This is a great question. I’ve never understood why we keep getting stop-gap players at SS. So it may be that we have issues in development, or scouting issues. Another issue, IMO, is the organization’s propensity to stagnate the prospects advancement to the majors so that they can retain control of the service years of the players - thus delaying arbitration issues if they succeed. I understand that a prospect needs time to adjust to pro ball. But when you draft a guy who was in the top 5 prospects in baseball, 5 - 6 years in the minors seems a bit long.
