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Post by larrycook on Mar 27, 2024 19:16:33 GMT -5
LSU Holman is 5 wins and 1 loss with a .78 era.
LSU thatcher Hurd is 1 win and 3 losses with a 7.09 era.
LSU Tommy white is hitting .321 with 7 taters.
Really hoping white falls to us on the first round. The dude can barrel up a golf ball
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Mar 28, 2024 17:11:52 GMT -5
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Post by capesox on Mar 28, 2024 18:19:32 GMT -5
Hagan Smith is pitching against LSU right now on ESPN 2. As if we don't have enough sports on tonight.
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Post by ramireja on Mar 29, 2024 17:00:19 GMT -5
California prep SS creeping up the draft boards into our pick range...
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Post by johnsilver52 on Mar 29, 2024 17:07:03 GMT -5
This year has been more difficult to see college baseball in general from various sports networks.. sec, longhorns channel etc. Reason? This year they ALL have began broadcasting what seems to be lots more women's softball, replay upon replay of previous season's college football games, ditto basketball and other sports. It's like baseball has been shoved to the rear of the que list.
coming from someone who has always loved the game at the collegiate level and counted on this as a way to get good eye on coming talent, only now university channels are going the way of negative society it looks like.
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Post by ematz1423 on Mar 29, 2024 17:27:08 GMT -5
California SS you say, I'm sold we need more of those in the early rounds!
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Mar 29, 2024 21:58:54 GMT -5
My dream is dying by the day (but also this dude is freaking awesome)
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Post by larrycook on Mar 31, 2024 13:21:59 GMT -5
Charlie condon listed as a redshirt sophomore on the Georgia site. Hitting .525 with 19 taters!!!!
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Post by dirtdog on Mar 31, 2024 22:50:48 GMT -5
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Apr 1, 2024 0:25:06 GMT -5
I'm high on Caminiti; not as much on Brecht or Santucci.
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Post by cdj on Apr 1, 2024 6:38:05 GMT -5
I’m high on Cam Caminiti too because that’s a sick name (coming from a Cam)
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Post by 1toolplayer on Apr 1, 2024 7:37:36 GMT -5
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Post by rismith on Apr 1, 2024 8:28:25 GMT -5
Get to see Vance a lot down here in NC. Have a deep connection to UNC. Great athlete but hit tool is a real issue. Doesn't look ready to hit pre-pitch. Bat is laid off and moving up as pitch is coming. Results in him being late and guessing a lot to make up for it. If he can get that cleaned up I think it could allow him to be on time, in a better position to hit and able to see it longer. We shall see but otherwise the hit tool is very much an issue. Athletic traits on the defensive side in CF are tremendous though and has good instincts on the bases as well.
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on Apr 1, 2024 8:29:31 GMT -5
This doesn't really feel like anything beyond aggregating a lot of the guys that have already been mocked to the Sox, really. The Morlando thing I'm just pretty out on, that's just not the type of archetype they should be chasing that high in the draft. |
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Post by rismith on Apr 1, 2024 8:36:42 GMT -5
Another UNC guy to watch in the middle to later rounds would be Casey Cook. Very nice bat to ball skills. Solid athlete and developing power as he has matured. Didnt have a great summer in the Cape. Multiple years now with a roughly 15%K rate and beginning to add good weight/strength.
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Post by 1toolplayer on Apr 1, 2024 8:56:08 GMT -5
Sarting to take a right hand turn onto narrative street with this one, but one prep arm, that stands out to me is Carson Wiggins.
Brother Jaxon was the Cubs' 2nd rounder last year. After two subpar years Jaxon looked to have made the adjustments and was a potential rise into top 10ish candidate before TJ. Carson has a similar sturdy 6'5, 210lb frame and the power stuff profile to Jaxon, slider and splitter - al biet with maybe a cleaner delivery.
Like Jaxon, Command inconsistencies will prob drop him to the 2nd-3rd round range, but that's the area where there have been a lot of those intriguing prep arms in recent drafts, and IMO the perfect swing to take if he were to get to 50.
BA and MLB both have him at 60.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Apr 1, 2024 10:30:47 GMT -5
In that 2-3 range I think I'd rather target a prepster who already has the command and look for a projection/pro training velocity bump with a guy like Braylon Doughty, William Kirk, or David Shields. None are mountainous specimens but they're not shrimps either and young enough to maybe even gain an inch or two and certainly some bulk.
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Post by 1toolplayer on Apr 1, 2024 12:12:14 GMT -5
In that 2-3 range I think I'd rather target a prepster who already has the command and look for a projection/pro training velocity bump with a guy like Braylon Doughty, William Kirk, or David Shields. None are mountainous specimens but they're not shrimps either and young enough to maybe even gain an inch or two and certainly some bulk. I think there's a chance to do both, no? If he were a college pitcher, like his brother, the command issues would concern me enough to default to a pitcher with better command, but as a HS prospect, I would default to the frame, delivery, and pure stuff, knowing the runway is much longer and getting him into a pro-pitching program could expedite that development and smooth out any potential command issues. I think all HS pitchers in some sense have "command issues", and given the dearth that profile in the system, I'd like to take some chances on those profiles. |
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Post by James Dunne on Apr 1, 2024 13:29:35 GMT -5
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Post by bettsonmookie on Apr 1, 2024 14:48:52 GMT -5
There is no room for nuance in this logic, even in this day and age? College players are moving faster, and the system + current 40-man roster gives good short and long term coverage at most positions, if not all of them. If ever there was a time for a team to prioritize a position, this would appear to be it. Not to mention it’s a great opportunity for Breslow and co. to infuse arms they personally ID’d, rather than the arms left over by their predecessor. Now, if Santucci is best arm available at 12 and they have him graded as a late first, I get not reaching too much for an arm. But assuming they have arms they like somewhat close to best player available, I’d hope they prioritize pitching every time. |
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Post by ematz1423 on Apr 1, 2024 14:52:00 GMT -5
Sure prioritize adding pitchers early/allocate more bonus money to them if that is their plan but I still don't want to see them pigeonhole themselves into taking a P at 12 just because the farm could use a high upside pitching prospect.
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Post by James Dunne on Apr 1, 2024 14:55:32 GMT -5
There is no room for nuance in this logic, even in this day and age? College players are moving faster, and the system + current 40-man roster gives good short and long term coverage at most positions, if not all of them. If ever there was a time for a team to prioritize a position, this would appear to be it. Not to mention it’s a great opportunity for Breslow and co. to infuse arms they personally ID’d, rather than the arms left over by their predecessor. Now, if Santucci is best arm available at 12 and they have him graded as a late first, I get not reaching too much for an arm. But assuming they have arms they like somewhat close to best player available, I’d hope they prioritize pitching every time. Outright rejecting a player because he doesn't fit a type is a bad method, especially with the first-round pick. There's a big leap between "the Red Sox have abandoned pitching in the draft and need to do a better job balancing that" and a few of the above posts with VERY particular specifications of the type of pitcher the Red Sox should be targeting. |
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Apr 2, 2024 0:58:13 GMT -5
Are different people allowed to have different criteria for how they compare and rank players?
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Post by keninten on Apr 2, 2024 1:40:30 GMT -5
Are different people allowed to have different criteria for how they compare and rank players? Yes, and it should be encouraged. |
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Post by threeifbaerga on Apr 2, 2024 11:52:17 GMT -5
Are different people allowed to have different criteria for how they compare and rank players? Nobody is stopping anyone from that. There's no guarantee you won't be criticized for it though. |
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