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Dispelling the Myth of the Untouchable Prospect

November 29, 2024

July 12, 2009; St. Louis, MO, USA; USA pitcher Kyle Drabek delivers a pitch during the 2009 Futures Game at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports

"hes a cant miss prospect."
"hes untouchable."
These are two sentences that are echoed by every single baseball fanbase at one time or another. It is made by a fan base that is POSITIVE that the prospect in their favorite teams system is a sure fire, can't miss, future all-star. A player that will be so good, that a fan base will rue the day the team traded them. If you are a Phillies fan, and I am assuming you are, you have likely said one of, if not both of these sentences at one time or another. You may have said it recently about Andrew Painter or Aidan Miller. But you would be wrong.
I am 35. I grew up going to watch a bad Phillies team in hot summers at Veteran Stadium. I was taken to...

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