Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matt Dominguez (baseball player)

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The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 01:16, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Matt Dominguez (baseball player)

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Non-notable baseball player. Was just drafted in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft, but was drafted straight out of high school, and hasn't signed a contract. He might not choose to go pro, and even if he does, he's got a long way to go to meet WP:BIO. --fuzzy510 20:18, 24 June 2007 (UTC) fuzzy510 20:18, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Keep- Considering that he was a first round draft pick I say We keep it for now but if it turns out he doesn't go pro we delete it then ChrisLamb 20:22, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

• Keep notable ¿SFGiДnts! ^{¿Complain! ¿Analyze! ¿Review!} 21:18, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
• Delete I don't think the related AFDs on other draftees from this year have closed, but I have yet to change my opinion of their lack of notability. YechielMan 21:38, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
• Strong Delete Players who are drafted are not notable enough for inclusion here. The athlete must have something notable about them besides being drafted as drafted does not garuntee much of anything. //Tecmobowl 21:41, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
• Weak Delete, Wait until he plays with the Marlins.--JForget 23:20, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

• Delete Squad players in notable cricket and football teams aren't included here unless they play. There's a vast number of players of all sports who are eligible by wikipedia's guidelines, these shouldn't be stretched to include those who aren't, even if they are 'first round picks'. If he's any good he'll play and there'll be something to put into his article. Nick mallory 00:07, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

• Delete. I think the notability should be there before the article. --Stormbay 02:39, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
• Delete Hasn't played pro baseball yet, so clearly fails WP:BIO. If he got a contract and played in the minor league, that would technically satisfy the "played professionally" provision of WP:BIO 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 WP:BIO 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. Edison 02:55, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Florida-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 05:49, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 05:49, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
• Delete. Being drafted is not WP:N. Not even in the first round. The list of baseball players who have been drafted in the first-round and never gone on to do anything would be almost endless. ChrisLamb's suggestion is exactly the opposite of the way things are handled here. Notability doesn't expire or get taken away. We don't say "this person has a shot to some day become notable, so let's have an article for now and take it away if it doesn't pan out." If the person does not yet meet notability guidelines, then no article yet. Get back to us when he meets the guidelines. Mwelch 18:52, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.