Comments on: Farm Authority Report 09/05/06 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2006/09/06/farm-authority-report-090506/ We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future - FDR Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:50:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Ryan Sullivan http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2006/09/06/farm-authority-report-090506/#comment-942 Ryan Sullivan Wed, 06 Sep 2006 13:39:01 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2006/09/06/farm-authority-report-090506/#comment-942 <p>Brian-</p> <p>Is Black a good enough prospect to warrant the type of dollars it will take to sign him, probably 800k+?</p> Brian-

Is Black a good enough prospect to warrant the type of dollars it will take to sign him, probably 800k+?

]]> By: Brian J Oliver http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2006/09/06/farm-authority-report-090506/#comment-944 Brian J Oliver Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:30:10 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2006/09/06/farm-authority-report-090506/#comment-944 <p>Black was not ranked by Baseball America among the top 100 high school prospects entering the 2006 season. However, his performance in 2006 bumped him up to the first couple of rounds. The projecting of high school arms is sketchy at best, for every projected can't miss there is a comparable flameout.</p> <p>Specifically regarding Black, I'd take the $800K gamble. The Nationals farm system needs to be rebuilt from the ground up and the only way to do that is make the investments in the high risk/high reward type guys.</p> Black was not ranked by Baseball America among the top 100 high school prospects entering the 2006 season. However, his performance in 2006 bumped him up to the first couple of rounds. The projecting of high school arms is sketchy at best, for every projected can’t miss there is a comparable flameout.

Specifically regarding Black, I’d take the $800K gamble. The Nationals farm system needs to be rebuilt from the ground up and the only way to do that is make the investments in the high risk/high reward type guys.

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