09-21-2021, 05:28 PM
(09-21-2021, 03:54 PM)teejers1 Wrote:(09-21-2021, 12:51 PM)BobK Wrote: While Troy may play 2B this season I thought he was a very good DH
Somewhat OT, but my son relayed that Coach Esquer's kid is going to play for Arizona. That surprised me a little, unless father/son didn't want to work/play in same program or the kid didn't take the requisite AP classes. Regardless, younger Esquer is (obviously) quite a good player.
Nothing wrong with a coaches son wanting to go and make his own way. I am sure it has nothing to do with the type of student he was or if he wanted to play in the same program. Getting into Stanford is not a done deal, so maybe he felt that he had a better shot of getting into other schools. Tim Esmay's son was the starting shortstop when he was head coach at ASU, son was OK but it ends up being like Coaches Kid in little league. Kevin Higgin's is an assistant at UNLV, and his son went to play at ASU. Notre Dame's HC's son was a part of that Covid WS team at NC State. It is not uncommon for kids to play elsewhere.
That will be an interesting family rivalry, with his son at U of A. I heard Esquer's younger brother had some time in the ASU baseball program.