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Developing Prospects
As the 2020 Royals GM (now on 2022), I'm obviously focused on prospects.
I have noticed that many of my top prospects when I took over the game have gone down a MINIMUM of half a point (3.5 to 3.0 or 3.0 to 2.5, etc) but in at least half the cases, they've gone down a full point or more.
This actually doesn't bother me because that's how real baseball works. I want many of my prospects to fail because its challenging and its realistic.
What I'm wondering is, 1. how often do prospects that are 21 or under that drop a half point or a full point - how often do they "get back to where they once were thought of". Once they start going down and have been in the system 2-3 years, are they in most cases dead in the water?
2. Also, my second question, I spent a TON more money on organizational development this year (like $18 mil) and like $15 mil a year on scouting, AND I've spent more money on better coaches at AAA and MLB. Do these things help much or is it a total crap shoot with not much correlation?
3. LASTLY, once a guy gets to MLB - let's say he's 2.5 with a 3.0 potential, or 3.0 with a 3.5 potential - how many years does it normally take him to get to that potential IF in fact he does get there?
Thank you!
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