Talent vs. Makeup: The Real Split

Tools are easy to see. Run times. Arm strength. Bat speed. Numbers on a page.
Makeup is harder. How a player handles failure. How he carries himself in the dugout. How teammates respond to him.

Every organization wrestles with the balance. Talent gets you drafted. Makeup decides how far you go.

The real split isn’t either/or. It’s how much weight to put on each—because both break down if you get it wrong.