This year teams left more first-round players unprotected from the Rule 5 draft than we’ve seen in a decade. Carlos and Peter revisit some of the high-profile misses from the 2021 and 2022 drafts and what lessons we might be able to draw from them. —Time Stamps(0:00) Intro(3:00) Unprotected player talk begins(7:00) Frank Mozzicato (11:00) Gavin Cross(14:30) Benny Montgomery & toolsy players(20:00) 2022 college bats we missed on(28:00) A calibration for amateur tool grades(32:00) Did the covid ripple effect impact the hit rate?(36:30) Reggie Crawford(40:00) 2022 HS players who might be at riskOur Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out Uncommon Goods: https://uncommongoods.com/ba2022Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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