
Just a couple days ago, I watched the movie “Moneyball” again. I guess many people used to watch this movie or read the book. Additionally, there have been several changes in baseball since the book “Moneyball” was released in 2003.
A key change might be the way that the MLB teams evaluate a player’s ability and potential. Hence, I was wondering whether the MLB teams have dramatically changed their views at selecting players. To understand a little bit more, I went to check on the great baseball reference website. Firstly, let’s look at those players who were selected in the first round (including Compensation Round A and Competitive Balance Round A) from 2000 to 2009. During these 10 years, 441 players were selected in the first round and decided to sign. Among those players, more than 50% of them were pitchers. At the same time, 25% of those players were infielders and 15% of them were outfielders. Furthermore, among those 441 players, 128 players didn’t make it into the big leagues.
Now, let’s look back at the first round in the last decade. From 2010 to 2019, 437 players were selected in the first round and chose to sign. Among those 437 players, 199 of them were pitchers. In the meantime, 116 infielders were chosen in the first round and agreed to sign. Meanwhile, 95 outfielders were selected and signed. However, 129 of those 437 players haven’t had any MLB appearances at this moment.

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