July 15, 20214 yr Admittedly not a ton of action but soxmachine cut some highlights of their state championship game
July 15, 20214 yr 19 hours ago, bmags said: He is an all around guy, but has shown the best ability to get his tools to show in games and keeps improving as he rises. Kanny is a really difficult hitters park and especially for power. It’s also a huge jump from rookie league which is where he played at 18. He’s been batting lead off, where I’m his k% is down, his walks are up, he’s swiped 18 of 22 bags, and has 8 hrs in 50 games. At only 5’11 he doesn’t have a ton of room to grow, but he just keeps putting it together and feels like he could really put himself on the map in A+ where the park is easier. Almost sounds as if he is Marcus Semien. Hope so.
July 15, 20214 yr Man I love watching videos of this kid but yeah there’s a lot of swing and miss. Gonna be interesting when he faces pitchers that have a plan against him.
July 15, 20214 yr 33 minutes ago, bmags said: Man I love watching videos of this kid but yeah there’s a lot of swing and miss. Gonna be interesting when he faces pitchers that have a plan against him. Just from watching those vids his mechanics, as you'd expect from a HSer, are all over the place. Sometimes he uses a toe tap, other times he doesn't. Wonder if the Sox think he has some obvious stuff they can fix.
July 15, 20214 yr 19 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: Just from watching those vids his mechanics, as you'd expect from a HSer, are all over the place. Sometimes he uses a toe tap, other times he doesn't. Wonder if the Sox think he has some obvious stuff they can fix. Yep saw his timing mechanisms change within the same game. Little Adam Engel-y I liked his swing best when he removed the kick altogether.
July 16, 20214 yr In another thread I asked Jimmy for his comparison on our two SS draftees. Never got an answer. Just wondering what some of you all think....;
July 16, 20214 yr I like Kath better. Montgomery is very raw. He has a great frame and is very athletic. The tools are obvious but he lacks feel to hit and instincts for the game. Usually those guys go to school because it's very hard to learn feel to hit facing 92+ everyday. Kath is more polished, has a better swing and a much better chance to get to his power which is substantial. I really like they picked them both because the risk of Montgomery is mitigated by Kath.
July 16, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: I like Kath better. Montgomery is very raw. He has a great frame and is very athletic. The tools are obvious but he lacks feel to hit and instincts for the game. Usually those guys go to school because it's very hard to learn feel to hit facing 92+ everyday. Kath is more polished, has a better swing and a much better chance to get to his power which is substantial. I really like they picked them both because the risk of Montgomery is mitigated by Kath. Can definitely see where the Corey Seager comps are coming with that frame.
July 16, 20214 yr 14 hours ago, oldsox said: In another thread I asked Jimmy for his comparison on our two SS draftees. Never got an answer. Just wondering what some of you all think....; Both lefty bats. Both project for power. Lots of people think Colson Montgomery will stat at SS. Wes Kath definitely moves to 3B and possibly even 1B in worst case scenario. They can both hit though.
July 16, 20214 yr Author I will say this much, there were definitely "safer" picks on the board at #22. Shirley put himself and the Dev staff out there by drafting a pretty raw three sport athlete who has never been fully focused on baseball. Hopefully he turns out like the last raw SS who hadn't really focused on baseball SS we drafted in the first round.
July 16, 20214 yr Montgomery divided his time among 3 sports. He’s probably mostly self taught to this point just going on natural talent.
July 17, 20214 yr On 7/16/2021 at 8:00 AM, southsider2k5 said: I will say this much, there were definitely "safer" picks on the board at #22. Shirley put himself and the Dev staff out there by drafting a pretty raw three sport athlete who has never been fully focused on baseball. Hopefully he turns out like the last raw SS who hadn't really focused on baseball SS we drafted in the first round. Many athletes in high school play more than one sport. The sports don't overlap. I can't imagine any kid living in the Midwest climate just waiting to play baseball. It was those multi sport college guys Kenny use to draft that were failures.
July 17, 20214 yr 45 minutes ago, kitekrazy said: Many athletes in high school play more than one sport. The sports don't overlap. I can't imagine any kid living in the Midwest climate just waiting to play baseball. It was those multi sport college guys Kenny use to draft that were failures. Many kids just as baseball. There are many indoor facilities now where they play modified versions of the game and practice all year long.
July 17, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, ptatc said: Many kids just as baseball. There are many indoor facilities now where they play modified versions of the game and practice all year long. Yep, kids are pushed to specialize really early and the traveling leagues really push parents that they’ll fall behind if they don’t do their fall leagues etc.
July 17, 20214 yr 21 minutes ago, bmags said: Yep, kids are pushed to specialize really early and the traveling leagues really push parents that they’ll fall behind if they don’t do their fall leagues etc. As we know, this has been correlated to increased injury rate.
July 18, 20214 yr On 7/15/2021 at 7:43 AM, bmags said: Here is video of him homering with a wood bat He has a pitcher's build. Hopefully he fills out a bit, but keeps the athleticism.
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