2024 8th Round Pick (#249): Colin Tuft - C - (Jr) Tulane (LA)

[86this]

Slot Bonus $ 206,900

[86this]

A former UVa product.

[Frobby]

This is starting to look like the 2013 draft, minus Hunter Harvey.  

[OsFanInOhio]

Catcher / center fielder. 1) when was the last time you saw that combination? 2) what have we already drafted a bunch of and don’t necessarily need more of? 

[EdwinRip]

Love the emphasis on having a strong core up the middle of the diamond.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, OsFanInOhio said:

Catcher / center fielder. 1) when was the last time you saw that combination? 2) what have we already drafted a bunch of and don’t necessarily need more of? 

Dale Murphy came up as a Catcher that later moved to CF.

[Frobby]

1 minute ago, OsFanInOhio said:

Catcher / center fielder. 1) when was the last time you saw that combination? 2) what have we already drafted a bunch of and don’t necessarily need more of? 

1. Dale Murphy.  He turned out pretty well.  

[86this]

I think a few of them will be 1B since they like to rotate them between positions.  Rarely have we seen the Os draft 1B in the draft.  Jacob Teter was one of the few that I can remember.  Any other 1B signees were UFAs.

[mlrhode]

1 minute ago, Frobby said:

1. Dale Murphy.  He turned out pretty well.  

I believe Biggio also started as a catcher

[86this]

2 minutes ago, Frobby said:

1. Dale Murphy.  He turned out pretty well.  

Biggio for a bit.

[Frobby]

1 minute ago, mlrhode said:

I believe Biggio also started as a catcher

He did.  I think of him as a 2B, but he did play some CF too.  

[Malike]

Harper was drafted as a C and played almost 200 games in CF.

I know the Gnats used him as an OF.

Edited July 15 by Malike

[EdwinRip]

Daulton Varsho is one of the best defensive outfielders.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Malike said:

Harper was drafted as a C and played almost 200 games in CF.

I think Harper was announced as an Outfielder.  (He did catch in school)

[Malike]

2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I think Harper was announced as an Outfielder.  (He did catch in school)

They did but he was primarily a catcher.