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Post by jdogge on May 26, 2016 11:21:57 GMT -8
Have you heard rumblings of pending departures? Who? Ice, Hamilton, Morrison .... among others. Anyone other than the Juniors and Seniors? Eckert, obviously; Ice is gone, I'm sure; Hamilton hasn't had even a marginal year, so I suspect he stays; Morrison's 2nd half drop off is due to [one poster implied that he was having] personal issues. Perhaps he stays if he doesn't draft higher. Do you see any Freshman or Sophomores transferring? |
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Post by zeroposter on May 26, 2016 11:28:35 GMT -8
The Beavers should be just fine for most position players next season, but catcher is a position of dire need. Gretler needs an entire summer of heavy catching instruction/experience. KJ, if he can get over the lingering injury, might be the answer. One of the young guys we didn't see this season?
There are a ton of question marks for the pitching staff. I would be greatly surprised if either of the two top pitching signees don't sign pro contracts. The other 3 signees whom I have followed might contribute down the road. Verburg and Mulholland have had great senior years, but it is difficult to project high school to college obviously. Brosius, after sitting out a year with TJ surgery, may be helped just by physical maturity, but he is a long shot right now to be of immediate help.
The return of Tweedt and Drew may be the keys, but TJ returnees are always a work in progress. Hickey? Jake? Martinek? Heimlich still has potential. Ex-surfer dude knows how to pitch. One of the other young guys? Hopefully the Beavers don't leave the Surprise tournaments next season with the same pitching problems that were apparent down there this season.
Darned I love conjecturing about baseball and future Beaver teams.
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Post by justdamwin on May 26, 2016 14:13:01 GMT -8
Ice is ready to play professional baseball. Not much to keep him in Corvallis. Only position player whole to fill.
Morrison could use another year to develop his bat. He may well depart but there's plenty of middle infield talent so not a worry.
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Post by beavaristotle on May 26, 2016 14:14:59 GMT -8
Drew will probably not be ready for next season. the normal timeline for a pitcher having Tommy John is about 16 months. that would put him into next summer before he is back to 100%. I think he has fired his last bullet at OSU. its a long time to wait for the 2018 season. I think he will get healthy and start his professional career.
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Post by avidbeaver on May 27, 2016 10:32:06 GMT -8
The question about Drew is will he be drafted if he doesn't play at all next year like beavaristotle says. That team would be taking a big chance. What if he has issues after the surgery? You never know what may happen. The issue has gone both ways. Most of them come out fine but others have issues. A team probably would take a chance in later rounds but not in the early rounds. There was a pitcher drafted who had gone through tj surgery and got drafted a few years back. I wonder how that turned out. I would think the best way to go would be for Drew to show that he is back by at least throwing part of next years season at least.
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Post by avidbeaver on May 27, 2016 10:38:03 GMT -8
Here is an article on a few players who got drafted after tommy john surgery. I will try to look up how they are doing later. Seems to be the thing to do the last few years. They must think the elbow will be better after surgery. They don't seem to be concerned at all, so maybe Rasmussen will be selected without pitching at all next year if that happens. m.mlb.com/news/article/115029822/top-draft-pick-brady-aiken-undergoes-tommy-john-surgery |
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Post by baseba1111 on May 27, 2016 10:44:05 GMT -8
The question about Drew is will he be drafted if he doesn't play at all next year like beavaristotle says. That team would be taking a big chance. What if he has issues after the surgery? You never know what may happen. The issue has gone both ways. Most of them come out fine but others have issues. A team probably would take a chance in later rounds but not in the early rounds. There was a pitcher drafted who had gone through tj surgery and got drafted a few years back. I wonder how that turned out. I would think the best way to go would be for Drew to show that he is back by at least throwing part of next years season at least. MLB draft is sort of a "meat market of arms". You need a TON to fill and replenish you farm system. A team interested in Drew will sell him on a late round pick, extended Spring Training, better medical care, getting paid (maybe a small bonus/pay for finishing school) versus the extra innings on a repaired arm under competitive stress. Depending on the $$ Drew's foolish to not take a potential draft deal. There is no guarantees either way... but, bonus, school paid is assuring the rest of your life, arm or no arm. Get hurt again and you're on your own. Come back and pitch great he's not a top tier pitching prospect and he improves his lot some, but has those extra 100+ innings on his arm... which some teams will use against him in keeping his draft lower than maybe it should/could be, as there will be a new crop of "healthy" HS and college arms available. |
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Post by thewizard on May 27, 2016 12:38:14 GMT -8
The question about Drew is will he be drafted if he doesn't play at all next year like beavaristotle says. That team would be taking a big chance. What if he has issues after the surgery? You never know what may happen. The issue has gone both ways. Most of them come out fine but others have issues. A team probably would take a chance in later rounds but not in the early rounds. There was a pitcher drafted who had gone through tj surgery and got drafted a few years back. I wonder how that turned out. I would think the best way to go would be for Drew to show that he is back by at least throwing part of next years season at least. Drew will be eligible in next years (2017) draft. He will be 3 years removed from High School and had three years of college under his belt (whether he plays or not). |
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Post by avidbeaver on May 27, 2016 14:43:31 GMT -8
I know he would be draft eligible. I was just stating a question as to whether any team would draft him because of the surgery. Then I linked an article that said teams do draft pitchers who have had the surgery.
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