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Ok, this kid had some talent coming out of the Great White North. Drafted in the 49th by Toronto in 2009. Beauty, eh?!

He was selected in the 11th rd this year.

You act like this is unusual, when it is the status quo for many baseball players.

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Brandon Beachy, RHP, Atlanta: Beachy was an amazing story in 2011 as a former non-drafted pitcher signed out of an independent baseball league. But he may have also set overly high expectations that he won’t be able to reach again. The right-hander has good stuff, but his success comes more from a deceptive delivery and superb command. His fastball averages 92 mph and he’s mostly a two-pitch pitcher with his changeup coming in as a distant third pitch in terms of quality. As the scouting reports circulate through the league and hitters become more comfortable facing Beachy, the right-hander will likely settle in as a solid No. 3 starter. Don’t expect him to keep pitching like an ace.

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Beachy is a grinder and took # 7 overall pick Mike Minor's job and is growing into a solid #2-3 starter. Minor, OTOH, has yet to come close to meeting expectations, but maybe one day. College and MLB recruiters miss diamonds in the rough every year, get over it.

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Posted by ffishstik

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Posted on 6/11/12 at 1:27 am to tirebiter

Point isn't that the kid was a diamond in the rough. I simply grabbed these players because they are three of the bigger names from SB who were drafted fairly high this year and to illustrate the point that Joe has done an outstanding job of developing talent. When this team came in, I assumed that the inflated team BA was a product of playing in a weak conference. It may actually be higher after the last two weeks. The team was disciplined and hit extremely well, 1-9. That's coaching.

LSU is the premiere baseball program in America. We have the facilities, the fanbase, and the financing to continue that. We're in a talent-rich area. Dunn has done an outstanding job with the pitchers. We need someone of the same caliber to develop our hitters. That is all.

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