Draft Teix

[jersey cubs fan]

 

I remember that draft pretty well, and Prior was considered far and away the best prospect available and it was a little bit shocking that the Twins didn't select him (worked out pretty well for them). Obviously, I know a hell of a lot more about baseball now and scouting and the MLB draft, but honestly I still think I would've selected Prior over Tex.

 

That doesn't match my memory exactly, but I was also 14 so I'm not going to claim to have my finger exactly on the pulse. My memory is that there was definitely a sentiment that Prior was an incredible prospect and probably the best in the draft, but also that Teixeira and definitely Mauer were really really good too. Put another way, Prior would have gone #1 in a number of drafts(and possibly his own if it weren't for Mauer's hometown factor), but Mauer and Teixeira would have been Top 5 picks in a number of drafts too. They weren't there for lack of a better of alternatives(unlike say, Hultzen or Ackley) which underlines the point I was trying to make above. IMO you need a prospect of Prior's quality as a prerequisite for taking a pitcher Top 5, but also a lack of prospects of Teixeira/Mauer caliber as alternatives.

 

I'm also thinking along the lines of the Cubs right now; if hypothetically the Cubs miraculously have a pick where they're choosing between Prior and Teixeria, to me Prior seems like the obvious choice. Areas of need should sway this as opposed to just a blanket approach that hitters are almost always the better choice.

What in the what? Areas of need? In the MLB draft?

 

For shame

[Sammy Sofa]

 

That doesn't match my memory exactly, but I was also 14 so I'm not going to claim to have my finger exactly on the pulse. My memory is that there was definitely a sentiment that Prior was an incredible prospect and probably the best in the draft, but also that Teixeira and definitely Mauer were really really good too. Put another way, Prior would have gone #1 in a number of drafts(and possibly his own if it weren't for Mauer's hometown factor), but Mauer and Teixeira would have been Top 5 picks in a number of drafts too. They weren't there for lack of a better of alternatives(unlike say, Hultzen or Ackley) which underlines the point I was trying to make above. IMO you need a prospect of Prior's quality as a prerequisite for taking a pitcher Top 5, but also a lack of prospects of Teixeira/Mauer caliber as alternatives.

 

I'm also thinking along the lines of the Cubs right now; if hypothetically the Cubs miraculously have a pick where they're choosing between Prior and Teixeria, to me Prior seems like the obvious choice. Areas of need should sway this as opposed to just a blanket approach that hitters are almost always the better choice.

What in the what? Areas of need? In the MLB draft?

 

For shame

 

I'm obviously not talking about Hendry-like, "let's get more letfhanded" nonsense; again, use the current Cubs as an example: if they somehow were lucky enough to have to pick between Prior and Texeria right now, Prior, to me, makes more sense due both to his talent and because of the system's need for pitching vs. how stacked they are offensively. Clearly that doesn't mean pick a pitcher just to pick a pitcher, but if the choice is between two top prospects, I'd say go with the amazing pitcher. We're talking about pretty exceptional circumstances here.

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