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re: You guys said the Georgia fans would be insufferable (and you were right).
Posted on 1/14/22 at 1:35 pm to Murph4HOF
Posted on 1/14/22 at 1:35 pm to Murph4HOF
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UGA has to start winning the baseball recruiting battles among kids from Georgia: the Dansby Swansons (Vandy), Matt Beatys (Bellmont), Skye Bolts (UNC), Brandon Leibrandts (FSU), Adam Fraziers (Miss. St.), Brady Houses (UTK), Kumar Rockers (Vandy), Kris Bensons (Clemson) and Kent Emanuels (UNC).
I love college baseball, but I'm a total rube when it comes to understanding the recruiting scene.
My uninformed view has always been you have to recruit the happy medium-guys. You can't go after the high round talent because they'll most likely sign with the team who drafts them. But you also don't want to be scraping the bottom of the barrel to fill out the roster.
From the outside looking in it always appeared to be some strange balancing act where they want the best of the best, but they have to temper their targets based on the MLB draft and other factors such as a kid's desire for a college degree, development, etc.
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Posted on 1/14/22 at 1:43 pm to DirtyDawg
quote:There's much more savvier college baseball guys on this board than I am, but that isbthe way I have looked at it too.
From the outside looking in it always appeared to be some strange balancing act where they want the best of the best, but they have to temper their targets based on the MLB draft and other factors such as a kid's desire for a college degree, development, etc
I'll let others speculate on how NIL will impact college baseball, which is something that I think will have greater effects on that sport than even football.
Posted on 1/14/22 at 1:47 pm to DirtyDawg
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From the outside looking in it always appeared to be some strange balancing act where they want the best of the best, but they have to temper their targets based on the MLB draft and other factors such as a kid's desire for a college degree, development, etc.
That’s pretty much right. It’s a lot of gambling and sometimes you can get a Corey Collins or Cole Wilcox to turn down 2nd round money to come to campus. What Stricklin and Kenney have actually done incredibly well is to evaluate and develop guys who are no real threat of going pro out of HS. Georgia does well enough in recruiting (I think last class was #11 nationally) but it’s not like football where all those guys in your class are going to show up so you have to be prepared to develop the lower end guys.
Fun fact, Jayson Werth, Scott Rolen, Brandon Phillips, and John Rocker all signed to play at UGA before going pro instead
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