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DJ's left nut · 08-08-2018, 01:23 PM

BA on Gorman:

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stor...ign-for-cards/

I know that skipping State College to go full-season ball was impressive for a high school prospect, but I didn't realize exactly how rare it was.

Gorman's only the 6th high schooler to make it to A ball in his draft season in the last 10 years. JP Crawford, Addison Russell, Royce Lewis, Courtney Hawkins and some guy named Mike Trout.

Now obviously the range of outcomes there is essentially the entire spectrum of possible outcomes when you have the best player in major league baseball (one of the best in history) as well as someone who is unlikely to ever see big league ball. Still, it's a good sign when he's making that kind of progress that quickly, provided that you trust your player development staff. To this point I actually do think our player development folks in the low minors are pretty savvy.

08-08-2018, 01:23 PM	#2723
DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $-700901	BA on Gorman: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stor...ign-for-cards/ I know that skipping State College to go full-season ball was impressive for a high school prospect, but I didn't realize exactly how rare it was. Gorman's only the 6th high schooler to make it to A ball in his draft season in the last 10 years. JP Crawford, Addison Russell, Royce Lewis, Courtney Hawkins and some guy named Mike Trout. Now obviously the range of outcomes there is essentially the entire spectrum of possible outcomes when you have the best player in major league baseball (one of the best in history) as well as someone who is unlikely to ever see big league ball. Still, it's a good sign when he's making that kind of progress that quickly, provided that you trust your player development staff. To this point I actually do think our player development folks in the low minors are pretty savvy. __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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