Picking a prospect in the draft is partly about the best player available. The problem is arriving at a definition of “best”: MLB-ready? Highest ceiling? Most likelihood of contributing to an MLB team in some way? Age? Performance in wood-bat leagues vs. in college? The answers to all of these questions and the huge variety in baseball’s prospect types determine what “best” will be for each team. It’s not just teams, though: as you dive into tracking prospects, you notice the tools and player types you’re drawn to, over and over. Sometimes you just want the reliability of a college hitter with high-OBP.
2020 Mariners Draft Preview: OF Pete Crow-Armstrong
