re: Johnny Dishon was drafted in 42nd round by the Brewers

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That 21,400 salary is going to be hard to pass up

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Don't forget the $18/day meal money...

I think he has to go. If he passes up this shot, he may not have another one. As a Senior, draft stock typically goes down. He could come back and have a great season improving his draft stock, but the risk is HUGE!
I wish he could've had a full, healthy three years. Either way, best of luck to him.

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Ok, you just took a guy that hasn't come close to proving he can hit and gave him a check for hitting because he has the "potential" to. I'll just take a guy that can hit and has little power and give him a check for power because he could possibly hit for power down the road.

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for one, dishon had 8 extra base hits out of his 13 total, 4 being homeruns. i think that shows he can hit for power. he hit .300+ in his summer ball last year, so that shows he CAN hit for average. so what exactly were you saying again?

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As a Senior, draft stock typically goes down. He could come back and have a great season improving his draft stock, but the risk is HUGE!

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he redshirted last year

so he will only be a JR next year

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MOT

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I think the point people on here are trying to make is that the intangibles Dishon has are what make him valuable in the draft. Obviously he wasn't drafted based on his numbers this year. Dishon learning to hit won't necessarily mean him all of the sudden hitting .350, but with his speed he can be extremely productive learning discipline at the plate and increasing his OBP. That is why he can have a below average year, with minimal playing time, and still be drafted.

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gauder

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who's this?

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Johnny Dishon

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Proof that the draft could give a frick about statistics. Good for Johnny. I just wish he could have been an every day player here. He's the fastest guy on the team, according to Maineiri.

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for one, dishon had 8 extra base hits out of his 13 total, 4 being homeruns. i think that shows he can hit for power

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It shows he hit for power in that particular small sample size. But if you insist on using it, he also hit .213 which hurts your next point.

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he hit .300+ in his summer ball last year, so that shows he CAN hit for average

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And how deeply did you look into that impressive .304 Valley league average? It wouldn't be at all surprising if he hit much lower than that if he went and played in the same exact league this year. He hit a few homeruns and doubles, but had a shitload of strikeouts. His BABIP was probably in the .450-.500 neighborhood which is a bit of a fluke and impossible to maintain.

But with all that being said, your original response to me was....

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potential and ability are not the same thing as production

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So, what were you saying again?

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I think the point people on here are trying to make is that the intangibles Dishon has are what make him valuable in the draft. Obviously he wasn't drafted based on his numbers this year. Dishon learning to hit won't necessarily mean him all of the sudden hitting .350, but with his speed he can be extremely productive learning discipline at the plate and increasing his OBP. That is why he can have a below average year, with minimal playing time, and still be drafted.

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I don't disagree that the guy has some talent and it isn't surprising that he got drafted. I'm only disagreeing with the 5 tool term. Like I said, I think it is thrown around too often.

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do you consider dean, mahtook, and gauder to have the power "tool"?

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I don't know if Mahtook would project as plus but I think it would at least be above average.

No on Dean and Gaudet.