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jwick18
wonder if in mlb we will ever see where teams can trade draft picks
dylanp5030
Yay! No “toolsy high school outfielder that is a good athlete, but is a project” for the first round pick for the Phillies. They need to draft the best available CF or 3B that could be ready within a year or two.
I know, I know, you shouldn’t draft for need, but do the Phillies have a choice?
nm344
seriously?
Phillies_Aces35
I think they should take the best hitter regardless of what position he plays. I think they did a good job in terms of drafting offensive talent last year (can’t wait for short season to start to see what we have in the Walding, Larry Greene, and Quinn). Cody Ashe has been raking in Clearwater, albeit without much power.
chico65
Mark appears to be the Appel of the Astros’ eye.
Phillies_Aces35
Been done my friend, it’s been done. (I think it was Lastings or somebody).
chico65
[in best seinfeld voice] Lastings!
I was honestly quite surprised when I posted that somebody hadn’t already done it on this one. Now I know why.
JoeSeadog 2
You draft the best athlete with the most tools. Send him to instructional league and find the best position for him. So many great college pitchers ended up outfielders, third baseman ended up catchers, outfielders ended up pitchers. If a company hires you, you do what they tell you to do. Some great college pitchers are on a rapid course for sore arms and Tommy John surgery by virtue of their motion. If they are a good athlete, you can make them what ever their talents lend the best skill to.
Baseball prospects are a crap shoot. MLB would save a lot of draft money and trips to see prospects if they would just supply NCAA with wooden bats. See the real thing playing the real game. Baseball with anything but wooden bats is not exactly the same game.