Predicting prospect improvement. Topic

College pitcher drafted at 20 with a full season and the half season (in which he was drafted under his belt).
Control VL and VR in the low 70s. Pitches 70/60/40/40.

how much more can you expect to see from this guy. 2-3 more seasons of development. Does he end up a stud or not quite get there?
5/19/2016 8:42 PM
Take the first ratings you have of him. Take the first year of growth. Multiply that growth X 2. Add that number to your first number. That is what he will be.
5/19/2016 10:57 PM
He's not mine.
5/20/2016 12:10 AM
Then you're screwed. Supposedly advance scouting will help but I still hear people with $20 million getting fuzzy ratings.
5/20/2016 7:36 AM
Trust me. $20 million is like 80%. I'm gonna start backing them down to zero.
5/20/2016 8:10 AM
There's some variability here-- but for about 80% of these guys, they have:
6-10 points left to grow in control and splits
4-8 points left in pitches and GB/FB.

Almost never more than that, and about 15-20% of the time they have less.

Remember that the current owner can see the development pattern, and knows if this is one of the bottom 15-20%.
5/20/2016 9:49 AM
What position was he drafted, low first, high first, supp, later? What's the owner's track record of drafting college players?
5/20/2016 10:24 AM
Top five pick. Owner was in second season in league. Fwiw I scouted college max that year and didn't see him as a top 5 pick.
5/20/2016 6:48 PM
I don't remember my projections for him I just remember that there were three or four pitchers I ranked up top and he was not one.
5/20/2016 6:51 PM
Save your projections in excel for situations like this. My WAG, based on his current ratings, is your original assessment is probably fairly accurate and he doesn't quite get there.
5/20/2016 11:28 PM
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