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Luis Robert

We have one athlete who is out for the rest of the year, at least, because of heart inflammation related to COVID.

See also the pitcher from Boston.

You can never say for sure honestly, but it doesn't seem likely.

His hit tool and power tools were amongst the safest in baseball. He had no position, which pushed him way down.

#teamstoney

So far it feels like those hits have been extremely clustered. If they get one, they get five.

https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1290290150220718080?s=20 https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1290290150220718080?s=20

Something interesting here, apparently the Sox and Yankees haven't committed to paying their MiLB players for the rest of the season so far. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/how-each-mlb-team-plans-to-pay-minor-leaguers-in-2020/

If Robert doesn't learn to defer balls that aren't really his call, he could be just as much of a problem.

The interesting thing was he had an EV of 112 on one of his hits yesterday, so hard hit ball possibility is there.

How he turned out is actually kind of secondary. The focus has been more about who was projected AT THE TIME to be those picks, though at the same time, it is worth mentioning that Schwarber even then was considered an "over-draft" because his potential tools gave him the look of a very limited player in the long run as everyone knew he wouldn't stick at catcher, and that he would struggle to find a defensive position, but that the Cubs were convinced enough that the tool set he had would be enough to carry him to a quality major league career, when compared to players who were projected in that top five slot, but had a much larger difference between floor and ceiling, giving them a much higher bust chance. When you look at the next set of picks going out to #10 in the first round, the next guy who had the most success was also a guy who was viewed as a limited ceiling guy in Aaron Nola. if you look at the entire top 10 that year, only Michael Conforto has done anything worth mentioning so far, and he was picked at #10. The rest of the position players picked were busts. Really by going "safer" in the top 10, the Cubs and Phillies had two of the best drafts in the top 10. Sure they could have had Trey Turner or Michael Kopech later, but they also could have had Brady Aiken or Tyler Kolek and had nothing to show for their pick. Again, while they might not have hit a home run, they got themselves serviceable starters by taking players who were thought of as "safer" or "limited ceilings" when more star potential was on the board.

There will be no more correct answer than this one.

Even the bust Gordon Beckham is still around.

His defense alone puts him on a major league roster for the next decade.

Schwarber at #4 was considered an overdraft at the time. He was considered to be a teens level pick.

Or to draft a bust, which happens all to often.

This. I know everyone wants a star here, but if you end up with 7 years of a starting level player, you have won at the draft, even at #4.