Some Random Thoughts On The 2011 Baseball Draft

his draft is extremely rich in pitching. There are pitchers that will be drafted in the third round (if not later) who would be first-rounders in some classes. Thinking about that, should a wise team trying to exploit "market inefficiencies" look at more hitters in the first couple of rounds this year, then load up on "consolation prize" pitching, pitching that is still very impressive, in later rounds?

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