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Tennessee's next SS may be in the 2023 recruiting class. There are five player listed as SS.

Dean Curley listed by PG as the 123rd best prospect with a 9.5 grade.
Blake Grimmer listed by PG as the 124th best prospect and a grade of 10.
Ariel Antqua listed as the 132nd best prospect with a grade of 10.

Camden Bates listed by PG as the 363rd best prospect with an 8.5 grade.
Carson Rucker listed by PG as the 443rd best prospect but not graded.

A grade of 9.5 and 10 indicate you are and elite college prospect and should be drafted high in the MLB draft. If we can get one of Curley, Grimmer or Antqua on Campus that will be our SS.

Carlson Rucker is Jake's little brother and is ranked the best SS in the state of Tennessee. If he gets on campus he may win the SS job at some point in his career.
Camden Bates is another player who could be a factor if committed to the long game.
 
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Like I said yesterday answering a few threads, I’ve been told the Amick visit went well this week. But haven’t been told many more details.

I have also been told (again) that he cancelled his Texas A&M visit, but he will be at Florida today - people in the Sunshine State tell me. I’ll see if I can get details on how his visit goes down there when he leaves.
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- Cain
 
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Aladywhovolunteer said:
Tennessee's next SS may be in the 2023 recruiting class. There are five player listed as SS.

Dean Curley listed by PG as the 123rd best prospect with a 9.5 grade.
Blake Grimmer listed by PG as the 124th best prospect and a grade of 10.
Ariel Antqua listed as the 132nd best prospect with a grade of 10.

Camden Bates listed by PG as the 363rd best prospect with an 8.5 grade.
Carson Rucker listed by PG as the 443rd best prospect but not graded.

A grade of 9.5 and 10 indicate you are and elite college prospect and should be drafted high in the MLB draft. If we can get one of Curley, Grimmer or Antqua on Campus that will be our SS.

Carlson Rucker is Jake's little brother and is ranked the best SS in the state of Tennessee. If he gets on campus he may win the SS job at some point in his career.
Camden Bates is another player who could be a factor if committed to the long game.
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Rucker projects as a 3B in college/MLB.
 
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WGWTFA98 said:
I don’t think so, but I’m sure they’ll get a better feel for it once he’s on campus.

They like him because he can play 1B/3B or either corner outfield. Could also DH. So there’s lots of spots they could throw him in the lineup based on need. Don’t think SS is one of them though. He’s basically Merritt 2.0 - older player, lots of experience, good kid, power bat and a mid major conference POY
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RAVOL said:
I know he is All American who will get drafted 4th round latest but will come to Tennessee and build his brand in College. I like were we our hear. In CHRIST Alone
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If he gets drafted in the 4th round he won’t be in Knoxville.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Well Cain at On3 has been asked about a dozen different times and each time he has responded with basically “I have heard nothing.”
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How dare someone keep their mouth shut until they are ready to make it public. If I was in the same boat, I’d do the same to irritate people. But, i am a bit of an a$$hole.
 
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BruinVol said:
If he gets drafted in the 4th round he won’t be in Knoxville.
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Might be more fair to say he’s a 4th round talent. Word is, his asking will be too high to make it to college. But yeah, if he’s actually drafted R4, that’s an indication that he and the team that drafted him reached terms beforehand. Because if they don’t, he simply won’t be drafted R4. Kinda like Burns coming out of HS.
 
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GregAmsler said:
Might be more fair to say he’s a 4th round talent. Word is, his asking will be too high to make it to college. But yeah, if he’s actually drafted R4, that’s an indication that he and the team that drafted him reached terms beforehand. Because if they don’t, he simply won’t be drafted R4. Kinda like Burns coming out of HS.
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Correct
 
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Aladywhovolunteer said:
Tennessee's next SS may be in the 2023 recruiting class. There are five player listed as SS.

Dean Curley listed by PG as the 123rd best prospect with a 9.5 grade.
Blake Grimmer listed by PG as the 124th best prospect and a grade of 10.
Ariel Antqua listed as the 132nd best prospect with a grade of 10.

Camden Bates listed by PG as the 363rd best prospect with an 8.5 grade.
Carson Rucker listed by PG as the 443rd best prospect but not graded.

A grade of 9.5 and 10 indicate you are and elite college prospect and should be drafted high in the MLB draft. If we can get one of Curley, Grimmer or Antqua on Campus that will be our SS.

Carlson Rucker is Jake's little brother and is ranked the best SS in the state of Tennessee. If he gets on campus he may win the SS job at some point in his career.
Camden Bates is another player who could be a factor if committed to the long game.
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One of the freshman for sure can win the job, but they’re probably going to hit the portal too. There’s going to be tons of options at that spot, we just don’t know exactly who which makes it hard to predict. Not all of those guys will be SS at the college level though

Rucker for example is probably your 3B after next season (but he probably will be a bench bat his freshman year as he is that advanced)
 
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Regarding infielders, the Gamecocks seem to be done with recruiting infielders now with the addition of Parker Noland. Billy Amick is the most significant offensive piece on the board right now. South Carolina is in the lead group. But Tennessee has pushed and Florida is still lingering for the right-handed, power-hitting infielder.
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- USC Jr. On3
 
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RAVOL said:
Disagree He may go pro but more than before more kids are getting great NIL deals and can play on bigger level on College than spending these years in minor leagues. We will know soon enough. In CHRIST Alone
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Respectfully disagree with you. If he gets drafted in the 4th round, he will sign with MLB. They very rarely draft someone that high unless they know they can sign them. Otherwise, they lose that draft slot money, and they abhor doing that.
 
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cthvolsfan said:
Respectfully disagree with you. If he gets drafted in the 4th round, he will sign with MLB. They very rarely draft someone that high unless they know they can sign them. Otherwise, they lose that draft slot money, and they abhor doing that.
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The op just doesn’t understand how the draft works and that’s ok it’s complicated.


The best way to say this is the kid likely would be drafted in the top 4 rounds IF he wanted to sign but since he wants more more than 3-4th round slot $ he won’t get drafted in the top 10 rounds at all.
 
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NorCalVol67 said:
Happy Bobby Bonilla day.
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that is nuts... he gets paid for another 12 years?

However, instead of paying Bonilla the $5.9 million at the time, the Mets agreed to make annual payments of nearly $1.2 million for 25 years starting July 1, 2011, including a negotiated 8% interest.

At the time, Mets ownership was invested in a Bernie Madoff account that promised double-digit returns, and the Mets were poised to make a significant profit if the Madoff account delivered -- but that did not work out.
 
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StarRaider said:
that is nuts... he gets paid for another 12 years?

However, instead of paying Bonilla the $5.9 million at the time, the Mets agreed to make annual payments of nearly $1.2 million for 25 years starting July 1, 2011, including a negotiated 8% interest.

At the time, Mets ownership was invested in a Bernie Madoff account that promised double-digit returns, and the Mets were poised to make a significant profit if the Madoff account delivered -- but that did not work out.
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One of my favorite days of the year.

The stupidity of @cobbwebb0710’s Mets knows no bounds.
 
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