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phillyinNJ posted:
phillyinNJ posted:
take two players with the same ability, size, speed etc...one 19 and the other 18 (or even 17 for some)...who has the most upside over their career span?
There was an article written on this a while back and is in one of the threads...if i find it i will post it.
http://www.baseballprospectus.....php?articleid=15295

Yes, that is the article. There is no bias, it's just this curve (of course, to PG Staff's point, a specific 19-year-old may be better than lots of -- or all -- 18 year olds, but in general younger players have more upside):

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