Jun
07
2011
Round 3, Pick 109: C.J. McElroy
Posted by azruavatar in 2011 MLB Draft, tags: C.J. McElroyC.J. McElroy
Clear Creek HS, Texas
Height: 5’10″
Weight: 180lbs
DOB: 05/29/1993
Position: Center Field
Throws: R
Bats: R
Baseball America had him as the 31st best prospect in Texas but did not have him ranked in the top 200 prospects nationally.
Baseball Beginnings says:
Bat speed with pop, swing can be too long, strong and put together, plus, plus runner.
Committed to University of Houston in both football and baseball.
McElroy talks about his athletic aspirations, including being drafted for baseball. More recently, he talked of wanting to move forward with baseball:
“I’ve decided that is what I am going to do,” McElroy said. “Playing major league baseball has been my ultimate goal.”
Video of McElroy playing football
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Interesting. 2 athletic young OFs.
Agree.
And I kind of like the shape of this draft so far. They went with a pretty projectable mif followed by two athletic high school players. Could pay dividends down the line.
Yeah, very interesting draft approach so far this year. Nary a pitcher in sight. The organization has apparently decided it’s time to increase the number of position players in the system. To me, it implies they’re pleased at the moment with the quality and depth of their minor-league pitchers.
As well they should be. With Miller, Martinez, Rosenthal, Swagerty, Jenkins, Lynn, Gast, Additon, and Siegrist, gotta like the starting pitching in the system.
Additon and Siegrist do not belong with the other guys on that list, but have had solid results thus far, for sure.
I think Gast has definitely earned his spot among our top starters. He looked good in Spring Training against major leaguers and he’s had solid results in the minors. I’m cool with putting him in the top 9 or so pitchers in our system.
Siegrist was absolutely sick at Quad Cities (1.15 ERA and .97 WHIP) and now is in Palm Beach (good 1st start too). He’s deserved praise as well.
What are the odds exactly that everyone name you just mentioned both stays healthy and hits their ceiling?
A billion to one. Still, with that much depth on the pitching side, I think the Cards could afford to go a little light on arms. There will plenty of system filler types available later on, and they have to feel pretty good about their stable of actual prospect arms. Going heavy on pure athletes is an interesting tactic, and one I don’t mind.
Interesting from a timing perspective also. The Card’s are currently five deep in good outfielders with four of them wrapped up for a while. They can afford to wait for these guys to develop whereas they can’t with the middle infielders. Makes sense for the Wong choice also.
I was CJ’s high school coach and also a lifelong Cardinals fan. I am so excited to be a Cardinals fan. THey are getting an exceptional young man and amazing athlete. CJ exploded this year into an incredible baseball player and the Cardinals are very fortunate to get a player and a young man of his caliber. He was an absolute stud on the gridiron to. For those of you who don’t know, he is the son of long time MLB pitcher Chuck McElroy.
I always liked Chuck, glad to see we drafted his son. I look forward to seeing him put his athleticism on display for the Cards.
that is awesome.
Thanks for the insight, Coach AB!
Great to see a coach jump in here for input. Hope he lives up to his high selection. Seems like an extreme athlete.
My stepson Jylan (a phenom himself) and his buds just came running in and advised me that CJ has been drafted by the Cards. They all attend CJ’s former high school- Clear Creek. I knew CJ was going places, not only because of his athleticism, but his attitude toward life and his commitment to being the best he can be. I had told Jylan to emulate CJ when it comes to how to live life and approach athletics and academics. I can only hope that he will do just that and good things wil come his way as they are coming for CJ. CJ, godspeed in all your future endeavors. We will be praying for you and following your career. It was one of my great pleasures to have met you, most of all because of the type of young man that you are.
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