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Post by nuclearbeaver on May 16, 2022 12:49:21 GMT -8
So it seems likely at this point that Melton, Boyd and Turley are probably off to the big leagues. Meckler is a junior but he has graduated so not sure what his plan is, idk if sticking around helps his draft stock? For the sake of this lets say hes gone too
Current roster that leaves OF/IF guys as Fuchs (Jr), Dernedde (So),McDowell (So), Dukart (R-Fr), Reed (FR-Injured).
Incoming recruits are Turley (off to the bigs for the sake of this discussion), Canon Reeder, Easton Talt, and Aidan Dougherty
Guys can always improve but Fuchs, Dernedde, McDowell and Dukart definitely are not inspiring much confidence for replacing the plate production of Boyd, Meckler and Melton. Kasper seems like he will develop well with more AB. Reed should be great but he will be a question mark until he starts showing us what he can do at this level.
Reeder is the only incoming recruit I have a feel for and hes good but I don't think hes exactly freshman opening day starter good yet.
What do people think?
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Post by cake on May 16, 2022 13:03:50 GMT -8
Considering Bazzana is likely a lock at 2nd and Trosky looks pretty good at SS, I wonder if we look to find a SS who can move out there at least for a while. Dallas Macias is listed as SS/OF, so maybe he can be in the mix.
You're probably right about Turley, but that would be a coup of we could keep him. If not, maybe a JUCO guy can come in for a year?
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Post by qbeaver on May 16, 2022 13:15:01 GMT -8
How about moving Bazzana to the outfield and Trotsky at 2b? A pro scout and I discussed it at practice last fall. I know Bazzana doesn't have a plus arm,but has very good speed. Just a thought. Many of our solid outfielders were converted infielders.
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Post by beavaristotle on May 16, 2022 14:04:13 GMT -8
Turley is projected an mid 3rd round by mlb network. Major tools but still raw at the plate with a lot of swing and miss. Would he pull a Nick/Cayden and come here and make himself a first rounder. Let’s hope
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on May 16, 2022 14:11:04 GMT -8
How about moving Bazzana to the outfield and Trotsky at 2b? A pro scout and I discussed it at practice last fall. I know Bazzana doesn't have a plus arm,but has very good speed. Just a thought. Many of our solid outfielders were converted infielders. Just as an example, Tyler Graham was a shortstop in 2003 before being converted into an outfielder. Graham replaced Ellsbury in center and officially won the National Championship by catching the final fly ball in center in 2006. Graham then went on to play in the Majors as an outfielder. No thought, other than, yeah, Casey wasn't afraid to turn infielders into outfielders. |
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on May 16, 2022 14:11:20 GMT -8
Ely Kennel will probably play OF. Or at least would be a good candidate to. He's probably better than Jeff Hendrix at this point.
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Post by tamatrix on May 16, 2022 14:37:12 GMT -8
Can we put together a NIL for Turley? Joking....but not really...
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Post by qbeaver on May 16, 2022 14:43:05 GMT -8
How about moving Bazzana to the outfield and Trotsky at 2b? A pro scout and I discussed it at practice last fall. I know Bazzana doesn't have a plus arm,but has very good speed. Just a thought. Many of our solid outfielders were converted infielders. Just as an example, Tyler Graham was a shortstop in 2003 before being converted into an outfielder. Graham replaced Ellsbury in center and officially won the National Championship by catching the final fly ball in center in 2006. Graham then went on to play in the Majors as an outfielder. No thought, other than, yeah, Casey wasn't afraid to turn infielders into outfielders. Gillespie was a high school shortstop too. |
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Post by nuclearbeaver on May 16, 2022 14:50:02 GMT -8
Turley is projected an mid 3rd round by mlb network. Major tools but still raw at the plate with a lot of swing and miss. Would he pull a Nick/Cayden and come here and make himself a first rounder. Let’s hope Absolutely hope he does. I also hope Boyd and Meckler stick around. Kinda just looking at it from the worst and wondering what the answer might be. |
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Post by nuclearbeaver on May 16, 2022 15:18:31 GMT -8
How about moving Bazzana to the outfield and Trotsky at 2b? A pro scout and I discussed it at practice last fall. I know Bazzana doesn't have a plus arm,but has very good speed. Just a thought. Many of our solid outfielders were converted infielders. Just as an example, Tyler Graham was a shortstop in 2003 before being converted into an outfielder. Graham replaced Ellsbury in center and officially won the National Championship by catching the final fly ball in center in 2006. Graham then went on to play in the Majors as an outfielder. No thought, other than, yeah, Casey wasn't afraid to turn infielders into outfielders. Plenty of guys in the roster could manage the defense. I mostly worry about losing 3 of our best bats. |
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Post by mbabeav on May 16, 2022 15:40:39 GMT -8
it's hard to replace 3 guys hitting over 340 with 450+ OB % and good to great defense. Enjoy it while it lasts.
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Post by baddog847 on May 16, 2022 16:51:11 GMT -8
I thought Boyd was a sophomore??? Is he draft eligible???
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Post by Judge Smails on May 16, 2022 16:58:33 GMT -8
I thought Boyd was a sophomore??? Is he draft eligible??? Yes, he is. |
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Post by nuclearbeaver on May 16, 2022 17:13:07 GMT -8
I thought Boyd was a sophomore??? Is he draft eligible??? pretty sure he is. Covid year made things weird. This is his third year in the program |
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Post by beavaristotle on May 16, 2022 17:20:01 GMT -8
Boyd is eligible for draft by age at 21 years old. He needs to go if he has major league aspirations
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