The DRAFTYs: The 2007 MLB draft awards

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The DRAFTYs: The 2007 MLB draft awards
The Hardball Times The Hardball Times found this 8/23/2007 on www.hardballtimes.com [flag]
Who won? Who lost? Who has the "best mechanics"? What about the worst picks? [link]

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  • constancio constancio
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    I know this is nothing you probably haven't heard before, but I have a huge problem with discussing team drafts of individual players in evaluative terms - particularly for the high school guys.
    Posted 8/23/2007 [reply] [flag]
    • constancio constancio
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      My comment was cut-off for some reason, so let me paraphrase the explanation for the above comment...

      Teams don't draft most players as finished products. Player development and scouting folks are generally aware of weaknesses and will try to address them in instructs, etc. Whether or not they are successful very often is another issue, but I don't think it's fair to label any draft as good/bad/overrated based on aspects of a player that are changeable.
      Posted 8/23/2007 [reply] [flag]
      • ChadBradfordWannabe ChadBradfordWannabe
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        Teams don't draft most players as finished products.

         True, but I'm generally skeptical of teams' abilities to make the correct changes. Also, a kid who has a really bad swing or really bad mechanics has to make all these changes during the offseason or (worse yet) during the season while trying to compete at a high level. I'd rather draft someone who is close to a finished product.

        Posted 8/24/2007 [reply] [flag]
        • constancio constancio
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          Well, even if some of the high school players "compete at a high level" right away, they are also usually involved in instructs and/or extended spring training - environments that are specifically designed to address deficiencies among players.

          I also share your skepticism of teams' abilities to make correct changes, but I also think a) some teams are better at this than others and b) some kinds of changes are easier to make than others.
          Posted 8/25/2007 [reply] [flag]

Links (8)

Rounding The Bases: I Still Can’t Believe My Favorite Team Drafted Daniel Moskos
Published 8/23/2007 by Andy Smith at Bugs & Cranks
... The early analysis of the 2007 draft picks. [Hardball Times] ...

THT- The 2007 Draft Awards
Published 8/23/2007 at Bullpen Mechanics
... The draft’s winners and losers plus awards such as “best mechanics” and “best swing.” Who were this year’s worst picks? Here’s the link ...

The Hangover:
Published 8/23/2007 by The Professor at Rays Index
... Grading any draft immediately after it happens is rediculous, but even more so in baseball where most prospects require 3-4 years of development and most first round picks will never make a significant impact. So please tell us why in hell the Hardball Times feels the need to give out "The DRAFTYs:The 2007 MLB draft awards". [The Hardball Times] ...

Game 126 - Preview
Published 8/23/2007 at The View From The Bleachers
... The Hardball times has a good analysis and ranking of the draft (Source) ...

links for 2007-08-23
Published 8/23/2007 by billfer at The Detroit Tiger Weblog
... The DRAFTYs: The 2007 MLB draft awards — The Hardball Times ...

Tuesday Links (28 Jul 07)
Published 8/28/2007 by Geoff Young at Ducksnorts
... The DRAFTYs: The 2007 MLB draft awards (Hardball Times, via ...

Keep Hope Alive, Part 2
Published 8/30/2007 by E.L.M. at El Lefty Malo
... The final bit of optimism comes from the draft. This guy says the Giants had the best showing in 2007. Those picks, plus the willingness to spend big bucks on ...

Giants Had Best Draft in 2007
Published 9/1/2007 by obsessivegiantscompulsive at obsessivegiantscompulsive
Carlos Gomez, whose articles I have been referencing for a while now and who has made a nice reputation for himself the past few years by analyzing the mechanics of pitchers and hitters, particularly those who are young hot prospects and also newly drafted prospects, recently came out with the DRAFTYs, his analysis of which prospects were the best in certain categories and which teams had the best draft in the 2007 draft. ...

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