WF Baseball Off-season Thread

[PhDeac]

But that Omaha CWS ball field blows.

...home run balls into play.

 

[WakeFanAdam]

So excited for our guys going in the first round, and to teams who will be sniffing the post season. Great spots.

 

[Mt. Olive]

But that Omaha CWS ball field blows.

They built the field and they came. Kevin Costner is happy.

 

[mersk862]

Interesting that Ty Floyd is also going to Cincy.

 

[morrison2951]

Interesting that Ty Floyd is also going to Cincy.

Yep. 2 RHP arms that can arrive to the Bigs very soon.

 

[deacdixieboy]

Unfortunately, that contract goes through 2035.

But with the CWS being an 11 day event (Friday to the following Monday), you could send a team on a three series roadie. Where it might get complicated is getting the stadium setup for CWS stuff, as well as giving players time to check the stadium out before playing, which would really mean a four series roadie, which I don't think is a common theme, and I'm not sure if MLBPA would sign up for that.

But agree, getting it out of Omaha would only be a positive. You can get airline flights into hub cities versus a small spoke like Omaha, you can actually have a hotel base where you're not spending $600+/night, and you can get 40k+ people in the park.

If the timeline moved around just a tiny bit then it could coincide with the All-Star Break which would give the extra days.

 

[mersk862]

Sully to Colorado at 46.

 

[Wakelaw2006]

Sully at 46 to the Rockies!

 

[IAppreciateIt]

wow really great spot for him (well draft spot, maybe not colorado).

think the highest i saw him ranked was in the mid-70s.

walter did tell conor he was expecting a second round landing spot for him though

 

[KennyRogersRoast]

Great to get drafted that high, but worst spot for a pitcher.

Rockies just cannot pass up a Sullivan at Wake.

 

[Haros]

He will need to move from Colorado to be successful in the bigs, but that is a great draft slot.

 

[Wakelaw2006]

wow really great spot for him (well draft spot, maybe not colorado).

think the highest i saw him ranked was in the mid-70s

For real. And that certainly puts any discussion of Sully coming back to rest. Very curious to see if we have anyone else go today.

 

[Gazpacho]

terrible spot for him. Who cares how early it was, he has to pitch in Colorado!

 

[TownieDeac]

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Should be great recruiting for the Deacs! Happy for our guys

 

[discdude]

Poor sean sucked into the blackhole of my rockies.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Yeah poor fella with his nearly $2mil signing bonus

 

[KennyRogersRoast]

Poor sean sucked into the blackhole of my rockies.

Who is the best Rockies draft pick all time at pitcher? Freeland? Cook? (I am partial to Matzek).

 

[Seeya]

wow really great spot for him (well draft spot, maybe not colorado).

think the highest i saw him ranked was in the mid-70s.

walter did tell conor he was expecting a second round landing spot for him though

Prospects Live had him at 59 and the top left handed college pitcher picked…ultimately proved true and was the 2nd overall only behind the HS guy White.

 

[Seeya]

This was the last Prospects Live list on July 7th….first I have seen with JJ on it.