An enviable talent to be heading the Rays’ system, Franco still hasn’t been tested above High-A ball thanks to there being no minor league season last year. However, this kid is an elite contact hitter with elite BA skills. There really isn’t a clear weakness in Franco’s game, although it would be nice to see his base stealing skills improve as he’s just 22-for-39 in his minor league career to date.
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The 2021 NFL Draft features one of the more forgettable classes of running backs in recent history. None are projected to have elite speed or strength, so don’t anticipate teams deviating this year from the recent trend of drafting them later. Here is our list of the top five running back prospects in the 2021 NFL Draft.
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Lawrence enjoyed arguably his best season in 2020, coming up just short of a national title while completing 69.2 per cent of his 334 attempts for 3,153 yards with 24 touchdowns and five interceptions — outpacing his 2019 efficiency by throwing for 0.4 yards per attempt more and tossing fewer interceptions. His skill set screams for an RPO spread/vertical offense featuring both the arm and legs of the quarterback, pre-snap and post-snap. Assuming he lands Lawrence lands in Jacksonville, we are skeptical the Jags will optimize the talent they’re given as the organization loves shooting themselves in the foot by running the ball. Because he needed labrum surgery on his non-throwing shoulder, he moved his pro day back to February 12, so now has seven months to recover.
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A lot will hinge on what production Alabama gets out of the quarterback position. It could be Young’s time sooner rather than later.
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Stranger yet, with the NL adopting the designated hitter this season, we’ll be robbed of watching one of this generation’s top hitting pitchers (19 career homers) take his hacks.
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Take Verlander, for example. We’re probably so accustomed to seeing him dominate year after year that we may be missing the big picture here — that we’re witnessing an all-time great put together a Hall of Fame career that he simply keeps adding to.
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Then again, both were once budding stars that turned into meh players and bounced around a bit as they neared the end of the careers. We’re of course assuming Headley is done; in Heyward’s case, his story has yet to be completed.
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