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re: Pap will be a MLB catcher one day?
Posted on 6/2/17 at 6:11 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
Posted on 6/2/17 at 6:11 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
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I dont think
There you go thinking again
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Posted on 6/2/17 at 6:24 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
over half of major league catchers bat about what he is batting; .250 or so. so yes, he might make the bigs.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 6:41 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
Asking if someone will be a major leaguer is a loaded question. The odds are against anyone no matter who they are. Pap has about as much potential as anyone could ever want in a catcher. Body frame, pop, athleticism, arm strength, awareness, etc. it's up to him to put it all together. If he does, he'll be as good as he wants to be. Lsu has had catchers come through recently that are better college baseball players than pap. None of them in recent memory that I can think of have the ceiling that he has.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 6:46 pm to BigShotBobert
I think Pap has the second best chance of any draft eligible player on this team of making a MLB roster...maybe even the best chance.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 6:46 pm to LSU GrandDad
If college batting average translated to the big leagues Raph Rhymes would be winning batting titles instead of hitting .220 in single A. To compare Pap hitting .250 to catchers in the majors is a joke.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 6:53 pm to TigahJay
I don't recall anybody saying that he will hit .250 in the majors because he's hitting .250 in college.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 6:55 pm to BigShotBobert
quote:Yeah, if I was a MLB scout (I'm not), I wouldn't worry too much about his average, or the slump he had been in earlier this season. He's got the build and tools to do it.
Pap has about as much potential as anyone could ever want in a catcher. Body frame, pop, athleticism, arm strength, awareness, etc. it's up to him to put it all together. If he does, he'll be as good as he wants to be. Lsu has had catchers come through recently that are better college baseball players than pap. None of them in recent memory that I can think of have the ceiling that he has.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 6:55 pm to BigShotBobert
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Body frame, pop, athleticism, arm strength, awareness, etc
CALLING A GOOD GAME? do we even know if he can do that competently?
Posted on 6/2/17 at 6:56 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
I think his ceiling is AA/AAA
Posted on 6/2/17 at 7:01 pm to PhillyTiger90
Good lord guys, many of us love college baseball, but at the highest level of college, it is high A minor league ball at best.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 7:03 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
Easiest to make it as catcher.
Work on game.
If defense is good and batting is > mendoza line, he will move up through the minors.
If he is better every year he will be invited to spring training. They need a zillion catchers. Then he will be on the spot. Does he get just one hit in his first game, no passed balls and field his position? He gets another start. So many injuries to catchers. People get a shot in spring games just to fill in. Catchers are commodities, like left handed curve ball pitchers.
Work on game.
If defense is good and batting is > mendoza line, he will move up through the minors.
If he is better every year he will be invited to spring training. They need a zillion catchers. Then he will be on the spot. Does he get just one hit in his first game, no passed balls and field his position? He gets another start. So many injuries to catchers. People get a shot in spring games just to fill in. Catchers are commodities, like left handed curve ball pitchers.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 7:06 pm to tduecen
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Is he one of the 60 best in college currently?
Is this a serious question?
Posted on 6/2/17 at 7:07 pm to NotRight37
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Good lord guys, many of us love college baseball, but at the highest level of college, it is high A minor league ball at best
Who the hell said good college players meant good MLB players??? There are a share of college players who have long successful MLB careers. Thats what I was asking if Pap could do.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 7:08 pm to lsufball19
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Is this a serious question
Dont forget you are on the rant...they spent 75% of the season wanting Pap to never put on a LSU uniform again.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 7:39 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
No. I'm no expert but I think catcher is one of the harder positions to make it up to the bigs. Though there's no telling. He's swinging a hot bat lately and if he can put ~10 lbs on in the offseason he can be a very dangerous at bat.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 7:47 pm to chalmetteowl
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CALLING A GOOD GAME? do we even know if he can do that competently?
That would be part of the next step development he'd have to make now wouldn't it? I'm not pegging the guy as a big leaguer, I'm just saying he's got all the tools you could ever ask for at this point. His potential is sky high. Like I said, it's up to him to put it together and continue to develop
Posted on 6/2/17 at 8:16 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
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I dont think you have the slightest clue how hard it is to make it to the majors...and then to make it as a catcher on top of that.
Please, enlighten us on just how hard it is big boy.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 8:20 pm to say when
According to statistics in 2012 10.5% of players who were drafted out of college made it to the majors.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 8:25 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
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According to statistics in 2012 10.5% of players who were drafted out of college made it to the majors.
Ok, now we know how many but how hard is it?
Posted on 6/2/17 at 8:29 pm to say when
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Ok, now we know how many but how hard is it
Obviously pretty fricking hard you dumb arse...if 90% of drafted players never make it. Stop trying to he a hard arse on a message board. Either join the discussion or dont post.
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