(Updated 8/2/2022) 2022 MLB Draft and Roster Management Discussion Thread

[volz2wallz]

Yes!!!!

Awesome hope luc gets a shot

 

[taylorvol]

Personal update: We got some of my mom's test results back today and, unfortunately, things do not look good. Surgery is probably on the horizon and we are scheduling meetings with doctors to figure out the path moving forward. It's been pretty stressful for my family. Please continue to send good thoughts / prayers / good vibes our way. If I'm scarce here over the next few weeks, that is the reason. Thanks!

May God Bless you and your Mom.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Do we think Burke starts at 1st now with no Crawford? Or is he going to be DH?

Tears is a first baseman, but I think they like him in the OF because of his arm. I don't know who else. It would be nice to have a right hand hitting first baseman. I don't know why Steenstra can't play that position.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Way too early starting lineup for 23:

1) Booker - CF
2) Ahuna - SS
3) Moore - 2B
4) Dickey - LF
5) Backus - RF
6) Burke - 1B
7) Denton - 3B
8) Tears - DH
9) Alexander - C

 

[AngryButchJones]

Way too early starting lineup for 23:

1) Booker - CF
2) Ahuna - SS
3) Moore - 2B
4) Dickey - LF
5) Backus - RF
6) Burke - 1B
7) Denton - 3B
8) Tears - DH
9) Alexander - C

You forgot to include Skenes here

 

[preacherman20]

Steenstra is gone. Moved on with life I’m told.

 

[preacherman20]

What about C Scott? Going off of last year’s playing time he will beat out someone

 

[NighthawkVol]

Do we think Burke starts at 1st now with no Crawford? Or is he going to be DH?

That would be my guess. Although Tears will compete for that job too.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Interested to see if Sewell signs a FA deal or comes back. He’s better than some guys who were drafted. Maybe coming back gets him drafted next year.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

What about C Scott? Going off of last year’s playing time he will beat out someone

I think Booker has more talent, but neither him nor Scott have been able to put the pieces together yet. My guess is whichever one of them has a better Fall will get the full time CF role.

 

[31VFL]

Interested to see if Sewell signs a FA deal or comes back. He’s better than some guys who were drafted. Maybe coming back gets him drafted next year.

Ben McKee indicated Sewell has told him his plans, but he has asked McKee to hold off on saying anything.

 

[31VFL]

I spoke to Camden a little while ago, and he's asked me to not to share what his future looks like thus yet, but I'll have something on Camden in the coming days.

-Ben McKee (VolQuest)

 

[JarFly]

Way too early starting lineup for 23:

1) Booker - CF
2) Ahuna - SS
3) Moore - 2B
4) Dickey - LF
5) Backus - RF
6) Burke - 1B
7) Denton - 3B
8) Tears - DH
9) Alexander - C

Burke will be in the 3-hole.

 

[Ttucke11]

Zane Denton will be the starting 3B.

I knew that, roster turnover just got my head spinning.

 

[drylo]

Steenstra is gone. Moved on with life I’m told.

Good luck to him. Very good player, but my lasting memories of him will be pinch running for Pav at the end of the Wright State walk-off game and (long story when I started to type it out, so I’ll just say…) being awesome to my 3-year-old after a game earlier this year.

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

What about C Scott? Going off of last year’s playing time he will beat out someone

I think you and I are the only ones who think Scott will see a much bigger role.

 

[cardvolfan]

All the projections over lineups are very interesting. There’s always a couple of surprises that we had no idea were coming. Regardless, we do have a wealth of pieces to choose from, even with the losses. It all starts with the stable of pitching starters at our disposal, and that alone elevates Tennessee as an upper echelon contender. I think we will be pretty happy about the results we get offensively.

 

[Nashvegas31]

-Ben McKee (VolQuest)

Seems like a he gone type statement. I would not blame him. If he needs to increase his value as a starter it’s probably not in our rotation.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

I wish Nike would stop messing with the All Star uniforms and let them wear their regular uniform like they used to do.

This! I liked the homerun derby hats! Let them wear their regular uniforms!!

 

[cobbwebb0710]

y’all said this last year lol

And I’m hoping we say it again next year...and the next...and the year after that...

 

[cobbwebb0710]

Way too early starting lineup for 23:

1) Booker - CF
2) Ahuna - SS
3) Moore - 2B
4) Dickey - LF
5) Backus - RF
6) Burke - 1B
7) Denton - 3B
8) Tears - DH
9) Alexander - C

It’s like a whole new team!

 

[Nashvegas31]

Yea, Luc batted .313 with 19 HRs and 44 RBIs this year. Seems like somebody would want to give him a shot.

Comes off like a college bat that has reached his potential with not much pro upside/measurables. He will get a feee agent deal

 

[taylorvol]

I think you and I are the only ones who think Scott will see a much bigger role.

I’d love to see Scott as a starter. Would be a great story for a great young man.

 

[Thanos]

I’m told the mystery portal pitcher was drafted yesterday. He would fill huge holes in our pen and be a lockdown closer but I’m afraid he may not make it to campus.

 

[Thanos]

And we lost our catcher..