Why would the tigers do this

[Richard_Parker]

What do you guys think of Ethan Holliday??

[Phunnypharm]

@Martymcfly2017

Unless harris trading a ss, no need for two of them. Their ss for a reason. Of is way different.

Many players move from shortstop in high school to a different position in the pros.

Mike Trout
Manny Ramirez
Jim Thome

and all of these guys…
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[Stb24]

I don’t know much about him, but his dad was damn good. Send to be athletic and has power potential. Kid is huge so who knows where he plays, but with Matt as his dad I wouldn’t bet against him.

[Stb24]

HS SS =stud of the team usually. That’s why the played me at 2B

[Richard_Parker]

@Stb24

I don’t know much about him, but his dad was damn good. Send to be athletic and has power potential. Kid is huge so who knows where he plays, but with Matt as his dad I wouldn’t bet against him.

Yeah they have him playing SS now but Tim Kurjian thinks he will eventually be a 3B or maybe an OF….but he is definitely a power hitter

[Phunnypharm]

@Richard_Parker

@Stb24

I don’t know much about him, but his dad was damn good. Send to be athletic and has power potential. Kid is huge so who knows where he plays, but with Matt as his dad I wouldn’t bet against him.

Yeah they have him playing SS now but Tim Keegan thinks he will eventually be a 3B or maybe an OF….but he is definitely a power hitter

I watched a highlight video of him and immediately thought he has zero chance of playing SS in the pros. Teams are going to want him max out his frame for hitting… which like you mention… means he is destined for 3B, 1st base, LF, or RF.

[stephenboyd57]

@Stb24

HS SS =stud of the team usually. That’s why the played me at 2B

I was such a good shortstop they put me at 1st! Lol

I could hit some dingers though!

[Stb24]

I was freaking small in HS. 5’1 as a freshman. So no dongers or women for that matter lol. I slowly grew to 5’10 my senior yr and then grew 4 inches after graduation which created the sexay bitch you are all lucky to know😝

[stephenboyd57]

@Stb24

and then grew 4 inches after graduation

[Stb24]

I wish, but I’m Irish and well yeah

[Weaselpuppy]

They kind of are, but SS is the best athlete usually, and teams routinely move drafted and MiLB guys off SS to CF, 2B and 3B based on size, athleticism, arm and need.

McGongle’s size profiles him more as a 2b, really. Arm too. Bryce Rainier is a prototypical big but athletic SS with a cannon and power bat. Pending his shoulder injury, he probably sticks.

Jackson Merrill (SDP) moved off SS to CF as a rookie last year, played amazing. ONeill Cruz (PIT) moved off SS because he is so damn big (6’7""), but he has a freaking howitzer…
105mph from CF where he moved to, but his D there is kind of ass.

Konnor Griffin is a strong safety playing SS for PIT High A and to me probably ends up at 3B, given he is 19 and already 6’4" 225 and steals 40 bags a year with gigantic power. Thats Manny Machado level stuff, who started at SS in BLT at 20 or 21 too before moving to 3B like his 3rd year

Literally happens up and down the league and minors all the time.

[Weaselpuppy]

TINSTAAPP

There Is No Such Thing As A Pitching Prospect.

Fail rate, injury rate…so high. Unless it is a Strasburg/Skenes type 1OA, pass.

[Weaselpuppy]

Ethan looks legit. He and Jackson are the first brothers to be named HS Player of the Year

[frm710]

HS SS can transition to other positions all over the field. Plus the Tigers, under this regime, have shown a willingness to let the prospects improve and not rush them.

So HS SS could go to 2nd, third or OF and simply stay at SS, beefing up a the SS position isn’t the worst thing.

They have McGonigle who may profile better at 2nd than SS and Rainer. Rainer is out this season due to a shoulder injury which means you don’t how well he will recover.

It actually does make sense imo.

[frm710]

@stephenboyd57

@Stb24

HS SS =stud of the team usually. That’s why the played me at 2B

I was such a good shortstop they put me at 1st! Lol

I could hit some dingers though!

LOL, they moved me to third and then to CF in HS and then ended my baseball dreams.

[frm710]

Yea, just saying what others have already said…

[stephenboyd57]

@frm710

LOL, they moved me to third and then to CF in HS and then ended my baseball dreams.

I did pitch in High School when I wasn’t playing 1st. Pitching is truly one of the most fun sporting positions out there as a teeanger. I loved hitting but pitching might have even been more fun if you have a good defense behind you that is

[frm710]

The only pitching i did was in slow pitch softball when I moved to Florida. Two months later I moved to second or third for the rest of my FL softball career.

Facing former minor league players was enough for me, one line drive up the middle about killed me. Then watching my B-i-l pitch against Jose and Ozzie Canseco along with Ricky Henderson confirmed it was the right decision.

He’d pitch to them and then trot/run bacwards in case of a line drive coming at his head. He played on the summer circuits on some amazing teams, I occasionally filled in extremely nervous when I did. Some of the best softball times ever, as long as I wasn’t pitching

[Weaselpuppy]

Tatis Jr., Jazz Chisholm both moved to the OF (and Jazz then to 2b, then 3rd, then 2nd…) from SS.

Boegarts moved to 2b from SS when cane to SDP from BOS.

San Diego has more guys in their lineup that started at SS or 2b and moved off when in the majors than they have guys that haven’t. (Merrill Machado, Tatis, Bogaerts, Cronenworth, Arraez)

[Martymcfly2017]

Omg im ■■■■■■■ stupid.