A Quick Comparison

I was comparing Ackley to the consensus top college hitters over the past 3 drafts (completely forgetting about 2006 and Evan Longoria in the process!). I was not simply pointing out gaudy numbers out of context, and I put minimal stock in college stats anyway. Everyone here knows hitting at a professional level is an entirely different game, but I thought it was important to dispel the notion that Ackley is somehow unworthy of being the best college hitter in his class compared to guys from other years, without going into scouting reports. Hence ‘quick comparison’.

Between Clemson, Carolina, Virginia, FSU, GTech, and the Canes, with Wake being the only real doormat.

However, some of the teams I saw them play were quite good. I didn’t get to see Ackley though.

College numbers don’t mean very much.

I grew up in GA and have stayed on top of the dawgs since moving back out this way and he is fun to watch hit, but you are right in the fact that we don’t exactly need another DH/1B in the system right now, but based on what he has shown so far(and I know it is just college stats) but I would grab him if he fell to the late 2nd early 3rd round.

8 IBB out of 50 total walks in 2009.
6 IBB out of 53 total walks in 2008.
2 IBB out of 30 total walks in 2007.

$7 million to keep him from going to College. No idea how that affects us.

and it means we could get 2 premium guys that drop down due to signability instead, I’m all for it.

1998: .414/.521/.582
1997: .356/.400/.530

Thanks for linking to it.