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Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch
Well, it goes both ways. The best players in the game seem to be all HS draftees. But you bomb out more on HS kids. High risk, high reward it seems.
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Yes. ALL players who ever become anything are, at one time, high schoolers so the HS draft has all players of a certain age who will ever be major leaguers. The college draft pool will hold a smaller percentage of the same group, considerably more sorted out than it was going into the college ranks.
In other words, if you pick a Jr or Sr college player you have a much better idea of what you're getting. However, if you trust your scouts and think you can tell a David Wright when you see one, then you're foolish to pass on him simply because he's in HS.