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What if we knew on June 7, 2010, what we know today? What if we were able to take so much of the guesswork out of the draft and know to avoid taking never-make-it-to-the-majors busts such as Barret Loux sixth (as the Diamondbacks did) and Karsten Whitson ninth (Padres), and to move up J.T. Realmuto …
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Mike Piazza played his last game for the Mets in 2005, completing a nearly eight-season stay with the club during which the importance of developing a catcher from within the organization was minimalized. The Mets had the Hall of Famer Piazza, after all, and even after he departed could add a veteran such as Paul …
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It seems likely Major League Baseball will reduce the 2020 Draft to five rounds, down from 40. While it remains to be seen what this decision would mean for teams at the various professional and amateur levels, as well as the players, The Post is taking a look back at what rounds 6-20 have produced …
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Some members of MLB management pushed to kill a draft in 2020. They wanted to allocate bonuses that would have been distributed to amateur players instead to current players and team employees to better weather the financial plight caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Ultimately, the Players Association and enough members of management thought eliminating an …