MoBettle wrote:

@ToddZolecki
Bryce Harper got Mick Abel's number soon after the #Phillies selected him with the 15th overall pick. Harper made a FaceTime call and Abel answered, despite not recognizing the number. "I see his face pop up. I'm like, oh, that's Bryce Harper. What the heck?"

Grotewold wrote:

MoBettle wrote:

@ToddZolecki
Bryce Harper got Mick Abel's number soon after the #Phillies selected him with the 15th overall pick. Harper made a FaceTime call and Abel answered, despite not recognizing the number. "I see his face pop up. I'm like, oh, that's Bryce Harper. What the heck?"

He's been 100 out of 100 as teammate and ambassador

Grotewold wrote:

MoBettle wrote:

@ToddZolecki
Bryce Harper got Mick Abel's number soon after the #Phillies selected him with the 15th overall pick. Harper made a FaceTime call and Abel answered, despite not recognizing the number. "I see his face pop up. I'm like, oh, that's Bryce Harper. What the heck?"

He's been 100 out of 100 as teammate and ambassador

MFP wrote:

Grotewold wrote:

MoBettle wrote:

@ToddZolecki
Bryce Harper got Mick Abel's number soon after the #Phillies selected him with the 15th overall pick. Harper made a FaceTime call and Abel answered, despite not recognizing the number. "I see his face pop up. I'm like, oh, that's Bryce Harper. What the heck?"

He's been 100 out of 100 as teammate and ambassador

Absolutely. Was telling my kid that this morning when we were talking about the Abel pick and how Bryce FaceTimed him. I'm pretty sure I remember Harper rattling off the names of guys like Bohm and Howard last season in spring training soon after he signed, so he's been all in from the moment he decided to come here.

Scouts rated Martin as the best high school prospect in Arkansas in 2017, though his bat was considered too raw for pro ball and he went undrafted. He made an immediate impact with the Razorbacks, hitting 13 homers as a freshman to help them reach the College World Series, then slammed 15 as a sophomore to bring them back to Omaha. He's one of the best athletes in the 2020 college crop and is Arkansas' toolsiest prospect since Andrew Benintendi went seventh overall in the 2015 Draft, but a poor start to the shortened 2020 season could drop him out of the first round. An explosive athlete, Martin offers an exciting combination of power and speed. He records run times that grade from 70-80 on the 20-80 scouting scale, though he's still learning how to translate that quickness into stolen bases. He has the potential to be a 25-25 player but gets overly homer-conscious and his right-handed swing gets too uphill, leading to strikeouts. If Martin can slow the game down a bit offensively and defensively, he can be a star. His quickness and solid arm strength give him the tools to play a number of positions and perhaps stay at shortstop if he becomes more consistent. He played a fine third base as a freshman and definitely would fit in center field, though he should be able to stay on the dirt.

jjcoop36
Casey Martin looked like a first round pick after his freshman year at Arkansas. He has slid because of hit tool questions, but at this point this is a pretty massive get for the Phillies. Big tools with some risk to go with it.

stevelxa476 wrote:Will he need a golf cart to round the bases?

CalvinBall wrote:Man hope were drafting some good major league guys. Seems like both will be too 5 in our system immediately.