Offseason Thread

[Shockm]

Difficult to know reasons for kids leaving. Some leave because WSU closes the door, or perhaps lowers scholarship money. Others may decide they want to leave, or perhaps get closer to home.

[mjbaker84]

Thought he carved out a good role, any idea why he left?

[1972Shocker]

Shockers Begin Summer Ball Seasons

https://goshockers.com/news/2022/6/6...l-seasons.aspx

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Player Name	Team	League	Team Twitter handle
Robert Cranz	Santa Barbara Foresters	California Collegiate League	@SBForesters
Payton Tolle	Santa Barbara Foresters	California Collegiate League	@SBForesters
Jordan Rogers	Arroyo Seco Saints	California Collegiate League	@ArroyoSecoCCL
Cooper Harris	Arroyo Seco Saints	California Collegiate League	@ArroyoSecoCCL
Cameron Bye	Bourne Braves	Cape Cod League	@BourneBraves
Chuck Ingram	Chatham Anglers	Cape Cod League	@ChathamAnglers
Brock Rodden	Orleans Firebirds	Cape Cod League	@FirebirdsCCBL
Ty Howry	Kansas Cannons	Kansas Collegiate League	@CannonsBSB
Will Stevens	State College Spikes	MLB Draft League	@SCSpikes
Xavier Casserilla.....	La Crosse Loggers	Northwoods League	@LoggersBaseball
Gage Williams	Kenosha Kingfish	Northwoods League	@KenoshaKingfish
Caden Favors	Wisconsin Rapids Rafters......	Northwoods League	@RapidsRafters
Seth Stroh	Wisconsin Rapids Rafters	Northwoods League	@RapidsRafters
Alex Birge	Hutchinson Monarchs	Sunflower Collegiate League......	@Hutch_Monarchs
Jace Miner	Cheney Diamond Dawgs	Sunflower Collegiate League	@DawgsCheney
Will Stark	Hutchinson Monarchs	Sunflower Collegiate League	@Hutch_Monarchs
Sawyre Thornhill	Hutchinson Monarchs	Sunflower Collegiate League	@Hutch_Monarchs
Jackson Young	Newton Slugging Rebels	Sunflower Collegiate League	@SlugginRebels
Nate Adler	Hutchinson Monarchs	Sunflower Collegiate League	@Hutch_Monarchs

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[MikeKennedyRulZ]

What is the MLB Draft League?

[1972Shocker]

What is the MLB Draft League?

MLB continues minor-league overhaul with new draft league and repurposing of Pioneer League (11/30/2020)

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/m...%28Phillies%29

The so-called "MLB Draft League" will afford a summer-league opportunity to draft-eligible players hoping to improve their stock. The Draft League intends to field six teams who play a 68-game season in locations throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New Jersey. MLB's sales pitch to prospects notes that they'll receive "unprecedented visibility to MLB Club scouts through both in-person observation and state-of-the-art scouting technology, and educational programming designed to prepare them for careers as professional athletes."

The Draft League's creation comes months after MLB repurposed the Appalachian League into a wooden-bat league for collegiate freshmen and sophomores, or individuals who aren't yet eligible for the draft. It's also the latest step in MLB's quest to control every aspect of American baseball, from the majors on down. MLB cut more than 40 affiliated minor-league teams following the 2020 season.

Here's a list of the five teams currently in the draft league as well as their former MLB affiliates:

• Mahoning Valley Scrappers (Cleveland)
• State College Spikes (Cardinals)
• Trenton Thunder (Yankees)
• West Virginia Black Bears (Pirates)
• Williamsport Crosscutters (Phillies)

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

MLB continues minor-league overhaul with new draft league and repurposing of Pioneer League (11/30/2020)

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/m...%28Phillies%29

The so-called "MLB Draft League" will afford a summer-league opportunity to draft-eligible players hoping to improve their stock. The Draft League intends to field six teams who play a 68-game season in locations throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New Jersey. MLB's sales pitch to prospects notes that they'll receive "unprecedented visibility to MLB Club scouts through both in-person observation and state-of-the-art scouting technology, and educational programming designed to prepare them for careers as professional athletes."

The Draft League's creation comes months after MLB repurposed the Appalachian League into a wooden-bat league for collegiate freshmen and sophomores, or individuals who aren't yet eligible for the draft. It's also the latest step in MLB's quest to control every aspect of American baseball, from the majors on down. MLB cut more than 40 affiliated minor-league teams following the 2020 season.

Here's a list of the five teams currently in the draft league as well as their former MLB affiliates:

• Mahoning Valley Scrappers (Cleveland)
• State College Spikes (Cardinals)
• Trenton Thunder (Yankees)
• West Virginia Black Bears (Pirates)
• Williamsport Crosscutters (Phillies)

Sounds like a good idea and good opportunity.

[WuDrWu]

Not sure how I feel about not seeing Jace Kaminska not on that list, but I assume he is resting this summer. Hopefully. Matt Boyer also not on that list. He was hurt at the end of the year, so I assume he is recovering.

We know LJ, Couper and Creighton are in the portal. Will Carpenter, Derek Shaver and Drew Miller not listed. Austin Wallace had surgery and I assume is out for 22-23.

[WuDrWu]

To me at least we have draft concerns here:

(I'm not going to detail anything, but you have to accept that crooked programs with win at all cost coaches like Arkansas will be a problem forever in the NIL era for ANY really good returning player).



Brock Rodden tops the list.

Also everyone in the Cape Cod league is a danger. People pay attention. Brock and Chuck are my 2 biggest concerns. Cam was hot early but that's cooled off.

Ashton Izzi is a major league stud.

Sam McAleer as well.

I'm sure there are a couple more but these are the problem areas. Don't want to lose any of them, obviously.

[JJClamdip]

Sorry to see him go he is very good kid, we sat with him at the first pitch banquet when he was a freshman, he assured me then that he could hit a D-1 curveball.

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

To me at least we have draft concerns here:

(I'm not going to detail anything, but you have to accept that crooked programs with win at all cost coaches like Arkansas will be a problem forever in the NIL era for ANY really good returning player).



Brock Rodden tops the list.

Also everyone in the Cape Cod league is a danger. People pay attention. Brock and Chuck are my 2 biggest concerns. Cam was hot early but that's cooled off.

Ashton Izzi is a major league stud.

Sam McAleer as well.

I'm sure there are a couple more but these are the problem areas. Don't want to lose any of them, obviously.

Bye has lots of eyes on him. Don’t be fooled. Rodden and Ingram as well. Douche Van Horn is well aware. Their whole program is aware of all the players in all sports at Wichita State.

Wade, RCIV, Slavens, Pliemann.

They don’t even try to hide it.

[WuDrWu]

Not sure how I feel about not seeing Jace Kaminska not on that list, but I assume he is resting this summer. Hopefully. Matt Boyer also not on that list. He was hurt at the end of the year, so I assume he is recovering.

We know LJ, Couper and Creighton are in the portal. Will Carpenter, Derek Shaver and Drew Miller not listed. Austin Wallace had surgery and I assume is out for 22-23.

D1 Baseball confirms Drew Miller and Derek Shaver are both in the portal. Both really nice young men, wish the both of them success wherever they end up.

More to come.

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

[shoxlax]

Ugh not good, I don’t care if he had an off year.

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

Ugh not good, I don’t care if he had an off year.

Completely agree. Bad all around.

[1972Shocker]

Wonder what what was behind that move by Jace? Could be a lot of things. Clearly he wasn't nearly as good this past season as he was his freshman year.