The Ditching Marquis Thread

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Speaking of FA compensation. The Brewers are NOT getting a 1st rounder for CC. HA! They're pissed too. Tex was a higher ranking FA, so the Angels get the 1st rounder and the Brewers get the 2nd round.
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They can be as mad as they won't but the truth of the matter is that it doesn't matter. The draft so much of a crap shoot, other than the first few picks, it's a free for all. Besides, Marquis was a sandwich pick...
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While I agree its somewhat of a crapshoot, a higher pick certainly has a better chance of making it to the bigs.

Percent of players drafted making it to the bigs

Round 1: 67%
Round 2: 49%
Round 3-5: 32%
Round 6-10: 20%
Round 11+: 9%

Round 1 picks also have almost twice as many all-star appearances as round 2 picks.