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Post by chinmusic on Nov 6, 2019 22:39:05 GMT -8
National signing day is one week from today on November 13th, and Oregon State's 2020 Baseball Recruting Class will be in the books. As close as I can tell, the Beavers will sign 16 new student-athletes, including seven pitchers. Pitching is obviously the strength of the class. We may see several additional walk-ons join the class on NSD.
PITCHERS:
Mick Abel 6-6, 194 RHP/B-R Portland, OR. / Jesuit HS
Justin Thorsteinson 6-4, 204 LHP/ B-L Langley, B.C. (Canada) / Langley Secondary School
Jason Hunter 6-3, 206 RHP/B-R Gresham, OR. / Sam Barlow HS
Jonah Giblin 6-3, 196 RHP/B-R Silverdale, WA. / Bainbridge HS
Heith Rasica 6-4, 189 RHP/ B-L Henley, OR HS
Ian Lawson 6-6, 214 RHP/B-R Hillsboro, OR. / Century HS
Brock Townsend 5-11, 172 RHP/B-R Eugene, OR. / Churchill HS / Linn-Benton CC
INFIELDERS:
Jordan Donohue 5-9, 155 R/SH Mililani, HI, / Damien Memorial HS
Alejandro Cazorla-Granados 5-11, 166 R/R Calgary, AL (Canada) Foothills Academy-Okotoks BB Academy
Garrett Forrester 5-11, 189 R/R Fair Oaks, CA. / Bella Vista HS
Brady Kasper 6-1, 177 R/L Mission Viejo, CA. / Capistrano Valley HS
Paul Myro 5-10, 175 R/SH Henderson, NV. / Basic HS
OUTFIELDERS:
Luke Watson 5-11, 162 R/R Glendora, CA. / Maranatha HS
Tommy Dukhart 6-2, 185 R/L Lake Oswego, OR. HS
Kyle Keyes 6-0, 186 R/SH South Jordan, UT. / Bingham HS
Rohan Wright 6-3, 183 R/R Tallahassee, FL. / James Rickards HS
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Post by BeaverG20 on Nov 13, 2019 10:45:48 GMT -8
I'm suprised Abel signed. Thats a big get. The whole class looks great!
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Post by baseba1111 on Nov 13, 2019 10:56:16 GMT -8
I'm suprised Abel signed. Thats a big get. The whole class looks great! ? Don't get your point... signing in no way effects being drafted/signing. It does create the illusion of negotiating leverage. The chances of him playing as a Beaver is, unfortunately, very very slim to none. And, good for him! |
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Post by BeaverG20 on Nov 13, 2019 11:22:14 GMT -8
I'm suprised Abel signed. Thats a big get. The whole class looks great! ? Don't get your point... signing in no way effects being drafted/signing. It does create the illusion of negotiating leverage. The chances of him playing as a Beaver is, unfortunately, very very slim to none. And, good for him! My bad, I thought since he signed, he was in. Here's to hopin' |
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Post by zeroposter on Nov 13, 2019 13:01:15 GMT -8
Chin, good call a while back on Giblin. I never saw a confirmation about Giblin on PG or the other recruiting sites. His school district confirmed the signing this morning.
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Post by kersting13 on Nov 13, 2019 13:29:10 GMT -8
Love the updates chinmusic. Thank you for sharing your info with us.
I'm gonna assume that two of those players are Jaren Hunter (Barlow) and Tommy Dukart (LO).
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Post by tamatrix on Nov 13, 2019 16:28:02 GMT -8
I had thought that Donahue flipped to Texas A&M?  Did that happen and flip back? Thinking of someone else? |
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Post by tamatrix on Nov 13, 2019 16:29:10 GMT -8
Nevermind....KJ's little brother is going to A&M, that was what I was thinking...boo to that
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Post by vhalum92 on Nov 13, 2019 17:19:05 GMT -8
I'm seeing on the twitter feed...
Gavin Logan Catcher, JC transfer from Southeastern Community College in Kansas - 5 HR last season
Justin Thorsteinson LHP 6-4 out of Canada.
Not listed above.... welcome to the family boys.
Go Beavs!
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Post by chinmusic on Nov 14, 2019 9:18:54 GMT -8
Gavin Logan was discussed here on the board. It was noted we were stocked with catchers in 2021 if Claunch doesn't sign following the 2020 MLB draft. Claunch, Hamilton, Steck, Weber, and Forrester who plays 3B and Catches. Add to that Mike Tsoukalas and Tanner Smith who arrive in 2021, and you have 6 or 7 catchers available for duty.
Look for the Orioles to jump on that situation - "Adley Rutschman was so good, it took Oregon State 6 catchers to replace him in Corvallis."
OSU does not differentiate scholarship from preferred walk-on commitments when announced. All pledges get equal billing. That makes it difficult to predict a precise number for the signing class. Ten were announced as our official signing class but you can now look for Cazorla, Rasica, Keyes, Wright, and Townsend to be announced between before next May as joining the program as walk-ons. If we lose one along the way, I would guess it would be Rohan Wright.
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Post by zeroposter on Nov 14, 2019 11:41:24 GMT -8
Gavin Logan was discussed here on the board. It was noted we were stocked with catchers in 2021 if Claunch doesn't sign following the 2020 MLB draft. Claunch, Hamilton, Steck, Weber, and Forrester who plays 3B and Catches. Add to that Mike Tsoukalas and Tanner Smith who arrive in 2021, and you have 6 or 7 catchers available for duty. Look for the Orioles to jump on that situation - "Adley Rutschman was so good, it took Oregon State 6 catchers to replace him in Corvallis." OSU does not differentiate scholarship from preferred walk-on commitments when announced. All pledges get equal billing. That makes it difficult to predict a precise number for the signing class. Ten were announced as our official signing class but you can now look for Cazorla, Rasica, Keyes, Wright, and Townsend to be announced between before next May as joining the program as walk-ons. If we lose one along the way, I would guess it would be Rohan Wright. Rasica is interesting. He totally dominated on the mound as a sophomore and was first team all-state at the 4A level. This year, he was a big, power-hitting 1B without a lot of mound time. His early commitment to OSU indicated a scholarship to me, but I was obviously wrong. Henley had good pitching including the older Rasica brother. It is 4A, but Henley would be competitive at any level. A big, strong, hard throwing, dominant, sophomore doesn't pitch much as a junior though. Injury??? Or was the starting pitching for Henley deep enough that Heith was more valuable as a pen guy? Interesting. |
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Did that happen and flip back? Thinking of someone else?