Aaron Glickstein
Rookie That Will Have the Biggest Impact in 2016
There was a time when seniority was existent in baseball. You had to wait your chance even if you possessed superior skills to the older player. Some coaches really believed the freshman needed to watch and learn. Those coaches needed to go. Fortunately, the majority of coaches subscribe to the theory that the best players must be on the field. In 2016, there will be a tremendous amount of freshmen that will pay pivotal roles for their teams. Here is a countdown of the top 10 that could determine how far their teams go… 10. Aaron Glickstein, Stony Brook: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCVR4hdv_MA] He would be higher on this list but he is coming off Tommy John surgery and it is not clear how the coaching staff will implement him back into the pitching staff. In 2014, he was...
Garrett Heaton Commits to Stony Brook
When Garrett Heaton steps in the box against any high school pitcher he has the advantage already. Heck, he will most likely have the same advantage in two years also, when he steps in against a Division-I pitcher from the America East conference. That’s because he is one of the few local players who can say his father both lived it and was able to teach it to him. “I think the only difference between myself and a kid who doesn’t have a former MLB player as a parent is that i started learning things about the game that some players don’t learn until they’re in college or in some cases never learn,” said the senior at Bellport HS. For those unfamiliar, Neal Heaton was the Steven Matz of the previous generation. After winning the Carl Yastrzemski Award out...
