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Post by vermontsox1 on Jul 14, 2024 19:08:46 GMT -5
And Longenhagen is switching to Montgomery too.
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Post by briam on Jul 14, 2024 19:09:01 GMT -5
Now Montgomery is more like it!
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Post by soxfaninnj on Jul 14, 2024 19:09:04 GMT -5
Wow we got him!!
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Post by dirtdog on Jul 14, 2024 19:09:09 GMT -5
7. OF Braden Montgomery, Texas A&M His junior season ended on a sour note — a fractured ankle during the Super Regional round robbed Montgomery of the opportunity to help the Aggies in the College World Series — but let’s not lose sight of how much better this guy got during his one year in College Station. Revered for his two-way potential dating to his high school days and during his first two college seasons at Stanford, Montgomery stopped pitching after transferring to A&M and saw a huge uptick in power production in turn.
The switch-hitting outfielder’s SLG% jumped to .733 after hovering around .600 the previous two seasons, and he showed marked improvements with his right-handed swing to help balance out what was already a thunderous left-handed cut. Also, the rocket arm that had scouts eager to see more on the mound now plays as the headlining feature of a classic right-field profile. Assuming Montgomery’s injury is expected to heal completely with no trouble, some team should be happy to scoop this guy up somewhere in the top 10 picks.
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Post by chaimtime on Jul 14, 2024 19:09:20 GMT -5
Cam Smith is fine by me. High contact rate, great exit velos, just hits the ball into the ground too much. Seems like the type of hitter the Red Sox have thrived at developing.
Edit: I was writing out a message saying Longehagen was saying the Sox were cutting a deal, but not sure if that would change with Montgomery still around. Sounds like Smith might’ve been the guy, but plans changed with how the board shook out.
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Post by cdj on Jul 14, 2024 19:09:35 GMT -5
lol I was starting to talk myself into Cam Smith 😂😂
Hell yeah Monty!
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Post by Foulke_In_Athol on Jul 14, 2024 19:09:38 GMT -5
MONTY!!!!; Fuck Yeah!!!!
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 14, 2024 19:09:46 GMT -5
Unreal that the Red Sox catch fallers like this two years in a row (and 3/4 if we count Mayer)
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Post by bluechip on Jul 14, 2024 19:09:58 GMT -5
And Longenhagen is switching to Montgomery too. All his sources saying this. Now.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jul 14, 2024 19:10:07 GMT -5
Montgomery's rankings:
Baseball America: 7 MLB Pipeline: 8 Kiley McDaniel: 9 Keith Law: 4
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Post by pedroelgrande on Jul 14, 2024 19:10:12 GMT -5
It may have been Smith before Montgomery fell.
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Post by ematz1423 on Jul 14, 2024 19:10:25 GMT -5
Montgomery seems about as good as they could have hoped for today.
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Post by 07redsox on Jul 14, 2024 19:10:29 GMT -5
Wonder if Smith was going to be the pick, but Montgomery fell so they switched up last minute.
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Post by wOBA Fett on Jul 14, 2024 19:11:37 GMT -5
Can't hate the pick
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Post by pedroelgrande on Jul 14, 2024 19:11:37 GMT -5
Three drafts in a row the Red Sox get a gift love it.
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Post by nomar on Jul 14, 2024 19:11:53 GMT -5
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jul 14, 2024 19:11:57 GMT -5
Montgomery is at the draft.
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Post by kingstephanos on Jul 14, 2024 19:12:19 GMT -5
New Top 10 player, we'd assume??
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Post by TearsIn04 on Jul 14, 2024 19:12:36 GMT -5
A SH with power? That works for me!
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 14, 2024 19:12:36 GMT -5
Montgomery's rankings: Baseball America: 7 MLB Pipeline: 8 Kiley McDaniel: 9 Keith Law: 4 9 per FG too, though ironically they have Smith #7 (but the same rating on each)
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jul 14, 2024 19:13:15 GMT -5
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Post by dirtdog on Jul 14, 2024 19:13:28 GMT -5
We got our Gen Z Reggie Smith. Looks good in Sox gear. Plus he will probably make it to the Sea Dogs next year.
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 14, 2024 19:14:09 GMT -5
My barely informed top 5 wishlist (of guys who I think might be there at our pick): 1. Braden Montgomery 2. Konnor Griffin 3. Cam Smith 4. Brody Brecht 5. Nick Kurtz HM: Yesavage, Tibbs, King, Rainer Even better would be a bigger surprise drop from someone like Hagen Smith clearly I dictate the Sox draft strategy
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Post by ixnayexxus on Jul 14, 2024 19:14:09 GMT -5
Love, love, love the Montgomery pick.
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Post by Foulke_In_Athol on Jul 14, 2024 19:14:25 GMT -5
This kid is perfectly suited to RF and Fenway. Serious power!
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