Scouting the Draft: Where Do Stars Come From?

So, here's a bit of original "research" if you can call it that.  I decided to look up the top batting and pitching performers by fWAR in MLB for 2019 and see where they came from in terms of the draft.  Here's what I found:

Batters(Top 60):  College- 22, High School-17, JC- 2, International- 19.  Breaking it down into top 30 and #31-60, the ratios are essentially the same.

Pitchers(Top 60):  College-26(including top 5), High School- 20, JC- 1, International- 13.  If you take out the top 5, which is admittedly an extremely important subset, it's very close to even between college and high school.

There is likely a greater comfort level with college players since there is a longer observation period, but good scouts should be able to judge who is the best player regardless of whether they are HS or college.

Conclusion:  Trust your scouts and draft the best player available!