It’s common wisdom that the draft has diminishing returns the further down the board you go. First round picks are usually decent bets to have major league careers, though not necessarily long or successful ones. And it is by far not the case all the time. It’s basically a coin flip right now whether or not fourth overall selection Riley Pint will ever see the majors. The larger the selection number gets, the less likely the player is to see major league action.
That is to say, there’s not a lot we can say about the future potential of the Rockies first four selections — the picks in the top 100.