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CaCO3Girl posted:

I was surprised to see the amount of Catchers on the super high end of the PG top prospects list.  Do MLB teams like catchers to mature in College first or does a HS catcher have a decent shot of making the first round?

Super High is relative, mlb.com only has one catcher among the top 50 draft prospects http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2016/?list=draft and he is a college player. If a high school player gets drafted high it is only natural that he either is a pitcher or a very good hitter who can also play a premium position (catcher, short, centerfield). You need to hit and you also need to project for a premium position, first base/leftfield only types have a hard time getting drafted high even if they can hit well unless they have unreal power ( hitting not just home runs but upper deck type monster shots).

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