Does Anybody Care About the Draft?

I was referring to the passage in Moneyball where DePodesta (late-round) drafts a dude based on his WHIP and K:BB ratio sight unseen.

Did that really happen? Are you talking about "The Creature" guy? Cuz the scout signed him sight unseen, DePodesta just ask the scout to take a look at the dude!

DePodesta does joke at some point about choosing players based only college stats, but I got the impression that was just a joke.

i lied... it's a trade scenario, not a draft scenario. but it was common-stat-driven/sight unseen according to the book.

Is that Chad Bradford? I think AA/AAA stats are a little different from college or high school stats.

I do agree that a common meme in the book is that baseball stats can be used to determine who is worth scouting.

MLB proposes 10-round international draft

latin american trainers (and their players) are boycotting upcoming showcases in response

good luck, because

MLB’s goal is not competitive balance -- otherwise they could have simply given every team the same bonus pool and had them compete on an even playing field -- it’s about controlling costs so owners keep more money.

On the other side of the table in the CBA negotiations, the players’ association doesn’t care about international amateur players as anything more than a bargaining chip. It’s nothing discriminatory against foreign players, it’s just that the union looks out for players on 40-man rosters. So international players, draft picks in the United States and minor leaguers who make less than $10,000 in annual salary get their rights sold out by the union, which in exchange can negotiate items like a higher major league minimum salary, adjustments to the Super 2 rules or modifying draft pick compensation attached to free agent signings.