Best Players in the State

[cbg]

I'm trying to complete a list of the best players in Tennessee this year. I have a pretty good list. Just wanted either comments on those on the list or comments about players missing from the list. Thanks a lot.

 

Heath Hatfield Bartlett

Jacob Wilson Bartlett

Trey Turner Bartlett

Navery Moore Battle Ground Academy

Tyler Massey Baylor School

Hunter Daniel Bearden

Andy Fennell Bearden

Mason Forbis Beech

Jon Clinard Bradley Central

Ben Burgess Brentwood

Jacob Stallings Brentwood Academy

Trevor Starnes Christ Presbyterian

Stephen Thompson Christian Brothers

Craig Stem Donalson Christian

Will Clinard East Robertson

Matt Ramsey Farragut

Michael Williams Farragut

Zachary Allen Farragut

Cole Gobbell Father Ryan

Justin Guidry Father Ryan

Casey Dykes Franklin

Corban Joseph Franklin

Adam Adkins Goodpasture Christian

Robert Lawrence Hunter's Lane

Nick Maronde Lexington Catholic

Seth Lintz Marshall County

Blair Wright Memphis University

Kyle Lewis Millington

Lucas Anderson Science Hill

Sonny Gray Smyrna

Skyler Barnett Unicoi County

Clayton Gant University School of Jackson

 

 

The commitments that I know of:

Gant: University of tennessee

Gray: Vanderbilt

Lintz: Kentucky

Lawrence: MTSU

Adkins: University of Tennessee

Joseph: Kentucky

Dykes: Western Kentucky

Guidry: MTSU

Gobbell: Volunteer State

Ramsey: University of Tennessee

Clinard: Vanderbilt

Stem: Western Kentucky

Stallings: University of North Carolina

Burgess: Tennessee Tech

Massey: University of Virginia

Moore: Vanderbilt

 

I hope that this helps. You will notice that most of these players are pitchers. I was told that most of the big 4 years schools are going to sign pitchers out of high school and they would then sign most of their position players from the JUCO's. This is a result of playing 5 games per week now instead of 4, having to give 25% to the players and the roster limit being 35.

[tigerbaseball1]

Michael Wills sr. CBHS

Drew Smith, jr. CBHS

Drew Martinez - Memphis signee CBHS

Jason Thompson jr. GErmantown

Bart Smith sr. Collierville

Matt Millighan sr. Collierville

[dannymac18]

The commitments that I know of:

Gant: University of tennessee

Gray: Vanderbilt

Lintz: Kentucky

Lawrence: MTSU

Adkins: University of Tennessee

Joseph: Kentucky

Dykes: Western Kentucky

Guidry: MTSU

Gobbell: Volunteer State

Ramsey: University of Tennessee

Clinard: Vanderbilt

Stem: Western Kentucky

Stallings: University of North Carolina

Burgess: Tennessee Tech

Massey: University of Virginia

Moore: Vanderbilt

 

I hope that this helps. You will notice that most of these players are pitchers. I was told that most of the big 4 years schools are going to sign pitchers out of high school and they would then sign most of their position players from the JUCO's. This is a result of playing 5 games per week now instead of 4, having to give 25% to the players and the roster limit being 35.

 

 

While it is true that pitchers will be at a premium due to the new scholarship rules, i don't believe it will decrease in the number of high school position players that will be signed. Reason being is the 35 man roster limit. No longer will the big schools be able to come in and sign 25 guys a year and let the best players work their way into the lineup and the guys that don't win a job work their way out of the program.

 

I believe that schools will now be held much more accountable for their signees. They're going to really have to make sure that they're signing a player that will help them. The APR penalties of scholarship loss won't allow them to cut 10 or 15 kids a year now. Programs will now be based not only on recruiting, but their ability to develop players. College baseball had gotten to the point where it wasn't about making your players better, it was about finding a better player. And who was paying the price for this? The kid who was told he no longer had a scholarship or even a roster spot and had to pick up and trasnfer.

 

Ultimately what will happen i believe is that junior college teams will be much better now and their outgoing sophomores will have less opportunity. Or at least less opportunity at big name schools. Schools will concentrate on the development of their own players. Those first two years is really where the learning happens; or at least the teaching. Programs will want to develop their own players instead of relying on the development that occurs inside of a junior college. Don't get me wrong, juco kids will still sign with big schools, i just don't think it will happen nearly as much. The juco kid will start falling much more frequently into the mid major schools.

 

The mid major schools may really benefit from this in being able to go and grab quality juco players with experience that can step in right away and be productive whereas many of those players would have been signed to bigger schools had it not been for the APR penalties and the roste limits. I think this is going to be really interesting how this will all play out. I do believe in 2-4 years you're going to see amazing parity in college baseball. I think the regulars in Omaha may start having surprise replacements. Its a more even playing field for mid majors. The guys that would sign at big schools and sit the bench and never develop will now get pushed down into the mid majors..... the place that they should have signed all along. This will give those players a chance to develop and many of them will be outstanding for those mid majors. I'm excited about the changes and looking forward to the impact it will have on college baseball.

[PinballWizard]

Joey Delmonico is batting .630 this year for Farragut...thats pretty dang good

[ihavenofriendzz]

Mac Thoreson for Farragut is a pretty under rated player I think. I never hear anything about him, yet he seems to come up big for them pitching and hitting.

[dannymac18]

Joey Delmonico is batting .630 this year for Farragut...thats pretty dang good

 

That's not Rod Delmonico's kid is it?

[ihavenofriendzz]

yeah and there is a freshman, Nicky, Delmonico there also. He is supposedly the best of the 3 Delmonicos. From what I have heard from how good he seems to be doing this year, by his senior year he won't disappoint.

[dannymac18]

yeah and there is a freshman, Nicky, Delmonico there also. He is supposedly the best of the 3 Delmonicos. From what I have heard from how good he seems to be doing this year, by his senior year he won't disappoint.

 

wow talented family. is the middle one good enough to go play for his dad at FSU?

[coachrules]

From Dannymac's list, I think some additional signings are:

Daniel: UT

Anderson: Austin Peay

J. Clinnard: Austin Peay

Barnett: ETSU

 

This will help you with your updated list.

[snoopW1]

I'm trying to complete a list of the best players in Tennessee this year. I have a pretty good list. Just wanted either comments on those on the list or comments about players missing from the list. Thanks a lot.

 

Heath Hatfield Bartlett

Jacob Wilson Bartlett

Trey Turner Bartlett

Navery Moore Battle Ground Academy

Tyler Massey Baylor School

Hunter Daniel Bearden

Andy Fennell Bearden

Mason Forbis Beech

Jon Clinard Bradley Central

Ben Burgess Brentwood

Jacob Stallings Brentwood Academy

Trevor Starnes Christ Presbyterian

Stephen Thompson Christian Brothers

Craig Stem Donalson Christian

Will Clinard East Robertson

Matt Ramsey Farragut

Michael Williams Farragut

Zachary Allen Farragut

Cole Gobbell Father Ryan

Justin Guidry Father Ryan

Casey Dykes Franklin

Corban Joseph Franklin

Adam Adkins Goodpasture Christian

Robert Lawrence Hunter's Lane

Nick Maronde Lexington Catholic

Seth Lintz Marshall County

Blair Wright Memphis University

Kyle Lewis Millington

Lucas Anderson Science Hill

Sonny Gray Smyrna

Skyler Barnett Unicoi County

Clayton Gant University School of Jackson

 

 

 

I was wondering if anyone knew how Jacob Wilson and/or Stephen Thomson have been playing this year? Also is Zach Allen from Farragut even playing this year? I heard he was messed up from football, so I thought he may have quit.

[dannymac18]

i haven't heard of either of those guys. how are they? committed anywhere?

[rebsrule]

Susong - South Greene