Hutchinson, who had transferred from Spruce Creek High School to DeLand High School, where his father was hired as baseball coach, was already having a tremendous year, but he dedicated the rest of his season to his fallen friend. A few months later, he passed away at the tender age of 17. His dream was unfortunately cut short when he fell ill out of the blue and was diagnosed with hypodiploid acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Skinner, on the other hand, dreamed of nothing more.
#BRYCE HUTCHINSON PROFESSIONAL#
That is not to say that Hutchinson wasn’t a good player- he was, excelling as a hitter and having an excellent base to work with on the mound- but he didn’t see professional baseball as doable.
#BRYCE HUTCHINSON PRO#
Hutchinson was of the opinion that going pro was a long shot, and that the life of a professional baseball player might not be worth it. He and one of his best friends, Joe Skinner, would banter back and forth about how realistic becoming a professional baseball player was. Bryce played on travel teams, and on the Spruce Creek High School baseball team, but he generally saw it as a hobby, a fun thing to do. The family moved to Florida in 2006, and the Hutchinson boys got more involved in baseball. He maintained a baseball field near their home in Ashland, Kentucky and paid Bryce $5 a day in order to pry him away from his video game consoles and get on the field with his brother.
A former outfielder at Marshall University in West Virginia, Roger Hutchinson saw the game as a good way to keep his sons Bryce and Gage in shape, and a great way to bond with them. 312 BABIP (Low-A)ĭate(s) Seen: June 10, (1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, WP), June 15 (3.1 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, BLK) The ManĪs a young boy, Bryce Hutchinson had to bribed to play baseball. If a player is not on the list, I either did not see him, or considered the listed players better.Ģ019 Season: 31 G (7 GS), 91.2 IP, 91 H, 51 R, 38 ER (3.73 ERA), 29 BB, 71 K, 5 HBP, 3 BLK, 4 WP. As such, this is not a comprehensive Mets prospect list. Lucie Mets, or Syracuse Mets, nor did I attend every single game of the teams that I did see. I saw a wide cross-section of teams, attending Kingsport Mets, Brooklyn Cyclones, Columbia Fireflies, and Binghamton Rumble Ponies games, but I did not see the GCL Mets, St. DISCLAIMER: This is a ranking of the best players that I saw during the 2019 season.
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