Posted on 06/22/2024 2:58:25 PM PDT by hardspunned
What Michelangelo was with a paintbrush, Georgia’s Charlie Condon is with a bat.
Perhaps that’s why the Bulldogs’ career home run leader approaches each at-bat as a new work of art, an opportunity to create a fresh offensive masterpiece every time he steps to the plate.
“I just look at each individual at-bat as a blank canvas,” Condon said. “It’s knowing that each individual at-bat is what it is—it’s its own thing. You can’t start looking at stats, trends, streaks, because those things start snowballing, whether it’s good or bad.”
Georgia head coach Wes Johnson, who has been around many special talents during his career in the Southeastern Conference, said Condon is the best college hitter he’s ever seen.
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Always wanted to hit. Connected only a few times. Worth it.
...so far (pretty much)...bust
(back in minors to learn how to hit a....major-league fastball?).
Charlie Condon also won the Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award. What an outstanding player.
Go Dawgs!
Did he play in the wood bat leagues during his career?
Do we have an Aetius who cal lead us to one last great victory as was Chalons ?
Guardians have #1
Travis Bazanna OR ST might go #1 (worth around $10.5 million). Or possibly even Jac Caglianone FL. Both left handers. Or could be Condon.
Second pick is worth $9.5 million.
Are pitchers worth anything? I was thinking Hagen Smith might get picked somewhere.
Smith is almost certain to go top 10. #10 bonus is $6 million.
From what I have read...d1 NCAA men’s baseball is about equal to AA minor league ball at this time...maybe AA+...unless a player is a blue chipper out of high school and is a sure thing to get to MLB...considering the very low pay one gets in minor league a free 4 year ride at a college would be a better proposition assuming one gets a education that can be used after baseball. Then, if drafted the college player still has to climb the tough ziggurat to MLB. Minor league players play more often college players so have more experience..
Prospects are suspects, but some come as advertised. Last year’s top pick, Paul Skenes, is killing it in the major leagues less than a year later.
A top 100 drafted player will get $750k to $10.5 million. A 10th rounder is still $175k+. These days, most draftees have some college already.
Probably only top 50 are guaranteed a look in the majors, and a lot of them won’t stick around. But there a usually a couple hundred rookies that get an MLB look every year. MLB minimum is $740k, which is a nice check even prorated to 2 weeks.
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