SR and it wouldn't conflict with any college baseball games.
A lot of those HOF guys played and lived in the 1800's and lived in eras where college baseball was just another option along with semi-pro ball and whatever else and wherever else scouts could find you. I think Babe Ruth was found at an orphanage.
I think more guys are pushed to college probably because the system has improved and scouting may be better than it was in years past so they have a better idea of who should go where and that sort of thing. Maybe Perfect Game has helped with that because now everyone is for the most part funneled into one place rather than spread out all of the world literally.
Man, it's not even close to the same thing. You are just wrong on this one. Those developmental leagues you are talking about are for fringe players that most will never be quality players in their leagues. The top players will never see those leagues. However, every single player drafted in MLB will play in the minors. Most will be there at least 4 years before making it up.
Also a 6 team football league is in no way, shape, or form similar to a 6-tiered minor league system.
You're also talking about players not actually getting paid real money in salary until they are 25-26 years old whereas in NBA players make real money at 19 and in NFL at 21-22. As I said, it's a completely different situation.