March 14, 2021
Brady Singer played in the SEC for three seasons before being drafted by the Kansas City Royals, so he faced a ton of talented hitters prior to starting his professional career. Pitching for the University of Florida from 2016-2018, Singer matched up against the likes of JJ Bleday, Nick Senzel, Bryan Reynolds, and Evan White. Easy marks were few and far between.
Which of his collegiate opponents does Singer recall respecting the most? More specifically, which hitter had him laser-focused on making quality pitches, lest an errant offering result in serious damage?
“One that really stands out wasn’t in the SEC, but rather in Omaha,” Singer told me. “I believe it was the first game I pitched there, in 2017 when we went on to win the [College] World Series. It was Brendan McKay, from Louisville. When he got in the box, I knew I had to dial in. Just the bat path he had, and how he stood in the box how he presented himself was tough.”
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morning afternoon, Athletics Nation!
We’re nearly done voting on our annual Community Prospect List, in which we crowdsource the Top 30 prospects in the Oakland A’s farm system. The current ballot today is for the 28th spot.
It was already known that no A’s players cracked Pipeline’s national Top 100 list, but
someone had to finish at the top of Oakland’s system. It turned out to be teenage catcher
Tyler Soderstrom, last summer’s 1st-round draft pick. We put him second on our CPL behind lefty pitcher
A.J. Puk, while Pipeline swapped the two, with various other mainstream sources landing on each side of that debate Baseball Prospectus and Keith Law chose Puk, while Baseball America went with Soderstrom.
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