Does punting draft picks make sense? 
As we have discussed here on several occasions, the 2010 draft class, much like that of a year ago, lacks the depth and elite prospects that previous classes have produced. The 2005 and 2008 classes in particular dwarf the class of '10. It's not that 2010 is a particularly poor group of talent, but compared to deeper collections -- including next spring's class -- they may not be as impactful.
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Keith Law
Keith Law joined ESPN.com in June 2006 as the lead baseball analyst for Scouts Inc., covering the majors, minors and amateurs. Before joining ESPN, Law spent 4½ years with the Toronto Blue Jays as a special assistant to the general manager, and was previously a writer for Baseball Prospectus. He graduated from Harvard College and holds an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon.
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Jason A. Churchill is the executive editor at ProspectInsider.com, covering major league baseball with an eye toward scouting and player development since 2006.
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