Dominik85 posted:LHP's Roady posted:Now I am really confused. Son is developing rapidly, thus my original question, the longer he has to figure things out the better. But the clock is ticking, he is going to turn 21. The thinking when I originally posted was get to pro ball and work through the system with good pitching coaches (he is a blank slate and very coachable). Also the late movement on his fastball plays better with wood. Now the comments indicate that if you don't go in an early round of the draft it pigeonholes you for your career. Is that really a thing? Does it matter as much for LHP's?
There is a bias towards high round picks but the reason most late round picks fail is not bias against them but that they are usually less talented.
A late round pick might need to perform a little longer and better than a high rounder to get promoted but if he can really play and performs he can make it.
He shouldn't worry about a bias against him but whether he is good enough to play.
Why not try for a year or two?
You make a decent point, but there have been a lot of high round picks that end up being a bust. However, that does not mean they weren't given ampule time to prove they were over rated. I don't necessarily blame a club for doing this. They are trying to get a return on an investment. OP kid is a LHP that can touch mid 90's. That is great for him and I wish him the best, but the honest truth is the club probably has 3 kids from the DR that are projected to do the same. If they don't have much invested into him (my point about going in with leverage) it isn't going to take much for them to move on to the next guy.