@Los Angeles 2021 Parent posted:Maybe a draft expert or scout could weigh in if they prefer to see a 17 year old or 19 year old at the high school draft?
What would be the answer for a college coach that has a player for 3 years (enter fall at 17, leave after junior year at 20; or enter 19, leave at 22). Perhaps at college it is a different answer?!
Have to point out that the first one kind of depends on whether the 17 year old is better than the 19 year old 
On a more serious note, the answers get convoluted because no 2 kids are the same. The whole thing gets muddy when you start talking about current skill/tools versus what a kid projects. That topic can go in very different directions just by itself.
Also matters to what the philosophy the organization and/or coaching staff prescribes. Would they rather have a bird in hand or 2 in the bush? It's basically risk vs reward, and how much they are willing to gamble to some extent.