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Beware of the Wilmington and Lexington effect on Royals prospects

Scouting the stat line is a very dangerous thing to do to judge a prospect and their future. It’s true that all good hitting prospects hit, and those that don’t, end up no longer being good hitting prospects (the same for pitching). I’m someone who is very involved in the cross section of statistics and scouting reports for prospects in regards to their current/future standings. But, you need both to really gauge a prospect. Not all good hitting performances means a player is a good hitting prospect just as a bad hitting performance doesn’t mean a player is a bad hitting prospect.