Anthony Seigler and Peak Versatility

jon abbey

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Obviously no idea how good he will end up, but this guy (NY's 1st round pick just now at #23) has to be potentially the most versatile player in history (he literally seems capable of everything except maybe coaching third base) and seems to deserve his own thread out of pure uniqueness. Sorry, Bert Campaneris, but I don't think you were a switch-pitcher too.

"As for pitching, that depends.

He has more movement left-handed, throwing in the mid-80s. He has more power right-handed, when he'll sometimes top 90 mph.

When he starts a game, he throws left-handed. When he comes in as a closer, he goes for the power and throws right-handed.

He has a six-finger glove, and when he was younger, he would sometimes switch from right-handed to left-handed from batter to batter, depending on the matchup. Now he doesn't switch during innings, preferring to get in a rhythm throwing one way or the other.

It works. Seigler had a 1.09 ERA in 25.2 innings on the mound this spring for Cartersville, with just six walks and 29 strikeouts. Meanwhile, he hit .421 with 26 of his 45 hits going for extra bases, including 13 home runs, as Cartersville finished as runner-up in the Georgia 4A state playoffs.

He also had 16 steals in 19 attempts and threw out 12 of the 21 baserunners who tried to steal against him. And while he has concentrated mostly on pitching, hitting and catching this season, he could play anywhere.

"He'd probably be our best center fielder," Cartersville coach Kyle Tucker said. "He'd probably be our best infielder. He's probably our best pitcher. He throws strikes, and he's tough to hit. And he's our best catcher.

"And right-handed hitter. And left-handed hitter."

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2775984-meet-anthony-seigler-the-switch-hitting-switch-pitching-mlb-draft-gem
 

Wingack

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Mixed on the pick when I first heard it. But after reading up on him, I like it and it doesn't seem like an overdraft at all. He was linked to lots of teams around where the Yankees were drafting.

I said this over at NYYF, but I wonder if on his non-catching days he could be used as a LOOGY out of the pen.
 

jon abbey

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The first thread I started here for a new NY draftee was for Aaron Judge, that one has worked out well.

The second one is this one, which is at the opposite end of the spectrum so far, our hero is a very likely dud and this thread has not been bumped since his draft week in 2018. Constant injuries, only 192 total games in 4 seasons, and mostly not being exceptional when he does play. He got to high A in mid-2022, around when he turned 23, and showed some promising signs but nothing spectacular. NY left him unprotected and he was not selected today, so he will get another year of development, along with fellow system C prospects Josh Breaux and Antonio Gomez (even farther away but a defensive stud).
 
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