Tagged With "getting drafted"
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How a coach found players...
in this case they found him! This is a long post, but I thought it was worth the time.A lot of times, on this site, peeople ask how they can be discovered and there is an adundance of good information provided about that. In speaking with a local...
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Draft Results - Day 1
Recapping Tuesday's draft results...check out: Round 1, #21 Cliff Pennington, Oakland AthleticsSon of South Texas Fan Round 4, #129 Shane Funk Texas Rangers HSbaseballweb's AHSpitcher17Round 6, #176 Josh Bell, Toronto Blue JaysSon of FungoRound 7,...
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VA Draft Day Results
Today Virginia is suppose to really put itself on the MLB map with many draft picks.. lets list them here as you hear them..I will go first....JUSTIN UPTON #1 OVERALL PICK - Great Bridge HS
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Illinois draft choices
Congrats to Josh Flores, 4th round, Lincoln Way Central and Triton JC, Houston;Sandwich round: Mike Bowden, Waubonsee Valley4th round: Broadway, from Southern Illinois somewhere.Congrats to all and everyone who gets drafted this year!!!!!
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Angels go to HS
Anyone notice that the Angels have gone with almost entirely HS picks in the early part of the draft?
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Congrats to Jeff Bianchi & the MD Patriots
Congrats to Jeff Bianchi, SS Lampter-Strasburg HS, PA, Tim & Joni and the entire Bianchi family. Jeff was the 50th overall pick going in round #2 of the MLB draft today. Jeff played with CV Jr. last summer on the Maryland Patriots, which took third, at the USSSA World Series in Nashville, TN. WAY TO GO JEFF !!!!!! CV
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Projected top draft pics undrafted first day
Projected top draft pics undrafted first day1) Reese Havens 29 rd rockies2)Miers Quigley 19th rd Cardinals3) Ian Sebastian 29 rd pirates4) Buster Posey 50 rd Angeles5) Blake Nation undrafted
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Draft Results - Day 2
Recapping Wednesday's draft results...Congrats to: Round 20, #607 Vance Worley, Philadelphia Phillies Vance is the son of DB2BMom - RHP from McClatchy HS, Sacramento CA Round 20, #620 Shaun Garceau, St. Louis CardinalsSon of PINCHMETWICE - RHP from...
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Draft Congratulations
Congratulations to all the Northeast Region Players who had the good fortune to be draftedI will be compiling a list of ALL THE NORTHEAST REGION players and posting it here once the draft is completedOnce again congratulations to all of you who have...
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Funny thought ref the draft ...
I thought this was a great comment/stress reliever from TeamOne's draft tracker regarding the Royals' 29th round pick, Brandan Brantley, RHP from University of Science and Arts, Oklahomaquote:If you ever wondered if the scouts will find you, I think...
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draft, the business side of baseball, including the dark side
from a big fan of the sport - first my congrats to all those players selected as that certainly is an accomplishment - even if your position slipped for some reason the best of luck to those who come to terms and begin their pro career as well as...
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Many Thoughts
Warning .... This Is Very Long!Okay guys and gals .... I promised a bit more and here it is. It has always seemed that in the past when I have tried to thank you folks for all that you have done and for what the site has become it gets all turned...
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A recap of the Draft in Tennessee...
With the help of John Decker, here is a recap. High School players are in Bold. I will go back and add the players former high school to the college players, but right now I have to get my son to the high school for football workouts.1/6 - Jeremy...
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College Scout Day
Son's college will have their Scout Day this week. First time they've done this since he arrived, so don't know what to expect. He's draft eligible this year. Its a strong baseball school, so I assume its a big deal and will be well attended.Anyone's...
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All You Are Doing Is...
Hurting the kids that play baseball.What am I talking about? I'm talking about umpires that have personal agendas for their team or against another. And the Kentucky High School Athletic Association for letting these things to go on.In the 14th region...
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Perfect Game 2010 Draft Watch List - MD High School Players
Round 4-10 Kyle Convissar MarylandRound 11-25 Alex Ramsay Maryland Michael Bowie ?Bradley Markey Ga Tech Solid College Prospects (Rounds 25 and up) Chris Acker ? T.J. Campbell ?Travis Clark USC AkienHarris Fanaroff Lehigh Harrison Farmer ?Patrick...
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Coaches, players and parents
She realized he probably wouldn’t be able to hear her.Still, as Tywanna Patterson watched her son, Patrick, get lambasted by former Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie during a game at Rupp Arena last season, the outspoken mother felt...
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18U East Cobb Patriots
The 18U East Cobb Patriots are looking for players for this summer. If you are a senior in high school and committed to play college ball somewhere and would be interested in playing at East Cobb please email Tolley Lovejoy at ttrain21@gmail.com or...
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Strasburg to start season in minors
VIERA, Fla. (AP)—Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman dropped another strong hint Tuesday that right-hander Stephen Strasburg, the top pick in June’s amateur draft, is destined to start the season in the minor...
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Here's the scenario..... After years of preparation with the ultimate goal of playing baseball at your "dream school". You finally reach your goal, and have been accepted in a program within the Big 10,SEC, SCC, Ivy, WAC, MW, PAC 10 etc. June 9th...
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Getting an education and playing proball -- doing both without sacrificing one
We are going through the family process of analyzing the various risks/rewards to turning pro directly out of high school. I guess I am asking for input from you’ll. Talk to me about the facets of this decision to go pro out of hs.We begin with...
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PG 2011 Prospect Draft Watch List - MD High School Players
K.J. Hockaday 3B, John Carroll, Univ. Maryland Will Bouey RHP, Sherwood, Univ. Maryland Nikolay Uherek LHP, DemathaKory Britton, RHP, Atholton, Univ. Maryland A.J. Lardo, OF, Loyola Zack Morris, LHP, South River Ernest Baldwin OF, Largo
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MLB Scouting Bureau
A lot of folks have heard of this organization, but what role do they really play? If a good report is turned in on a player, what does that mean in regard to the draft?
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San Diego, North County 18U Travel Team: a few spots avaliable
We have a few spots open for an 18U team in North County San Diego this summer. The season runs roughly June through September and the team will be playing USABF league games plus additional local tournaments. The program is geared towards strong high...
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Paxton withdraws from University of Kentucky
quote:From Keith Law:University of Kentucky left-hander James Paxton has chosen to withdraw from school in the face of recent court defeats in his attempt to force some transparency into the NCAA's one-sided, anti-player process for evaluating whether...
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Merger
Two organizations, the New York Nine and the Bayside Yankees, have officially merged together to form Team New York Baseball. This from the New York Nine website (www.newyorknine.org):The landscape of amateur baseball has changed in recent years. Due...
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Lesser known Draft issues
This is the time of year when rumors start popping up about players being considered for early selections in the draft. Each year we hear from people who claim a certain player has been told he will go early in the draft, even the first round. There...
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Record setting coach James Vilade Joins Dallas Patriots!!
James Vilade, athletic director and head baseball coach at The University of Texas at Tyler, has announced his resignation effective in early June.Vilade, who has served as the University’s first head baseball coach since 2003 and as athletic...
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Transportation in the Minors
Here’s a topic I haven’t seen discussed in a few years, transportation in the minors. I had a very enjoyable and informative dinner this week with another member of the HSBBW. Their son is in his second spring training and ours is...
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milb spring training in Jupiter
Just a short ride up the FL turnpike, yesterday was only the second time in 3 seasons we have gone to watch son in practice, not like we would not want to be there everytime he pitches, but we feel that's his time to work out the kinks and concentrate...
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MLB 2011
Here's part 1 of a 4 part series from Jonathan Mayo at MLB.com International Draft: Easier said than done Enjoy!
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Advisor or not?
Are advisors allowed to talk with MLB clubs regarding players prior to the draft? What I really am searching for is there an advantage to having an advisor for exposure purposes? I know we all say if he is playing and is good enough, he will get seen,...
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pitchability?
Another thread prompted me on this one.....My son's father past up his draft in his senior year of hs to go to college (1970s).. He blew his elbow up his sophomore year. Now it all ended up well for him as he got his college degree and went on to be...
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Carolinas Baseball Center Collegiate Coaches Instructional Camp
Carolinas Baseball CenterpresentsThe 3rd AnnualCBC Collegiate CoachesInstructional Skills CampNo other winter camp in the Carolinas puts you in front of so many of the regions top College Coaches and MLB Scouts. Three Consecutive SundaysJanuary 10th,...
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Who is Ken Guthrie?
I have been reading on here for about a week. I'm an old coach, and I would like to know the expertise of Mr. Guthrie. Please don't give me playing experience (Draft status, Bullpen catcher, etc.) I have meet my fair share of "talented" players...
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Called up - A’s prospect retires to enter priesthood
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland Athletics prospect Grant Desme is retiring from baseball to enter the priesthood.Desme was recently selected the 2009 Arizona Fall League MVP and was considered one of the top prospects in Oakland’s system.The...
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B.A.S.E. test given by MLB Scouting Bureau
Can anyone comment on the significance of our HS Sr. son receiving this from MLB (B.A.S.E.)? As my son was filling it out, it specifically had a box for "I agree" that showed he had already filled out the MLB Scouting Bureau Player Health History...
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"Draft Card"
My son said that 2 of his college team mates received "draft cards" from major league teams. What are they and what does it mean?
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Toby Gerhart will enter NFL draft
He will drop out of school and prepare for the NFL combine. Someone on the Stanford roster just got moved up on the depth chart.http://latimesblogs.latimes.co...ng-back-heisman.html
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Area Player News
National News Six NJCAA Baseball Players Expected to be Early Draft Picks in 2010 According to Collegiate Baseball News January 13, 2010COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The 2010 baseball season is just around the corner, despite the current temperatures...
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2010 Pitching Health & Performance Seminar/Clinic
The Diamond Experience will be holding their 2010 Pitching Health & Performance Seminar/Clinic Friday January 29th from 7-10pm and Saturday January 30th from 9am-2pm at Riverdale Baptist High School in Upper Marlboro, Md. Come here how medical science, exercise science and coaching science can work together to bring a pitcher to a higher level of health & performance. Former 1st Round Draft choice and World Series standout Buddy Biancalana heads the list of speakers for this special event.
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The SE Region Dominates 2010 HS Draft Class
Especially GA.http://www.pnrscouting.com/art...0_preview_hs_se.html
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WWBA CHAMPIONSHIP Jupiter Florida
Please don't think this is a promotion of any kind. There is no need to promote this event.When people ask me about it, I simply tell them it is the most "unusual" event I've ever seen in baseball.This year it looks like it will be one of the best...