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    SPEED LIMIT

    Jun 04, 2019 4 minutes
    by CARLOS COLLAZO

    If Daniel Espino were draft-eligible a few years ago, the righthander would be ranked a lot higher than where he is right now.

    After Espino slotted in at No. 22 in the April update of the BA 500 draft rankings, it’s worth asking the question: Why is the pitcher with the best pure stuff in the class not the highest-ranking pitcher? Or even the highest-ranking prep pitcher for that matter?

    Those are fair questions, whether you’re a fan of the draft or you’re a scouting director trying to line up a draft board to make the best selections possible for your organization.

    The simplest answer is that there are few success stories when you look

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