Braxton Davidson is a guy you draft for the bat and worry about the rest later. He's a big dude at 6'3", 215(He looks bigger in videos) with a huge lower half. His big thick legs combined with his lefthandedness probably limit him to 1B.
I really like his hitting mechanics. He is very quiet at the plate. He has almost no load and no stride or leg kick. He lifts his front heel and turn his leg inward on the toe but brings it right back down in the same spot. The swing is driving with a slight uppercut. He is from North Carolina and is committed to UNC.
BLF has him ranked #25. Matt Garrioch at Minor League Ball absolutely loves him, has him ranked #4 overall and calls him the most complete hitter in the draft. BA has him at #29 as they tend to value athleticism and multiple tools more.
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temple canceling baseball, softball and track
ReplyDeletehttp://www.baseballamerica.com/college/temple-to-cut-baseball-after-2014-season/
title 9 is not working out at all
bacci
One college cuts a few sports and it's not working at all? Have you been to Philly and seen where Temple is at?
DeleteNot that I know anything about Title 9 or the economics of college sports. I just know that college football and the hypocrisy that surrounds it is a national embarrassment. Why not just admit that the colleges are fielding professional teams for the purpose of raising money?
Deleteboth football and basketball
Deletei should not have made a blanket statement of title 9, which for the most part, has done a lot of good
college sports are supposed to enhance the student's experience in university...should not be there solely to make money
bacci
At least if they are there solely to make money, then admit it and pay the athletes a fair wage for their services.
DeleteThis may be a stretch but not paying college football players is kind of like not legalizing marijuana. With so much money to be made it needs to be regulated legally because none of the penalties have done anything to stop it from happening anyway.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that's a stretch for an analogy at all. I think it is spot on!
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