Such odds would similarly be stacked against Hendrick, but if his projections and comparisons to Harper on paper turn out to be true on the diamond, it would be difficult for him to shine in red pinstripes. Outfielder, Mickey Moniak, who has yet to play at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, looks to also “defy the odds.” Crawford, reached the majors while debuting in red pinstripes. High school players are just as capable to exceed expectations, but history says the Phillies have not been successful in finding them. Only one of the last 10 such drafted players in the first round, infielder J.P. RELATED | Phillies: Chase Utley nearly became a Cardinal in 2000 Draft After all, their most recent first round picks, since 2017, fall into the category of collegiate players-turned-high-rated prospect: Adam Haseley, Alec Bohm, and Bryson Stott. Such players are said to be more mature with both their bodies, as well as overall baseball knowledge and skillset. The Phillies being tied to Hendrick goes against their front office’s recent M.O. Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline predicted OF/LHP/1B Robert Hassell out of Tennessee, while, last month, Baseball America listed pitcher Cade Cavalli out of the University of Oklahoma. Hendrick is not the only prospect to be projected to draw the Phillies’ interest. bB5hl0l1FG- Baseball America January 12, 2020īaseball America’s prediction of Hendrick to the Phillies is the third significant mock draft to do so in January, they called him the best high school hitter in the draft. The best high school bat in this year's draft class currently? Likewise, Perfect Game describes him as having fast hands, lift, and an exit velocity of 105 miles per hour. “Hendrick has huge exit velocities and raw power, but he’ll be 19 at the draft and didn’t get to play at all this spring, all of which seems to have cooled interest in him at the top of the draft,” Law noted. Similar to Baseball America, he describes Hendrick has having qualities that would compare to Harper. Law linked the Phillies to Hendrick in his first 2020 MLB Mock Draft, released Wednesday. RELATED | Phillies: Latest MLB Mock Draft goes with a HS outfielder The projection further says that Hendrick’s upside should have him being selected earlier on, but they had him slide with more teams possibly reaching for “safer college profiles in the top 15,” adding, “Hendrick has the best impact bat left on the board here and his upside is significant.” Listed as 6-foot-1 and 205 pounds, Hendrick has been compared to Phillies star right fielder Bryce Harper, Baseball America notes, in terms of his bat speed and the “violence with which he plays the game.” RELATED | Phillies news: Keith Law projects HS outfielder to Philadelphia in 2020 MLB Mock Draftįirst it was Keith Law, and next Baseball America. The named potential 15th overall pick draftee? Austin Hendrick of West Allegheny High School in Oakdale, Pennsylvania (near Pittsburgh). With the draft only being five rounds as opposed to the usual 40, every team’s selections matter that much more and, according to two latest projections on Wednesday, the Phillies have been linked to an intriguing high school outfielder. TikTok and YouTube are some of the biggest social media platforms. Recently Bryce shared couple of screenshot to Twitter showing a text conversation between him and Austin, with the caption, “all this because I won’t accept his little fight and now he’s crying because he can’t pay his cleaning lady.”Īustin quickly replied to the original tweet with, “But you keep running…you’re all Twitter fingers, you wanna fight randoms out in public but too scared to fight me for millions.Baseball America released its latest mock draft for the Phillies, they compare their projected pick to star right fielder Bryce Harper.Īs Major League Baseball owners and players continue negotiations for a potential 2020 season, another prominent headline in the league is in regards to the shortened amateur draft. Posted On: JPosted By: Alexis Alden Comments: 0 Bryce And Austin Fight Date (June) When Is The Fight > This article gives you details about the headlining match of a trendy boxing event. Bryce reposted his story shortly after, adding the text: “Shut up”. “I heard all your excuses, you ain’t built for this, I’ll let you keep ducking,” wrote Austin when Bryce seemingly didn’t want to fight. However at the time no one was interested in him and just shrugged him off. After the epic show grabber fights of Logan & Jake Paul and KSI became so hyped, many other people want a piece of the action, and this has led to entertaining public drama online between some many creators.Įarlier in December 2020, Austin McBroom from The ACE Family on YouTube challenged TikTok star Bryce Hall as well as Paul brothers to a fight. Nowadays fight challenges between YouTubers, TikTokers, and other influential creators have become relatively common online.
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