Reading this, I felt like a talentless tit.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 25 April 2017 16:00 (seven years ago) link
The Official "Hot Prospects" Thread (2004)Top 100 prospects (2007)FARM FRESH: Which of These 5 Prospects Will Put Up the Gaudiest 2008? (2008)
― Andy K, Tuesday, 25 April 2017 16:02 (seven years ago) link
At a time when little seems normal in the world, this is the setting for the rise of the MLB draft's mystery man, Nick Bitsko.His spring high school season was canceled before it even started. But he's been rising on some draft boards because he has impressed in Zoom interviews and has been posting videos on social media that show big league-caliber stuff coming out of the hand of a 17-year-old. He hit 98.5 mph last week and delivers some of the advanced pitch data that clubs covet, which he's been measuring in a warehouse in Pennsylvania while getting remote training from a top independent facility over the internet. Still, scouts aren't allowed to watch or talk to him in person.
His spring high school season was canceled before it even started. But he's been rising on some draft boards because he has impressed in Zoom interviews and has been posting videos on social media that show big league-caliber stuff coming out of the hand of a 17-year-old. He hit 98.5 mph last week and delivers some of the advanced pitch data that clubs covet, which he's been measuring in a warehouse in Pennsylvania while getting remote training from a top independent facility over the internet. Still, scouts aren't allowed to watch or talk to him in person.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29246516/meet-2020-mlb-draft-man-mystery-17-year-old-enormous-upside
― Andy K, Monday, 1 June 2020 22:30 (three years ago) link