People were making the mistake of

People were making the mistake of
by sprack (2024-01-28 15:23:57)
Edited on 2024-01-28 15:24:27

In reply to: Last sentence would have been me had I been on here then. posted by bizdomer09

comparing the readiness for the major leagues of an 18 year old signed out of high school (Mauer) with a 21 year old signed out of college (Prior). Of course Prior was going to get to the majors sooner.

That would have been quite dense.

I liked picking Prior over Mauer at the outset. I was still pleased after 2 years, but that was based purely on Prior pitching as well or better than the hype, not on his being on a fast track vs Mauer. And there was a whole lot of hype for Prior. Not quite Kerry Wood level, but close.