Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Josh Smoker

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Sr13 02:20, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Josh Smoker

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Subject fails WP:BIO standards for athletes for never having competed at the professional level or at the highest amateur level. He was selected in the Major League Baseball draft but has A. yet to play a game in even the minor leagues and B. not yet decided whether to go to college or to the professional level. Metros 18:21, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

• Delete Or do we want every schoolboy on a soccer team's books to make it onto Wikipedia? Once he plays in a professional league he's in, until then he isn't. Nick mallory 05:23, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 12:29, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
• Delete. I applaud the initiative of the editors who have created dozens of pages for the top picks in the draft, but I don't think Smoker meets WP:BIO as a high school prospect who wasn't even picked in the top 30. In baseball, the amateur draft is relatively unimportant because of the minor leagues -- a team's top prospects are more notable than top draft choices. SliceNYC (Talk) 01:36, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

I would also suggest adding to this AfD debate all the picks from the sandwich round (picks #31-64), most of whom have pages about them made already. A case for notability can be made for most of the top 30, especially those known for their collegiate accomplishments, but I think the other picks can wait until they develop into minor league prospects. SliceNYC (Talk) 01:36, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

he is a top prospect and just fell he should have been drafted higher. i think it should stay but maybe i guess i could recreate it when he reaches AA or AAA in the minors. but it you guys really think it should go then that's fine.

• Delete He isn't notable yet, wait till he does play at the upper tier of baseball then we can talk.--Kylohk 15:19, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

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