Age appropriate
This post is just a note for myself that I think might be a bit helpful for you when analyzing minor league players. This was a question asked during a chat on baseballamerica.com.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/prospect-hot-sheet/2011/2611741.html
Norm (Chicago): We hear often that a player is 'old for his league' or 'young for his league'...what are the average ages for Low A, High A, and Double A?
Ben Badler: The organizational types tend to skew the average age upwards, but generally prospects should be up to 20-21 in Low-A, 21-22 in High-A, 22-23 in AA and 23-24 in AAA. Obviously whether a guy comes from college, HS or the international ranks, injuries, organizational logjams and a TON of other things can slow a guy down though, so it’s not a death sentence by any means to be a little bit older. In fact, that’s probably where you can make your money as a scout if you can separate an older guy just beating up on the competition from someone who’s a bit older but a legitimate prospect, since those players tend to fall out of favor with an organization and can be picked up in trades without having to part with a marquee player in return.
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