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Pirates going with the 'safer pick'

Published Jun. 10, 2015 1:29 a.m. ET

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There are many theories on how to approach the MLB Draft.

None of them are perfect as the Draft is an inexact science, but nevertheless some philosophies are better than others.

While people immediately judge the Draft right as it happens, it takes years to get a true grade on a class because it takes time to see how all the players develop.

With all the being said, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a clear strategy in the 2015 MLB Draft: take experience college players over high school players.

The Pirates have drafted a college player with 10 of their first 11 picks and a comment that General Manager Neal Huntington made to Pirates.com may explain why.

"You can always dream on the high school guy. The college player, in theory, is always the safer pick," Huntington said. "There's benefits and drawbacks to each. The new [Draft] system creates more balance naturally for each club. You kind of weigh all the variables as you go to make each pick."

(h/t Pirates.com)
Photo Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

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