HS Hitters v. COL Hitters - 1st round 2000-2005

I took a look at the HS pitchers versus the COL pitchers in an earlier post, so I thought for completeness sake I would look at things from the hitting side, too.

Again, this is the very scientific question of "Is this guy successful or not, yes or no?"

Executive Summary
13 out of 42 HS picks were a YES (30.6%)
14 out of 42 COL picks were a YES (33%)

Conclusion
Again, the difference is so small that the common thought that a college bat is the safer of the 4 food groups of prospects is not really true.

To tie it all together....
College Pitchers YES - 25.4%
HS Pitchers YES - 30.3%
College Hitters YES - 33%
HS Hitters YES - 30.6%

2000
1-1 A. Gonzalez FLA [HS] - YES
1-3 L. Montanez CHI [HS] - NO
1-6 R. Baldelli TB [HS] - YES
1-11 D. Krynzel MIL [HS] - NO
1-12 J. Borchard CWS - NO
1-13 S. Boyd STL - NO
1-15 C. Utley PHI - YES
1-18 M. Negron TOR [HS] - NO
1-23 D. Espinosa CIN [HS] - NO
1-25 S. Heard TEX [HS] - NO
1-26 C. Smith CLE [HS] - NO
1-28 D. Parrish NYY - NO
1-30 S. Thorman ATL [HS] - NO
2/9 HS
1/4 COL

2001
1-1 J. Mauer MIN [HS] - YES
1-5 M. Texeira TEX - YES
1-10 C. Burke HOU - NO
1-13 C. Kotchman LAA - NO
1-14 J. Gautreau SD - NO
1-15 G. Gross TOR - NO
1-19 M. Fontenot BAL - NO
1-23 JF Griffin NYY - NO
1-25 B. Crosby OAK - NO
1-29 J. Burres ATL [HS] - NO
1/2 HS
1/8 COL

2002
1-2 BJ Upton TB [HS] - YES
1-7 P. Fielder MIL [HS] - YES
1-8 S. Moore DET [HS] - NO
1-10 D. Meyer TEX - NO
1-11 J. Hermida FLA [HS] - NO
1-13 K. Greene SD - YES
1-14 R. Adams TOR - NO
1-16 N. Swisher OAK - YES
1-19 J. Loney LAD [HS] - YES
1-20 D. Span MIN [HS] - YES
1-23 J. Francoeur ATL [HS] - YES
1-26 J. McCurdy OAK - NO
1-27 S. Santos ARI [HS] - NO
* J. Mayberry did not sign
5/8 HS
2/5 COL

2003
1-1 D. Young TB [HS] - NO
1-2 R. Weeks MIL - YES
1-5 C. Lubanski KC [HS] - NO
1-6 R. Harvey CHI [HS] - NO
1-7 N. Markakis BAL - YES
1-10 I. Stewart COL [HS] - YES
1-11 R. Aubrey CLE - NO
1-12 L. Milledge NYM [HS] - NO
1-13 A. Hill TOR - YES
1-15 B. Anderson CWS - NO
1-17 D. Murphy BOS - NO
1-18 B. Snyder CLE - NO
1-19 C. Jackson ARI - YES
1-21 M. Moses MIN [HS] - NO
1-23 B. Wood LAA [HS] - NO
1-26 B. Snyder OAK - NO
1-27 E. Duncan NYY [HS] - NO
1-28 D. Barton STL [HS] - NO
1-29 C. Quentin ARI - YES
1-30 M. Maier KC - NO
1/9 HS
5/11 COL

2004
1-1 M. Bush SD [HS] - NO
1-9 C. Nelson COL [HS] - NO
1-11 N. Walker PIT [HS] - NO
1-14 B. Butler KC [HS] - YES
1-15 S. Drew ARI - YES
1-18 J. Fields CHW - NO
1-20 T. Plouffe MIN [HS] - NO
1-21 G. Golson PHI [HS] - NO
1-24 L. Powell OAK - NO
1-26 R. Robnett OAK - NO
1-28 B. Dewitt LAD [HS] - NO
1/7 HS
1/4 COL

2005
1-1 J. Upton ARI [HS] - YES
1-2 A. Gordon KC - NO
1-3 J. Clement SEA - NO
1-4 R. Zimmerman WAS - YES
1-5 R. Braun MIL - YES
1-7 T. Tulowitski COL - YES
1-10 C. Maybin DET [HS] - NO
1-11 A. McCutchen PIT [HS] - YES
1-12 J. Bruce CIN [HS] - NO
1-13 B. Snyder BAL [HS] - NO
1-14 T. Crowe CLE - NO
1-17 CJ Henry NYY [HS] - NO
1-19 J. Mayberry TEX - NO
1-21 C. Pennington OAK - NO
1-23 J. Ellsbury BOS - YES
1-28 C. Rasmus STL [HS] - YES
1-30 T. Greene STL - NO
3/7 HS
4/10 COL