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ouchmyknee

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Anyone been following this kid? He's a pitcher at Barnegat High School who is regarded as the number 1 prospect in next years draft. Hits high 90s with his fastball and just threw a 7-inning no-hitter with 19 strikeouts. A lot of people saying he could be the best prospect to come out of NJ, with lots of comparison to TR North's JM Gold, from the late 90s.
 
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RUJMM78

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ouchmyknee said:
Anyone been following this kid? He's a pitcher at Barnegat High School who is regarded as the number 1 prospect in next years draft. Hits high 90s with his fastball and just threw a 7-inning no-hitter with 19 strikeouts. A lot of people saying he could be the best prospect to come out of NJ, with lots of comparison to TR North's JM Gold, from the late 90s.
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I believe the Phillies have the first selection in the draft. A tall left hand pitcher who throws over 90 on the radar gun is wanted by every baseball organization.
 
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El Curioso Impertinente

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His parents sent him to IMG for his junior year with strict orders, and a mandatory pitch count. His parents are not playing around. Rutgers is simply not an option for a kid of this caliber.
 
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MozRU

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I hope they are protecting that kid's arm.

Like to hear Rick Wolff's take.
 
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SouthJerseyRU

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Not following him, but heard about him reading some Phillies blogs, with them looking at him as the potential #1 pick. High school pitchers are risky, but this kid seems to have it all. Good luck to him.
 
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El Curioso Impertinente

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DANTHEMAN said:
He faced the minimum number of batters over 7 innings:21. He had 19 strikeouts, I pop fly out , and picked off the one batter who reached base on an error. Not a perfect game, but the very best next thing.
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And that's without throwing a curveball because his Dad won't let him. Amazing.
 
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LC-88

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El Curioso Impertinente said:
His parents sent him to IMG for his junior year with strict orders, and a mandatory pitch count. His parents are not playing around. Rutgers is simply not an option for a kid of this caliber.
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College probably won't be an option. Assuming he stays on track he'll see $4 to $7 million for a signing bonus. Screw college.
 
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newell138

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I heard them talking about him last week on the south jersey version of ESPN radio. He is not going to college from what I hear and they expect him to be one of the first 4 picks in the MLB draft.

There is another kid down here at Ocean City HS, Sean Mooney, who throws around 90MPH. Last week he struck out 11 in 4 innings. Unfortunately he is heading to St Johns next year, from what I understand his dad also played there. Not sure if RU was in the mix.
 
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Doteman

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Was flipping through Baseball America's fantasy baseball magazine a couple of months ago and they had a blurb on the best prospects for upcoming draft, they listed Groome #1 overall and compared his stuff to Kershaw's.
 
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Several decades ago,there was a story about a baseball scout who phoned his front office about a pitcher.

"Boss.I've just seen the greatest pitcher ever.He struck all 27 batters.Nobody even hit a foul ball off of him until two out in the 9th.What do you want me to do?"

The boss replied:"Sign up the guy who hit the foul ball.We need hitters."
 
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Jersey383

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He's the real deal from what I have heard. Should be a great pitching match up when barneget plays my old high school Somerville. Will be a match up of two lefty pitches who throw in the 90's. The Somerville pitcher is heading to coastal Carolina next year.
 
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RUBubba

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Just saw that too. Unreal. It probably doesn't mean a heck of a lot in the end, and will reduce the risk of injury.
 
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RUJohnny99

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So when the Phillies draft him & have him start with the BlueClaws, does he live at home & commute to games, or does he get one of those rabbi dorms in Lakewood?
 
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SouthJerseyRU

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ruteelrice said:
If this saves him from the Phillies it will help his career in the long run
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Why? He won't be in the majors for 3-4 years anyway and the Phillies have changed the past couple of years. This isn't the Ruin Tomorrow Jr. lead team without an analytics department. They've made a lot of changes to the organization and had made some good moves in the past 2 years to position themselves for a success in that time frame.
 
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