Yesterday’s draft action completed the Yankees’ draft class, and there are now 40 new draftees to overanalyze and agonize about for the near future. Although some of the excitement was taken out of the middle and later rounds by the new draft rules, it was still interesting to follow (even more so because a guy [...]
We are just a day away from the start of the 2012 MLB draft, where the Yankees will hopefully look to bring a new wave of future major leaguers into the fold. EJ had a great post a few days ago outlining some general thoughts on how the Yankees might approach the draft [...]
With the MLB draft upcoming, I thought this would be a good time to think a bit about the uncertainty of the draft, and how so many other factors come into play other than just the player’s talent. In particular, I wanted to focus on 2 interesting years, 1992 and 2009, to see how wonderful [...]
EJ’s post yesterday on John Sickels’ Top 20 Yankee prospects list got me thinking about how the Yankee farm system has changed over the last few seasons. After producing key contributors to the dynasty of 1996-2000 (Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, Bernie Williams, and
Amid news that the money available to the near-hard capped draft will be a bit lower than expected, I wrote yesterday that the Yankees should pin their hopes, and their money, on a free agency strategy. I admit that a much more creative option did not come to mind until SEHumphrey made the following comment:
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From MLB Trade Rumors Yesterday:
Commissioner Bud Selig discussed several topics in an interview with Chris Russo of SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Radio today before Game 2 of the World Series. Here are some of the highlights:
The issue of a hard slotting system for the draft is “really critical” for Selig. Buster Olney reported yesterday [...]
In my post yesterday, I described a very interesting study by Rany Jazayerli of Baseball Prospectus, which found that the youngest high school hitters in a draft class were more valuable relative to where they were drafted than the oldest high school hitters in the class. The implication of these results was that teams [...]
The MLB amateur draft is one of the biggest crapshoots in professional sports, with only a small percentage of draftees ever seeing major league time, and even fewer having any type of sustained success. The book (and now film) Moneyball would have you believe that the Oakland Athletics figured out how to game the draft: [...]
Another perspective on the Yankees’ draft spending
By Eric Schultz On August 19, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Business of Baseball, Organizational Philosophies
Much hand-wringing has ensued at the Yankees’ perceived “cheapness” in the draft this year, as they spent about $6.3 million on the 2011 class, less than they have spent in the last two drafts. For comparison, the Pirates spent over $17 million, the Nationals and Royals spent about $15 million each, and a number of [...]
Per Keith Law’s twitter, the Yankees will be signing 5th-round pick Greg Bird to a bonus exceeding $1 million at the August 16th signing deadline, way above the slot recommendation for the selection. Bird was reportedly asking for first-round money (or close to it) around the time of the draft, so this bonus was more [...]
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