Round 23, Pick 706: Zach Biermann, 1B, Coastal Carolina .313/.399/.564, 18 HR, 82 RBI, 54 R, 2 SB, .963 OPS
Interesting pick. Probably won't make the majors but L/L power 1B are interesting. Will be fun to see how he advances in the minors.
Drafting all these pitchers makes sense. Top pitching is the most sought and expensive ML commodity. 1 in 20 make it to AAA?. 1 in 100 make themselves ML level careers? I am probably being generous. Fatten the pool, sure! BTW, anyone got a list of our homegrown guys who say, had at least 5 year careers as ML starters?
Round 24, Pick 736: Preston Pavlica, CF, Grand Canyon .284/.398/.552, 11 HR, 40 RBI, 43 R, 22 SB (3 CS), .950 OPS
Round 25, Pick 766: E.P. Reese, CF, Winston-Salem State Transferred after starting his collegiate career at Liberty. Winston-Salem State is dropping baseball, so he's transferring to Mount Olive if he doesn't sign. .408/.507/.553, 4 HR, 35 RBI, 54 R, 31 BB, 16 K, 26 SB (9 CS)
Round 26, Pick 796: Chandler Casey, RHP, Lubbock Christian 18 appearances (9 starts), 7-5, 2.69 ERA, 87 IP, 72 H (0 HR allowed), 28 R (26 ER), 19 BB, 89 K, 1.05 WHIP, .226 opponent average
Round 27, Pick 826: Kevin Dickey, LHP, Seminole State College 9-2, 1 save, 1.97 ERA, 91.1 IP, 49 H (5 HR allowed), 25 R (20 ER), 43 BB, 123 K, 1.00 WHIP
Round 28, Pick 856: Bryan Arias, 2B, UTSA .336/.458/.561, 10 HR, 40 RBI, 58 R, 43 BB, 37 K, 10 SB (3 CS), 1.019 OPS
More about Biermann. I love this guy already. Hoping for the best. Brewer, Beer, and Biermann all in the same lineup would be awesome. Add in Bregman and Brantley (already here) and we can have Killer B's 2.0!
Dexter Jordan (16) plans to sign Zac Chamblee covers Southern Mississippi high school sports for Sports601.
Round 29, Pick 886: Whit Drennan, LHP, Rollins College 21 appearances (2 starts), 2-5, 4 saves, 4.21 ERA, 66.1 IP, 61 H (2 HR allowed), 39 R (31 ER), 31 BB, 91 K, 1.39 WHIP
Cole McDonald (15) expects to head to a mini-camp in West Palm Beach before being assigned to a team.
Can we find L vs L splits? I mean, Guduan and Vogelbach showed us it doesn't really matter LOL, but just curious.
Round 30, Pick 916: Michael Horrell, RHP, Campbell 15 appearances (13 starts), 10-3, 2.62 ERA, 89.1 IP, 79 H (8 HR allowed), 36 R (26 ER), 13 BB, 85 K, 1.01 WHIP, .230 opponent average
