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It was either him or EP, everyone else was an inferior prospect. Not sure where the big risk comes from.
Any time a prospect has a longer development arc still to go the risk increases that they'll stagnate before they make good on their potential. Especially when that long road involves such a massive jump in level of competition. His skillset may not have carried much risk, but as a prospect, he certainly did.
It's the biggest thing I hold against Pod...not yet having watched his U18 performances...