The 2024 MLB Draft - Discussion Thread

#609
#609
LAVol1 said:
Absolutely. The SEC is a much better environment than the minor leagues. The minor league lifestyle is really crappy. There's no team cohesion. Everyone is trying to make it to the bigs and each player is out for himself. 4 or 5 players often live in small apartments where some sleep on mattresses on the floor. Furthermore, there's little emphasis on winning. It's all about player development. It's really hard to make it to the show unless you're "anointed". I saw "anointed" players come thru the local AA franchise and move up quickly while players with much better stats languished in the minors.
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Totally Agree!

If you want to make it to "The Show", the down and dirty grind begins in the minors. That's the real journey and it washes a lot of guys out regardless of their talent.
 
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#617
#617
With Kuhns, Hayse, and Abernathy in, we're still waiting on...
Form the high school ranks: Anson Seibert, Manny Marin, Levi Clark, and Chris Newstrom
From the transfer ranks: Tanner Wiggins and Eric Rataczak

Brayden Krenzel and Tate Strickland are also possibilities, but I think we feel pretty good about them making it to campus.

Honestly, I'm feeling good about all those guys at this point, with the possible exception of Manny Marin.
 
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#618
#618
NighthawkVol said:
With Kuhns, Hayse, and Abernathy in, we're still waiting on...
Form the high school ranks: Anson Seibert, Manny Marin, Levi Clark, and Chris Newstrom
From the transfer ranks: Tanner Wiggins and Eric Rataczak

Brayden Krenzel and Tate Strickland are also possibilities, but I think we feel pretty good about them making it to campus.

Honestly, I'm feeling good about all those guys at this point, with the possible exception of Manny Marin.
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Didn’t someone say we needed to worry about Siebert for different reasons?
 
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#621
NighthawkVol said:
With Kuhns, Hayse, and Abernathy in, we're still waiting on...
Form the high school ranks: Anson Seibert, Manny Marin, Levi Clark, and Chris Newstrom
From the transfer ranks: Tanner Wiggins and Eric Rataczak

Brayden Krenzel and Tate Strickland are also possibilities, but I think we feel pretty good about them making it to campus.

Honestly, I'm feeling good about all those guys at this point, with the possible exception of Manny Marin.
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The slot value may be working in our favor here also. The 315th pick was valued at $178.8K. The young studs have to know that they can be worth more with a couple of years of good coaching, strength and conditioning, and good on field play.
 
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