I could see Nixon 1B/DH
You are pretty much spot onCLTWolf said:Expected to be gone from the starting lineup:curmudgeon.zen said:
Can anyone give a rundown of which players from this year's lineup are/aren't expected back next year?? Between the extra covid eligibility and the draft rules, I'm not entirely sure what to expect.
Everyone but JT Jarrett. haha
89_Grad said:
Where did Tillery come from? After performance last night and in game 3 vs. FSU last week, wondering how he ended up on roster. Didn't notice a mention on this thread...
mckbmj said:
Not sure why it's not letting me quote a reply, but I've seen here and TOS that we're in for a complete rebuild. Can I ask why? Draft? Transfer?
CLTWolf said:mckbmj said:
Not sure why it's not letting me quote a reply, but I've seen here and TOS that we're in for a complete rebuild. Can I ask why? Draft? Transfer?
Draft mainly.
Tresh
McDonough
Torres
Butler
Those guys should be picked fairly high.
Murr and Brown will probably get picked late and Mensik could get picked as well, if not I would assume he just signs as a FA since he's considered an international player.
JT Jarrett is about the only position player that could/should return.
We do return a lot of pitching tho and hopefully get a good number of the injured back healthy. Just gotta find some guys to play in the field. Haha
Perfect Game has the 2021 class ranked 19th nationally. There are 7 ACC teams ranked in the top 19 but those will adjust as kids drafted sign and not end up in those classes.Trickynic1 said:
JC how high is our Class ranked. We've got 3 good weekend starters returning!
Deej said:
I thought Torres is not eligible to be drafted since he is only a freshman. Am I missing something here?
There was talk of Hood going to the Cape Cod league soon, but it hasn't happened yet. He has been playing well for the Salamanders.pack2010 said:
couple updates i've seen from our kids not currently in omaha in summer leagues.
Josh Hood is hitting .293 in 11 games, 41 ABs. 4 HRs, 2 doubles and a triple. In the CPL. Likely starting SS next year
Jaco Widener is pitching in the CPL and has thrown 13.2 innings 19 Ks, 12 walks, 11 hits, 3.85 ERA. Definite strike out stuff here, seemingly needs to harness it some.
Chase Nixon is hitting .310 in 10 games, 29 ABs. Only 1 extra base hit, a double, but also only 4 Ks so making contact. In the CPL.
Trey Truitt is playing in the northwest league and has played in 12 games. in 46 ABs he is hitting .326 with 2 doubles and 2 triples with 4 SBs. He has a walked 12 times to 13 Ks and is sporting a .475 OBP. Also, he is listed at 6'2 215 lbs, so he should be an imposing player for us. I would bet on him starting in a corner OF spot
Man I'd love to see him mashin' balls in college for 3 years. He's a top 10 round kid though and will sign, I'm sure.EthanBarry said:
https://www.mlb.com/news/draft-combine-batting-leaders-day-1
Some Tommy White numbers and video in here. He's very impressive, although as a right handed power bat as a corner infielder (probably first base only) it's a tough profile in pro ball
Payton Green is a weird one. I've read a couple places that the word is he wants to attend college but money is hard to pass up when it's right there. 3 years in college would probably be best for him (and most HS kids).pack2010 said:
Commit Peyton Green is at #156 overall too. No idea if either end up on campus, but would be a coup.
knew he was good, real good, but that's top 3-5 round range. didn't realize he was THAT good. hopefully we can pull him to campusCLTWolf said:Payton Green is a weird one. I've read a couple places that the word is he wants to attend college but money is hard to pass up when it's right there. 3 years in college would probably be best for him (and most HS kids).pack2010 said:
Commit Peyton Green is at #156 overall too. No idea if either end up on campus, but would be a coup.
I'll follow up (and I meant to post this earlier, as well) that I was listening to someone on the radio (can't remember who for the life of me, maybe Ben McDonald) saying that MLB would like to take less HS kids in the draft b/c so many are not ready for pro ball at all. They'd much rather pick them from college. In the 5 rounds last year only 47 HS kids were selected. I read something else from Baseball America that showed the trend of picking HS kids going down by a good amount. The data was from 2019 and back.pack2010 said:knew he was good, real good, but that's top 3-5 round range. didn't realize he was THAT good. hopefully we can pull him to campusCLTWolf said:Payton Green is a weird one. I've read a couple places that the word is he wants to attend college but money is hard to pass up when it's right there. 3 years in college would probably be best for him (and most HS kids).pack2010 said:
Commit Peyton Green is at #156 overall too. No idea if either end up on campus, but would be a coup.