Post by chinmusic on Nov 1, 2021 12:34:27 GMT -8
Mick was committed to Oregon State for 3 years. He wanted badly to be part of the OSU program and pitch for the Beavers. That situation changed when he was a mid-first round draft selection in 2021 by the Phillies. He drew raves during his pro debut in Clearwater. Baseball America recently had this to say about him with a little challenge for the Phillies Instructional group;
"The obvious star of the Phillies Arizona instructional league camp is righthander Mick Abel, who showed massive stuff at Low-A Clearwater in his pro debut, even if the numbers didn't always match the repertoire. His pure stuff looked every bit of a future top-of-the-rotation arm—now it's up to the team's player development group to help him achieve that ceiling."
"The obvious star of the Phillies Arizona instructional league camp is righthander Mick Abel, who showed massive stuff at Low-A Clearwater in his pro debut, even if the numbers didn't always match the repertoire. His pure stuff looked every bit of a future top-of-the-rotation arm—now it's up to the team's player development group to help him achieve that ceiling."
