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Post by chinmusic on Jul 12, 2023 13:24:32 GMT -8
Number 2. Royals — Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State
Bazzana is an Australian native who has developed a strong reputation as a pure hitter by performing at a high level wherever he’s played: with Australia’s 18U National Team, with Oregon State in his first two seasons, in the West Coast League and once again this summer on the Cape. He’s coming off a .374/.500/.622 season where he hit 11 home runs, 20 doubles and stole 36 bags in 39 tries (92.3%). He stays within the strike zone consistently and makes a ton of contact, with an 85% contact rate this spring with the Beavers.
*** Baseball America's annual mock draft following the current years actual draft. OK, we know how good he is and I keep seeing these "Top-10" projections but we're talking $9 mil here. WOW !
Go Beavs and Go Bazz!
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Post by gotmilk on Jul 12, 2023 14:23:54 GMT -8
Now that is life changing money
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Jul 12, 2023 14:54:48 GMT -8
He and Bobby Witt Jr. could be the next Frank White-Freddie Patek/UL Washington combo. The Royals were great up the middle in their heyday.
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Post by gnawitall on Jul 12, 2023 15:06:11 GMT -8
Now that is life changing money when people ask me at work if I want to work overtime I say it's not going to change my life so NOOOOO! |
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Post by irimi on Jul 12, 2023 16:30:06 GMT -8
If he continues to improve and produce on a similar trajectory as he did this year (as compared to last year), he very well could be #1. Glove, bat, and speed. He's got a lot of ways he can hurt you.
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Post by ag87 on Jul 12, 2023 16:38:06 GMT -8
He and Bobby Witt Jr. could be the next Frank White-Freddie Patek/UL Washington combo. The Royals were great up the middle in their heyday. Those guys could barely hit. The third basemen could hit ok though. |
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Jul 12, 2023 17:02:35 GMT -8
He and Bobby Witt Jr. could be the next Frank White-Freddie Patek/UL Washington combo. The Royals were great up the middle in their heyday. Those guys could barely hit. The third basemen could hit ok though. Frank White was an 8-time Golden Glover, a 5-time all-star, an ALCS MVP and a 1-time Silver Slugger. He had 2,006 career hits, 160 HRs, almost 1000 runs and almost 900 RBIs in an era when middle infielders generally played because of their defense and were not expected to put up massive numbers. It was a totally different game in the 1970s and 1980s than it is today. He was regarded as no worse than the third-best 2B in the AL for more than a decade (maybe Whitaker and Randolf were better; maybe). There's a statue of him in front of Kaufman Stadium. Bazzana projects as a 2B if he's going to play the infield. If he could equal the accomplishments of Frank White, he would be no worse than OSU's all-time No. 2 pro, depending on what Adley does over the next 15 years. |
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Post by beaver1989 on Jul 12, 2023 17:37:01 GMT -8
Number 2. Royals — Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State
Bazzana is an Australian native who has developed a strong reputation as a pure hitter by performing at a high level wherever he’s played: with Australia’s 18U National Team, with Oregon State in his first two seasons, in the West Coast League and once again this summer on the Cape. He’s coming off a .374/.500/.622 season where he hit 11 home runs, 20 doubles and stole 36 bags in 39 tries (92.3%). He stays within the strike zone consistently and makes a ton of contact, with an 85% contact rate this spring with the Beavers.*** Baseball America's annual mock draft following the current years actual draft. OK, we know how good he is and I keep seeing these "Top-10" projections but we're talking $9 mil here. WOW ! Go Beavs and Go Bazz! It doesn't surprise me that Bazzana could go this high. He's a great player with solid speed & athleticism. What impresses me the most is his bat speed, you don't see that kind of bat speed everyday. |
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Post by beavaristotle on Jul 13, 2023 12:54:32 GMT -8
Those guys could barely hit. The third basemen could hit ok though. Frank White was an 8-time Golden Glover, a 5-time all-star, an ALCS MVP and a 1-time Silver Slugger. He had 2,006 career hits, 160 HRs, almost 1000 runs and almost 900 RBIs in an era when middle infielders generally played because of their defense and were not expected to put up massive numbers. It was a totally different game in the 1970s and 1980s than it is today. He was regarded as no worse than the third-best 2B in the AL for more than a decade (maybe Whitaker and Randolf were better; maybe). There's a statue of him in front of Kaufman Stadium. Bazzana projects as a 2B if he's going to play the infield. If he could equal the accomplishments of Frank White, he would be no worse than OSU's all-time No. 2 pro, depending on what Adley does over the next 15 years. Frank White is a borderline hall of famer. War of 27 for career, almost career identical stats to Bill Mazeroski. |
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Post by 56chevy on Jul 13, 2023 14:00:26 GMT -8
Number 2. Royals — Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State
Bazzana is an Australian native who has developed a strong reputation as a pure hitter by performing at a high level wherever he’s played: with Australia’s 18U National Team, with Oregon State in his first two seasons, in the West Coast League and once again this summer on the Cape. He’s coming off a .374/.500/.622 season where he hit 11 home runs, 20 doubles and stole 36 bags in 39 tries (92.3%). He stays within the strike zone consistently and makes a ton of contact, with an 85% contact rate this spring with the Beavers.*** Baseball America's annual mock draft following the current years actual draft. OK, we know how good he is and I keep seeing these "Top-10" projections but we're talking $9 mil here. WOW ! Go Beavs and Go Bazz! It doesn't surprise me that Bazzana could go this high. He's a great player with solid speed & athleticism. What impresses me the most is his bat speed, you don't see that kind of bat speed everyday. What impresses me the most is the attitude and the intensity. Day one of Bazannas first fall practice I told my son that we had just witnessed the John McEnroe of college baseball and that if he could direct the passion in a positive productive way he would be something special. |
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