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SKULL SESSION: JIM TRESSEL NEVER FORGETS A NAME, KYLE SNYDER COULD BEAT JON JONES, AND DILLON DINGLER IS A POTENTIAL ALL-STAR
ALL-STAR POTENTIAL. Ohio State hasn't seen a baseball player drafted in the first round of the MLB draft in 10 years, but there's a solid chance that streak's broken tonight because Dillon Dingler is about to make a team very happy.
As one major league area scout told the Repository, the 6-foot-3, 220-pound Dingler is expected to be much more than just an average player collecting a paycheck. He’s viewed as an everyday catcher, which is a bit rare in today’s platoon-heavy game, with the potential to make an enormous impact.
“The floor for him is a big leaguer,” the scout said. “The ceiling could be an All-Star if the offense clicks.
“The intriguing thing is he’s only been focusing on baseball full-time for three years, really 2.5 years because of the injury.”
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“He impressed this spring, showing better athleticism and arm strength than most catchers while also doing a better job of getting to his plus raw power,” MLB.com’s Jim Callis writes about Dingler in a story from April looking at the draft’s biggest risers.
That athleticism behind the plate and arm strength are what make the 21-year-old Dingler such a solid prospect, especially at a position where defense is a premium.
“He’s got a high baseball IQ,” the area scout said. “I mean, he already was calling his own game.”
Can't say I'm used to seeing "could be an All-Star" written about an Ohio State baseball player, but I'm into it. You've got a Buckeye among the best in every other field, we may as well claim baseball, too.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...t-jon-jones-and-dillon-dingler-is-a-potential
ALL-STAR POTENTIAL. Ohio State hasn't seen a baseball player drafted in the first round of the MLB draft in 10 years, but there's a solid chance that streak's broken tonight because Dillon Dingler is about to make a team very happy.
As one major league area scout told the Repository, the 6-foot-3, 220-pound Dingler is expected to be much more than just an average player collecting a paycheck. He’s viewed as an everyday catcher, which is a bit rare in today’s platoon-heavy game, with the potential to make an enormous impact.
“The floor for him is a big leaguer,” the scout said. “The ceiling could be an All-Star if the offense clicks.
“The intriguing thing is he’s only been focusing on baseball full-time for three years, really 2.5 years because of the injury.”
...
“He impressed this spring, showing better athleticism and arm strength than most catchers while also doing a better job of getting to his plus raw power,” MLB.com’s Jim Callis writes about Dingler in a story from April looking at the draft’s biggest risers.
That athleticism behind the plate and arm strength are what make the 21-year-old Dingler such a solid prospect, especially at a position where defense is a premium.
“He’s got a high baseball IQ,” the area scout said. “I mean, he already was calling his own game.”
Can't say I'm used to seeing "could be an All-Star" written about an Ohio State baseball player, but I'm into it. You've got a Buckeye among the best in every other field, we may as well claim baseball, too.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...t-jon-jones-and-dillon-dingler-is-a-potential
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MLB team canceling games due to COVID-19 outbreak may not end season, per report
MLB reportedly has three conditions that would cause the season to stop
Per Martino's report, there are three conditions that could lead to the season being canceled: 1) if restrictions on travel throughout the country are imposed; 2) if the season poses "an unreasonable health and safety risk to players or staff to stage those games,"; and 3) if the competitive integrity of the season is compromised by the number of players who are available.
Of course, it can (and should) be argued that the season poses an "unreasonable health and safety risk to players or staff" at present, but that MLB appears inclined to carry on regardless of the potential short- and long-term health risks being taken by the players, coaches, essential workers, and the families of everyone else involved.
As for the third point, Martino notes there is no set number of positive tests that would trigger the season's cancellation. Indeed, Martino reports that a team being forced to cancel games due to an outbreak "would not automatically mean an end to the season itself."
If that is the case, then the answer to "what would it take for MLB to scrap its season?" appears to be as disappointingly grim as it is predictable.
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...id-19-outbreak-may-not-end-season-per-report/
MLB reportedly has three conditions that would cause the season to stop
Per Martino's report, there are three conditions that could lead to the season being canceled: 1) if restrictions on travel throughout the country are imposed; 2) if the season poses "an unreasonable health and safety risk to players or staff to stage those games,"; and 3) if the competitive integrity of the season is compromised by the number of players who are available.
Of course, it can (and should) be argued that the season poses an "unreasonable health and safety risk to players or staff" at present, but that MLB appears inclined to carry on regardless of the potential short- and long-term health risks being taken by the players, coaches, essential workers, and the families of everyone else involved.
As for the third point, Martino notes there is no set number of positive tests that would trigger the season's cancellation. Indeed, Martino reports that a team being forced to cancel games due to an outbreak "would not automatically mean an end to the season itself."
If that is the case, then the answer to "what would it take for MLB to scrap its season?" appears to be as disappointingly grim as it is predictable.
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...id-19-outbreak-may-not-end-season-per-report/
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SCARLET & GRAY ON OPENING DAY. Opening Day doesn't feel quite the same without dime hot dogs and cheap beer at the Stube on a refreshing spring day, but I'll take live sports however I can get it.
And for those of you with no MLB loyalties who still want someone to root for, we've got a Buckeye representing on Opening Day.
Best of luck to Mr. Lakins. Until, of course, he meets my future World Series Champion Cincinnati Reds, who definitely won't lose three-straight home games in the playoffs this time!
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...gital-tryouts-and-ohio-state-owns-the-big-ten
And for those of you with no MLB loyalties who still want someone to root for, we've got a Buckeye representing on Opening Day.
Best of luck to Mr. Lakins. Until, of course, he meets my future World Series Champion Cincinnati Reds, who definitely won't lose three-straight home games in the playoffs this time!
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...gital-tryouts-and-ohio-state-owns-the-big-ten
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SIT 'EM DOWN. To take a brief detour to a sport that is for sure happening, former Buckeye pitcher Travis Lakins was chopping down Yankee batters yesterday, delivering the perhaps the most impressive showing of his young career.
Perhaps if he was on the mound longer, his team would have avoided giving up seven runs on two swings and won the game!
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