I think age at the time he was drafted has a lot to do with this as well. If he was that raw and a year younger it wouldn't be this alarming; but to be one of the oldest HS players drafted in his class AND to be one of the most raw - seems like you diminish your chances even further to realize his potential.

Fair enough...the final hours of my graveyard shift can't get better than this

Thanks (& double thanks for responding on Twitter) I guess the hesitation of up the middle future & being admittedly bold on Gausman kinda solves that. I do love Gausman's mechanics (leg lift & hip torque as a result, plus GREAT plane on FB) but that is all YouTube scouting as I'm out here in SoCal...just the business wide love for Machado & him holding his own last year made me feel the Gausman ranking was aggressive, but I love that you trust your eyes...really appreciate it once again - you guys are churning out great work as a staff.

Gausman over Machado....please elaborate (absolutely love the work, just thought this might deserve a whole page to itself..)

just a heads up - Yelich is in the Marlins system, not Mariners...