TheMookieMonster
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Not sure how you can claim a player projected Top 20 isn’t ready to leave?
I guess it's cause I'm not just making a comparison between their ranking in a draft and how I feel they'll produce in Year 1. The mock draft from The Athletic I linked in another thread talked about how there is a clear Top 4 guys in this draft and then after that it's a bunch of high ceiling guys that need a lot of work. I kind of took that as Sam (the author) saying it's a weaker draft. Sure, Springer might be Top 20 in this list of prospects entering the draft, but do I expect him to be a big contributor from Day 1, which is kind of what you expect from that type of player? Not really.
It's not a knock on Springer, and he definitely should have left for the draft. I'm just not sure he is "ready" like some of the guys in that range from year's past. I'm looking at from more than just "Oh, he's Top 20."