Then he hit .249. It seems like he had some swing and miss issues. But if raw talent is there…Once upon a time, this guy was thought to be a top-ten pick!
Still seems like value there. Gotta believe this means they see something correctableThen he hit .249. It seems like he had some swing and miss issues. But if raw talent is there…
It's been somewhat trendy for a top prospect or two to skip the draft as a high school senior and early-enroll at their college to reach college eligibility a year sooner, and that's what Fabian did in 2018. He had a good freshman season for a rookie in the SEC then went to the Cape and raked, which continued during his COVID-shortened sophomore year. Fabian has a rare, unfavorable "backwards" profile -- he hits right and throws left, limiting him to 1B/OF -- but he has huge tools and is one of the younger college players available in the 2021 draft because of his early matriculation. His hitting hands work in an explosive loop that give him low-ball power but also lead to a lot of strikeouts. Fabian had the second most strikeouts in Division-I with 80 in 270 plate appearances, he was eighth in homers... as a 20-year-old center fielder playing in the SEC. His hands load deep and high, and Fabian's bat path doesn't always look like it's going to work, but he still covers the zone from (nearly) top to bottom and can pull his hands in to get the barrel on inside pitches. It's rare for players who strike out this much to end up having consequential major league careers, but a team picking late in the first will see his upside as too big an opportunity to pass on.
J(ay) Fabian sounds outstanding.Jud Fabian is one hell of a name.
Sort of surprised Detroit didn't take him.We won’t know what we have in Fabian until he’s signed and turned loose.
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Don't forgot the supplemental/balance rounds. In some ways the rounds are kind of arbitrary, as the #30 "first round" guy isn't usually equivalent to the top 10 picks, and probably clusters better with the picks number 25-35.It's been awhile since the Sox got any real value out of a 2nd round pick. If you don't include Sam Travis, you have to go all the way back to Brandon Workman in 2010. Alex Wilson was 2009. Masterson in 2006.
Non pitcher division, you have to go all the way back to Dustin Pedroia, 2004.
I think both Bradley and Fabian were #40 overall picks, even if Bradley was a "first rounder."It's been awhile since the Sox got any real value out of a 2nd round pick. If you don't include Sam Travis, you have to go all the way back to Brandon Workman in 2010. Alex Wilson was 2009. Masterson in 2006.
Non pitcher division, you have to go all the way back to Dustin Pedroia, 2004.