Archive for Draft

Answering some questions, and asking some new ones.

A first look at development patterns for college hitters

Defense analysis meets NCAA outfielders.

The AFL gave us some blue chippers, but also some dark horses.

It’s not all about No. 1. Four other top 2009 draft picks went from amateur ball to pitching in the AFL.

Or: How the Angels (almost) won the pennant

Brett Wallace vs. Mat Gamel, where Steven Strasburg would fall in the top 100 and more in this week’s Minor League Mailbag.

The defensive stylings of Robbie Shields, Gordon Beckham, and…Tyler Bortnick?

Texas closer Austin Wood isn’t the only college pitcher to have endangered his arm this year. Jeff looks at the workloads of other top picks.

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