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With the 25th pick of the 2025 MLB
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draft, the San Diego Padres's select
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Cruz Schoolcraft, a left-handed pitcher
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from Sunset High School in Beaverton,
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The Philadelphia Phillies have the next
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pick. This kid is 68, 229.
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Uh again, 18 years old, Gatorade player
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of the year for the state of Oregon. 7-0
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Yeah. Uh but he he can hit too. He's got
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a lot of power. Therefore, we had Jack
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Kaggleon give us his assessment through
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this players eye watch.
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Hi, I'm Jack Kaggleon and this is a
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player's eye breakdown on Cruz
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Schoolcraft. Yeah, Cruz. I mean, the
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first thing he's huge. Um I got to meet
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him in Gainesville one time. He's a
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great kid, but he's got great stuff on
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the mound. He moves really well for how
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big he is. Um and he's got an electric
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arm. He throws really hard. Um, the
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biggest thing he's accurate. So, I'm
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super pumped for him on the pitching
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side of things. But at the plate, he
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moves very well. He stays low. He keeps
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his head still. And it looks like he's
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got crazy power. So, yeah, that's all I
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got on Cruz, but I'm looking forward to
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Yeah, Tony, sorry about this one right
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here, too, man. You're getting yourself
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killed. Um, I mean, Greg, I thought your
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comp on Chuck Finley was a great one.
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Quite honestly, better than what I came
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This guy does everything easy. I mean,
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Tony, you know, I mean, for a 6'8 guy,
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how he gathers over the rubber, his
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finish out front, it's just super
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athletic for a guy his size. He is so
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unusual to see this kind of size at this
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age. It's a plus fast ball. He's got a
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feel to spin a ball. He's got a feel for
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a change up. And he's an athlete. Yeah.
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Somebody in the green room said when
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it's all said and done, five, 10 years
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from now or 10, 15 years, he could be
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the best guy out of the draft. And it's
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because it is kind of a freak deal how
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big he is. Throw him with his
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left-handed arm and it's a very
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fundamental delivery. It's better to
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have that foundation first and then kind
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of unleash the beast later. When
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strength comes and he gets older, he's
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going to be able to use that foundation
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and really cut it loose on the mound and
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he's going to be able to dedicate it all
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to just pitching. He works with
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Gunderson and Darwin Barney. He's been
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around great baseball. I
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I said that cuz he's from Oregon. Yeah.
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So, yeah, you got a shot.
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Oh, that was you? No, I was taking
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credit for that one. As a gangly lefty,
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I was all for Cruz Schoolcraft. He's got
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the coolest name in the draft. Cruz
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Schoolcraft off the board of the Padres
