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[Pedro Cerrano]

FIRST POST

[BaltBird 24]

Lol.

[Mackus]

He's 9 months older than Basallo.  Will be interesting to see if they have him continue catching.

[BSLRoseKatz]

Above-average pre-draft grades for hit and power unlike EBJ and Honeycutt, works for me 

[Mackus]

Where's dude cashing his college bat ticket?

[Mackus]

This may come as a shock, but he bats left-handed.

[BSLRoseKatz]

This may come as a shock, but he bats left-handed.

 

And from an SEC school lol

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Feels like just a safe solid double type pick. Not flashy but hits

[BaltBird 24]

More confidence in him hitting than Honeycutt.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Feels like he may move fast if he focuses on RF vs C

[Nigel Tufnel]

Law had him as his #5 prospect

 

Scouting Report

Bats: L, Throws: R

Irish started the year as Auburn’s catcher but was hit in the back by a pitch, fracturing his scapula, and after his return he mostly played the outfield, which is only going to underscore questions about whether he’s a catcher at the next level. He can really hit, though, with an old-school approach that uses the whole field; he hit about 50 percent more balls to left field this year than he did to right field, a big increase over 2024 when he was closer to 50/50. He did start pulling the ball more as the season went on, though, which will help him with models that zero in on players who pull the ball in the air. He hits the ball extremely hard regardless of where it’s going, though. Pitchers have worked him away, and he’s just taken those pitches to left, with enough success that you’d think teams would try to come back in on him. He’s about a 45 receiver now, needing some work across the board behind the plate other than his throwing, where he nailed six of eight would-be basestealers before his injury. His ability to hit, and to handle stuff on the outer third so well, gives him a different sort of floor than the typical catching prospect — maybe he ends up at another position, but hits enough to profile as an above-average regular even if it’s an outfield corner. However, if he can stick at catcher he might be a star who hits for a high average with a ton of doubles the other way, and 12-15 homers with the current approach.

MLB Draft 2025 top 100 prospects: Ethan Holliday, Liam Doyle and Kade Anderson lead the way - The Athletic

[Nigel Tufnel]

[Mike B]

Irish signed with the Orioles today.

4.4 M

[BobPhelan]

Assigned to Delmarva.

[BSLChrisStoner]

• O's 2025 Draft duo Irish, Aloy syncing up as bash bros at High-A

[BSLChrisStoner]

Removed after a hbp.

[CantonJester]

Removed after a hbp.

 

…to his hand/wrist. Looked really painful.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

He had been slumping a bit anyway. Sucks.