Tim Hayes commits to Louisville

[Dawg@heart]

Lawrence county standout Tim Hayes has commited to Louisville for his post high school career. Can't think of a kid who has worked harder or deserves it more than Timmy. What a great kid with a very promising future ahead of him! Congrats to Tim and his family-we are all very proud!
:letsparty

[MVP2]

Congrats!!!

[gotcha2]

Congratulations!!

[dawgmom]

Congratulations Tim!!

[Godspeed]

Congrats to Tim. Which position did he play at Lawrence County?

[magoffin#10]

he plays catcher

[RedRaiderNation]

Congrats to Tim. I know his family very well.
Nice school to pick with them coming off their best season ever after going to the College World Series.

[Grand Slam]

congrats

[bulldog42]

Congrats to Tim! Way to make all of Lawrence Co proud of you! I hope to see you lead the team to the next step your Sr year!

[Dawg Family]

Congratulations!! BIG GUY I all ways knew you was a special kid.:Clap:

[Spartan4Life]

Congratulations Kid.

[StrikeoutKing]

Congrats! I remember playing against Tim and watching him last year a bit. He plays the catcher position as well as anyone I've seen the past few years. Very strong arm, and a great bat in any line-up. Louisville will not be disappointed. Make Lawrence County and Eastern KY proud, Tim!

[Benchwarmer]

Congrats to him

[Mr.Kimball]

Congrats! I remember playing against Tim and watching him last year a bit. He plays the catcher position as well as anyone I've seen the past few years. Very strong arm, and a great bat in any line-up. Louisville will not be disappointed. Make Lawrence County and Eastern KY proud, Tim!
I dont mean this to sound as a negative in any way towards Hayes, but you must not remember either Josh Adams (Pikeville 2005) or Charlie Collett (Paintsville 2004) . Both of those players had bazookas for arms and opposing coaches had to alter their complete game stategies whenever they played those two respective teams. You were an absolute fool to attempt to run on either one of those catchers. I've seen both of those catchers pick straying runners off of second from their knees. Hayes is a very good catcher and a good hitter, but I am very safe in saying that as far as defensively they are light years apart. He just does not stike the fear in opposing teams defensively that either Collett or Adams did. He just does not have that caliber of an arm. I will grant you that Hayes is a much better hitter than Adams was, but I dont think he is as good as what Collett was. Adams did learn to hit the ball however , as he was named first team All Mid-South Conference last season and Collett is now at South Carolina -Aiken. I also know that Adams has been to several invitation only showcases for the Reds and has been brought back more than once in progressive stages. Those two players have been by far the best two catchers to come out of this area in a long time.

[Redneck]

I dont mean this to sound as a negative in any way towards Hayes, but you must not remember either Josh Adams (Pikeville 2005) or Charlie Collett (Paintsville 2004) . Both of those players had bazookas for arms and opposing coaches had to alter their complete game stategies whenever they played those two respective teams. You were an absolute fool to attempt to run on either one of those catchers. I've seen both of those catchers pick straying runners off of second from their knees. Hayes is a very good catcher and a good hitter, but I am very safe in saying that as far as defensively they are light years apart. He just does not stike the fear in opposing teams defensively that either Collett or Adams did. He just does not have that caliber of an arm. I will grant you that Hayes is a much better hitter than Adams was, but I dont think he is as good as what Collett was. Adams did learn to hit the ball however , as he was named first team All Mid-South Conference last season and Collett is now at South Carolina -Aiken. I also know that Adams has been to several invitation only showcases for the Reds and has been brought back more than once in progressive stages. Those two players have been by far the best two catchers to come out of this area in a long time.
Collett got ALOT better from his Junior year to his Senior year. His Junior year he split time at catcher. I don't recall him ever throwin any runners out at second from his knees, but he did pick off alot runners not payin attention. Adams was a great defensive catcher. As far as Hayes, he's a great player, but he's not even the best to come from Lawrence, Eric Parker is the best I have seen or played against. Hayes will do fine in college, wish him the best. Congrats and good luck Timmy.

[Mr.Kimball]

Collett got ALOT better from his Junior year to his Senior year. His Junior year he split time at catcher. I don't recall him ever throwin any runners out at second from his knees, but he did pick off alot runners not payin attention. Adams was a great defensive catcher. As far as Hayes, he's a great player, but he's not even the best to come from Lawrence, Eric Parker is the best I have seen or played against. Hayes will do fine in college, wish him the best. Congrats and good luck Timmy.
Collett broke his thumb playing football and did not play his sophomore year the best I remember, and your right did split time with Justin Arms behind the plate his junior year. Paintsville had two very good strong armed catchers that year. But I dont mean to correct you but I have seen him pick runners off from his knees both while in high school and while in Cleveland when I went to see him play college summer ball.

I will respectfully disagree with you on Parker however. I think that Hayes is far better than Parker ever was or is to this day. He was a political signee at Morehead and was signed as a utility player, not a catcher, and has never played since he has been there and is now a 5th year senior.

[StrikeoutKing]

I dont mean this to sound as a negative in any way towards Hayes, but you must not remember either Josh Adams (Pikeville 2005) or Charlie Collett (Paintsville 2004) . Both of those players had bazookas for arms and opposing coaches had to alter their complete game stategies whenever they played those two respective teams. You were an absolute fool to attempt to run on either one of those catchers. I've seen both of those catchers pick straying runners off of second from their knees. Hayes is a very good catcher and a good hitter, but I am very safe in saying that as far as defensively they are light years apart. He just does not stike the fear in opposing teams defensively that either Collett or Adams did. He just does not have that caliber of an arm. I will grant you that Hayes is a much better hitter than Adams was, but I dont think he is as good as what Collett was. Adams did learn to hit the ball however , as he was named first team All Mid-South Conference last season and Collett is now at South Carolina -Aiken. I also know that Adams has been to several invitation only showcases for the Reds and has been brought back more than once in progressive stages. Those two players have been by far the best two catchers to come out of this area in a long time.
I don't remember Collett, however, I do know Adams, and yes, he is a tremendous catcher. He has one of the better arms I've seen, and he is always looking for ways to improve not only his game, but the game of his teammates. He is a great player and a great person. I wasn't saying Hayes is the best catcher I can remember, I was just saying there aren't very many who can play the position as well as he can. But as I said, I don't know Collett, nor do I remember seeing him play, but Adams is a fine athlete.

[GRIZZ]

Mr. Kimball has seen more baseball than probably any of us. If he said someone is good, you can bank on it that its a fact. I'd put more weight on his opinion about a players skill level than anyone else.

[Redneck]

Collett broke his thumb playing football and did not play his sophomore year the best I remember, and your right did split time with Justin Arms behind the plate his junior year. Paintsville had two very good strong armed catchers that year. But I dont mean to correct you but I have seen him pick runners off from his knees both while in high school and while in Cleveland when I went to see him play college summer ball.

I will respectfully disagree with you on Parker however. I think that Hayes is far better than Parker ever was or is to this day. He was a political signee at Morehead and was signed as a utility player, not a catcher, and has never played since he has been there and is now a 5th year senior.

I've only watched Hayes play a couple times, I played against Erik for years from Junior League All-Stars all the way thru high school so I guess I'm bein a lil bias.

[RedSeal]

Timmy is easily the best catcher in the state

[bulldog42]

Jason Michael was a great catcher too. I think if you are going to start comparing you have to throw in David Wheeler who caught for Lawrence Co. He was in the Reds farm system for awhile. There have been some really good catchers to play at Lawrence. Shawn Hill was another one that killed the ball from the left side of the plate.

[Batpuff]

Its always great when kids get the chance to play at the next level, It makes it even better when you had the chance to watch theses kids most of there child hood play sports and grow into fine young men. Congrats

[bigE]

I went down to a showcase in Louisville with a few of our players, and the Hayes boy was down there. From what i saw he was far beyond any catcher they had down there and i heard alot of coaches saying that as well. I think they clocked him at 1.8 was his highest, and that IMO is exceptional for a high school catcher. Its hard to say he's the best in the state, mainly because i've not seen every single catcher in the state, but he's the best ive seen so far...I wish him luck @ louisville their new coach has done an unbelievable job there and Timmy will learn alot from him..

[bigE]

I dont mean this to sound as a negative in any way towards Hayes, but you must not remember either Josh Adams (Pikeville 2005) or Charlie Collett (Paintsville 2004) . Both of those players had bazookas for arms and opposing coaches had to alter their complete game stategies whenever they played those two respective teams. You were an absolute fool to attempt to run on either one of those catchers. I've seen both of those catchers pick straying runners off of second from their knees. Hayes is a very good catcher and a good hitter, but I am very safe in saying that as far as defensively they are light years apart. He just does not stike the fear in opposing teams defensively that either Collett or Adams did. He just does not have that caliber of an arm. I will grant you that Hayes is a much better hitter than Adams was, but I dont think he is as good as what Collett was. Adams did learn to hit the ball however , as he was named first team All Mid-South Conference last season and Collett is now at South Carolina -Aiken. I also know that Adams has been to several invitation only showcases for the Reds and has been brought back more than once in progressive stages. Those two players have been by far the best two catchers to come out of this area in a long time.


Josh Adams or the Collett boy are not even close, come on now you must not have seen him play...

[Mr.Kimball]

Josh Adams or the Collett boy are not even close, come on now you must not have seen him play...

I've probably seen all of them about 500 more times than you have.

[bigE]

I've probably seen all of them about 500 more times than you have.


your really probably have...thats just what i thought when i seen them...

[rawlingsfan]

I loved to watch Adams play in h.s., and like it was mentioned earlier he really changed the way base runners approached the game that day. Adams was a gunslinger, and more agile than Hayes. He could scramble and get to a ball in the dirt and still throw you out by two steps.

They both have great arms, the biggest advantage that Hayes has is that he possesses the "prototypical" catchers body. He's what D-I coaches are looking for with his size and arm strength.

[Mr.Kimball]

I loved to watch Adams play in h.s., and like it was mentioned earlier he really changed the way base runners approached the game that day. Adams was a gunslinger, and more agile than Hayes. He could scramble and get to a ball in the dirt and still throw you out by two steps.

They both have great arms, the biggest advantage that Hayes has is that he possesses the "prototypical" catchers body. He's what D-I coaches are looking for with his size and arm strength.

Hayes is about 6'3" and Adams is about 6'1. Both have the size in my opinion. What I like about Adams is his speed to go along with his arm.

[22lb Bass]

Congrats!!

[Dawg@heart]

The great news here is that Timmy IS, and I repeat, IS, going to U of L to play baseball, regardless of how some of us want to argue about the reasons he is going. Figure the truth is something only he, his parents, and the U of L staff know for sure-not we as a group of "posters" on a forum.

The even better news is that Timmy is doing something with himself rather than spending his adult time sitting on a sports forum griping about everything.

Sorry if that offends some of you but this has gotten ridiculous the amount of folks that know everything there is to know about the world and how it works and try to bring eberyone else down with them. This used to be a fair, fun thing to do to pass the time.....

[Mr.Kimball]

The great news here is that Timmy IS, and I repeat, IS, going to U of L to play baseball, regardless of how some of us want to argue about the reasons he is going. Figure the truth is something only he, his parents, and the U of L staff know for sure-not we as a group of "posters" on a forum.

The even better news is that Timmy is doing something with himself rather than spending his adult time sitting on a sports forum griping about everything.

Sorry if that offends some of you but this has gotten ridiculous the amount of folks that know everything there is to know about the world and how it works and try to bring eberyone else down with them. This used to be a fair, fun thing to do to pass the time.....

Pot, meet kettle.:)

[Big Dawg]

Pot, meet kettle.:)

This is what I meant when I said you seemed to be the provoking one....

[1911]

I think Hayes should consider EKU, MSU, or WKU. He would play pretty early there.

[bulldog42]

He's got a great chance to play at UofL his second year there. Timmy is a first class kid and I am proud that he is a Lawrence Co boy! I'm even more proud of him and the way he handles himself!

[Torch]

Congrats Tim!

[IRISH4]

Collett broke his thumb playing football and did not play his sophomore year the best I remember, and your right did split time with Justin Arms behind the plate his junior year. Paintsville had two very good strong armed catchers that year. But I dont mean to correct you but I have seen him pick runners off from his knees both while in high school and while in Cleveland when I went to see him play college summer ball.

Collett broke his thumb playing football his sophomore year, but did get to play in around 12 games before reinjuring it in the JC game and Arms became the full time replacement. They did split time his junior year. Back on topic though, Hayes is a good sized catcher that is very good defensively....I can't remember much about his contributions at the plate though. However, the best arm that has came through the 15th region or the mountains the past 4-5 years has been Adams from Pikeville....he's dominating at the college level here at PC and has for 2yrs now.

Congrats though to Hayes, always great to see a mountain kid get an oppertuinity to play major D-1 athletics.

[1911]

Collett broke his thumb playing football his sophomore year, but did get to play in around 12 games before reinjuring it in the JC game and Arms became the full time replacement. They did split time his junior year. Back on topic though, Hayes is a good sized catcher that is very good defensively....I can't remember much about his contributions at the plate though. However, the best arm that has came through the 15th region or the mountains the past 4-5 years has been Adams from Pikeville....he's dominating at the college level here at PC and has for 2yrs now.

Congrats though to Hayes, always great to see a mountain kid get an oppertuinity to play major D-1 athletics.

I wouldn't say Adams is dominating. Playing well yes.

[IRISH4]

I wouldn't say Adams is dominating. Playing well yes.

Dominating was a bad word, but I should've said playing very well....he hit over .300 for the season, he either lead the team or came close to leading the team in RBI's, and only allowed maybe 5 stolen bases all year if that which helped him rack up all conference honors.

[OMG]

Collett broke his thumb playing football his sophomore year, but did get to play in around 12 games before reinjuring it in the JC game and Arms became the full time replacement. They did split time his junior year. Back on topic though, Hayes is a good sized catcher that is very good defensively....I can't remember much about his contributions at the plate though. However, the best arm that has came through the 15th region or the mountains the past 4-5 years has been Adams from Pikeville....he's dominating at the college level here at PC and has for 2yrs now.

Congrats though to Hayes, always great to see a mountain kid get an oppertuinity to play major D-1 athletics.

i think hayes is definetely better the adams...even now not just in high school...i was talking to a couple of the coaches this summer and they told me at a showcase in louisville he was clocked at a 1.8, and defensively he is better as well...he has extremely quick hands at the plate and will be a huge contribution at louisville...comparing a kid playing naia division 1 and ncaa division 1 are way too different.

[Mr.Kimball]

i think hayes is definetely better the adams...even now not just in high school...i was talking to a couple of the coaches this summer and they told me at a showcase in louisville he was clocked at a 1.8, and defensively he is better as well...he has extremely quick hands at the plate and will be a huge contribution at louisville...comparing a kid playing naia division 1 and ncaa division 1 are way too different.
It sounds like you just dont personally like Adams. Hey that happens . Josh can be at times irritating.

Nobody is taking anything away from Hayes but Adams did make it to round three of a personal workout with the Reds where they got him at 1.6. He also made it to round two in a workout with the Astros. Hayes is a much better hitter than Adams was in high school, but Adams to this day has a much better arm and has turned out to be a pretty decent hitter. Pro scouts cant teach you an arm, they can teach you to hit however.

Yeah your right you cant compare the two just yet, because Adams did not have the advantage of people helping to shop him around to major D1 guys, Hayes had a ton of help. But before you get to cocky remember this Hayes is a walk-on, not a scholarship player. So the comparison gets a lot closer. Adams could walk on as well at a hundred D1 schools.

[OMG]

It sounds like you just dont personally like Adams. Hey that happens . Josh can be at times irritating.

Nobody is taking anything away from Hayes but Adams did make it to round three of a personal workout with the Reds where they got him at 1.6. He also made it to round two in a workout with the Astros. Hayes is a much better hitter than Adams was in high school, but Adams to this day has a much better arm and has turned out to be a pretty decent hitter. Pro scouts cant teach you an arm, they can teach you to hit however.

Yeah your right you cant compare the two just yet, because Adams did not have the advantage of people helping to shop him around to major D1 guys, Hayes had a ton of help. But before you get to cocky remember this Hayes is a walk-on, not a scholarship player. So the comparison gets a lot closer. Adams could walk on as well at a hundred D1 schools.


1.6? thats a little hard to believe, he must have jumped up alot since i seen him play, because he would have the state record if he was throwing a 1.6, but adams is a good players i wont deny that at all, but i just think that hayes is fundamentally and offensively better than him...i think there are quite a few who would agree with that...

[bigE]

1.6 is a stretch, he would have been highly recruited at the d-1 level if he were throwing that, but of course he could have gotten alot stronger in college who knows

[Mr.Kimball]

1.6 is a stretch, he would have been highly recruited at the d-1 level if he were throwing that, but of course he could have gotten alot stronger in college who knows

Adams was like countless numbers of other kids from eastern Kentucky that never got the exposure that he deserved by venue of his high school coach. His high school coach just would not, for some unknown reason actively promote his players. His pop time is why he was called back for the third time by the Reds on a progressive elimination process and twice by the Astros. Wonder how many D1 catchers in Kentucky can brag of that fact? I would venture to say it's real close to the number nil. Also, if anyone should know, you should, that a kid cannot be drafted until after his junior year of college at a 4 year institution.

[bigE]

Adams was like countless numbers of other kids from eastern Kentucky that never got the exposure that he deserved by venue of his high school coach. His high school coach just would not, for some unknown reason actively promote his players. His pop time is why he was called back for the third time by the Reds on a progressive elimination process and twice by the Astros. Wonder how many D1 catchers in Kentucky can brag of that fact? I would venture to say it's real close to the number nil. Also, if anyone should know, you should, that a kid cannot be drafted until after his junior year of college at a 4 year institution.


i am aware of that, where did adams play high school at?

[The Guru]

1.6? thats a little hard to believe, he must have jumped up alot since i seen him play, because he would have the state record if he was throwing a 1.6, but adams is a good players i wont deny that at all, but i just think that hayes is fundamentally and offensively better than him...i think there are quite a few who would agree with that...
I didn't know they kept State records for "Pop-times".

[OMG]

I didn't know they kept State records for "Pop-times".


just a figure of speech dont get your panties all bunched up

[Ring'Em Up]

just a figure of speech dont get your panties all bunched up
:thatsfunn
:)

Can I nominate that for "Post of the Year!" That was funny.

[OMG]

:thatsfunn
:)

Can I nominate that for "Post of the Year!" That was funny.



thanks ill be here all week...just kiddin

[Ring'Em Up]

thanks ill be here all week...just kiddin
dude, did you get that from "A knight's Tale"? jus watched it the other nite

[The Guru]

just a figure of speech dont get your panties all bunched up
LMAO....I don't wear panties!!!
I knew what you meant by it, I was just hoping to lighten up the discussion!

[The Guru]

:thatsfunn
:)

Can I nominate that for "Post of the Year!" That was funny.
Now REU....It wurnt that funny!!!

[Ring'Em Up]

LMAO....I don't wear panties!!!
I knew what you meant by it, I was just hoping to lighten up the discussion!
We may need a reliable source on that, cause I am still a little skeptical.
Haha, we better end this talk, it's gettin a lil weird.....:o
Not to mention off topic.

Hahaha

[Mr.Kimball]

i am aware of that, where did adams play high school at?

Why go through this whole charade?

[bigE]

?? i really dont know where he played...

[bluegrassballa]

Congrats on a wonderful chance to play at the next level. Good luck in the future!!!

[adopted purple]

Louisvilles current catcher is Derrick Alfonse . He played at Warren Central and will be a senior this year. Hayes could have a shot to play early on especially if he has a good bat. I haven't seen him play but Louisville doesn't give away free rides to kids that aren't pretty darn good. Congrats.

[dbcooper]

1.8 time is noted as exceptional for any pro/collegiate prospect at catcher.
I'm doubting that any eastern Kentucky player in recent history has a 1.6 pop time... seriously doubting.
I can assure you I have seen MANY D-1 and MLB catchers throw at a high school age and Hayes will have NO trouble physically at the D-1 level as a defensive guy. He will have to adjust to the better breaking stuff as a hitter and see how he develops.
Bottom line is it really doesn't matter what we think -- U of L thinks he's worth the time and scholarship even with an arm that doesn't "measure up" to the standards at Green Acres.

[Mr.Kimball]

1.8 time is noted as exceptional for any pro/collegiate prospect at catcher.
I'm doubting that any eastern Kentucky player in recent history has a 1.6 pop time... seriously doubting.
I can assure you I have seen MANY D-1 and MLB catchers throw at a high school age and Hayes will have NO trouble physically at the D-1 level as a defensive guy. He will have to adjust to the better breaking stuff as a hitter and see how he develops.
Bottom line is it really doesn't matter what we think -- U of L thinks he's worth the time and scholarship even with an arm that doesn't "measure up" to the standards at Green Acres.
The director of scouting with the Cincinnati Reds says he did. Perhaps you can call him up and chew him out. Actually what I was told was 1.66.

[dbcooper]

The director of scouting with the Cincinnati Reds says he did. Perhaps you can call him up and chew him out. Actually what I was told was 1.66.

Well, after a pretty exhaustive search (baseball prospect databases are on the web) the fastest recorded time I can find documented by a legitimate source is Taylor Hightower of Cartersville GA, whose pop time of 1.73 has landed him a rating as the top Division I prospect at catcher in the nation by at least one service.
Sooooo, I am supposed to believe that this kid you're talking about logged a 1.66? A full .13 faster than the top prospect in the country?
Who was it that told you this? Scott Nethery or Chris Buckley? Anyway, I'll be looking for this name at the very top of the upcoming amateur draft in June because that 1.66 is faster than the highest reputed MLB pop time of Pudge Rodriguez (1.67).
I hope this kid as a whale of an agent because defense is first and foremost among pro catchers and if you can cut down runners by the dozens they don't care if you only hit .220 -- and with a time like that, he's gonna be a gazillionaire.

[Mr.Kimball]

Well, after a pretty exhaustive search (baseball prospect databases are on the web) the fastest recorded time I can find documented by a legitimate source is Taylor Hightower of Cartersville GA, whose pop time of 1.73 has landed him a rating as the top Division I prospect at catcher in the nation by at least one service.
Sooooo, I am supposed to believe that this kid you're talking about logged a 1.66? A full .13 faster than the top prospect in the country?
Who was it that told you this? Scott Nethery or Chris Buckley? Anyway, I'll be looking for this name at the very top of the upcoming amateur draft in June because that 1.66 is faster than the highest reputed MLB pop time of Pudge Rodriguez (1.67).
I hope this kid as a whale of an agent because defense is first and foremost among pro catchers and if you can cut down runners by the dozens they don't care if you only hit .220 -- and with a time like that, he's gonna be a gazillionaire.Big difference in game poptimes when you are having to visually check on a runner going down. You generally have a delay in that time. As you well know a pop time recorded at a showcase generally involves nothing more than a catcher receiving a ball and then throwing on down to second. Yeah, there would be a huge difference in recording one vs. the other. Didn't say it was game pop time. Just as Hayes was not either, I'm sure.

[dbcooper]

So was it Netherly or Buckley who told you about this pop time? They're the only two scouts with the Reds who would be involved in something like that in the U.S. and they would be ALL OVER a kid with reaction time and an arm like that.
When have you ever seen anyone attempt to measure a game pop time and use that as a measure of a prospect? I've never seen it and I've been watching amateur and pro baseball up close and in person for 30+ years in games, tryouts and just about every other arrangement.
I know it seems like I am busting your chops, but here's my point -- Hightower's time was not recorded in a game and neither was Hayes's or Adams's and yet we're supposed to accept that out of all the catching prospects in the country this kid got the fastest pop time ever?
1.66 is faster than any time in any scouting database I've checked for any year since they decided that this skill was relevant.
Anyway, I just would have to see it timed myself to buy it. I've watched some great, great players with incredible tools from California to Carolina and it just slays me everytime I get on a forum and read about some kid with a 4.3 40 time or a 44 inch vertical or a 97 mile per hour fastball. A 1.66 pop time would be a physical skill in that realm (actually maybe moreso).
I see the athletes in this area all the time and I have never seen kids like this anywhere in this area.
Maybe I need to get to six or seven games a week instead of three or four. Sorry if I seem disagreeable or cranky with you Kimball... nothing personal I assure you because I don't know you.
BTW, just my opinion but EVERYONE involved with the Reds besides Aaron Harang SHOULD be called up and chewed out.

[allsportsfan]

Congratulations Timmy! So proud of you and so happy for your family! We don't have to compare you to anyone because we know just how good you are. Lawrence county couldn't be prouder!!!

[RedSeal]

This kid is playing D-1 college baseball, now how can you even say those other kids are better than this kid, when they are NAIA D-1 there is a big difference in NAIA D-1 and D-1

[Hit and Run]

Congrats to this kid. I'll get a chance to see this kid in person when they play Clay County this year.

[th3crow]

hope this kid does well. I like seeing anyone from Louisa make it somewhere and since I live in Louisville now I will be able to see this kid.

To all of you arguing about pop times, they are a good measurement for a catcher but are not the defining factor. I doubt his pop time is 1.66 but from what I hear he has a decent arm and a pretty good bad and he should probably start his 2nd year at Louisville if all goes well and he progresses like he has been.

Good luck and I hope he makes it big!

[OMG]

yeh all the talk about the pop times got out of control...im glad its over