By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
June 18, 2012
Tyrone Taylor is a guy many people in Southern California put Hunter Pence on. He got paid good, but he got paid for the speed and because somebody is gambling you’ll get the speed and power combination. OK, I wish all parties well, but I have two words for everyone involved: D’Arby Myers.
By Jen Marder
June 6, 2011
Today the Milwaukee Brewers selected Jed Bradley in the 1st round (#15 overall) in the 2011 MLB Draft. Baseball Beginnings has been scouting Bradley from the start of the draft cycle. Enjoy links to the content we have published on him through the year.
Watch Jed Bradley Video
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Read Jed Bradley Scouting Report
Read Jed Bradley Q&A
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By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
November 15, 2010
I amend this by saying I’m not trying to be the Dylan Covey beat writer, it just so happens that I was in the right place at the right time to see Covey’s first live-game action in about five months when the University of San Diego visited Cal State Fullerton recently.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
November 7, 2010
Continuing our walk through the backfields. You can read Part 1 right here.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
August 21, 2010
I had a feeling that Bud Selig knew who Dylan Covey was when he got up to the podium and didn’t butcher his name. Covey was all set to be a Brewer until the bloodwork got in the way. By now you know the story, which we broke here. It’s a fluke as far as drafts go, but it changes the complexion of this haul. This was written prior to the Covey news. I’ll leave it as is.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
August 16, 2010
California high school right-hander Dylan Covey has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and will honor his commitment to play college baseball at the University of San Diego, bypassing signing a professional contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, who drafted him with the 14th overall pick, Covey told Baseball Beginnings exclusively Monday night.
Covey said that college baseball would be a better fit for adjusting to his new lifestyle than would professional baseball at this point. He stressed that there were no ill feelings toward the Brewers organization, and decided for himself that college would make the transition to a diabetic lifestyle smoother.
Covey, whose late-season slump fueled speculation that he had a shoulder injury, received a clean bill of health for his arm in a pre-draft medical examination last weekend.
However, blood work showed that he has Type 1 diabetes, a condition he previously did not know he had. The diagnosis explained his late season velocity drop and threw a curveball into Covey’s future plans.
Covey said the decision became about how to manage his health in the immediate future. He said he believed that college baseball is a better option to learn how to regulate and maintain the lifestyle. Both Dylan and his father, Darrell, expressed positive feelings toward the Brewers. They both said negotiations were not acrimonious, but conducive to what was best for Covey’s future. The family declined to discuss financial specifics.
“The news was such a shock to me,” Dylan Covey told Baseball Beginnings Monday night. “It explained a lot of what went on late in the season. At this point, it’s going to take about six months to get used to the treatment cycle. I’ve got about six months till the college season begins. This is all new stuff and a lot of it is hard to remember. I just felt like it was going to be easier to get used to what this lifestyle is going to be in college than in pro ball.”
By Jen Marder
June 7, 2010
Today the Milwaukee Brewers selected Dylan Covey in the first round (#14 overall) in the 2010 MLB Draft. Baseball Beginnings has been scouting Covey from the start of the draft cycle. Enjoy links to the content we have published on him through the year.
Visit Dylan Covey Photo Store
Read May Dylan Covey Scouting Update
Read earlier Dylan Covey Scouting Update
Read Dylan Covey Q&A
Read Dylan Covey March Scouting Update
Watch Dylan Covey Scouting Video
Read Dylan Covey Season Debut Scouting Update
Watch more Dylan Covey Scouting Video
Read Dylan Covey Scouting Report
Watch more Dylan Covey Scouting Video
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Read Fall 2010 Dylan Covey Scouting Update
