04-23-2024, 05:39 PM
(04-22-2024, 11:59 AM)BobK Wrote: In today’s Baseball America mock draft Moore is picked as going 21. This was written before he hit 4 HRs last 2 games
For those who want to know Montgomery # 5 overall. He has 22 HRs
I suspect the 4 HRs wouldn't really make much of a difference. Moore isn't having a particularly good year, certainly not at a #21 in the draft level.* Clearly that kind of draft projection has much more to do with what he has done in the past and what scouts are projecting he could do. I personally suspect his swing is a little long to ever hit for a decent average in MLB, but that doesn't seem so critical these days.
* Moore's key stats are: BA .242; SLG .565; OPS .986; HR 12; stolen base attempts thrown out 15-46 (32.6%) .
Meanwhile Montgomery's very good season is slightly annoying, as is Texas AM at #1 in the country.
Montgomery BA .376; SLG .906; OPS 1.424; HR 22 (#3 in country)
[though note that the SEC is generally an offense oriented league]
