That late 80s, early 90s generation sure can produce 'em...
Congrats to James Wood, son of Spider great Kenny Wood, on getting drafted in the 2nd round of the MLB draft by the Padres today.
https://sagharborexpress.com/james-...enny-wood-makes-his-mark-on-baseball-diamond/
From MLB.com:
Wood entered the summer as a relatively under-the-radar athletic outfielder who had moved from his home in Maryland to attend IMG Academy to focus on baseball. The former two-sport standout (basketball) had as strong of a summer as just about any high schooler on the showcase circuit, putting him firmly on the radar as perhaps the Florida Draft prospect with the highest upside, though some struggles at the plate this spring hurt his stock a little. Hailing from an athletic family -- Wood's father played basketball professionally in Europe and his sister plays hoops at Northwestern University -- Wood is a veritable toolshed and showed at various events an ability to use all of them against good competition. The 6-foot-6, 230-pound left-handed hitter has tremendous raw power that showed up consistently in batting practice, with glimpses of it in games. Right now, it's more of a handsy swing and he should tap into that pop more as he learns to use his lower half better. That will allow him to stay back longer on soft stuff, with his ability to adjust to that a big factor in him reaching his power potential, which could be hitting 25-30 homers annually. Wood clocked plus run times in 60-yard dashes over the summer and is better once he gets going. He's shown the ability to cover a lot of ground smoothly in center field with an outstanding arm that would work in right field should he outgrow center. He's committed to attend Mississippi State, but while he did seem lost at times offensively this spring, it looks like he still could go early enough to never set foot on campus.
Congrats to James Wood, son of Spider great Kenny Wood, on getting drafted in the 2nd round of the MLB draft by the Padres today.
https://sagharborexpress.com/james-...enny-wood-makes-his-mark-on-baseball-diamond/
From MLB.com:
Wood entered the summer as a relatively under-the-radar athletic outfielder who had moved from his home in Maryland to attend IMG Academy to focus on baseball. The former two-sport standout (basketball) had as strong of a summer as just about any high schooler on the showcase circuit, putting him firmly on the radar as perhaps the Florida Draft prospect with the highest upside, though some struggles at the plate this spring hurt his stock a little. Hailing from an athletic family -- Wood's father played basketball professionally in Europe and his sister plays hoops at Northwestern University -- Wood is a veritable toolshed and showed at various events an ability to use all of them against good competition. The 6-foot-6, 230-pound left-handed hitter has tremendous raw power that showed up consistently in batting practice, with glimpses of it in games. Right now, it's more of a handsy swing and he should tap into that pop more as he learns to use his lower half better. That will allow him to stay back longer on soft stuff, with his ability to adjust to that a big factor in him reaching his power potential, which could be hitting 25-30 homers annually. Wood clocked plus run times in 60-yard dashes over the summer and is better once he gets going. He's shown the ability to cover a lot of ground smoothly in center field with an outstanding arm that would work in right field should he outgrow center. He's committed to attend Mississippi State, but while he did seem lost at times offensively this spring, it looks like he still could go early enough to never set foot on campus.
