MINORS: Examining prep pitching development

The 2017 MLB draft is in the books. It featured some surprises in the first round, like the Twins selecting Royce Lewis (OF HS/CA) at 1.1. Otherwise, it was a first round with little suspense. For an overview of the first round of the draft, including scouting capsules for all 30 selections, check out BaseballHQ.com's 2017 Scouting round one report.

Last week, I published an article for USA Today about taking a fantasy approach to MLB's amateur draft. I advocated that owners should treat the draft like a MLB front office would. Instead of just scanning down the draft board, selecting players based on draft position or signing bonus, owners should collect data from several well-respected sources like BHQ, organize said data into...

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