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56 minutes ago, reiks12 said:

is the 2024 class as good as the 2023 one?

2024 is considered a down class, one of the worst in a while. On the Future Projection podcast they said they had trouble thinking of anyone who's separated themselves from the pack. The college class is heavy on 1b and 2b types. Brecht is the best pitcher and he has serious reliever risk. It's early, but this may be a year to hope the Sox pick 7th so they can get into the 2025 top tier which features Ethan Holliday.

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6 hours ago, Timmy U said:

2024 is considered a down class, one of the worst in a while. On the Future Projection podcast they said they had trouble thinking of anyone who's separated themselves from the pack. The college class is heavy on 1b and 2b types. Brecht is the best pitcher and he has serious reliever risk. It's early, but this may be a year to hope the Sox pick 7th so they can get into the 2025 top tier which features Ethan Holliday.

Oh perfect time for the sox to have a top 5 pick...

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1 hour ago, Timmy U said:

I don't prefer college guys with his contact issues. Sox are not the org to fix him.

He's cut down on the strikeouts significantly, it seems like he was primarily focused on swing decisions this year and you can see the progress in the numbers. I think the contact issues are a tad overblown but yeah, the other top college guys are all betting at making consistent hard contact.

 

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Jacob Cozart - C from NC State would be a good fit for us 

here’s what Kiley says about the class

”There's no sugarcoating it: 2023 was a historic MLB draft class, and 2024 is merely a normal one. The top tier of a draft is what makes the whole draft class look good. Having five clear top talents (Paul Skenes, Dylan Crews, Max Clark, Wyatt Langford, Walker Jenkins) who were all candidates for the No. 1 overall pick made the whole class look better, when the rest after that top group were pretty normal.

The 2024 class has a normal top of the class, in that there are a couple prospects who are seen as consensus types to go on a minor league top 100 upon being drafted because of ability and performance but with some lack of ceiling. The rest of the class is solid, but the lack of exceptional talent at the top hurts the perception of the entire group.”

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50 FV tier
1. Nick Kurtz (21.1), 1B, Wake Forest
2. J.J. Wetherholt (21.8), 3B, West Virginia

This is a tossup. Kurtz got a surprising amount of support in my pre-MCWS prospect rankings, tucking in behind the Crews/Skenes/Langford group and ahead of Rhett Lowder (seventh overall pick) and Chase Dollander (ninth). The take from scouts is that he's a plus hitter with a plus approach and plus-plus power (not exactly the same player, but think someone like Anthony Rizzo) with what will likely be three seasons of dominating in college, so being limited to first base doesn't bother them.
 

45+ FV tier
3. Vance Honeycutt (21.1), CF, North Carolina
4. Travis Bazzana (21.9), 2B, Oregon State
5. Jacob Cozart (21.4), C, North Carolina State

Here we have more well-known college players, each with a concern that keeps them one step below the top tier. Honeycutt was the early favorite in this class, going from little-known prep prospect to freshman 6-foot-3 center-field phenom with 25 homers in the ACC. He has some consistency and contact questions to answer in 2024 but also plenty of upside.

Bazzana (an Australian) is a plus runner who will fit up the middle somewhere -- he can really hit, he's polished and scouts rave about his makeup. His power is good not great, and scouts speculate he could fit better in center field but would like to see him play more shortstop. Cozart is next in the line of standout ACC catchers (Kyle Teel, Patrick Bailey, Joey Bart) with above-average defensive skills and raw power.

45 FV tier
6. Jac Caglianone (21.4), 1B/LHP, Florida
7. Braden Montgomery (21.2), RF/RHP, Stanford
8. Brody Brecht (21.8), RHP, Iowa
9. P.J. Morlando (19.0), RF, Summerville HS (South Carolina), Mississippi State commit
10. Dakota Jordan (21.1), CF, Mississippi State
11. Malcolm Moore (20.9), C, Stanford
12. Anthony Silva (21.0), SS, TCU
13. Chase Burns (21.4), RHP, Wake Forest
14. Christian Moore (21.8), 2B, Tennessee
15. Josh Hartle (21.3), LHP, Wake Forest
16. Tommy White (21.4), 3B, LSU
17. Charlie Condon (21.1), 1B, Georgia
18. Thatcher Hurd (21.6), RHP, LSU
19. Mike Sirota (21.0), SS, Northeastern
20. Hagen Smith (20.9), LHP, Arkansas
21. Kyle Debarge (21.0), SS, Louisiana Lafayette
22. Drew Beam (21.4), RHP, Tennessee
23. Billy Amick (21.7), 3B, Tennessee
24. J.D. Dix (18.7), SS, Whitefish Bay HS (Wisconsin), Alabama commit
25. Michael Mullinax (19.0), CF, North Cobb Christian HS (Georgia), Georgia commit
26. Derek Curiel (19.1), CF, Orange Lutheran HS (California), LSU commit
27. Konnor Griffin (18.2), SS/RHP, Jackson Prep HS (Mississippi), LSU commit

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On 7/27/2023 at 9:47 AM, reiks12 said:

This might seem like a silly question, but for someone who has NEVER followed college/high school players, where should I start?

Just read this thread every day for the next 11.5 months.

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4 hours ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

Crafton is super interesting.  He has all the tools.  Big league body, superb athlete, plus power potential.  Just gotta worry about the swing and miss and get the makeup right.

 

Crafton plays 5 minutes from my house at Lincoln Way West. He’s their QB as well 

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On 7/27/2023 at 8:47 AM, reiks12 said:

This might seem like a silly question, but for someone who has NEVER followed college/high school players, where should I start?

I recommend paying for BA. Their hot sheets are helpful. At this point, you'll read names, think they are interesting, see an update on them months later and think it's the first time you read their name.

 

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