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Mack's spin -
I have to tell you... I've read a lot of paper on prospects this year and I simply have not seen a thing written about this slugger.
I never heard of him before draft day. but I sure as liking what I am reading now.
It seems to me if he could cut down on his whiffs, well, we might have something here.
7-13-21 - Review Journal -
UNLV junior first baseman Jack-Thomas Wold, a former Basic High standout, was drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round, 352nd overall.
Wold led the Rebels in most offensive categories last spring with a .429 average, 12 home runs and 43 RBIs. He had 13 doubles and walked 19 times to only 14 strikeouts in 140 at-bats.
PBR -
8/14/19:�Took aggressive hacks throughout the summer, showing some power potential and swing-and-miss risk. His approach is heavily skewed to pull at present and he’ll need to show a broader on-base skill set to round out the first-base-only profile.
2021 stat line - 33-G, 140-AB, .395, 1.284-OPS, 12-HR, .793-slug, only 14-K
2020: Ranked in the top 100 of two NCAA statistical categories: 34th in doubles (seven) and 86th in doubles per game (0.41) … Also, ranked No. 111 in hits (23) and No. 149 in total bases (35)Started all 17 contests played in with 12 starts at first base and five as the designated hitter … Knocked in six RBI and scored 10 runs … Had a .431 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .373 … Had six multiple-hit games, which included a season-high three vs. St. John’s (March 6) … Had one RBI on five occasions … Had four multiple-run games, which included a season-high two on four occasions … Stole one base … Scored the game-winning run two times … Walked eight times.
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Such drastic differences between the results in the two different conferences…. Can’t give an approval here…
Wold is legit. Been a friend of the family for over 40 years and this kid is as baseball as it gets. If he wasn't the youngest starter on his team at every level, he was the best player on the team. So, it only goes to reason, that's what happened at UNLV. From frosh starter at DH with a team filled with 8 draft picks to moving into 1B and taking a premier closer in Staford off the wall in dead-center to cutting down K's at an elite level and so on and so forth. His senior season saw him put his team on his back as evidenced by a 3-game series vs SDSU in which he went 10 for 15 with 3 HR, 3 Doubles, 3 Singles, and a Triple. Had a walk off hit more times that I can remember. If you have a couple minutes, watch the following Las Vegas news capsule on a rising star out of the Nevada desert: https://www.8newsnow.com/sports/local-sports/wold-vs-the-world-homegrown-star-drafted-by-ny-mets-ready-to-play-at-professional-level/
A ringing endorsement if there ever was one. Now I want to see Wold in action.
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