Baseball America

WHERE BIG LEAGUERS COME FROM

The draft is over. Now comes the hard part.

Fewer than 20 percent of players drafted each year reach the big leagues, and only about 5 percent have long big league careers.

The odds are stacked against major league success for all but a few players, but it is worth noting that select demographics have higher success rates than others. Looking at the players who are in the major leagues today, certain trends emerge and provide guidance for

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