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2020 Baseball Season Thread

Moose Stuff

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Then why wouldn't he be the #1 overall pick? No secondary pitch?

Because he isn’t the best player in the country. Probably not even in the top 15. Main factors in play for him are that he isn’t very tall and might be a reliever long term. Also, velocity isn’t the big deal it used to be. There are probably upwards of 10 guys in Texas alone capable of running their FB up around 98 or better. 2 of them are HS kids.
 

FBallFan123

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Just noticed some crazy scheduling coming up in early March...

Frogs fly out to CA to play SC on 3/6 @ 8pm & UCLA on 3/7 @ 4pm, return for a home game vs Vanderbilt on 3/8 @ noon, then back to CA for the SDSU game on 3/10.

That’s crazy! Wonder if that’s a misprint, or a matter of platooning. Vanderbilt could be playing a bunch of Frog Zombies!

At USC, at UCLA, Vanderbilt game is at Dodger Stadium

The Vandy pitching staff is scary good...although TCU did have success early last season against Kumar Rocker....





 

MTfrog5

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Then why wouldn't he be the #1 overall pick? No secondary pitch?
I’m going to assume his 100 is flat which means whoever will try and dial that back some to get more movement. Never seen the kid before but that’s what I’d assume might be part of it.
 

FBallFan123

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Then why wouldn't he be the #1 overall pick? No secondary pitch?

Actually, MLB Pipeline said he had the best slider in the draft...

http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2020?list=draft

"Meyer owns the best slider in the 2020 Draft, a wipeout 87-91 mph offering with which he can add and subtract depth. His four-seam fastball is a weapon as well, clocked as high as 98 in short stints and parking at 93-95 when he starts. His changeup is making progress but he hasn't needed it much in college."
 
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