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Baseball players speed (Jones misconception)
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:22 pm
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:22 pm
A few 60 yard dash times from the website Prep Baseball Report.
Sometimes players are running faster than it looks and vice versa.
These are numbers coming out of high school….
Jones - 7.18
Morgan - 7.16
Jobert - 7.51
Pearson - 6.66
Frey - 7.04
Crews - 7.20
Sometimes players are running faster than it looks and vice versa.
These are numbers coming out of high school….
Jones - 7.18
Morgan - 7.16
Jobert - 7.51
Pearson - 6.66
Frey - 7.04
Crews - 7.20
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Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:28 pm to MrXYZ
It's important to know when those times were recorded relative to where they are now physically.
Jones may have run that time when he was a sophomore in high school but since then he has strapped a refrigerator to his back.
Jones may have run that time when he was a sophomore in high school but since then he has strapped a refrigerator to his back.
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:28 pm to MrXYZ
Not sure how accurate that is. Perfect Game has Dylan Crews clocked at a 6.63 his junior year of high school. No way I would ever believe Dylan was a 7.2 runner.
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:28 pm to MrXYZ
Crews has to be faster than that
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:29 pm to MrXYZ
Doesn’t matter. Just hit. We had a pretty slow team this year
Beloso and White couldn’t run out of sight in a week….but they could hit
Beloso and White couldn’t run out of sight in a week….but they could hit
This post was edited on 7/12/23 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:32 pm to MrXYZ
Those are not accurate.
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:34 pm to MrXYZ
Jones faster than Crews?
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:38 pm to tigerskin
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Doesn’t matter. Just hit. We had a pretty slow team this year Beloso and White couldn’t run out of sight in a week….but they could hit
Neither were asked to play outfield
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:39 pm to MrXYZ
didn't even know this was a thing for baseball so I googled it. Figured I'd post for others like me:
The 60-yard dash is used to measure speed in baseball because it takes into account both short bursts of speed as well as long-distance sprinting.
A player with a time under 7 seconds is considered an average baseball player; a player with a time between 6.3 and 6.7 seconds has exceptional speed and any player under 6.3 seconds is among the fastest you will find.
The 60-yard dash is used to measure speed in baseball because it takes into account both short bursts of speed as well as long-distance sprinting.
A player with a time under 7 seconds is considered an average baseball player; a player with a time between 6.3 and 6.7 seconds has exceptional speed and any player under 6.3 seconds is among the fastest you will find.
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:40 pm to KingofthePoint
I was under the assumption he would be mainly looked at for 1b or DH. I guess not
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:40 pm to KingofthePoint
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Neither were asked to play outfield
And Jones won't be either. People keep clinging to this notion because of a mis-speak by Ben McDonald.
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:42 pm to tigerskin
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Doesn’t matter. Just hit. We had a pretty slow team this year
like my pappy told me when I was a pup, if you can hit, pitch, or catch(as in catcher,) they can't keep you off the field
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:44 pm to ProjectP2294
Yes, and it is bothering me more than it should.
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:47 pm to BayTiger13
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Yes, and it is bothering me more than it should.
People act like there is no way that he could confuse two giant, red headed, giant, freshman catchers.
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:50 pm to ProjectP2294
Exactly. If they would just think about it for a second 1 was an offensive tackle football recruit (Jones) and the other was a dual threat style QB recruit (Frey). Which of those would you think Jay would mention as being a corner OF in the future.
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:53 pm to tigerskin
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I was under the assumption he would be mainly looked at for 1b or DH. I guess not
That’s my assumption as well. I could have been more clear. I don’t actually think he’ll be asked to play outfield. My point was just that, hypothetically speaking, his speed (or lack of speed) would be relevant.
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:54 pm to 777Tiger
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like my pappy told me when I was a pup, if you can hit, pitch, or catch(as in catcher,) they can't keep you off the field
I can’t hit, catch or pitch, but I can post!
Posted on 7/12/23 at 12:58 pm to KingofthePoint
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Neither were asked to play outfield
well, Mainieri technically asked Beloso to prepare to play outfield a few years ago
Posted on 7/12/23 at 1:06 pm to BayTiger13
It seems like it would be pretty easy to find a quote or interview from Jay if this was really mentioned as many times as people say it was.
There was a point in time this season where Jones was mashing, we were looking for ways to keep him in the lineup, and we were also looking for consistency from a corner outfielder yet he didn’t play one single inning out there that I’m aware of.
There was a point in time this season where Jones was mashing, we were looking for ways to keep him in the lineup, and we were also looking for consistency from a corner outfielder yet he didn’t play one single inning out there that I’m aware of.
Posted on 7/12/23 at 1:41 pm to MrXYZ
Not sure where you got your info but here is what I found on Crews
From Perfect Game
From Prep Baseball
On Jones
From Perfect Game
From Prep Baseball
From Perfect Game
quote:
6.63 sec
60 YARD DASH
6/11/2019
From Prep Baseball
quote:
6.93
60-yard
1/26/19
On Jones
From Perfect Game
quote:
7.08 sec
60 YARD DASH
7/14/2021
From Prep Baseball
quote:
7.18
60-yard
7/31/19
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