FanGraphs Audio: The Next Great Cardinals Non-Prospect
Episode 768
If a general manager were guaranteed that an amateur prospect would produce two-and-half wins in the majors just two years after joining an organization, that general manager would almost certainly draft the relevant prospect in the first round — if not among the the top-10 or even top-five picks of that first round. Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong has recorded two-and-a-half wins in the majors two years after being drafted — and yet was selected in the fourth round out of Illinois State. DeJong, Jose Martinez, and Tommy Pham entered the season with fewer than two career wins between them; they’ve produced more than 9.0 WAR, however, in 2017. Who’s the next great Cardinals non-prospect? Eric Longenhagen speculates on this and a number of other concerns.
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Carson Cistulli has published a book of aphorisms called Spirited Ejaculations of a New Enthusiast.
It would be nice if the guest name was up there next to the Episode # in the sub-head. I hate having to skim an entire (and fairly long) paragraph looking for a non-bolded name to see if it’s someone I want to listen to or not.
Would probably be helpful in some podcast apps also.