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keith law mock: 15 Chris Stratton Cleveland Indians

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Foronce

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Chris Stratton, RHP, Mississippi State
They're open to college or prep players, but a college arm is seen as most likely. Stratton has a chance for three above-average pitches, but the fact that he is already almost 22 years old means he has less time to reach his ceiling than other draftees.

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Foronce

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birthday is August 22, 1990 ...crazy to think that small decision to enter K or wait a year and be the oldest could now cost him Millions, I have no idea if he failed or was held back ...i am just saying
 
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futaba.79

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yeah, he would've turned 5 a couple of weeks later, but still.................

I sent my oldest to K5 the week he turned 5. It wasn't my best decision. I should have kept him home for a bunch of reasons that had nothing to do with athletics. And when he was the youngest senior in HS, I regretted it even more.

So I would be he was held back that first year not later on.
 
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fishwater99

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I have friends that are holding back their children with birthdays in March, April, and June. I think that is just crazy...
I am sending my daughter, who will be 5 in late July, to Kindergarten this fall.
She is taller than all and as sharp as most of the other kids that she was in Pre-K this past year.
I told my wife we could always hold her back later if we need to.
I was a July baby, but sometimes wished I had that extra year for sports and Academics.
 
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1msudawg

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I know someone that is about to hold his 8th grade son back so that he has a chance to grow and be more able to compete with kids that have already been held back (Baseball).Schools help parents do it. I called around and asked. When you call MRA to ask what their policy is on this you get a short answer. "We do it"
 
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Johnson85

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Most schools are a hostile place for young boys regardless. They're not really designed for boys and to make matters worse, boys are generally mature a little more slowly anyway. I haven't had to deal with a son entering kindergarten, but one of my friends that is an educator thinks boys should generally be started in school later than girls. He's in a high school, so I'm not sure if he's basing this off discussions with other teachers or if he thinks there is still a difference for the boys who are older for their grade even after getting to high school. He just said it's a big help for the boys. Not sure in what ways, but I know he wasn't talking about athletics.
 
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Todd4State

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He would be 26. That is old for a baseball prospect. Most baseball players prime years are 23-36 in MLB. If he struggles in the minors and spends six years, all of a sudden he is 28.

For them to get their money's worth, I'd say most teams want a player that they feel is going to have a 12-13 year career ideally.

I think Stratton will move pretty quickly through the minors though. Probably start out in rookie ball, and could end up as high as AA.
 
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seshomoru

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go into the minors at the same level. There is less work to be done with a guy who's played better competition, both at college and in the summer, than a high schooler. 18 or 22 isn't really an issue. You draft the guy that you think gets to the majors the quickest. Stratton is just as likely to have 7-10 productive pitching years in the majors as an 18 year old.
 
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