Typical progressions for Mets first-round picks from high school

Earlier today, David Groveman wrote a piece on Dominic Smith and the typical progression of players through the minors. The purpose was to advise caution and not expect Smith to come up and be a contributor anytime soon. It’s always a good idea to advise caution with prospects. However, I believe that guys who make [...]

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Dominic Smith and the typical prospect timeline

On a forum someone made the suggestion that the Mets' first-round pick in 2013, Dominic Smith, would speed through the farm system and could be starting for the team in 2015.  This is, in short, not going to happen… sorry.  Yet, it does give us a reason to look at the typical progression through the [...]

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