New 2018 Baseball commit looks impressive

[57stratdawg]

Basiel Williams, 6'2 OF from Louisiana. 2018 class now #3 in the country according to Perfect Game (according to Will Sammon).

 

[MSUDC11]

Recruiting won't be a problem for Andy, but I'm curious to see how good he is at convincing our draftees to come to school. This will likely be one of those.

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

Recruiting won't be a problem for Andy, but I'm curious to see how good he is at convincing our draftees to come to school. This will likely be one of those.

^^This

 

[57stratdawg]

My expectations are basically:

Rounds 1-10 = 1% chance
Rounds 11-15 = 40% chance
Rounds 16-25 = 70% chance
Rounds 26-40 = 90% chance

Something like that?

 

[8dog]

Yeah its a lot less about convincing and mostly about hoping

 

[Philly Dawg]

I'd say that the percentage starts to go up before the 10th round, more like 5th or 6th.

 

[CuzDawg]

You gotta think Cannizaro drops some of the recruits in that '18 class. There are 6 RHP and 1 LHP in the '17 class that are considered just pitchers. The '18 class has 7 RHP and 1 LHP that are considered just pitchers. The lack of lefties is disturbing and the shear volume of pitchers was a Cohen thing. I would be surprised if Cannizaro has the same philosophy. Also, it'll be interesting to see how it all shakes out with the injured pitchers.

 

[Forrest4Moore]

How's that big kid from DeSoto County that committed to us last summer as a 9th grader doing? Blaze Jordan I think was his name. Wasn't he hitting like 450 foot bombs as a 9th grader?

 

[Carbaryl]

He's played a little bit this year.Batting around .500 and gone deep twice.A commit that's just killing it this year is JT Ginn over at Brandon.Batting over .450 and went deep 11 times so far.

 

[muddawgs]

He's an 8th grader

How's that big kid from DeSoto County that committed to us last summer as a 9th grader doing? Blaze Jordan I think was his name. Wasn't he hitting like 450 foot bombs as a 9th grader?

Went 8-9 against I believe the #2 6A school in Arkansas this past weekend. We won't see him at State.

 

[8dog]

Not under the new cba. If a kid goes top 10 rds the stats show its 95% or higher that they sign

 

[bulldogcountry1]

Recruiting won't be a problem for Andy, but I'm curious to see how good he is at convincing our draftees to come to school. This will likely be one of those.

Just as important, I'm curious to see how good he is at tracking where these guys may get picked and judging their signability. At some point, it's not going to be about whether or not someone is going to be a draft risk. Most all of them will be. If you get enough in the boat, then some of them will wind up on campus for various reasons.

Sounds easy, right? Man, I wouldn't want to be in the position having to manage 11.7 scholarships. There aren't many options when a guy you expect to keep signs in July.

 

[aTotal360]

Blaze Jordan will never play a lick of college ball.

 

[maroonmania]

Not under the new cba. If a kid goes top 10 rds the stats show its 95% or higher that they sign

Its kind of a cause and effect thing too. If MLB teams are convinced the kid won't sign they are NOT going to use a Top 10 draft slot to pick them.

 

[8dog]

Exactly. But it tells us pretty quickly whether we should sweat a kid or not

 

[MSUDC11]

Well a big part of the convincing happens before the draft. If you can persuade a kid to want to be here so badly that he's telling pro teams that he'll be going to school first, his draft stock is going to fall and it will be harder for him to sign come June or July.

There's not much you can do after a kid has been offered seven figures or high six figures at 18 years old.