As the legend goes, on a conference call before the 1992 draft with 30 to 40 Yankees officials, Dick Groch — the scout who “found” Jeter — famously said this when others expressed concern that Jeter would not sign and go to college instead:
That sounds like folklore, but it was just part of the scouting process.
The Art of Confidence
The baseball draft is the biggest crap-shoot out of the major sports. Under the current CBA there are 40-rounds plus supplemental and compensation picks, adding up to over 1,000 players selected each year.