Rockland's best outfielders
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Next up is the outfielders. The last two years have been lean ones for Rockland’s outfielders, at least compared to the infield. Granted, the infield has five players to the outfield’s three. And in high school the best athletes usually — not always , but usually — play shortstop or catcher. But I feel like the county has lacked depth at outfield after a few elite players.
Here are the best the county had to offer this year. Tell me which three I should have selected to make The Journal News first team.
Ian Baker, Clarkstown South: 91 PA, .405 Avg, .473 OBP, .494 Slg, 17 RBI, 14 runs
Jim Brennan, Suffern: 106 PA, .467 Avg,.547 OBP, .900 Slg, 25 RBI, 34 runs, 11 SB
Manny Martinez, North Rockland: 81 PA, .377 Avg, .407 OBP, .416 Slg, 11 RBI, 17 runs, 13 SB
Tyler Rorick, Tappan Zee: 89 PA, .422 Avg, .461 OBP, .506 Slg, 21 RBI, 18 runs
Will Sheehan, North Rockland: 91 PA, .385 Avg, .473 OBP, .500 Slg, 11 RBI, 24 runs
Bill Smith, Nanuet: 94 PA, .402 Avg, .479 OBP, .561 Slg, 15 RBI, 25 runs, 16 SB
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Josh Thomson has done some of everything since joining The Journal News in
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Jake Thomases has covered baseball, hockey, girls basketball, and girls soccer for the Journal News since arriving in 2003. He previously interned at The Poughkeepsie Journal while attending Vassar College. He is socking money away under his mattress to buy the Knicks, at which time he will trade Jerome James to Cleveland for a ham sandwich.
I haven't seen your Westchester outfielders report, why not a Dutchess report as well.
Arlington, Joe Gatewood…..nothing but a beast. Nuff said
RCK, Peters can run down balls in the gap with the best of them.
JJEF, Ciocchi, HR power and a good glove.
Give me those 3 for an outfield. You can't match it in Westchester or Rockland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those stats arent even 100% accurate…i know sheehan has more RBI's than that…i know Martinez has ALOT more stolen bases than that….we should get the correct stats from all the players coaches before we make decisions here…
Brennan, Martinez, Sheehan. By far the 3 best up there…Special players in their own unique way. They are three totally different players who play totally different games. Brennan is a power/contact hitter who always puts the ball in play and does his job no matter what the situation is. Sheehan is an RBI man who will also put the ball in play where it is needed to be. Martinez is a contact/ speed player who will take the extra base if its there and will drop down the bunt for base-hit if the third baseman is playing somewhat back. He also will steal 2nd and 3rd no problem and is always a threat to score when on base. Sheehan hit him home plenty of times this season after they placed Martinez back in the 2 hole. Brennan is the best outfielder up here, but Martinez and Sheehan deserve the respect they earned. Those are the top 3 outfielders in Rockland County.
It should go to a kid from class AA…They are alot more talented and play teams that are much better than those that the other classes in RC play…Class AA proved their dominance over other classes in this county in the Exceptional Senior Game.
tyler rorick was legit
never heard of him before
i guess this is based on offensive stats only…..team players and best defensive outfielders, most of these did not make the list. (they keep you in the game so your offense can count) i saw a lot of games this year. if you are looking for outfielders who can play the outfield the list would have to be slightly different. you can't have an outfielder on the list whose fielding gives up more runs than his plate appearances produce.
Defensive stats are incomplete to begin with, and we don't even have those for high school. So we have to make due with what we've got. I don't think anyone on my list is a total stiff in the outfield. You'd have to weigh about 300 pounds as an outfielder to give up more runs with your fielding than you pick up with a strong bat.