MLB Draft Possible Changes

[txbo]

Is this the end of high school draft pick eligibilty?

 

[@1RBFjr]

Is this the end of high school draft pick eligibilty?

That article has a lot more to it than the headline alone.

On the whole, I don’t like most of the possibilities laid out in that article.

You don’t grow the game by cutting another level of the minor leagues. Lots of taxpayers and their governments have spent millions upon millions of dollars upgrading minor league ballparks in order to keep their minor league teams after MLB required new standards in the wake of major league baseball taking over minor league baseball.

 

[CobbWebb71]

Is this the end of high school draft pick eligibilty?

Very interesting!
I’d selfishly like to see more prep stars find their way to college campuses.
As far as dropping Single A ball and shortening the draft, you could see that coming a mile away.
The SEC alone has basically been double or even triple A ball for MLB, the last couple of years.
Guys are playing 2-3 years in the SEC, getting drafted and then being fast tracked to the bigs.
Gone are the days of a guy cutting his teeth for 5-6 years in the minors.

 

[CobbWebb71]

That article has a lot more to it than the headline alone.

On the whole, I don’t like most of the possibilities laid out in that article.

You don’t grow the game by cutting another level of the minor leagues. Lots of taxpayers and their governments have spent millions upon millions of dollars upgrading minor league ballparks in order to keep their minor league teams after MLB required new standards in the wake of major league baseball taking over minor league baseball.

Very valid point and one I had not thought about.