Reply to "Follow the money - straight to the mound"

bballman10,000+ posts

Originally Posted by jp24:

I'm learning here -- and am particularly sold on the logic that strong pitching is more long-term projectable that strong hitting.

That said, has it always been this way? And if so, what accounts for the higher percentage of pitchers getting drafted high today? From about a third in the 70's to more than half now.

Do you know the split of rosters from the 60s and 70s? Pitching has become much more specialized now. You used to be able to get thru a game with 2 guys. Now, you may use 3,4 or 5 much more frequently. Those guys also used to use a 3 or 4 man rotation as opposed to 5 now. I'm not sure, but maybe the make up of the roster was different then. More position players, fewer pitchers on the roster. Something to look into.

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