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Princeton did, however, lose its top two receivers from last year—B.J. Szymanski to the MLB amateur draft and Blair Morrison to graduation—but they have been more than adequately replaced...
After the ball cleared the fence, all Szymanski had to do was stand there—all six feet five inches of his two-sport frame—and watch the 100 scouts in attendance, hungry for college position players, jot in their notebooks that this kid had the tools. He was big. He was fast. He could play defense, probably, since he was an all-Ivy wide receiver. And besides, he could hit for power...
...more at-bats, Szymanski only hit five more home runs. He finished the season with a .433 OBP and .610 slugging percentage. His stats were less impressive than Farkes’, were dwarfed by Trey Hendricks’ ’04 numbers and on top of everything else, it was only his second year of college ball...
Beane probably wouldn’t have drafted Szymanski in the first few rounds under penalty of death. Too much risk for that much money...
Deep down, just like Eisenhower we all dream of being big leaguers. And that’s the allure of Scout Day. On Wednesday, no Harvard player got six figures with a single swing like Szymanski, but they may have earned a second look. A scout may have put their name in a database, and that same scout may come back this spring. The player might not get drafted, and even if he did, he probably will never reach the big leagues...