re: Why didn't LSU greats like Brandon Larson, Eddy Furniss, etc. make more noise in MLB?

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College baseball has far more talent today than back then. Over the last 30 years, more and more talented players, like Bregman, Crews and Kling, go to college. Guys like Larson and Furniss would have been good college players had they played today, but they would have blended in to the team LSU has this year.

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This is also a great answer. I think I still have the article from about 10-15 years ago that spoke about some entities (sorry, can’t remember which ones) trying to get MLB to stop drafting HS pitchers. It mentioned how the avg FB in HS was about 1.7mph faster than the FB in MLB. Injuries were common due to over usage.

Point is, it is getting harder and harder for HS pitchers to hide injuries and treatment. I think the article mentioned something about how MLB organizations were significantly improving their ability to detect injuries in HS pitchers they were considering drafting out of HS. Back in Larson and Furniss’ day, it was much easier to hide. Therefore, the talent level in college wasn’t what it is today.

More and more college teams are taking on these HS kids with “injuries”, some minor, rehabbing them and getting a great pitcher for a few years. Just my opinion of course.