I guess it does bother me and has for some time. We see so many hard working, talented and deserving young players every year that go undrafted. I really think close to 10% of the draft, averaging out about 3 picks per club, are based on politics and favoritism. I’m not talking about the former player's kid that has talent.
Over the years we have seen this happen a lot. Once a scouting director told me that a certain crosschecker’s son was definitely going to be drafted two years before the kid was eligible for the draft. We saw the kid play and he absolutely lacked the skills to even be considered a draft pick. I’m not against small, not against slow, not against lack of power, but when you combine those things in one player, that should never be a draft pick.
The kid did end up being drafted by that club. Of course he didn’t sign and went to a small college. He was drafted because of who he is, not anything to do with his baseball ability. Like I said, there are way too many more deserving players that go undrafted for this to be right. We actually see many of both deserving and undeserving, every year. Yet I have no idea how to prevent it from happening. BTW, some of these son’s of insiders are very talented and deserving. Bloodlines do count!
Maybe the problem involves the number of rounds. Each club has more picks than they really need. So wasting some late picks, doing some favors, doesn’t hurt them. BTW, some organizations tend to be more involved in this nepotism than others. I even understand it, just think it is a bit unfair.