MLB DRAFT PREVIEW: A Look At NC State's Players And Signees

I thought everyone had heard that Walston really wanted to go to school. Did that change or are we just assuming since he is about to have a lot of money thrown at him that he is inevitably gone?

PackPA2015 said:

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I thought everyone had heard that Walston really wanted to go to school. Did that change or are we just assuming since he is about to have a lot of money thrown at him that he is inevitably gone?

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I mean if it were my kid he'd be gone. But, if he does really want to come to school then he'll probably ask for a lot more than slot and then the ball is in the Dbacks court and how they look with the bunches of other early picks of dudes that could want more money too.

Walston's whole situation changed when he became a 1st round pick. When he was a projected second round pick he probably had a number above the 1.3-1.5 million slot he was projected that he would need to go pro. Now that he was a first rounder, his slot has jumped up to almost 2.7 mil so if Arizona comes around there I can't see him saying no.

JCooke93 said:

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J.parker27 A.blake25 A.barger22 are all gone And maybe M.bienlien33 And T.thomas31

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Parker and maybe Blake were the only ones they might be "upset" about. Well, Parker for sure. The rest, meh. I guess I could see Thomas giving it a shot but wouldn't make much sense, IMO. He likes to be busy it seems so who knows. Lol

As far as Soles, hasn't summer school already started?

Soles can always just drop out of school if they give him an offer he is comfortable with. Him being on campus is at least a good sign that he hasn't completely ruled out college.

rwwalsh said:

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Soles can always just drop out of school if they give him an offer he is comfortable with. Him being on campus is at least a good sign that he hasn't completely ruled out college.

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I don't see any way he's in summer school. He's just barely graduated from high school and State's summer session 1 started back in May.

Both Edwards and Wilson signed well under slot value. Interesting.

SportManagementEngineer said:

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Both Edwards and Wilson signed well under slot value. Interesting.

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Edwards is a SR so he wasn't getting anything close to slot. He got more than most but being the first true SR off the board helped I'm sure.

CLTWolf said:

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rwwalsh said:

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Soles can always just drop out of school if they give him an offer he is comfortable with. Him being on campus is at least a good sign that he hasn't completely ruled out college.

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I don't see any way he's in summer school. He's just barely graduated from high school and State's summer session 1 started back in May.

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his Instagram

JCooke93 said:

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CLTWolf said:

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rwwalsh said:

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Soles can always just drop out of school if they give him an offer he is comfortable with. Him being on campus is at least a good sign that he hasn't completely ruled out college.

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I don't see any way he's in summer school. He's just barely graduated from high school and State's summer session 1 started back in May.

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his Instagram

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The one with 9 pics? Don't see anything about summer school.

The Thomas thing is very interesting to me. In my eyes, if he wants to be a professional baseball player, why not focus solely on that next year and get drafted in a better position? I suppose if he really wants to continue playing college football, but keep the baseball thing open, signing now might be the best way to make that happen. Interested to see how it turns out.

CLTWolf said:

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JCooke93 said:

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CLTWolf said:

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rwwalsh said:

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Soles can always just drop out of school if they give him an offer he is comfortable with. Him being on campus is at least a good sign that he hasn't completely ruled out college.

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I don't see any way he's in summer school. He's just barely graduated from high school and State's summer session 1 started back in May.

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his Instagram

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The one with 9 pics? Don't see anything about summer school.

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he was live on Instagram the other Day with L.whitaker16 And A.Pace

James Henderson said:

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Couldn't Thomas sign a deal like Russ did?

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Going off memory I think that is what his Dad either said or alluded to in the N&O article that came out a few days ago.

Whitaker is playing CPL with Hi Toms. Has yet to throw , playing some 1B.

A.samuelson singed his pro contract Yesterday

Blake Walston Just Signed His Pro Contract With The Arizona Diamondbacks

N.Soles is going to be on the 2020 Pack 9 Team This Fall

So the OF can now have McDonough in Center(best defensive player), Butler in Left, & Soles to finally give State a solid everyday RF. Gonna have Bailey behind the plate, Debo & Thresh probably rotating at FB & DH. Then Mensik at TB, hopefully Vazquez at SS, & Brown at SB. Think Vazquez is a better defensive player than Mensik. Tatum, McArthur, & Jarrett will probably lose some playing time. Then others like Chlup, Murr, Thomas, Neese, Highfill, Giles, Butcher, & maybe Torres can fill in when needed.

Soles will play CF.
McDonough will probably move to 2B, his more natural position.

Struttingwolf96 said:

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So the OF can now have McDonough in Center(best defensive player), Butler in Left, & Soles to finally give State a solid everyday RF. Gonna have Bailey behind the plate, Debo & Thresh probably rotating at FB & DH. Then Mensik at TB, hopefully Vazquez at SS, & Brown at SB. Think Vazquez is a better defensive player than Mensik. Tatum, McArthur, & Jarrett will probably lose some playing time. Then others like Chlup, Murr, Thomas, Neese, Highfill, Giles, Butcher, & maybe Torres can fill in when needed.

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Been posted Vasquez is probably not going to return

Wolfer79 said:

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Struttingwolf96 said:

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So the OF can now have McDonough in Center(best defensive player), Butler in Left, & Soles to finally give State a solid everyday RF. Gonna have Bailey behind the plate, Debo & Thresh probably rotating at FB & DH. Then Mensik at TB, hopefully Vazquez at SS, & Brown at SB. Think Vazquez is a better defensive player than Mensik. Tatum, McArthur, & Jarrett will probably lose some playing time. Then others like Chlup, Murr, Thomas, Neese, Highfill, Giles, Butcher, & maybe Torres can fill in when needed.

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Been posted Vasquez is probably not going to return

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Vasquez May Come Back This Fall Not 100% sure yet

That's good news, think Vazquez could be the most improved player on the team.

CLTWolf said:

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Soles will play CF.
McDonough will probably move to 2B, his more natural position.

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This. Getting that kind of production from second base would be really nice. Maybe gain a little bit more range at that position as well.

Update M.Bienlien33 Did Sign With The Detroit Tigers

wilmwolf80 said:

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CLTWolf said:

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Soles will play CF.
McDonough will probably move to 2B, his more natural position.

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This. Getting that kind of production from second base would be really nice. Maybe gain a little bit more range at that position as well.

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Is McDonough to 2B based on conjecture or did Avent already say this was definitely happening?

Ripper said:

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wilmwolf80 said:

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CLTWolf said:

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Soles will play CF.
McDonough will probably move to 2B, his more natural position.

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This. Getting that kind of production from second base would be really nice. Maybe gain a little bit more range at that position as well.

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Is McDonough to 2B based on conjecture or did Avent already say this was definitely happening?

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It's been me guessing but he also was a middle infielder in HS (caught a lot as well) and also moved to 2B towards the end of the year at the end of several games.

It also just makes complete sense (IMO) to put a natural CF in that spot and move a guy to the more natural INF spot.

CLTWolf said:

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Ripper said:

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wilmwolf80 said:

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CLTWolf said:

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Soles will play CF.
McDonough will probably move to 2B, his more natural position.

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This. Getting that kind of production from second base would be really nice. Maybe gain a little bit more range at that position as well.

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Is McDonough to 2B based on conjecture or did Avent already say this was definitely happening?

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It's been me guessing but he also was a middle infielder in HS (caught a lot as well) and also moved to 2B towards the end of the year at the end of several games.

It also just makes complete sense (IMO) to put a natural CF in that spot and move a guy to the more natural INF spot.

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McDonough will move to 2nd and Mensik will play SS

Is Soles good enough to be a starter in Center field?

metcalfmafia said:

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Is Soles good enough to be a starter in Center field?

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I'd say yes and he's got speed for days too.

Is he faster than McDonough, Brown, Butler or Tatum?

Struttingwolf96 said:

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Is he faster than McDonough, Brown, Butler or Tatum?

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Yes.

Trea Turner like speed?

If Torres stays in school and doesn't sign, this class has the chance to be like the Rodon, Turner, Austin, etc class from 2011. I'm not saying there's a Rodon or Turner type talent in this class but just from a talent getting to school standpoint.
What's crazy is that 2011 class lost 3 or 4 other kids to the draft. Such a strong class that year.
2011 gave us Rodon, Turner, Fincher and Ratledge that all contributed as FR.

I have to think Soles, Villaman (if healthy) and Torres at least help us next year. That's not including JUCO Austin Murr either.
There are several freshman arms that could see some burn too.

Struttingwolf96 said:

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Trea Turner like speed?

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Soles:

• 60 TIME: 6.58 HOME TO 1ST: 4.2

Can't find Trea Turners

Very few are Turner fast. Some say 30 feet per second