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by bbscout: One team is loaded up with 21-23 year old drafted college players, about 6-7 top Dominican players and 3-4 of the best high school prospects.

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by Chill: I do not agree that all minor league players are prospects, however

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Originally posted by CADad:
The other team has 15 to 20 players who will be drafted or signed on average. Most of them would be drafted or signed immediately if eligible.

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Originally posted by Bee>:

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by bbscout: One team is loaded up with 21-23 year old drafted college players, about 6-7 top Dominican players and 3-4 of the best high school prospects.

scout, I DO see your point, however as CAdad has some non-pro prospects (by your description) in his line-up
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Not my description, just facts.

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by Chill: I do not agree that all minor league players are prospects, however

taking Chill's baseball experience into account

when do the "pro fillers/non prospects" get into your line-up?
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All players that never reach the big leagues are in reality, fillers. All players that get signed will be in the lineup at the Mgrs. discretion. As Chill mentioned, all players in pro ball are not MLB prospects. All players in college lineups are not good college players either.




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Originally posted by CADad:
Do I think that the top 15 to 20 players on a top D1 including those who don't have the tools to make the big leagues but may be better players for now are as good as the the top 15 to 20 players from a short season A team? Yes, especially the pitching where pitchers who are better pitchers now may not be drafted because they don't have enough of an upside.

Do I think there's more depth on the A team? Yes.

Do I think there is more talent on the A team which many people here have noted?
Yes, but talent alone doesn't get the job done. (I'd make a crack about the Yankees here but I really don't think they had the talent. Pitching is what wins playoffs almost every time.)

Do I think the college team will play as a team while the A team will play as a bunch of individuals?
Yes.

Where do you get 5 or 6 who might get drafted? The average each year for the top 25 D1 teams is over 6 players meaning that 15 to 20 will get drafted or signed at the end of their college careers including a select few who will skip short season A and go to A ball or even in extremely rare cases AA ball.