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AlSwearengen
07-03-2025, 09:53 PM
Do ya?ll remember him? Big OF from Maryland, but played at IMG Academy that committed to us a few years ago. I remember we were hoping that he would go pro because he had a bad senior year, numbers wise. I just noticed that he is having a pretty good year in the majors at 22 yrs old.
BeardoMSU
07-03-2025, 10:53 PM
https://youtu.be/__i8-aw20C4?si=UTqrofqoJI-wZBEC
The Federalist Engineer
07-03-2025, 11:50 PM
He's a mauler as a pro.

We fans all wanted him of course, he was a 2nd rounder. Given his rapid development, he would have been a Golden Spikes All American type of collegiate. Been a top-5 pick in the draft in 2024. Woods, Dakota, and HH would have hit 75 home runs in 2024.
Todd4State
07-04-2025, 01:27 AM
He's a mauler as a pro.

We fans all wanted him of course, he was a 2nd rounder. Given his rapid development, he would have been a Golden Spikes All American type of collegiate. Been a top-5 pick in the draft in 2024. Woods, Dakota, and HH would have hit 75 home runs in 2024.

I don't know. He was pretty raw in high school. I think he would have had a career arc more like Brent Rooker.
The Federalist Engineer
07-04-2025, 09:35 AM
I don't know. He was pretty raw in high school. I think he would have had a career arc more like Brent Rooker.

He was bopping from Rookie Ball. He had no struggles in MilB. Woods had a better AAA than Dylan Crews. Woods would have hit 450 to 500 in college like Jac Caglione
Todd4State
07-06-2025, 12:10 AM
He was bopping from Rookie Ball. He had no struggles in MilB. Woods had a better AAA than Dylan Crews. Woods would have hit 450 to 500 in college like Jac Caglione

I feel pretty confident in saying that SEC baseball is better than rookie ball. He was allowed to go at his own pace and develop which was beneficial to him. I do agree that by year three he would have been a star in college.