How is Connor doing in Baseball?
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https://uiowa_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/STATISTICS/baseball/2019/2019_cume_stats.pdf
Fairly pedestrian stats.
Fairly pedestrian stats.
I would say not much to look at. He has 3 extra base hits, a .224 average, 6 B.B. and 18 S.O., and lastly he has 3 errors and a .900 fielding percentage. I would suggest about on par with his guard play.
Anybody and their mother can be an MLB prospect with how many players are in the minors. It's insane to me lol
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Actually, if you don't mind, here are some facts related to your insane assertion:
About one in ten (10%) of NCAA baseball players are drafted by a Major League Baseball team. Approximately one in 200, about one-half of one percent of high school baseball players, will eventually be drafted by an MLB team.
And only about 5 of every 100 players (5%) who sign professional contracts ever make it to the major leagues for even one game. (See this link: http://www.hsbaseballweb.com/college_vs_pro.htm)
So yah, pretty much everybody and their mother.
BTW: Do you work for the White House? If not, you missed your calling.
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The fielding percentage looks more concerning for 1B/RF---you never know when the bat might come around. The idea that he'd be quitting Basketball to concentrate on Baseball is yet to be figured out.
The fact that the kid is playing two sports at a high college level is pretty special. Of course, so many on this board could have done the same if they hadn't been preparing for their coaching careers. Some of you guys are unbelievable.
I dont understand how anyone thought he was an mlb prospect. His swing is way too long for someone with no power, below average speed for an outfielder, and below average arm. Baseball future is as bright as his basketball.....
He's playing 2 college sports at a low level. Many college athletes can do that, they just choose not to.
Good lord some of you folks are amazing. Yes, after 50 at bats or whatever in college he sucks. He actually has a lot of natural tools, but the fact he's not playing baseball all the time is catching up to him. He has the frame and the natural power and bat speed that if he stayed full time on baseball, he would be a legitimate prospect.
I never claimed he sucks. Re-read my post. He is not an mlb prospect. Long swings have power, his doesnt. Bat speed? Lol. Power? Lol. Cripes, everyone is a friggin prospect nowadays. Hey, im a prospect! I have a glove downstairs!
Lots of dumb in this thread but I expect that from anyone named Randy. It looks like we are hearing a bunch of critique from people that haven’t even went to a Hawkeye Baseball game this year. I’m sure the computer nerds that probably never played sports know more then the actual MLB scouts and college coaches. I’m sure Heller - who might be the best coach in all of Hawkeye athletics - just plays him to appease McCaffrey.
The natural talent is there and it’s easy to see. What isn’t there is the repetition and experience that will come with time. First, he’s still a Freshman who is a year removed from playing competitively because of his redshirt last year. Second, he is Freshman playing 2 Division 1 sports who came into the midddle of the season without the luxury of the pre-season or even the beginning of the year practice and games. He walked straight from a long, grueling Division 1 basketball season straight into immediately playing. It’s realistic to think he might be worn down at this point of the year and realistic to think that he’s still getting acclimated to Division 1 baseball.
Offensively, it will come but you can see he has many tools. Defensively, he has struggled some in the OF. It’s possible 1B is his natural position and will eventually be there but in the games I’ve been to he hasn’t played 1B. Yeah he might not end up in the MLB but he will be drafted and will gave an opportunity to prove himself in the minors. Just because you morons can’t comprehend that isn’t something that just anyone can achieve, you don’t need to bring your ignorance to this board.
The natural talent is there and it’s easy to see. What isn’t there is the repetition and experience that will come with time. First, he’s still a Freshman who is a year removed from playing competitively because of his redshirt last year. Second, he is Freshman playing 2 Division 1 sports who came into the midddle of the season without the luxury of the pre-season or even the beginning of the year practice and games. He walked straight from a long, grueling Division 1 basketball season straight into immediately playing. It’s realistic to think he might be worn down at this point of the year and realistic to think that he’s still getting acclimated to Division 1 baseball.
Offensively, it will come but you can see he has many tools. Defensively, he has struggled some in the OF. It’s possible 1B is his natural position and will eventually be there but in the games I’ve been to he hasn’t played 1B. Yeah he might not end up in the MLB but he will be drafted and will gave an opportunity to prove himself in the minors. Just because you morons can’t comprehend that isn’t something that just anyone can achieve, you don’t need to bring your ignorance to this board.
Have you decided on your next username? You run through so many I'd assume you have a few dozen on deck.
Why? You do know that a number of Heller’s players are currently in the minor league system right?
His stats aren’t great by any means but damn, he’s only a freshman.
Wow ....Sometimes i'm embarrassed to lumped together with some of these so called Iowa fans.
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You aren’t a prospect, you’re a douche bag.
+1,000. I was going to say the same thing. He will only get better as he gets more mature. The young man was one of the top baseball and basketball players in the state his senior year. I was a decent athlete but never came close to his numbers.
Wonder how many critics on this board actually played any college sports. It really is sad that know-it-all's and be-all's hide behind these boards making harsh comments about 19-20 year old young men. In addition, since he's the coaches son, he is held to a higher standard.
I credit him for trying both sports, remember he is a walk-on in baseball. I'm hopeful Connor proves the doubters wrong. The young man has the drive and determination to do just that.
Thanks for the facts! I definitely was just assuming.Actually, if you don't mind, here are some facts related to your insane assertion:
About one in ten (10%) of NCAA baseball players are drafted by a Major League Baseball team. Approximately one in 200, about one-half of one percent of high school baseball players, will eventually be drafted by an MLB team.
And only about 5 of every 100 players (5%) who sign professional contracts ever make it to the major leagues for even one game. (See this link: http://www.hsbaseballweb.com/college_vs_pro.htm)
So yah, pretty much everybody and their mother.
BTW: Do you work for the White House? If not, you missed your calling.
At some point, if he really wants to find out how good he can be at baseball, he will need to devote full time to it. But Heller wouldn't have thrown him in the lineup right after basketball if he didn't think he couldn't play. It's not surprising that he's hit a tough patch as you get scouted and pitched too differently. And sometimes guys just go through slumps. Ben Normal had a very good freshman season then really dipped his sophomore year. Now he's playing well this year. Very few players just come in and dominate right from the get-go without any adjustment period. Joel Booker, now in AA for the White Sox, hit .235 with a .310 OBP and OPS of .614 his first year at Iowa. Not good. He needed a year to adjust to a different level of competition. The next year he hit .370 with OBP of .421. He's now at AA with the White Sox and I'd give him about a 50/50 shot at getting to the major leagues at some point.
No one knows how good/bad Connor will be at baseball. But he does have raw power and bat speed. There is a lot there to work with. Hopefully his bounce back starts this weekend.
Prospect, key word. Read.Actually, if you don't mind, here are some facts related to your insane assertion:
About one in ten (10%) of NCAA baseball players are drafted by a Major League Baseball team. Approximately one in 200, about one-half of one percent of high school baseball players, will eventually be drafted by an MLB team.
And only about 5 of every 100 players (5%) who sign professional contracts ever make it to the major leagues for even one game. (See this link: http://www.hsbaseballweb.com/college_vs_pro.htm)
So yah, pretty much everybody and their mother.
BTW: Do you work for the White House? If not, you missed your calling.
Talked to Rick Heller today. He says Connor is starting to hit the ball right on the nose but he's been a bit snakebit. So far the stats don't show his value to the team. He has won the respect from everyone on the team.
How do you find time to be an internet troll and MLB scout at the same time? At a low level, I guess it’s easy.
He has had plenty of interest from MLB. He is 6'5 and left handed. He is strong and he is smart. He has had baseball's eye for a long time. My source is his father.
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Best of luck to Connor. Real boneheads who run down our guys all the time.
Sure, there are a lot of leagues and players in the minors. There has to be because so few actually make it all the way. Every single player that’s contracted to play professionally by a major league club is seen as a potential major league player that can help the big club win. The big clubs aren’t spending money on minor league contracts for the hell of it.
Ok.
According to the NCAA, 494,992 students competed in NCAA championship sports in the 2017-18 academic year. According to you, “many” of those 500K athletes could play on two teams “at a low level” “most choose not to.”
Of the “many” who could, name ten other than Connor who actually do. Any sex any sport any division.
Ten out of hundreds of thousands.
Go.
Now do it for D1 men’s sports.
Which two sports could you play as a scholarship athlete at any level?
It’s exceedingly rare even for natural fits like football and track, not because most athletes could but choose not to but because competition for spots on most teams is so intense. Do you really think a coach of any team is going to let an athlete take a spot to “perform at a low level”?
Again, I can’t imagine how some of you people think this stuff works.
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