Tough day today. Had to say goodbye to Terry, our beloved 12 1/2-year-old golden retriever. Don't think I'll ever know a dog as loyal & easy-going as Terry. He will be missed terribly. Here he is with our new puppy, Gus.
Jim Callis
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Jim Callis
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- Paul Skenes hit 102 mph twice (on the scoreboard gun) in a scoreless first inning. Here's another battle of No. 1 overall picks, with Adley Rutschman taking 101 mph for a ball & then driving 99 mph to the warning track in RF.
00:00 - No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes signs w/@Pirates for $9.2 million (pick value = $9,721,000). Breaks @MLBDraft record of $8,416,300 (Torkelson, 2020). @LSUbaseball RHP, ranks w/Strasburg as best Draft pitching prospect ever. Fastball up to 102 mph, wipeout upper-80s slider.
- No. 2 overall pick Dylan Crews signs w/@Nationals for $9,000,000 (pick value = $8,998,500). 2nd-highest bonus in @MLBDraft history behind Paul Skenes' $9.2 mil. @LSUbaseball OF, best offensive prospect in Draft, rare combo of bat speed & swing decisions, plus speed, solid arm.
- 1st-rder Drew Gilbert signs with @Astros for $2.5 million (slot 28 value = $2,621,700). @Vol_Baseball OF, aggressive hitter with excellent hand-eye coordination, solid to plus speed, very good instincts in center, fastball to 93 mph when he relieved in past. @MLBDraft
- The promised gif of Eric Brynes blowing up Harold Reynolds in 2011, which horrified Greg Amsinger as he witnessed it live. I can't stop watching ...
00:00 - The first-ever Jackson Holliday vs. Paul Skenes matchup resulted in a groundout on a 100-mph fastball.
00:00 - 1st-rder Kevin Parada signs with @Mets for $5,019,735. (slot 11 value = $4,780,700). Largest bonus outside top 10 picks in bonus-pool era. @GTBaseball C, feel for barrel, power, patience, school-record 26 HR this spring. @MLBDraft
- 2nd-rder Ivan Melendez signs with @Dbacks for $1.4 million (slot 43 value = $1,818,500). @TexasBaseball 1B, @USAGoldenSpikes winner, .387/.508/.863, led NCAA D-I in HR (a school-record 32), RBI (94), TB (214) and SLG, big right-handed power. @MLBDraft
- For those of you inquired what my complete outfit looked like ...
- 1st-rder Spencer Jones signs with @Yankees for $2,880,800 (full slot 25 value). @VandyBoys OF, very athletic for 6-7/225, bat speed & leverage produce high exit velos, could hit for average with solid power, RF profile. @MLBDraft
- 🚨 Burns Notice 🚨 @ChaseBurns20 is officially a Cincinnati Red‼️
