2021 mlb draft

I only knew one guy from 1st round. Noah Miller played on Hitters 2021 with Seth last few years. Great kid from a school so small his sister is 2B!

Missed a couple of games because his Mom made him go to church camp. U gotta luv it.

I'm curious, how does a HS junior get drafted?  That's what it says on the draft tracker.  He's born in 2003, so apparently not old for his grade - although I see that most of the HS seniors drafted were born in 2002, and some were born in 2003, so is it that he's 18?

Which one is a junior?  Maybe he reclassed up?

@LousyLefty posted:

Which one is a junior?  Maybe he reclassed up?

MLB Draft Tracker has Andrew Painter - Phillies pick at #13 as a HS JR.  His B-day is April 2003, so in line with other HS seniors.   Probably a typo....

@anotherparent posted:

I'm curious, how does a HS junior get drafted?  That's what it says on the draft tracker.  He's born in 2003, so apparently not old for his grade - although I see that most of the HS seniors drafted were born in 2002, and some were born in 2003, so is it that he's 18?

Several years ago a teammate of my son was eligible for the draft but headed to college after his junior year. He was eighteen.

When he headed for a private school they had him repeat freshman year. By junior year he had nothing more to gain baseball wise. He got his GED and headed for college. Before anyone gets the wrong idea it wasn’t Wossamotta U. It was a HA, ranked D1.

As for the academic integrity of this HA they also recruited a football kid from our high school with a 4.25. It was his time in the forty. It might also be his IQ. Or it could be the years of probation he got for decking a cop.

He became a humble, nice kid. But he was dumber than a bag of rocks. He was gone in a year. He transferred to a less academic challenging, sometimes ranked mid major. He flunked out of there in a year. He now has a career in distribution.

Kid from WI that my kid played against a few times, Noah Miller, got drafted #36 overall by the Twins.  A slick fielding Shortstop, it’ll be fun watching him develop.  He was committed to Alabama

Yes Seth played 2nd to his ss on Hitters. Great kid.

fun with them on ESPN.

@Good Knight posted:

Yes Seth played 2nd to his ss on Hitters. Great kid.

That’s awesome.  Your son is going to Minnesota, correct?  Great program.  Congrats on that.  The Counsell kid is another from Hitters that my son got to know a little and compete against a few times over the years.  Another GREAT kid and of course as you know also going to the Gophers

My kid is a D3 commit but had a blast playing with and against D1 players and MLB draft picks.  Will be interested to see if Ian Moller gets picked in the next few rounds or ends up going to LSU

Where's Paula??  Congratulations to James!

Way to go James!

@anotherparent posted:

Where's Paula??  Congratulations to James!

Certainly a great, great organization to be joining. The sky is the limit.  But I feel like Paula has hinted strongly that he may not sign.  Or is that just me...?

@3and2Fastball posted:

Kid from WI that my kid played against a few times, Noah Miller, got drafted #36 overall by the Twins.  A slick fielding Shortstop, it’ll be fun watching him develop.  He was committed to Alabama

It is fun.   None of my son's former teammates are likely to go in this draft, but yesterday one of them played in the futures game and another had his first 2HR MLB game.  Great stuff.

Saw the Pirates drafted a kid in the 2nd round who had committed to Penn State as a WR...would be nice to see baseball start getting more of the multi-sport athletes... 

My kid caught a pen for the Mets 2nd draft pick. Really nice guy, eh!

Noah Miller and Seth with dblplay on ESPN. Helps to have to SS's in the game.
https://twitter.com/briandumas...672695917981699?s=20

Seth's roomate at Minnesota was picked at 211. And he is going.

Aw, damn, I was hoping the SFG would take Darren Baker, but he's taken by the Nats in the 10th round.

Ian Moller got drafted in the 4th Round by Texas.  Another super great kid from our area who I’ve watched grow up…

Two fun facts so far.

The first (known) Orthodox Jewish player taken in the 3rd round, the photo that everyone including some news outlets seem to be using is mine. I took it at a pre-draft event I shot a few weeks back.

My son's college catcher was taken in the 10th round.