Deletion of Rick Porcello

Comment: Porcello is not only a first-round draft pick, he has received independent, non-trivial coverage in national newspapers as winner of the Gatorade national baseball player of the year, which is awarded to one -- and only one -- player per year, joining such notables as Drew Henson, Alex Rodriguez and Gary Sheffield, as well as being selected for a national all-star team. Per , notability is established when the person has been the subject of published1 secondary sources that are reliable, intellectually independent, and independent of the subject and if the person has received significant recognized awards or honors, both of which are established in the article. Not all players drafted deserve articles. Notability has been clearly established for Porcello
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)

Comment: Hasn't played pro baseball yet, so clearly fails . If he got a contract and played in the minor league, that would technically satisfy the "played professionally" provision of  but per recent AFD comments, some feel that the minors don't count, or certain levels of minor league don't count. If so those editors should edit  to say so. I think we would then need to equate what it means in salary and notability to play various pro sports in various countries.Allison Stokke had lots of press coverage of her high school athleticism (before her notability for other reasons) and the article was deleted largely because editors judged high school athletes non-notable
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO||WP:BIO)