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Will Taylor
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Jun 11, 2024, 8:59 PM
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Any chance Will Taylor comes back?
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Bakich isn't expecting him back
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Jun 11, 2024, 9:37 PM
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Thinks he'll be drafted high enough to leave (mentioned in 1 of the TNet articles earlier).
He already passed up draft once to fulfill his dream of playing football & baseball @ Clemson. Add in he's already dealt w/ couple significant injuries, he can't be faulted for taking the money this go round.
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Hall of Famer [8260]
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Re: Bakich isn't expecting him back
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Jun 11, 2024, 9:54 PM
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I would definitely go if I were him.
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how in the world is he going to be productive with a wooden bat...
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Jun 11, 2024, 11:25 PM
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I don't see it, but if someone is crazy enough to throw big money at him then take it and run.
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Re: how in the world is he going to be productive with a wooden bat...
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Jun 12, 2024, 6:46 AM
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Exactly my thought I just don’t understand how he has enough tape to be a high draft pick
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Re: how in the world is he going to be productive with a wooden bat...
Jun 12, 2024, 6:57 AM
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Where was he projected out if HS before he chose college? I really don't remember.
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Ring of Honor [21092]
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Re: how in the world is he going to be productive with a wooden bat...
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Jun 12, 2024, 7:39 AM
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Pretty sure he was pretty highly rated out of high school but that was before several injuries with limited performance. Don’t get me wrong I know Taylor is a great player I just think he needs to put together a solid full season. I’m also not a professional scout so my opinion is meaningless lol.
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Re: Bakich isn't expecting him back
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Jun 11, 2024, 11:31 PM
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I thought the same thing. I would think coming back and demonstrating some durability while putting together a strong, consistent season would enhance his draft value considerably.
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Re: Bakich isn't expecting him back
Jun 12, 2024, 6:57 AM
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It sure would be great for us next year.
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Re: Bakich isn't expecting him back
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Jun 12, 2024, 7:33 AM
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I think he was drafted in the late rounds out of HS because he let it be known he was going to Clemson. Personally, I think he needs another year of development. This season just never got going except for a short hot streak. I understood he didn’t get a big NIL package to stay last year but maybe that could change if he’s on the fence now. He lost his full academic scholarship after leaving football so this is certainly a big financial decision.
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Re: Bakich isn't expecting him back
Jun 12, 2024, 6:23 PM
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MLB guys are drafted based on projections and later development and potential. Very few guys are drafted for the “here and now” besides a handful of special pitchers that don’t last long in the minors… the same way Taylor along with every other high school kid projected in the first or second round doesn’t have any college tape, they know what they are looking for. I would love to have him m, cuifo, overtop, and wright back but I doubt we get that lucky unless the NIL money is there.
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I think the draft position will make the decision for him. Although, as already
Jun 12, 2024, 7:30 AM
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stated, with a couple significant injuries already behind him, he may not want to tempt fate in college anymore, regardless of draft position. I wish him well, whichever road he chooses.
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Re: Bakich isn't expecting him back
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Jun 12, 2024, 8:59 AM
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I kind of got the sense that may want him to move on or are possibly encouraging him to do so
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Re: Bakich isn't expecting him back
Jun 12, 2024, 9:28 AM
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Re: Bakich isn't expecting him back
Jun 12, 2024, 8:59 AM [ in reply to Bakich isn't expecting him back ]
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I kind of got the sense that may want him to move on or are possibly encouraging him to do so
SMFH AT MOST ALL THE SH!T YOU TYPE. UNBELIEVABLE.
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Re: Bakich isn't expecting him back
Jun 12, 2024, 7:19 PM
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But how does he get paid enough to go? It isn't like he was lighting it up before the injury.
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Re: Will Taylor
Jun 12, 2024, 8:03 AM
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He should...he would be very low draft and token money.
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Re: Will Taylor
Jun 12, 2024, 10:47 AM
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Coach be news the cap room for upcoming players 🤪
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Re: Will Taylor
Jun 12, 2024, 10:47 AM
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Coach needs…… sorry
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Re: Will Taylor
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Jun 12, 2024, 8:48 AM
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He doesn't gain a whole lot by coming back. Seniors lose all their leverage when it comes to signing (because they can't go back to school.)
MLB teams aren't really drafting off of college stats, because that doesn't project at all to the next level. They're drafting based on tools, and he was a projected 1st-2nd round pick coming out of high school so they clearly saw something in his game at some point. This year he was banged up so it's a throwaway year, but he did hit 7 home runs in 32 games and one of the "knocks" on him coming into this year was that they thought he lacked power. He's got a good eye, doesn't strike out at an alarming clip, uses all fields, and he's lost some speed since his knee injury as a freshman but he still probably has above average to plus speed. He also didn't fully commit to baseball until this past year, so he's a bit raw as a true baseball prospect. Some team is going to take a chance on him and if he's drafted in the first 8-10 rounds he's going to sign.
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Re: Will Taylor
Jun 12, 2024, 3:26 PM
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I believe he has a minimum slot money amount in mind. Even if it's the 8th - 10th round, if its 4th-5th round slot money he leaves. I believe he also has 2 more years because of Covid. He would be the last class with Covid exemptions, so he still has some bargaining power should he return. Again, I think his decision is fully based on slot money and where he gets drafted.
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Re: Will Taylor
Jun 13, 2024, 10:12 PM
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He was originally drafted 19th round. Money's not an issue. He's not a senior next year, he could come back.
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Re: Will Taylor
Jun 13, 2024, 9:47 AM
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Didn’t Grice come back and lose his draft leverage? He certainly exceeded Taylor in terms of MLB potential and coming off a down year, but improved his draft position with a bounce back season under the new coaching staff.
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Re: Will Taylor
Jun 13, 2024, 11:03 AM
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He had to come back as he was a true junior and 20 years of age...
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slim to none, Bakich said that he expects him to get drafted and sign
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Jun 13, 2024, 11:04 AM
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his pro contract.
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