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| Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 3:54 pm)
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Jacoby Jones - 2B - 1st Team
JACOBY JONES, LOUISIANA STATE: The consensus among scouts is that Jones is college baseball's best athlete, but they have concerns about his hitting ability following his .253/.308/.363 sophomore season. He showed off his tremendous bat speed and strength by winning the Cape Cod League home run derby last summer. A righthanded hitter, he hurts himself at the plate with an all-or-nothing approach and a tendency to press when he struggles. His plus speed makes him an asset on the bases, while he has the range, soft hands and solid arm to handle second base or center field. His 6-foot-3, 205-pound frame likely will fit better in center when he gets to pro ball.
"He's a pretty good athlete but you're looking at something like a Drew Stubbs where you're not sure how much he'll ever hit," a second AL scouting director said. "There were times in the summer on the Cape where he looked like he turned the corner as a hitter. This is a big year for him. He can run, he can throw and he has power. His upside is similar to Brett Jackson from the right side of the plate."
Ryan Eades - P - 2nd Team
Ty Ross - C - 3rd Team
No Katz, Rhymes, or Nola.
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nathannb22 
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 3:56 pm to bubbz)
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Ryan Eades - P - 2nd Team
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No Katz, Rhymes, or Nola.
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LSUtoOmaha
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 3:57 pm to bubbz)
I surprised Rhymes isn't on there based on batting average alone.
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 3:57 pm to bubbz)
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 3:58 pm to bubbz)
Hooray for Jacoby, but WTF????
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 3:58 pm to bubbz)
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Katz, Rhymes, or Nola.
We know what these 3 can do so that's cool
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Jacoby Jones - 2B - 1st Team
Ryan Eades - P - 2nd Team
if we get 1st and 2nd team all american type results from these two then Barrett's better stock extra beer and bourbon come June
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Doc Fenton
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 3:58 pm to LSUtoOmaha)
Baseball America is notorious for not giving a single frick about college stats or actual performance.
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 3:59 pm to liquid rabbit)
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Hooray for Jacoby, but WTF????
I concur
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bubbz
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 3:59 pm to liquid rabbit)
Yea I'm a little surprised myself. Not sure how you leave the best hitter in the country off this list. This is the first list I've seen w/o Rhymes.
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LSUtoOmaha
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:03 pm to bubbz)
Well, if it was about pro prospects though, I would think Nola would be an AA.
So what the hell is BA basing this off of if it is not actual performance or pro prospects?
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:05 pm to LSUtoOmaha)
Rhymes I get, Nola is confusing.
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:07 pm to LSUtoOmaha)
The way I look at it is this: It's BA, so don't think too hard about trying to figure it out.
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bubbz
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:10 pm to Doc Fenton)
No reason too, I know why Rhymes was omitted from the list. They still could have put him at DH.
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josh336
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:42 pm to bubbz)
Ty Ross made 3rd team?
On another note; heard they are opening a raising canes in omaha this year
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:47 pm to josh336)
He had a pretty damn good offensive year for a catcher. Vanderbilt & South Carolina had their catchers named to various All-American teams too, and they were much worse at hitting than Ross was.
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:47 pm to bubbz)
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No Katz, Rhymes, or Nola.
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 5:13 pm to josh336)
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On another note; heard they are opening a raising canes in omaha this year
Haha so even more expensive chicken tenders? Awesome...
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 1/31/13 at 8:48 pm to bubbz)
If you read about how they determine their preseason AA team in the link, it's determined by scouting directors. They three LSU players listed are all highly thought of by scouts. Their end of the season AA team is performance based.
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 2/1/13 at 7:44 am to bubbz)
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Jacoby Jones - 2B - 1st Team
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| re: Baseball America: Preseason All American Teams (Posted on 2/1/13 at 7:52 am to TigerCub)
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They three LSU players listed are all highly thought of by scouts.
but nola is probably thought of the highest. so his exclusion is curiuos.
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