01-26-2023, 08:26 PM
(01-24-2023, 10:10 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Perhaps, but you know that prospects are a lot like magic beans, which are a lot like the psychedelic's that I experimented with, back in my college days. They can either take you to a magical place that is wonderful, or they can take you to a dark place that you hope to never see again.
However, as far as management of the team goes, as soon as any of those magic beans shows enough promise toward being actual star quality, they will soon be dealt for some washed-up has bens and a few never-will-bes.
You really have to trust your scouting department if you're going to stake your future to prospects in MLB. There are countless guys out there that never live up to their expectations.
If prospects were sure things, they'd be in the majors. They all have something in their game that's being developed. Developing power is a thing that can happen through training and maturing physically. Plate discipline is a different story. Mega-arms that throw 99 in high school have gifts that can't be taught, but teaching them the two or three more pitches they need to be anything but MLB bullpen arms is tough.
IMO, even if you're insanely gifted physically, baseball is the hardest sport to play at the pro level by a lot. That's why it takes these guys so long to develop. Even the best prodigies have no shot against MLB players without years of development in the minors.
