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Originally Posted by mr. tegu
I was pretty much always convinced they ultimately took him because he was local.
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It did seem like at the time when he was picked it was heavily influenced by him being local.
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Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief
Why are you guys so down on Starling?
He's batting a mighty .114 with 1 HR in Wilmington. Bunch of negative Nancies around here.
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If I recall correctly the local radio had national guys and scouts even mention that he had holes in his swing and it would require work to get him to recognize pitches and location to shore up his hitting throughout the zone.
I definitely came away questioning what they saw worth their 1st pick other than his potential for ++ power- which still assumes he isn't a constant strike out causality because major league pitchers are going to just feed you fastballs down the pipe like it's batting practice. I think he was also noted as really struggling with the curve or change up- can't quite remember.