2019 Baseball Recruiting Thread

[boomstick 1,315]

Here's an early look at the 2019 recruiting class. The class is currently ranked 18th by Perfect Game, but there are only two teams ranked ahead of us with fewer commitments. By average player score, we are 13th. We might add 1-2 over the summer and fall, and I'm sure there will be a JUCO or two added by the time these guys enroll next fall.

Edit: Added an updated list of players that Auburn has announced as signed with the program. Not on this list is Johnny Ceccoli. He was originally a 2020 recruit who reclassified to the 2019 class. He's a 1B from Texas. That makes 16 in this class, not including an JUCOs we might add (although I doubt we do given the numbers).

 

Nat Rank	Name	Drafted/Signed	Pos	Ht	Wt	B T	High School	Hometown	St
28	Gunnar Henderson		SS	6-3	195	L R	John T Morgan Academy	Selma	AL
31	Hayden Mullins		LHP	6-0	190	L L	Hendersonville	Gallatin	TN
104	Nathaniel LaRue		C	6-3	203	R R	Mcgill-Toolen Catholic	Mobile	AL
142	Mason Barnett		RHP	6-1	205	R R	Cartersville	White	GA
152	Travis Odom		SS	6-2	185	R R	Christ Presbyterian Academy	Franklin	TN
168	Ramsey David		RHP	6-3	180	R R	Buford	Dacula	GA
216	Ryan Dyal		C	5-11	190	L R	East Coweta	Senoia	GA
454	Mason Greer		2B	6-1	185	S R	Colleyville Heritage	Colleyville	TX
458	Trace Bright		RHP	6-4	195	R R	Trinity Presbyterian Sch Inc	Montgomery	AL
466	David Ducote		SS	6-1	185	R R	John T Morgan Academy	Selma	AL
468	Blake Burkhalter		RHP	6-0	180	R R	Northview	Dothan	AL
500	Landon Cato		3B	6-3	215	R R	Oak Mountain	Birmingham	AL
500	Brayton Brown		SS	5-10	178	R R	John T Morgan Academy	Selma	AL
500	Austin Turner		OF	5-11	170	L L	Buford	Buford	GA
500	Sebastian Thomas		RHP	6-5	240	R R	Marist	Brookhaven	GA

[around4ever 4,139]

Not a bad list.  I would like to see another LHP on there.  But with on 11.7 schollys we won't see it. 

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14 minutes ago, around4ever said:

Not a bad list.  I would like to see another LHP on there.  But with on 11.7 schollys we won't see it. 

Never hurts to have several, but we added 5 or 6 in this 2018 class. Probably looking to balance it out a bit.

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Henderson is playing 2B for one of the USA Baseball U18 teams. 

 

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[augolf1716 21,094]

Two from Buford High Ga. my old stomping ground

[AUBwins 10,064]

Love switch hitters. Rare nowadays 

[AU64 10,122]

Nice to see some more heft coming in.....some good sized young men who probably are not through growing and might end up as  tall and heavy as the stats  on the list posted above show them to be.....  

Game seems to be in a bit of a transition again since the more lively bat/ball combination has made the HR more of a factor …..and small ball is not as popular, especially with some folks on this forum.  

[Mikey 16,545]

3 hours ago, AU64 said:

…..and small ball is not as popular, especially with some folks on this forum.  

I've noticed, as this NCAA tournament progresses and the weaker teams go away, the sacrifice attempts are also going away. Think there might be some connection there? For instance, in tonight's game there were two very good teams playing and I saw zero sacrifice attempts.

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Add this 2019 signee to the commit list. He’s a corner infielder with a lot of pop. 

 

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And add this player too. Looks to be a utility guy who can play multiple positions including catcher. 

 

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This class's signing day is coming up on November 14th. The class is currently ranked 10th by Perfect Game and has 3 PG Top 100 commits. Hayden Mullins has made the biggest jump. He’s currently their #25 overall prospect for the 2019 HS class. Nate LaRue is also now in the top 100 along with Gunnar Henderson. This is a really strong signing class, and if we can get the top 4-5 guys in this class to campus next fall, we’re going to be really happy about that IMO.  

[mustache eagle 2,388]

Always want a good class but not toooooooooo good and lose em to the mlb 

seems we’ve bucked that trend a little the last few years?

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6 hours ago, mustache eagle said:

Always want a good class but not toooooooooo good and lose em to the mlb 

seems we’ve bucked that trend a little the last few years?

Yeah, Butch has done a fantastic job of signing highly ranked classes while also getting the top end of the class on campus, especially highly ranked HS players. The only players that I can remember the last 2-3 years that we’re highly touted commits that didn’t get to campus we’re both JUCO guys who were top 3 round picks the last two years (Blake Rivera this year and LHP Evan “Something” last year). Guys like Davis Daniel, Tanner Burns, and Garrett Wade have all passed on good money to come play for him. That’s a big deal. 

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... and it’s paying off for a lot of them.  Not to mention the college experience and education.  Someone like Greg Olson can’t “finish “ his degree at auburn  if he didn’t start it there.  

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When will the new signees be announced????

[warbiscuit 278]

On 11/1/2018 at 9:50 PM, boomstick said:

Yeah, Butch has done a fantastic job of signing highly ranked classes while also getting the top end of the class on campus, especially highly ranked HS players. The only players that I can remember the last 2-3 years that we’re highly touted commits that didn’t get to campus we’re both JUCO guys who were top 3 round picks the last two years (Blake Rivera this year and LHP Evan “Something” last year). Guys like Davis Daniel, Tanner Burns, and Garrett Wade have all passed on good money to come play for him. That’s a big deal. 

Was Alex Speas a Butch recruit? And Ricky De La Torre(6th round Twins pick in 2017) is the only other high school guy I can think of that Butch has lost to the draft since he's been here.

[PowerOfDixieland 3,225]

Speas was committed to MSU and Butch brought him over.  He was never going to make it on any college campus...was touching 96 in high school.

[warbiscuit 278]

On 11/1/2018 at 9:50 PM, boomstick said:

Yeah, Butch has done a fantastic job of signing highly ranked classes while also getting the top end of the class on campus, especially highly ranked HS players. The only players that I can remember the last 2-3 years that we’re highly touted commits that didn’t get to campus we’re both JUCO guys who were top 3 round picks the last two years (Blake Rivera this year and LHP Evan “Something” last year). Guys like Davis Daniel, Tanner Burns, and Garrett Wade have all passed on good money to come play for him. That’s a big deal. 

Also, Josh Anthony was supposed to sign with the Braves, but then the Braves ran out of money to sign him, so he came here. He was supposed to be another top JUCO guy Butch was supposed to lose. I'm glad we got Josh, but I wish things turned out differently for him at least collegiately. He had a 6 figure draft bonus ready to sign, only to get it taken away from him as well. Just wished he had an opportunity in the pros.