Gridley 1st team All-SEC SS

[lamont]

Ol RP and I Seen It may know some baseball afterall

[msstate7]

Well deserves no matter what that idiot, hevbelmont7 said starting the year

[smootness]

And Hunter Renfroe is still in the majors. So maybe not.

All kidding aside, that's great for Gridley. Really hope he comes back, but I kind of doubt it.

[I seen it dawg]

Can't play SS for us....or hit 3 hole...

Had to know it was coming. You know who you are that were adamant grid wasn't the guy and Belmont is our best SS. And doubled down when he was hitting .190. You know who you are.....

Congrats Grid. Been in your corner since day 1 and you've worked your ass off to make yourself into 1st team all SEC. Very deserving.

[smootness]

Belmont is our best SS

Defensive. The argument was always about defense.

[I seen it dawg]

Defensive. The argument was always about defense.

Hahahahaha ok then.

[I seen it dawg]

Defensive. The argument was always about defense.

And bullshit

[smootness]

And bullshit

It absolutely was. I said Alexander had to be on the field because of his defense and that if he was on the field, he should be playing SS because he is our best option there. And I said Gridley should be starting as well.

Over the course of the season, I have gradually come to the conclusion that Alexander's offense is bad enough to not warrant him starting every day in the lineup. Cann disagrees and still thinks he has to be out there.

[HSVDawg]

Can't play SS for us....or hit 3 hole...

Had to know it was coming. You know who you are that were adamant grid wasn't the guy and Belmont is our best SS. And doubled down when he was hitting .190. You know who you are.....

Congrats Grid. Been in your corner since day 1 and you've worked your ass off to make yourself into 1st team all SEC. Very deserving.

For what it's worth, I'm still not sure he was the ideal 3-hole guy (but I totally understand what Cann was thinking). Hindsight shows a pretty big sophomore slump for Mangum although he had a decent year. Gridley would have been better leading off all year as he had a much stronger season than Mangum. Would have rather had him leading off sooner to provide more RBI opportunities for Rooker since Mangum wasn't getting on as much. Could still hit Mangum after Rooker to protect him in the lineup.

[I seen it dawg]

For what it's worth, I'm still not sure he was the ideal 3-hole guy (but I totally understand what Cann was thinking). Hindsight shows a pretty big sophomore slump for Mangum although he had a decent year. Gridley would have been better leading off all year as he had a much stronger season than Mangum. Would have rather had him leading off sooner to provide more RBI opportunities for Rooker since Mangum wasn't getting on as much. Could still hit Mangum after Rooker to protect him in the lineup.

I don't disagree with any of this. I wanted Grid to hit leadoff from the get go. Some of our self thought baseball gurus were fighting me on Grid being able to be our SS and hit 3 for us. Which he was capable as it turns out of both.

[HSVDawg]

I don't disagree with any of this. I wanted Grid to hit leadoff from the get go. Some of our self thought baseball gurus were fighting me on Grid being able to be our SS and hit 3 for us. Which he was capable as it turns out of both.

I actually went back and checked the final stats and the gap was not as big between Grid and Mangum as I originally thought. A week or two ago, Jake was just barely around .300 with Gridley around .330 or .340 and way better power numbers (which is what I was thinking may have been where they ended up). They are now basically even in avg / OBP, but Gridley has the better power numbers. So they ended up a lot more interchangeable than I expected originally. Of course, if we had a 4th viable hitter we could have put Rooker where he belongs in the 3-hole, with Gridley or Mangum behind him, the other leading off, and the 4th guy batting in the 2-hole. Never could quite get enough production from Brown or Stovall to justify hitting either of them that high in the order though.

[msstate7]

And Hunter Renfroe is still in the majors. So maybe not.

All kidding aside, that's great for Gridley. Really hope he comes back, but I kind of doubt it.

Where is gridley projected? I can't see him coming back either unless he's way down

[smootness]

Where is gridley projected? I can't see him coming back either unless he's way down

You can't really find projections beyond the top round or 2. You can find rankings, but those usually won't go beyond the top 50-100.

But it's hard for me to see him falling far enough (outside Round 15 or so) to have a shot at bringing him back.

[LC Dawg]

Where is gridley projected? I can't see him coming back either unless he's way down

It's not just draft spot. He's got to consider whether he can miss games in pro ball for family weddings.*

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Where is gridley projected? I can't see him coming back either unless he's way down

He loses leverage after this year. So even if he came back next season and got drafted 5 rounds higher than he would this season, he would sign for less money than he would this season.

[Tbonewannabe]

He loses leverage after this year. So even if he came back next season and got drafted 5 rounds higher than he would this season, he would sign for less money than he would this season.

I really do hate the way baseball does that. It is a little better than before with the top 10 rounds but still sucks. If someone is drafted in the top 10 rounds then they should get a minimum signing bonus. It makes bringing back a good player almost impossible. The only way you can have a good senior like Cody Brown is for him to not quite have a shot at MLB.

[Todd4State]

He loses leverage after this year. So even if he came back next season and got drafted 5 rounds higher than he would this season, he would sign for less money than he would this season.

Kramer Robertson doesn't agree with this. Similar player to Gridley that Cann was able to get to come back for his senior year. I think Gridley could be Cann's first test as far as getting guys to come back if he is drafted where I think he will be.

Cole Freeman is another player similar to Gridley that Cann was able to get to come back as well.

[Tbonewannabe]

Ol RP and I Seen It may know some baseball afterall

Gridley is also a semifinalist for the top SS award. He reminds me of Frazier, not flashy but has good range and really reliable.

[msstate7]

Gridley is also a semifinalist for the top SS award. He reminds me of Frazier, not flashy but has good range and really reliable.

Frazier was a 6th round, but he was better than gridley imo

Gridley...
Soph = .284/.340/.345 ops = .685
Junior = .326/.389/.469 ops = .858

Frazier...
Soph = .371/.482/.445 ops = .927
Junior = .352/.398/.464 ops = .862

Frazier played with dead ball.

[AusTexDawg]

Frazier was a 6th round, but he was better than gridley imo

Gridley...
Soph = .284/.340/.345 ops = .685
Junior = .326/.389/.469 ops = .858

Frazier...
Soph = .371/.482/.445 ops = .927
Junior = .352/.398/.464 ops = .862

Frazier played with dead ball.

Frazier did lead the NCAA in hits in 2013 (but that shouldn't take away from the kudos for Gridley. I've really enjoyed watching him play).