Major League Baseball lastly revealed the order of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. With the 2020 season unsure to be finished, the commissioners office and the Major League Baseball Players Association agreed to leave the order of the 2021 draft up to the commissioner. The reasoning was that if a season wasnt finished that purchasing draft picks on something like 20 video games wouldnt represent the concept behind the draft.
Tejay Antone and Rookie of the Year
With simply 60 video games, things are a bit strange. Possibly Devin Williams and his 0.33 ERA in 22 games and 27.0 innings with 53 strikeouts gets the nod.
One of those guys was exceptional all season long, while the other chosen things up down the stretch. Over at Baseball America they did ask me to choose the novice of the year for the Reds, and Antone was a simple, simple option.
More on totally free representative shortstop Ha-Seong Kim
Recently we looked at whether Korean shortstop Ha-Seong Kim might be an option for the Cincinnati Reds after it was announced that his team would publish him this offseason. Dan Szymborski ran ZiPS projections for the young shortstop and things look quite excellent from that standpoint. Over the next 5 seasons hes predicted to be a 3.5-3.9 WAR gamer with a well rounded offending skillset.
Remembering Joe Morgan
Wick Terrell at Red Reporter blogged about Joe Morgan and how it was Morgan that caused his Cincinnati Reds fandom regardless of the truth that he never remembered seeing the Hall of Famer play.
Mike Petriello of MLB.com blogged about how Joe Morgan was even much better than you kept in mind on Monday.
If you saw him play, that might appear redundant. Didnt you see what he could do? For those of us who never got the possibility to see him– his last game, for the 1984 As, came almost 4 decades back, meaning most anyone under 50 has no real recollection of him on the field– its crucial to remember he wasnt simply a baseball legend.
MLB Network created a video on the achievement of Joe Morgan after his passing. Its made from past interviews and game footage. You can watch it below.
Major League Baseball lastly revealed the order of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. With the 2020 season unsure to be completed, the commissioners office and the Major League Baseball Players Association agreed to leave the order of the 2021 draft up to the commissioner. The thinking was that if a season wasnt completed that purchasing draft picks on something like 20 video games would not represent the concept behind the draft. That leaves the Cincinnati Reds preparing 17th overall in the 1st round in July of 2021. You can read a bit more about how the whole draft will play out over at RedsMinorLeagues.com if you desire more details.
