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[dbmill]

It would not surprise me if Paul Tammaro gets honored in a goodbye tweet tomorrow.

 

[huskymedic]

-> COLDEST GAME I WENT TO:

– April 13, Storrs, Connecticut, 45º and windy with occasional sprinkles

Caught game two between St. John’s and UConn on this day in mid-April, won by the Johnnies 15-7. As you guys might recall one of my goals for every baseball season is to cover a college baseball game that involves some kind of snowfall. Well, this day was a pretty bitterly cold game, but it was intermittent rain and gusty winds that were the main culprit. However, on two different occasions in the fifth and sixth innings, there were about two or three minutes of sleet falling during the game. So it might not be snow, but sleet is close enough, right? <-

 

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2024 MLB Draft: Top 200 College Prospects • D1Baseball

The MLB draft is right around the corner, and here's our in-depth look at the Top 200 college prospects, headlined by Florida's Jac Caglianone.

d1baseball.com

In this D1Baseball.com top 200 college draft picks for the 2024 MLB draft, there are no UConn players on this list.

 

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[dbmill]

Wonder if Matt Malcom will get the next goodbye tweet from UConn baseball.

 

[huskymedic]

 

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[businesslawyer]

The thing that would scare me about Brady Afthim is that even as an upperclassmen we babied him, not stretching him out in terms of either appearances or innings during an appearance. Given that our staff knows what it's doing, I have to assume there is a reason for that.

 

[huskymedic]

Wonder if Matt Malcom will get the next goodbye tweet from UConn baseball.

Now…

 

[dbmill]

Now…

I think this tweet concludes the last of the players who have used up their eligibility and/or graduated from UConn. We'll see if this is true.

Of course, we could be seeing similar tweets for any UConn players who are selected in the upcoming MLB draft that starts tomorrow.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskyblooz]

Terrible draft for UConn. We had many guys eligible.
Anyone sign as free agents?

 

[PASTE04038!]

Terrible draft for UConn. We had many guys eligible.
Anyone sign as free agents?

Just checked the D1 baseball.com tracker. Looks like over 60 kids have signed after the draft.

 

[huskymedic]

“Jim Penders, Connecticut - For my money, almost no one has done as impressive of a job over the past few seasons — and this past season — as UConn’s Jim Penders. Penders made his sixth-straight NCAA tournament appearance in 2024, going 17-4 in the Big East Conference before winning the Norman Regional with a win over national seed Oklahoma. The Huskies fell short in the Super Regional round against FSU, but made yet another Super Regional appearance — the second in three seasons. Penders’ date with Omaha seems to be more of a when than if.”

 

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[Omahabound]

Terrible draft for UConn. We had many guys eligible.
Anyone sign as free agents?

Seems there have been a couple FA signings since the draft. I’m happy for those guys and the shot they’ll get.

Beyond disappointed in losing Quinn to practically a 15th Rd. selection n 150k bonus. Was it a consensus from every MLB scout that Quinn had no chance in pitching himself into a top 10 round selection if not much higher with another season?? Imo that’s horrible advice. The money nor his age are enough to ignore the opportunity to increase ur stock and be a key returning piece of at the very least an experienced/tourney tested set of arms with enough talent to win in Omaha. Quinn along with Cooke n Afthim and now Van Eamon would have given Uconn some legit pitching depth. It’s a demoralizing loss as a program when it’s based on player development that takes 2-3 years to be able to compete at that level.

 

[navery12]

Seems there have been a couple FA signings since the draft. I’m happy for those guys and the shot they’ll get.

Beyond disappointed in losing Quinn to practically a 15th Rd. selection n 150k bonus. Was it a consensus from every MLB scout that Quinn had no chance in pitching himself into a top 10 round selection if not much higher with another season?? Imo that’s horrible advice. The money nor his age are enough to ignore the opportunity to increase ur stock and be a key returning piece of at the very least an experienced/tourney tested set of arms with enough talent to win in Omaha. Quinn along with Cooke n Afthim and now Van Eamon would have given Uconn some legit pitching depth. It’s a demoralizing loss as a program when it’s based on player development that takes 2-3 years to be able to compete at that level.

I'd encourage you to look at the signing bonuses college seniors are getting in rounds 8-10. Spoiler, it's less than the $150K he got this year. College seniors have no leverage, because they don't have the option to threaten to go back to school. 99% of players in Quinn's situation are signing and it's not even really a hard choice for them.

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/draft/_/year/2024/sort/pick

 

[PASTE04038!]

I'd encourage you to look at the signing bonuses college seniors are getting in rounds 8-10. Spoiler, it's less than the $150K he got this year. College seniors have no leverage, because they don't have the option to threaten to go back to school. 99% of players in Quinn's situation are signing and it's not even really a hard choice for them.

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/draft/_/year/2024/sort/pick

100% spot on. Every kids dream is to play pro ball. When the opportunity comes you need to take it. He could have gotten hurt or struggled next year and end up with nothing playing Independent baseball for years saying what if. Now his school is all paid off and he has a little $$ to chase his dream.

 

[Omahabound]

I'd encourage you to look at the signing bonuses college seniors are getting in rounds 8-10. Spoiler, it's less than the $150K he got this year. College seniors have no leverage, because they don't have the option to threaten to go back to school. 99% of players in Quinn's situation are signing and it's not even really a hard choice for them.

It should be a hard choice. Agree to disagree

 

[Omahabound]

100% spot on. Every kids dream is to play pro ball. When the opportunity comes you need to take it. He could have gotten hurt or struggled next year and end up with nothing playing Independent baseball for years saying what if. Now his school is all paid off and he has a little $$ to chase his dream.

Or he could have a weekend spot in the rotation, pitch himself into a much higher selection and chase that dream as well. The dollars are not that of basketball and football. These are not no-brainers. Quinn was not on many radars last August and pitched himself into a Top 15 Rd. Pick( in relief). Add some weekend exposure and 12-15 games started and I think the potential is there to increase that stock considerably. He’s a left handed pitcher…not an everyday positional player. It matters and Uconn as a program always seems to be a day late dollar short when getting the most out of their player development.

 

[dbmill]

A few years ago the number of rounds in the MLB draft was greatly reduced, so much fewer players get drafted. Because of this I am not surprised that a much higher percentage of players who get picked end up going pro.

 

[PASTE04038!]

Or he could have a weekend spot in the rotation, pitch himself into a much higher selection and chase that dream as well. The dollars are not that of basketball and football. These are not no-brainers. Quinn was not on many radars last August and pitched himself into a Top 15 Rd. Pick( in relief). Add some weekend exposure and 12-15 games started and I think the potential is there to increase that stock considerably. He’s a left handed pitcher…not an everyday positional player. It matters and Uconn as a program always seems to be a day late dollar short when getting the most out of their player development.

I'm sure it was a hard choice. Say he had the year Austin Peterson had his senior year. Gets drafted in the 9th round and gets offered $125k. Ben Caspirius gets drafted in the 5th round and gets less than half of slot value at 247K. You going to tell a kid that if you come back pitch great and don't get hurt you could make maybe 100K more and you've wanted this opportunity that less then 1% of baseball players get and you're going to turn it down. I don't blame him for going.

 

[hardcorehusky]

Especially being a pitcher, 1 pitch and there could be an injury. IF he was 18 or 19 years old and there was lots of room to develop physically and mechanically to increase velocity, then you think about it. Not sure Quinn has that projectable upside. In Quinn's case, to me, this is a no brainer.

 

[Omahabound]

I'm sure it was a hard choice. Say he had the year Austin Peterson had his senior year. Gets drafted in the 9th round and gets offered $125k. Ben Caspirius gets drafted in the 5th round and gets less than half of slot value at 247K. You going to tell a kid that if you come back pitch great and don't get hurt you could make maybe 100K more and you've wanted this opportunity that less then 1% of baseball players get and you're going to turn it down. I don't blame him for going.

Yes, that’s exactly what I’m telling that kid. Plus 100k is lowballing ur point. I believe he’d stand to make considerably more and the most important thing to me personally as a fan of Uconn Baseball first, Quinn would be helping Uconn baseball achieve success they’ve yet to experience as a program. That’s completely lost in today’s sports and it’s a shame. Everybody wants to be a parent and play “best interests” in mind of the players etc etc etc. if that’s the case, give ur pitchers arms a break all Fall if u care so much about the players. Perhaps Tommy John’s at a UConn might drop. It can’t hurt.

Super Regionals seem to be the bar. Otherwise, without convincing guys like Quinn ( Program/Player Developed ) to want to help take that next step as a program then what are they doing? No NIL for Top HS Recruits or Top Transfers? How else can they ever win it all…? Hoping for a perfect storm scenario of the 22’ team that had all the stars align but to come up short…?? What’s the plan to get to a CWS. It’s amazing, it’s a high school feel but yet it’s Division 1 Baseball.