Author Topic: Follow the Prospects:Eli Willits, SS (Read 3451 times)

imref · « **Reply #50 on:** August 21, 2025, 08:35:48 pm »

Kid can play

imref · « **Reply #51 on:** August 21, 2025, 08:39:31 pm »

Wish I had gone to this game. The kids are tearing it up.

welch · « **Reply #52 on:** August 21, 2025, 08:42:42 pm »

10-3. Just batted around, getting six runs. Willits leads off next inning.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #53 on:** August 21, 2025, 08:44:22 pm »

Quote from: imref on August 21, 2025, 08:39:31 pm

Wish I had gone to this game. The kids are tearing it up.

It’s good to give you hope although there is really none.

IanRubbish · « **Reply #54 on:** August 21, 2025, 08:45:51 pm »

Fred Nats Franny getting excited about Elijah Green.

IanRubbish · « **Reply #55 on:** August 21, 2025, 08:59:50 pm »

Walks. Didn't even flinch on the pitches out of the zone.

welch · « **Reply #56 on:** August 21, 2025, 09:19:46 pm »

Petry with another hit. This one slashed to RF.

IanRubbish · « **Reply #57 on:** August 21, 2025, 09:27:06 pm »

Single, Willits 3 for 4 now with a walk

tomterp · « **Reply #58 on:** August 21, 2025, 10:15:20 pm »

Do you guys need to start a Frednats game thread?

imref · « **Reply #59 on:** August 21, 2025, 10:55:26 pm »

Gotta enjoy what we can

. There’s a good amount of talent on that team.

nobleisthyname · « **Reply #60 on:** August 22, 2025, 04:59:45 am »

I'll have to make my way up to Fredericksburg before the season ends.

Smithian · « **Reply #61 on:** August 22, 2025, 09:07:13 am »

Call him up!

USF_Football · « **Reply #62 on:** August 22, 2025, 01:04:21 pm »

Quote from: imref on August 20, 2025, 01:03:51 pm

a full year younger than Angel Feliz and around 1.5 years younger than Luke Dickerson. Feliz has struggled since getting promoted to A, but has only played 15 games. I assume he heads back to WPB.

Great to see Willits off to an excellent start. Pedigree matters and Willits had pedigree on both Dickerson and Feliz. Lets see what happens when Dickerson gets the coaching Willits has had all his life coming from a baseball family... we'll know whom really is the better ball player by then. Maybe we'll luck out and they'll both be superstars ala Trout and Ohtani on the same team.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #63 on:** August 22, 2025, 01:12:37 pm »

Quote from: USF_Football on August 22, 2025, 01:04:21 pm

Great to see Willits off to an excellent start. Pedigree matters and Willits had pedigree on both Dickerson and Feliz. Lets see what happens when Dickerson gets the coaching Willits has had all his life coming from a baseball family... we'll know whom really is the better ball player by then. Maybe we'll luck out and they'll both be superstars ala ~~Trout and Ohtani~~ Rendon and Soto on the same team.

fixed

imref · « **Reply #64 on:** August 22, 2025, 02:18:31 pm »

Holliday went 0-3, 2Ks, BB yesterday. So round one to Willits. :-)

That's now 12Ks, 2BBs, in 26 PAs for Ethan.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #65 on:** August 22, 2025, 04:29:17 pm »

Quote from: imref on August 22, 2025, 02:18:31 pm

Holliday went 0-3, 2Ks, BB yesterday. So round one to Willits. :-)

That's now 12Ks, 2BBs, in 26 PAs for Ethan.

always going to be more swing and miss in Holliday's game than Willits. Big question with Willits is whether any power will show.

zimm_da_kid · « **Reply #66 on:** August 22, 2025, 05:03:43 pm »

Ideal outcome for Willits is .290 302b 20HR 40 steals with good D

imref · « **Reply #67 on:** August 22, 2025, 05:04:29 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on August 22, 2025, 04:29:17 pm

always going to be more swing and miss in Holliday's game than Willits. Big question with Willits is whether any power will show.

didn't see it but the social media accounts said Willits got robbed of a double or triple by the 1B last night.

tomterp · « **Reply #68 on:** August 22, 2025, 05:27:50 pm »

Quote from: imref on August 22, 2025, 05:04:29 pm

didn't see it but the social media accounts said Willits got robbed of a double or triple by the 1B last night.

Nice diving catch, would have been down in the corner otherwise. Willits then beat the pitcher to first else he'd have been out

imref · « **Reply #69 on:** August 22, 2025, 06:32:31 pm »

looks like a LH Dylan Crews the way he stands in the box. Annoying that they mentioned he's already being hounded by autograph seekers

imref · « **Reply #70 on:** August 22, 2025, 07:17:59 pm »

https://www.mlb.com/news/2025-no-1-pick-eli-willits-pro-debut-single-a-nationals

imref · « **Reply #71 on:** August 22, 2025, 07:39:11 pm »

8 pitch walk, fouled three off and looked at strike one. No swing and miss.

imref · « **Reply #72 on:** August 22, 2025, 09:08:41 pm »

He fields too:
https://x.com/MLBPipeline/status/1959042776265273852

imref · « **Reply #73 on:** August 23, 2025, 09:45:42 pm »

just a 1-4 game tonight, 0Ks, 0BBs.

nobleisthyname · « **Reply #74 on:** August 24, 2025, 08:18:30 am »

Is it at all surprising he skipped the rookie leagues and went straight to A ball?