July 18, 20223 yr Tim Elko Home Runs - 24 ? Strikeout Rate - 30% ? Walk Rate - 15% ? Number of actively torn ACLs - 1 ?
July 18, 20223 yr Andrew Keck goes to the Braves, would much rather us choose him at catcher. But the Braves love the SEMO guys, Dylan Dodd is currently in AA and pitching well after being drafted last year
July 18, 20223 yr oh wait sorry I can't do dates, he tore his ACL last year...I don't know if it's still torn.
July 18, 20223 yr I know Tim Elko is a 25 year old, 5TH year college player, but 24 homers, in 240 at bats, in the SEC, is interesting.
July 18, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, Lillian said: I know Tim Elko is a 25 year old, 5TH year college player, but 24 homers, in 240 at bats, in the SEC, is interesting. When I saw the pick, I immediately thought of you.
July 18, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, Lillian said: I know Tim Elko is a 25 year old, 5TH year college player, but 24 homers, in 240 at bats, in the SEC, is interesting. to be fair he's only 23, and is a real 23 year old unlike old man Turner.
July 18, 20223 yr 12 minutes ago, bmags said: oh don't worry my mans swingin the woods too I finally figured out who he kind of reminds me of - Adam Kennedy. A bit shorter/stockier but somewhat similar swing.
July 18, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, bmags said: to be fair he's only 23, and is a real 23 year old unlike old man Turner. Yes, I misspoke.
July 18, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, flavum said: When I saw the pick, I immediately thought of you. I'm surprised that you thought of me. After all, he hits right handed. LOL Interesting, the year before he had 16 homers, in 160 at bats. So, two years in a row, he hit one homer, every 10 at bats. Edited July 18, 20223 yr by Lillian
July 18, 20223 yr Was bummed to not see Riley Kelly get grabbed. Guess he wanted to go to college. Or will anyone make any decent size undrafted signing using some pool money.
July 18, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, Lillian said: I'm surprised that you thought of me. After all, he hits right handed. LOL Ha! I thought he was a lefty based on some pictures I saw.
July 18, 20223 yr I am now pro-Elko. I apologize. This is crazy: https://theathletic.com/3379458/2022/06/23/college-world-series-ole-miss-tim-elko/?source=emp_shared_article Quote On April 5, 2021, Elko tore an ACL while running out a ground ball against North Alabama. Another year ruined, right? Not quite. Elko came back less than four weeks after the knee injury. He hit two grand slams in NCAA regional play, posting a .778/.858/2.111 slash line in 14 plate appearances. Scott Berry, coach of Southern Miss, which lost to the Rebels in the regional championship, compared Elko to Kirk Gibson — who’s most famous for a walk-off homer in the 1988 MLB World Series while hitting on two injured legs. Ole Miss last year fell one win short of the CWS in a super regional at Arizona. Elko underwent knee surgery in June. His decision to wait on the procedure killed any chance to get drafted into pro baseball at age 22. Still, sitting in the first-base dugout at Charles Schwab Field after the Rebels’ second win in Omaha this week, he described the return last season and subsequent production at the plate as “a miracle.” “I wouldn’t want it for any other guy,” Bench said. “No matter what’s going on, he’s going to keep us together. He’s handled everything amazingly well. To see him go through that and to come back and play and then to see him come back and have an even better season, it’s exciting to see.”
July 18, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, bmags said: I am now pro-Elko. I apologize. This is crazy: https://theathletic.com/3379458/2022/06/23/college-world-series-ole-miss-tim-elko/?source=emp_shared_article 80 grade TWTW
July 18, 20223 yr Oh man, love me some Elko! ESPNU followed Ole Miss in 2021 and it was incredible to see him play with the ACL. He will murder A ball pitching.
July 18, 20223 yr By the way - I had a totally crazy idea regarding the MLB draft. What if the lower levels of minor leagues were basically run by MLB and instead you had a draft really focused on the top talent that was ready - so when you were finally set to draft - you were basically picking guys that are going to be on your major league roster or essentially one affiliated / development squad. I don't know how to do it and whether it is good or not - but baseball is the sole sport where the draft players don't really show up at the major league level for a while and that is why the draft just doesn't get the same ratings. If instead - you had draft picks (which by the way you could trade) and you really would be looking at say a 5 round draft of pretty much major league ready players - boy would that make for tv (let alone the drama in the trades - i.e, a rebuilding team could trade vets for picks that would likely make much more immediate impacts - allowing potentially for quicker rebuilds, etc). Like I said - this is probably a terrible idea - but if MLB wanted to make the draft big time - the only way I see it happening is find a way where more MLB ready talent is actually eligible for the draft (especially the first few rounds). Could you imagine a draft where the AA version of Mike Trout was available.
July 18, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, bmags said: First 6 rounds grade - A Rounds 7, 9 10 - F- Round 8 - A+++++++ Yea looks like 6-10 were punted, although I'm sure they needed to. Maybe they'll pick overslot guys on day 3. Edit; meant to say NOT sure they needed to, as they didn't draft any obvious overslot guys. Edited July 18, 20223 yr by GreenSox
July 18, 20223 yr Did you guys see Camilletti's walk to strike out ratio? The last two years at Central Michigan he had 115 walks to 66 strike outs, resulting in a .500 OBP.
July 18, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, Chisoxfn said: By the way - I had a totally crazy idea regarding the MLB draft. What if the lower levels of minor leagues were basically run by MLB and instead you had a draft really focused on the top talent that was ready - so when you were finally set to draft - you were basically picking guys that are going to be on your major league roster or essentially one affiliated / development squad. I don't know how to do it and whether it is good or not - but baseball is the sole sport where the draft players don't really show up at the major league level for a while and that is why the draft just doesn't get the same ratings. If instead - you had draft picks (which by the way you could trade) and you really would be looking at say a 5 round draft of pretty much major league ready players - boy would that make for tv (let alone the drama in the trades - i.e, a rebuilding team could trade vets for picks that would likely make much more immediate impacts - allowing potentially for quicker rebuilds, etc). Like I said - this is probably a terrible idea - but if MLB wanted to make the draft big time - the only way I see it happening is find a way where more MLB ready talent is actually eligible for the draft (especially the first few rounds). Could you imagine a draft where the AA version of Mike Trout was available. hmm, maybe expand it so that AAA is still team affiliated. Prior to the draft, there is a rule 5 type draft where teams choose their 40, and other teams can choose to grab unprotected players. However, you can only draft players into open positions on your 40 man. So if you want to participate in the draft, you have to be at 38 prior to the draf.t Then there is a 2 round draft similar to the NBA.
July 18, 20223 yr Just now, Lillian said: Did you guys see Camilletti's walk to strike out ratio? The last two years at Central Michigan he had 115 walks to 66 strike outs, resulting in a .500 OBP. Camilletti will be the absolute steal of the draft. Mark my words Lillian!
July 18, 20223 yr Just now, Lillian said: Did you guys see Camilletti's walk to strike out ratio? The last two years at Central Michigan he had 115 walks to 66 strike outs, resulting in a .500 OBP. Definitely. I'm going to be Camilletti's biographer at this point. Or at least tik tok influencer focused exclusively on camilletti content.
July 18, 20223 yr Just now, ron883 said: Camilletti will be the absolute steal of the draft. Mark my words Lillian! stay out of my lane.
July 18, 20223 yr 9 minutes ago, bmags said: I am now pro-Elko. I apologize. This is crazy: https://theathletic.com/3379458/2022/06/23/college-world-series-ole-miss-tim-elko/?source=emp_shared_article
July 18, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, Lillian said: Did you guys see Camilletti's walk to strike out ratio? The last two years at Central Michigan he had 115 walks to 66 strike outs, resulting in a .500 OBP. A nice, juicy OBP.
July 18, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, bmags said: Definitely. I'm going to be Camilletti's biographer at this point. Or at least tik tok influencer focused exclusively on camilletti content. He's going to turn into the Marcus Semien we always wanted. Also, that BEARD.
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