Good morning.
RHP
Casey Mize, Auburn - Mize has blossomed into a
first-round prospect after going undrafted in high school. Last season he went
8-2 with a 2.04 ERA and 109 strikeouts despite missing three starts because of
an arm issue. His strikeout total was the highest by an Auburn pitcher since
1999. Mize led the nation with a 12.11 strikeout-to-walk ratio and struck out
11.73 batters per nine innings.
John Sickels on –
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Chris Flexen, RHP, Grade B-/C+: Age 23, 14th
round pick in 2012 from high school in Newark, California; excellent season in
the minors, 1.76 ERA in 61 innings between High-A and Double-A with 63/10 K/BB;
promoted to majors ahead of schedule and was blasted, 7.88 ERA in 48 innings,
36/35 K/BB, but still retains rookie eligibility for ’18; in the minors he
looked like a solid Grade B prospect with above-average to excellent command of
low-90s fastball, curve, and change; I think that’s all still in there but he’s
going to have to learn from adversity; ETA 2018. QUESTION MARK: getting crushed
in the majors. minor League Ball
Glossary of baseball's most useful
advanced stats and how to use them –
wOBA
(weighted on-base average) — In an effort to paint a more full picture of
offensive performance, this statistic weighs each individual outcome at the
plate (from a single to a home run) differently. Unlike OPS, which weighs the
on-base and slugging portions of that combination equally, wOBA attempts for a
more complete offensive picture while still valuing each component fairly.
The
Mets have a new skipper, Mickey Callaway, who
stewarded a fine rotation in Cleveland last year. As pitching coach of the
Indians, Callaway lorded over the best staff in the sport. Maybe his mojo or
leadership can turn this baseball tanker back around. They have the parts, they
just need direction, a little luck and a willingness to ignore their
ignominious history.
Texas college baseball coach: Colorado athletes
not welcome due to 'trouble passing drug tests'
“Thanks
for the interest in our program. Unfortunately, we are not recruiting players
from the state of Colorado. In the past, players have had trouble passing our
drug test. We have made a decision to not take a chance on Student-athletes
from your state. You can thank your liberal politicians. Best of Luck wherever
you decide to play.”
Update -
“Mike Jeffcoat is no longer an
employee with Texas Wesleyan University,” school president Fred Slabach said at a news conference. “He was
separated from the university due to the discriminatory remarks contained in an
email to a potential recruit from the state of Colorado and for another factor
that we have been investigating for the last week. This additional factor is an
NAIA rule violation that has recently came to our attention.”
4 comments:
It would be funny if we drafted Casey Mize after drafting Casey Meisner a few years ago (who was traded, by the way).
wOBA - I thought that was short for Whoa, baby - you live and learn
That college BB coach clearly never took a Basics of Common Sense post-graduate course...even if you decide to turn down recruits for that reason, to put it in writing or otherwise communicate that is beyond dumb.
Tom -
I've got my first prediction, on who we will take on the first pick, coming up in my Sunday morning post.
And Mize didn't make the list.
looking forward to those thoughts, Mack.
What was Mike Jeffcoat smoking when he wrote that?
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