Inbox: Bazzana, Caglianone or Kurtz -- Who's No. 1 in 2024 Draft?
https://www.mlb.com/news/pipeline-inbox-who-will-go-no-1-in-the-2024-draft?s=03
Joe Doyle @JoeDoyleMiLB Apr 05, 2024:
It sounds as though West Virginia infielder JJ Wetherholt will make his return to the lineup tonight when the Mountaineers take on Kansas. It remains to be seen if he'll DH or play the field recovering from a hamstring injury.
He has not played since February 19.
Ian Smith @IanSmittyGA Apr 04, 2024:
Just another barrel from 2024 C/3B Chase Fralick.
EZ bat speed to smoke this ball off the RCF wall for an easy standup 2B.
The Auburn Baseball commit comes into today slashing .433/.551/.850 with 5 HR and 3:1 BB:K ratio.
Matt Eddy @MattEddyBA Apr 04, 2024:
It’s no secret that a series of rules changes spurred the stolen base surge of 2023.
What may be less appreciated is *where* those extra stolen bases are coming from.
Joe Doyle @JoeDoyleMiLB Apr 03, 2024:
How do they stack up?
Overall Contact%
Charlie Condon: 85.9%
Travis Bazzana: 85%
Braden Montgomery: 80.2%
Chase%
Charlie Condon: 23%
Travis Bazzana: 17%
Braden Montgomery: 24%
~Avg EV
Charlie Condon: 99 mph
Travis Bazzana: 94 mph
Braden Montgomery: 99 mph
No. 5 Draft prospect, two-way sensation demolishes 491-foot (!!) homer -
https://www.mlb.com/news/florida-draft-prospect-jac-caglianone-hits-491-foot-home-run
Carlos Collazo @CarlosACollazo Apr 03, 2024:
I asked some scouts about this the other day.
Feels like the perception is the top of this class is better today than it was thought to be entering the season but still a different tier than the last two classes.
NCAA Baseball @NCAABaseball) Apr 01, 2024:
D1baseball Rankings
Perfect Game USA @PerfectGameUSA Apr 02, 2024:
Mid-Season Awards
Player of the Year
Charlie Condon, Georgia
By now, most people have heard the story of Charlie Condon and the fact that he was not heavily recruited out of high school and chose to walk-on at the University of Georgia. Fast forward to his junior year and the 6-6/216 righty from Marietta, GA has pretty much established himself as the greatest hitter in college baseball halfway through the 2024 season.
It may be a shorter list if we were to make one in the categories where he wasn’t among the nation’s leaders, but that wouldn’t do him justice. So, let’s start with his .505 BA, 1.184 SLG%, and his absurd .619 OB% all of which lead the nation by a significant margin. He has collected 11 doubles, a triple and leads the nation with 19 home runs through 28 games.
He is also well on his way to breaking the single season BBCOR home run record of 33 set last year. Condon has also driven in 40 runs and amassed an impressive 26:15 walk-to-strikeout ratio thus far. The Bulldogs have been on the doorstep of the Top-25 for a couple weeks now and Condon has established himself as a contender to be the No. 1 pick in July’s MLB Draft.
Pitcher of the Year
Hagen Smith, Arkansas
Our Team of the Year fittingly has our Pitcher of the Year as he spearheads the premier pitching staff in the nation. Hagen Smith, the 6-3/225 LHP from Bullard, TX has positioned himself as the potential first arm to go off the board in this year’s MLB Draft.
His ability to miss barrels and eliminate opponents scoring threats by stacking together multiple clutch pitches together in succession has helped him keep his flawless record. Smith has used his mid-to-upper 90s fastball that explodes on hitters and his abrupt, mid-80s slider to finish both lefties and righties alike. Having made 7 starts, he is (5-0) with a 1.54 ERA over 35.0 IP where he has only allowed 16 hits, good for a .136 OBA.
He has a sparkling 72:10 strikeout-to-walk ratio and is averaging over 2 punchouts per inning. Smith is the ace of the best team in the nation and the Razorbacks have it all going in the right direction for now.
Two-Way Player of the Year
Jac Caglianone, Florida
Caglianone is likely the best two-way player we’ve seen in college baseball since 2017 Golden Spikes winner Brendan McKay and he’s been by far the most dominant two-way force in the sport for two years now. He’s got massive size at 6-5/250 with elite raw power and a fastball that approaches triple digits. Cags comes into the midway point of the year hitting .389 with thirteen home runs and an improved swing and approach.
He’s walking more than he’s striking out and he’s smoking balls all over the hitting zone. Caglianone carried a no-hitter into the fifth his last time out and is pitching to a 2.18 ERA over 33 innings with 44 punchouts. There’s a dominance factor to his game and at this point he’s a legitimate contender to go first overall in July’s draft.
Is the first round college pitching prospect dying?
https://futurestarsseries.com/mlb-draft-drafting-a-college-pitcher-in-the-first-round/?s=03
2024 MLB Draft: Bonus Pools, Slot Values For Each Team
https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2024-mlb-draft-bonus-pools-slot-values-for-each-team/?s=03
Carlos Collazo @CarlosACollazo Apr 02, 2024:
Combined 2024 draft bonus pools + 2025 INT signing bonus pools for each team:
2026 MLB Draft: Top 100 College Prospects
https://futurestarsseries.com/2026-mlb-draft-top-100-college-prospects/
Keith Law @keithlaw Apr 01, 2024:
I went to Knoxville to watch Georgia outfielder Charlie Condon, and all he did was go 6 for 10 in two games with two homers. My scouting notes on him and a slew of Tennessee prospects are up for
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