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Here's an excerpt from today's BA chat:
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.
That's EXACTLY how I view age-appropriateness per level (also, 19-20 for A-SS, 18 for R and 17 for DSL/VSL) and I make my stats calculations based on this. It's nice to see an organization such as BA print this; I've never seen it anywhere else. And I thought I was unique. Thanx BA for adopting my methodology!
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.
That's EXACTLY how I view age-appropriateness per level (also, 19-20 for A-SS, 18 for R and 17 for DSL/VSL) and I make my stats calculations based on this. It's nice to see an organization such as BA print this; I've never seen it anywhere else. And I thought I was unique. Thanx BA for adopting my methodology!