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thenewgreen  ·  4004 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Inside the Houston Astros' unique front office

    Last year the Astros went with Stanford righthander Mark Appel, considered as risk-free a pitcher pick as has ever been made. This spring Appel was BA’s 39th-rated prospect, though he has an 10.48 ERA through 22 1/3 innings in Class A this year.
-Doh! That doesn't sound like a "risk-free pick" to me.




user-inactivated  ·  4004 days ago  ·  link  ·  

A ball doesn't mean jack. Probably learning a pitch or something.