The Arizona Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers has been out to Kansas City to see the quickly rising Bubba Starling. They say he hits 500ft homers and throws 95 mph. He can throw out runners at 1st from center field on a single. he is humble and has a great attitude and a love for baseball. But...
The Diamondbacks should not draft this young man. There are a few reasons this may be a waste of a draft pick for the Dbacks when they have so many other needs.
First of all Starling has committed to Nebraska to play QB and center-field for the Cornhuskers. This means that the team who drafts him is going to have to buy him out of his college education. This could be very expensive considering his agent is Scott Boras. Boras will probably demand a signing bonus upwards of $10 million. The Diamondbacks can not afford this and they probably wont take the chance of losing him to college.
Another reason...The Diamondbacks already have a center fielder. Chris Young has a long and expensive contract to play center field for the Dbacks for through 2014 if the Dbacks decide to keep him. Chris Young is very good defensively but has struggled at the plate the last couple years. He is young and still has the time to become a great CF. The Dbacks will probably stick with him.
And lastly the Dbacks need impact players NOW. They need additional help in the starting rotation, bullpen, first base, third base, and left field. The Dbacks minor league teams are full with talent that still needs time to develop so they would be wiser if they drafted players who can make an impact immediately next spring or at least early into the season in 2012. There are too many college players who are more MLB ready for the Dbacks to waste a first round pick on Bubba Starling.
Starling will need time in the minors to prepare for major league pitching and hitting...IF he decides the money is better than college.
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