re: Adam4848 Baseball Preview Feb. 9th (RP)

Second Base
Ryan Schimpf (Jr.)
Tyler Hanover (Fr.)
Chris MeGhee (Sr.)
Standing at 5’8, Ryan Schimpf, may not look like your ordinary powers number type of guy. However if you watch closely there’s really not anything this kid can’t do from the left hand side of the plate. After leading the Tiger’s in triples last season and finishing third on the team in HR’s you’d think he would stop there. However, Schimpf also is one of the primary threats on the base paths has the green light nine times out of ten in pretty much any situation. What makes Schimpf the vital asset to the team is how fancy he can eat up ground balls in the hole and throw across his body in a matter of split seconds. He did not record his first error of the entire season last year until midway in conference play while playing up the middle of the infield. Tyler Hanover a coveted infielder from the heart of North Carolina was a steal in my book. The likely hood two years ago that he would get away from the Tar Heels and the MLB draft lead me to believe he’s going to be special after he learns the ropes and becomes Schimpf’s heir once he passes on the torch. I essentially believe that the competition Hanover puts on Schimpf everyday at practice will in turn make both players better at this respected position and if Hanover is not able to see time at second base Mainieri will make room for him someplace else.

Grade: B+