But they've also got the high-reward angle by focusing on young pitchers that exhibit signs of being special, sometimes flying below the radar- they often pick guys that few would have thought of at that point in the draft.

Unfortunately, that strategy has got to change, especially if they have a shot at 1 of the 2 great hitters in next years draft.

1.    The Bridges of Madison Bumgarner
2.    People's Republic of Madison Bumgarner
3.    Bleacher Bumgarner
4.    Madi Cakes
5.    Splash

This is probably a ginormous "duh" statement but I'm actually okay with the Giants drafting HS players because they can spend three, four, even five years in the minors and still be young enough to quell the crowing about OH HE'S TOO OLD FOR BLAH BLAH LEVEL.

Fast tracked for an 18 year old pitcher who has a lot of room to grow still...what's that, three years? More? Timmy's a freak of nature in that he was up and contributing less than a calendar year after he was drafted. No way in Hades should the MadBum be ready that quickly.

If not contributing to the big team soon, he might be helping them sooner by being a prime trading chip.

Unusually high release point + unusually long arms is a mechanical disadvantage, as the angle of his release point at the joints has to be more exact for the release point at his hand to be in the right place.

This is a major mechanical oversimplification of his early problems, which had a lot more factors, but being big was one of his earliest and most lasting hurdles.

Slower development of screw-foots is caused by Coriolis force. Righties have similar difficulties in Australia and other countries below the Equator. For example, Johann Santana, a Venezuelan, has not experienced the control and development issues that routinely affect lefties, even great ones like Koufax.  But other righties, from Venezuela like Omar and Ozzie Guillen, are viewed upon as eccentrics.

Its all pretty simple really. Its the earth's rotation.

Sincerely

Dr. Baseball Science