Prospectus Feature: Are Pitchers Being Overvalued In The Draft? Kevin Carter June 4, 2018 Share: > Subscribe to Baseball ProspectusA review of first-round picks from 1987-2017 reveals that starting pitchers produce less average and median WAR compared to position players. Full access to this article is for Premium Baseball Prospectus subscribers. Sign up today to get access to insightful analysis for the discerning baseball fan. Super-Premium - $99.95 / yearPremium - $74.95 / yearPremium Monthly - $19.95 / month Subscribe to Baseball Prospectus In This Article 2 MLB Draft Related Articles TINSTAAP (2025 Remastered) $ by Jeffrey Paternostro 5/29 1 Reviewing the AL Draft Classes $ by Jacob Edelman, Jarrett Seidler, and Ben Zeidman 7/19 0 BP’s MLB Draft Big Board 1.0 $ by Ben Zeidman and Jarrett Seidler 4/11 0 Friday Focus: Idealism $ by Jeffrey Paternostro 3/29 0 Draft Trends New and Old $ by Jarrett Seidler 7/26 2 Latest Articles Deep League Landscape ’26: Week 16 $ by Nathan Grimm 7/15 0 MLU: Done and Dusted $ by Nathan Graham 7/15 0 A Silent Spring (and Summer)? The Loss of Score Bug Biodiversity B by Rob Mains 7/15 3 The NL Is Good, But Its Playoff Races Aren’t $ by Ginny Searle 7/15 2 Overkill Optimization of a Little League Lineup $ by Bradley Woodrum 7/15 2 more chevron_rightchevron_right Kevin Carter More about: MLB Draft Latest Articles Deep League Landscape ’26: Week 16 $ by Nathan Grimm 7/15 0 MLU: Done and Dusted $ by Nathan Graham 7/15 0 A Silent Spring (and Summer)? The Loss of Score Bug Biodiversity B by Rob Mains 7/15 3 Related Articles TINSTAAP (2025 Remastered) $ by Jeffrey Paternostro 5/29 1 Reviewing the AL Draft Classes $ by Jacob Edelman, Jarrett Seidler, and Ben Zeidman 7/19 0 BP’s MLB Draft Big Board 1.0 $ by Ben Zeidman and Jarrett Seidler 4/11 0 You need to be logged in to comment. Login or Subscribe Comments are closed.
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