Round 1 | JJ Bleday | OF | Vanderbilt

[emkayseven]

Discuss.

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WE FUCKINH FDID IT

[fish16]

thank the lord. Lefty power bat, fast mover. Perfect first pick. Now im cool with whatever they do with the rest of the picks. This was a must though.

[fauowls44]

Good job not over-thinking this one. Perfect fit for this organization.

[fish16]

any indication of what led to the huge power increase this year as opposed to his freshman and sophomore seasons? Swing adjustment, grew into body more, got stronger?

[lou]

Seems like you should take a college bat with your # 1 pick more often than 3 times in 23 years (Kotsay, Moran).

Nice start.

Brinson, Monte, VVM, Scott, probably Osiris, and Bleday. No more outfielders for real now.

[fish16]

can we also talk about how little frisaro knows about anything?

[Nick]

Very rare since I've been a Marlins fan have I personally had a guy in mind that I wanted in the draft, and they've taken him. Very pleased.

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any indication of what led to the huge power increase this year as opposed to his freshman and sophomore seasons? Swing adjustment, grew into body more, got stronger?

I thought I read he made an adjustment in the Cape Cod League and has been raking ever since. He was a really good hitter before the power surge, with the power surge he's turned into an elite college bat obviously.

[sports24/7]

I'm happy. I would have been happier than most of you if Abrams was the pick, but I'd probably have taken Bleday over him, so this works. Of course, the draft is such a crap shoot, who knows what will happen with any of these guys.

Hopefully they'll continue to target power bats.

[Namaste]

I’m so happy they took a bat and I’m really happy it was Bleday. Great name for potential chants during our dynasty years.

[dim]

I liked Abrams, but Bleday is cool as well.

[Namaste]

I LOL’d

https://twitter.com/4_lukesimpson/st...109378048?s=21

[Lee Stone]

Bleday? Of course I'm leery.

Here's the list of SEC Players of the Year. Odds for excellence are rather poor - maybe one in ten?

Winners
Season Player School Position Reference
1993 Russ Johnson LSU Shortstop [2]
1994 Todd Walker LSU Second baseman [2]
1995 Todd Helton* Tennessee First baseman [2]
1996 Eddy Furniss LSU First baseman [2]
1997 Tim Hudson Auburn Pitcher [2]
1998 Jeff Pickler Tennessee Second baseman [2]
1999 Hunter Bledsoe Vanderbilt Third baseman [2]
2000 Kip Bouknight* South Carolina Pitcher [2]
2001 Chris Burke Tennessee Shortstop [2]
2002 Yaron Peters South Carolina First baseman [2]
2003 Aaron Hill LSU Shortstop [2]
2004 Stephen Head and Jon Zeringue Ole Miss Pitcher and LSU Outfielder [2]
2005 Matt LaPorta Florida First baseman [2]
2006 Ryan Strieby Kentucky First baseman [2]
2007 Matt LaPorta (2) Florida First baseman [2]
2008 Gordon Beckham Georgia Shortstop [2]
2009 Kent Matthes Alabama Outfielder [2]
2010 Hunter Morris Auburn First baseman [2]
2011 Mike Zunino Florida Catcher [2]
2012 Raph Rhymes LSU Outfielder [1]
2013 Tony Kemp Vanderbilt Second baseman [3]
2014 A. J. Reed* Kentucky Pitcher/first baseman[4] [5][6]
2015 Andrew Benintendi* Arkansas Outfielder [7]
2016 Boomer White Texas A&M Third baseman [8]
2017 Brent Rooker Mississippi State First baseman [9]
2018 Jonathan India Florida Third baseman
2019 J.J. Bleday Vanderbilt OF [10]

[Nick]

Bleday? Of course I'm leery.

Here's the list of SEC Players of the Year. Odds for excellence are rather poor - maybe one in ten?

Winners
Season Player School Position Reference
1993 Russ Johnson LSU Shortstop [2]
1994 Todd Walker LSU Second baseman [2]
1995 Todd Helton* Tennessee First baseman [2]
1996 Eddy Furniss LSU First baseman [2]
1997 Tim Hudson Auburn Pitcher [2]
1998 Jeff Pickler Tennessee Second baseman [2]
1999 Hunter Bledsoe Vanderbilt Third baseman [2]
2000 Kip Bouknight* South Carolina Pitcher [2]
2001 Chris Burke Tennessee Shortstop [2]
2002 Yaron Peters South Carolina First baseman [2]
2003 Aaron Hill LSU Shortstop [2]
2004 Stephen Head and Jon Zeringue Ole Miss Pitcher and LSU Outfielder [2]
2005 Matt LaPorta Florida First baseman [2]
2006 Ryan Strieby Kentucky First baseman [2]
2007 Matt LaPorta (2) Florida First baseman [2]
2008 Gordon Beckham Georgia Shortstop [2]
2009 Kent Matthes Alabama Outfielder [2]
2010 Hunter Morris Auburn First baseman [2]
2011 Mike Zunino Florida Catcher [2]
2012 Raph Rhymes LSU Outfielder [1]
2013 Tony Kemp Vanderbilt Second baseman [3]
2014 A. J. Reed* Kentucky Pitcher/first baseman[4] [5][6]
2015 Andrew Benintendi* Arkansas Outfielder [7]
2016 Boomer White Texas A&M Third baseman [8]
2017 Brent Rooker Mississippi State First baseman [9]
2018 Jonathan India Florida Third baseman
2019 J.J. Bleday Vanderbilt OF [10]

You gotta be kidding me.

[Lee Stone]

You think Bleday beats the odds? There's always euphoria/high expectations for top draft picks.

[Nick]

You think Bleday beats the odds? There's always euphoria/high expectations for top draft picks.

How is that list relevant to anything? The SEC produces as much if not more MLB talent than any conference. I'm sorry but saying the odds are against Bleday because 10th Round Pick Boomer White hasn't made the majors yet is laughable.