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Has there been a better overall player in the past decade than AJ Reed?
Posted on 5/10/14 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 5/10/14 at 2:30 pm
So far this year, this is what this fricking guy has done for UK.
Pitching: 90 IP, 9-2, 2.30 ERA, 80 hits, 63 SOs, 25 walks
Hitting: .360 BA, 12 2B, 1 3B, 21 HR, 63 RBI, .491 OBP, .800 slugging
Freshman All SEC in '12, All-SEC in '13, Lock for consensus AA this year, and I have no desire to count his player of the week awards.
I mean... frick.
Don't know what else to say.
Pitching: 90 IP, 9-2, 2.30 ERA, 80 hits, 63 SOs, 25 walks
Hitting: .360 BA, 12 2B, 1 3B, 21 HR, 63 RBI, .491 OBP, .800 slugging
Freshman All SEC in '12, All-SEC in '13, Lock for consensus AA this year, and I have no desire to count his player of the week awards.
I mean... frick.
Don't know what else to say.This post was edited on 5/10/14 at 2:31 pm
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Posted on 5/10/14 at 2:32 pm to BennyAndTheInkJets
Love him. He won't pitch in the big leagues but his bat is absurd.
Hate that Hendo doesn't have shite for a pitching rotation behind him. UK would be pretty salty if they did.
ETA: And I'm as surprised as anyone that he's that good this season. He was good before but I thought Cousino would blow up instead.
Hate that Hendo doesn't have shite for a pitching rotation behind him. UK would be pretty salty if they did.
ETA: And I'm as surprised as anyone that he's that good this season. He was good before but I thought Cousino would blow up instead.
This post was edited on 5/10/14 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 5/10/14 at 2:32 pm to BennyAndTheInkJets
21 home runs with these bats is insane...although isnt he a Left hand hitter and UK's right field fence super short?
Either way, the guy could play whatever in MLB
Either way, the guy could play whatever in MLB
Posted on 5/10/14 at 2:33 pm to thunderbird1100
He's hit several on the road as well. The home field helps but he's capable on the road too.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 2:41 pm to thunderbird1100
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although isnt he a Left hand hitter and UK's right field fence super short?
I thought this actually was inflating his HRs until I watched the Florida game in early April when he cranked out his 11th IIRC.
Yea... it wouldn't have mattered where the damn fence was.
Albeit that was only 1 HR, but dude has legit power. 
Posted on 5/10/14 at 2:43 pm to BennyAndTheInkJets
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Posted on 5/10/14 at 2:44 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Splain
Posted on 5/10/14 at 2:44 pm to BennyAndTheInkJets
Those numbers are ungodly 
This post was edited on 5/10/14 at 2:45 pm
Posted on 5/10/14 at 2:45 pm to BennyAndTheInkJets
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I thought this actually was inflating his HRs until I watched the Florida game in early April when he cranked out his 11th IIRC.
Yea... it wouldn't have mattered where the damn fence was. Albeit that was only 1 HR, but dude has legit power.
Oh no doubt he has legit power, 21 HRs is once again insane with these bats.
I just remembered UK's slew of left handed hitters every season and their like 314 foot RF fence
Posted on 5/10/14 at 2:46 pm to BennyAndTheInkJets
Stephen Head and Danny Hultzen come to mind... AJ is an unbelievable baseball player though.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 2:47 pm to BennyAndTheInkJets
I'm jelly 'cause we can't hit worth a shite.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 2:48 pm to thunderbird1100
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I just remembered UK's slew of left handed hitters every season and their like 314 foot RF fence
That's why I thought the same. Last year of the bats ('09) I remember UK had something like 6-7 players with double digit HRs halfway through the season. Granted they did have some really good hitter but a lot of those homers turned into long flyouts when they traveled to Baum.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 2:53 pm to reggierayreb
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Stephen Head and Danny Hultzen
Both great players but neither are on the same level hitting as Reed. Hultzen was a better pitcher but not even same conversation with the bat. I'd argue Reed is a better pitcher (slightly) and hitter (more than slightly) than Head, although its been ~10 years since Head played so my memory can be failing me.
ETA: Wasn't Head's freshman year his dirtiest pitching year?
This post was edited on 5/10/14 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 5/10/14 at 2:55 pm to BennyAndTheInkJets
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Pitching: 90 IP, 9-2, 2.30 ERA, 80 hits, 63 SOs, 25 walks
Hitting: .360 BA, 12 2B, 1 3B, 21 HR, 63 RBI, .491 OBP, .800 slugging
Freshman All SEC in '12, All-SEC in '13, Lock for consensus AA this year, and I have no desire to count his player of the week awards.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 4:21 pm to dallasga6
Bump because baseball threads > draft threads on the rant
Posted on 5/10/14 at 4:28 pm to BennyAndTheInkJets
No ... the kid is unreal. Best all-around baseball player I've seen in this league in a long long time.
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