Mississippi State Baseball Coach Weighs in on Seattle Mariners Drafting Ace Reese
Brian O'Connor is one of the most legendary college baseball coaches in history, and he stopped by the 'Refuse to Lose Territory' podcast.
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Well, I got to tell you, Brady, first and foremost, I'm stunned that he lasted to the Mariners.
Good.
So good for, good for the Mariners, right?
I, I, I was, I was shocked that, it took so long for this guy to get gra- drafted.
So I, I think it's a huge win for the Mariners.
You know, just a really, really high level player.
Have been You know, you referenced it, Brady, have been doing this for a number of years and coaching in college baseball.
You know, this guy absolutely is one of the top three performers from an offensive standpoint that I've had in my career, and, arguably the best power hitter that I've had in, in my time in, in coaching.
And, and, so just really excited for h- for Ace to start his professional career because I just think that he's got the ability to be there in Seattle in a very, very short period of time.
