New Baseball Commit!!

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Originally Posted by messageboardsuperhero

We have five commits for 2015 right now who I'd consider serious draft risks (Riley, Pickett, Padgett, Marerro, and Ford)- and should Fenter commit, he'd make number six. Keep half or more of those six, and it's a very successful class.

There are several more of our commits who are definitely good enough to be drafted high and go pro, but those would be the main six who are really elite. I feel pretty good about keeping everyone else- other than those six.

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You've kind of hit the nail on the head here. The key to getting commits from draft risk players, is to commit a bunch of them and lesson your risk. If you get commit 6 or 7 of them, and you lose 4, you still get 2 or 3 on campus. Those two or 3 players can then be your Friday night guy & 3 hole hitter. Thus taking you to the next level as a team.

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Originally Posted by messageboardsuperhero

You feel better about Marrero than I do. I know his size is an issue, but it seems to me that a lot of those guys who have MLB pedigree in their family usually give pro ball a good hard look coming out of high school.

Personally, I'd put our chances at 50/50 with Marrero. I'd love to have him here though. He could benefit big time from playing, IMO.

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It's not about his size. He can play. He is an alternate for Team USA, was on the PG AA Game and he has a MLB background.

The reason I feel good about him is because rumor is his Dad wants him to play college baseball.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

It's not about his size. He can play. He is an alternate for Team USA, was on the PG AA Game and he has a MLB background.

The reason I feel good about him is because rumor is his Dad wants him to play college baseball.

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Ah, I hadn't heard that one yet. If true, that would definitely bode well for us.

Also, I have no doubt that Marrero can play. He's a stud.

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Originally Posted by messageboardsuperhero

You feel better about Marrero than I do. I know his size is an issue, but it seems to me that a lot of those guys who have MLB pedigree in their family usually give pro ball a good hard look coming out of high school.

Personally, I'd put our chances at 50/50 with Marrero. I'd love to have him here though. He could benefit big time from playing, IMO.

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As of now his family really wants him to come to school. He lived the big league life and they want him in college for 3 years.
Sorry I didn't see Todd's post above. Yes this is true. Not a rumor.

The more of them that come, the more likely it is to have a domino effect with other ones where they just say screw it, I'll get paid in 3 years after having a tremendous college experience and trying to win a meaningful title...

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Originally Posted by engie

The more of them that come, the more likely it is to have a domino effect with other ones where they just say screw it, I'll get paid in 3 years after having a tremendous college experience and trying to win a meaningful title...

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In a stadium that is a heck of a lot nicer than the one in Broken Nose Falls, Montana.

Not to mention be around hordes of hot college women.

Here is an article that Matt Garrioch wrote for minorleagueball.com about the high school all star games (UA and PG).

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2014/...american-games

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Gray Fenter has some of the best stuff in the Wrigley game. He can hit 94 and has an excellent breaking ball. He will be a high pick unless something goes awry.

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If we come away with Fenter and get these guys on campus, the sky is the limit.