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Where is Money Well Spent on Amateur Player Acquisitions?

A dive into past draft and international classes investigates farm building strategies

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Maxfield Lane and Owen Riley
Jul 07, 2025
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One way to contextualize the difficulty of projecting both international amateurs and draftees is by taking the time to review prior draft and international signing classes. All too frequently, we can get wrapped up in the hype of recent prospects and upcoming drafts when a retrospective look at years past reveals the fragile nature of amateur prognosti…

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