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ayaghmour2 · 05-19-2023, 02:11 PM

3rd Round, 45th Overall: 1B Dudley Sapp
School: Union City Bulldogs
1946: .483/.560/.820, 109 PA, 6 2B, 8 HR, 36 RBI, 4 SB
Career: .489/.566/.839, 343 PA, 24 2B, 4 3B, 22 HR, 100 RBI, 18 SB

Despite the long wait for our third pick, it was all worth it! We got our guy! I mentioned in Jerry Smith's writeup that he was one of six players to hit double digit homers two seasons ago, and one of those that hit more, was our new first basemen Dudley Sapp. Now I almost never draft first basemen, in fact, he's the first natural first basemen I've selected in the first three round since a certain should be Whitney Winner Leo Mitchell back in 1931, and it's safe to say that it was a wise selection. I don't expect nearly s much from Sapp, and he's probably staying at first, but Dixie Marsh thinks he could develop into a defensive marvel. Whether that means the lefty thrower is an Anthony Rizzo type first basemen, or like Mitchell, can play the outfield, but my guess is the 6'4'' slugger is just aided by his height and hopefully a high error rating.

But we don't care about the glove, let's talk about the bat! A soon-to-be four-year-starter, Sapp wasn't the intimidating slugger he is now as a freshman. He hit just 3 homers, but a .485/.565/.699 batting line is still very impressive. His sophomore season has been the best so far, as Union City's slugger hit .500/.574/.1.023 with 9 doubles, 2 triples, 11 homers, 36 RBIs, and 46 runs scored. The power dropped a bit as a junior, but he still hit 8 homers and slashed .483/.560/.820 with a personal best 11-to-4 walk-to-strikeout ratio. I'm expecting a big senior season from Sapp, who has one of the best bats available. He projects to have well above average contact potential with even better pop, and while it might be a little bit of a stretch, he looks a lot like the Chiefs version of Tim Hopkins. Hopkins may have an extra inch on him, but Sapp can match his power, and may even walk a little more. He's not the hardest worker, which may work against him, but his raw talent and strength is extremely impressive. He hits the ball in the air a lot as well, which bodes really well for our park. If we can get this young kid on the right track, we may have found our starting first basemen for the 50s. And a very good one at that.

05-19-2023, 02:11 PM	#1100
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,070	1947 Draft: Round 3 3rd Round, 45th Overall: 1B Dudley Sapp School: Union City Bulldogs 1946: .483/.560/.820, 109 PA, 6 2B, 8 HR, 36 RBI, 4 SB Career: .489/.566/.839, 343 PA, 24 2B, 4 3B, 22 HR, 100 RBI, 18 SB Despite the long wait for our third pick, it was all worth it! We got our guy! I mentioned in Jerry Smith's writeup that he was one of six players to hit double digit homers two seasons ago, and one of those that hit more, was our new first basemen Dudley Sapp. Now I almost never draft first basemen, in fact, he's the first natural first basemen I've selected in the first three round since a certain should be Whitney Winner Leo Mitchell back in 1931, and it's safe to say that it was a wise selection. I don't expect nearly s much from Sapp, and he's probably staying at first, but Dixie Marsh thinks he could develop into a defensive marvel. Whether that means the lefty thrower is an Anthony Rizzo type first basemen, or like Mitchell, can play the outfield, but my guess is the 6'4'' slugger is just aided by his height and hopefully a high error rating. But we don't care about the glove, let's talk about the bat! A soon-to-be four-year-starter, Sapp wasn't the intimidating slugger he is now as a freshman. He hit just 3 homers, but a .485/.565/.699 batting line is still very impressive. His sophomore season has been the best so far, as Union City's slugger hit .500/.574/.1.023 with 9 doubles, 2 triples, 11 homers, 36 RBIs, and 46 runs scored. The power dropped a bit as a junior, but he still hit 8 homers and slashed .483/.560/.820 with a personal best 11-to-4 walk-to-strikeout ratio. I'm expecting a big senior season from Sapp, who has one of the best bats available. He projects to have well above average contact potential with even better pop, and while it might be a little bit of a stretch, he looks a lot like the Chiefs version of Tim Hopkins. Hopkins may have an extra inch on him, but Sapp can match his power, and may even walk a little more. He's not the hardest worker, which may work against him, but his raw talent and strength is extremely impressive. He hits the ball in the air a lot as well, which bodes really well for our park. If we can get this young kid on the right track, we may have found our starting first basemen for the 50s. And a very good one at that.