Tebow won't make it out of rookie ball. I don't even want him around our prospects, he is a bad influence.
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
And now he is a bad influence also...wowsa. He probably won't pan out (10%chance), but he is big as a house and if he "did" figure it out by chance...the ball would be going a long way.
I'm not trying to read cajun's mind, but what he might be saying is that the media following Tebow will likely be a distraction to younger players that are trying to learn the game at the pro level.
Frankly, I think the best fit for Tebow would be for some team in an independent league to sign him.
JohnAdcox (09-07-2016)
I don't care all that much if we sign him, but I also don't understand it. He has no shot at being a major leaguer. And to me, this is 100% an attention grab for him. I mean, why have a "showcase" now, at the end of the season? Why not play in an independent league and get used to somewhat real baseball first?
50PoundHead (09-07-2016), JohnAdcox (09-07-2016)
Well, I'm a religious dude as well, but find Tebow's public displays a bit over the top.
I do think Tebow would be a major distraction to the business of the game for the guys around him. I don't necessarily think he would be a bad influence in the sense of encouraging misbehavior amongst his teammates. I'm with yeezus that this is an attention grab, probably as much or more for the team that signs him than simply Tebow himself. If he weren't Tim Tebow, he would have been laughed off the planet for staging a public workout. I think there are probably a couple hundred guys non-drafted/unsigned guys milling around a variety of baseball diamonds this summer who would likely have a better chance than Tebow of getting to the big leagues, but they are all forced to go to scouting cattle calls.
JohnAdcox (09-07-2016)
Being "BIG" has absolutely nothing to do with hitting a baseball. Doesn't hurt, but theres more to it than brute strength. Quick wrists are just as important if not more so. Tebow has already done what most can't do. Self-promote even if that weren't his intention. I don't care either way, as I don't think he'll make it, but we do need an American version of Hector Olivera. Why not?
If it brings in a bunch of "Tebow first" fans, I don't necessarily see it as a good thing. Again, I have nothing in particular against Tebow as a person, but if he's an epic fail on the diamond (which I halfway expect), the Braves are going to look like publicity-seeking idiots who don't know squat about scouting baseball players. If the baseball people think it's a worthwhile gamble, fine. Just keep the PR hacks out of baseball decisions. We all saw what happened when Ted Turner thought he know something about baseball and how the fortunes of the franchise turned around when he relegated himself to writing checks.
And Deester's right. If Tebow is simply big, it means nothing at all. If he's overmuscled, he'll have trouble catching up with average fastballs.
I just don't see the big deal. Is this move that throws the rebuild off track? Will we all look back 2 years from now and say, yep that's where it all fell apart.
Did everyone view the White Sox as idiots for signing Jordan? No. This is not going to tarnish the Braves' reputation, that's silly.
And how, exactly, would this be an American version of Olivera?