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sourbob
Is this going to be the new trick for trying to squeeze more talent out of the draft: identifying injured players whose stock is down that your staff thinks are going to recover nicely? It’s risky, but if you trust your medical people, it could help you get top of the first round talents in the middle of the round (as in this case) or a sandwich/2nd round kind of guy in a lower round (as the Cubs did with Conway in the fourth round).
Devern Hansack
I believe it is. While it is dicey, there is a massive market inefficiency in regards to injured prospects. Not only are they likely as talented as they were prior to getting hurt, but they’re also likely cheaper to obtain.
RawlingsHeart
Don’t forget they got Matt Purke too.
raffish
It was always a good strategy for fantasy baseball.
Guest 4544
i love the upside of this pick. worst case scenario he cant recover from injuries..but his talent is off the charts, especially for a 16th pick
radicalhenri
Well, so far it hasn’t worked out too well with rendon, and purke has struggled with command, but they still have great talent, and of course, strasburg and harper have become two of the best players in the game.