The 2024 MLB Draft - Discussion Thread

#704
#704
Christian Lowe said:
I definitely wouldn’t have went if I didn’t have to lol
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Really? I loved college and I was a scrub who had to work a job and pay for it. I would imagine playing for UT, getting the best tutors, free school, free gear, and a little bit of cash plus being an athlete on campus would be incredible lol.
 
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#705
Ttucke11 said:
Really? I loved college and I was a scrub who had to work a job and pay for it. I would imagine playing for UT, getting the best tutors, free school, free gear, and a little bit of cash plus being an athlete on campus would be incredible lol.
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Unfortunately not full rides for baseball.
 
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#706
#706
Damn sucks to not get Manny’s kid on campus…oh well.


This lineup in the future or something like this
C: Levi Clark
1B: Evan Hankins (2025, kid is a monster)
2B: Arnold Abernathy
3B: Chris Newstrom
SS: Manny Marin
LF:
CF: Jaxon Walker
RF:

Pitching: Seibert (97mph), Kuhns (95mph), Strickland (97mph), Krenzel (95mph) Hayse (95mph), And Ryler (94mph)

@NighthawkVol I know baseball is hard to predict but the potential of this lineup in the future is off the charts
 
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TrippieRedd said:
Damn sucks to not get Manny’s kid on campus…oh well.


This lineup in the future or something like this
C: Levi Clark
1B: Evan Hankins (2025, kid is a monster)
2B: Arnold Abernathy
3B: Chris Newstrom
SS: Manny Marin
LF:
CF: Jaxon Walker
RF:

Pitching: Seibert (97mph), Kuhns (95mph), Strickland (97mph), Krenzel (95mph) Hayse (95mph), And Ryler (94mph)

@NighthawkVol I know baseball is hard to predict but the potential of this lineup in the future is off the charts
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Yes, the future is bright with those dudes. Losing Ramirez is no sweat. Nothing “sucks” about the way this draft went. Ramirez was way down the list of best recruits in this class, so I’ll gladly give him up to get Marin or Abernathy or Newstrom or Kuhns or Seibert or Clark or Hayse or Krenzel or Strickland or Wiggins on campus. But giving him (and Wagner) up to get all of those guys on campus? I’m over the moon. Grand slam is an understatement.

Wagner may have been our lowest rated recruit, so him getting drafted was a surprise, but 1) you’ll give up that guy for the guys above, and 2) that shows how well this staff evaluates…the recruiting services didn’t think much of him. Tony & Co. did. MLB scouts agreed with Tony & Co.
 
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#709
dale1998 said:
August 1st according to Jonathan Mayo on MLB.

Question though how did the juco pitcher Drew Pestka drafted last year sign with Reds in June of this year? Do guys have different rules than 4 year college guys with signing?
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Yes, JUCO guys are different. The team has their rights for a year after the draft to still sign them if they remain in JUCO.

It’s draft and follow, to see if they’ve shown something at the JUCO level
 
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#710
#710
dale1998 said:
I have a degree but do not use it. College is so overrated.
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it isnt, but nowadays 'finding onesself' in College is an expensive endeavor. There has to be a plan. Kids dont get to really get to enjoy not having that pressure, taking College classes in HS. Having to hit ground running, knowing their general major before they hit campus.

Things are so expensive now, you have to hit a bullseye. No room for error.
 
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#715
ThatVolGuy said:
Another point I think we should all appreciate: Assuming Seibert joins the team as expected, Tony will be bringing six guys to campus who are more highly rated out of high school than anyone on the team that just won a national championship.
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Cream rises to the top; competition will be fierce. Some may be over ranked/under ranked. Playing at UT and in the SEC is ultra-competitive as we know. Some of these talented kids won't sniff the lineup, in my opinion it takes a mix bag of stars and experienced hard working guys that earned the playing time.
 
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#720
NighthawkVol said:
Why? That wasn't the feeling at all until he was (surprisingly) drafted.
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I really haven't seen anything aside from him just not wanting to go to school. I can't say with a great amount of certainty that that's correct, but we obviously know money isn't an issue for him.

If I'm a kid who doesn't have to worry about money, it seems like it'd make a ton of sense to come to one of the country's most high profile baseball programs to develop for a year or two, play against the best competition, and raise my profile for a better draft position in the future. If he's willing to sign after being drafted so late, maybe school was really never in the cards.
 
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#721
#721
This note is to give some recognition to Dalton Bargo. Dalton's BA was 280 in 2024 with 8 home runs.

Before the 2024 season Coach Vitello said, He was brutally honest with Dalton about his chances to play consistently at Tennessee. Coach actually said, "I can't believe how honest we were with Dalton, but he still wanted to come. I am so glad he did because he is so much fun to be around."

Dalton throws with his right arm, so he is not the best choice to play first but can and has before. Dalton struck out almost a quarter of his bats, so that has to get better. I hope Dalton gets a shot at one of the corner outfield postions in 2025.

I will never forget his two homeruns in the third and crucial game against Evansville in the Supers. So many great contributors in our march into history.
 
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#722
#722
@1RBFjr said:
I get that it’s not for everyone, but I appreciate my education and degrees. I like learning 🤓

It’s important to have street smarts aka walking around sense.
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You have degrees that actually gave you a marketable skill. Many degrees today just don't. If you are pursuing a STEM degree, law, accounting, medical, yes, college is valuable. With many other degrees, kids would be better off getting four years of actual work experience in a field that interests them.
 
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#725
From Mark Etheridge, D1 Baseball

Tennessee had eight players selected with Christian Moore going 8th overall, Blake Burke 34th, Billy Amick 60th, Dylan Drieling 65th, and Drew Beam 76th, Add in Kavares Tera in the fourth and A.J. Causey in the 5th along with Aaron Combs in the 8th. That’s eight picks, all in the top eight rounds. Three superstar prepsters were not selected and are headed to Knoxville. RHP Tegan Kuhns, RHP Aidan Hayse, and IF Arnold Abernathy are all future Vols.
 
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