i just don't see the knowledge behind drafting a player because they will be MLB ready sooner than other players. i think that the pirates should take machado and work with him as long as they need to. let them build up his strength, his arm, consistency, confidence, etc. in bradenton or wherever they want to put him. i think that the pirates can build their franchise around a guy like machado. he will be the best player we have in the organization in 5 years.
if we take taillon, then i would not be that mad either. taillon has unbelievable stuff and his command looks amazing. the high velocity is exactly what the pirates rotation needs. all we have are soft-throwing lefties. taillon will probly be our #1 guy in 4-5 years time. i'm just afraid of the hard-throwing righty coming out and blowing his shoulder or elbow out because of how hard he throws. the background for high school pitchers taken in pittsburgh is not good. yet i agree with you, taillon is on a complete different level than bullington and van benschoten. i guess we will see who they take. i plan on making a few responses to the draft myself.
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