Tebow has not played baseball full-time since 2005, when he was junior in high school. Three scouts in attendance, however, did say that Tim Tebow would most likely be given a chance with one of the major league organizations. “And I would love to see him playing baseball”. Even while he got an extended look a year ago from the Philadelphia Eagles, who cut him after the preseason, Tebow said his mind already had wandered back to baseball.
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Tebow worked signed with the New England Patriots before the 2013 season, Dominik’s last in Tampa Bay, but was cut before the season began.
General manager Jon Daniels said that Southern California scout Todd Guggiana to the workout Tuesday in Los Angeles.
If you don’t speak scout, 45 is on the 20-80 scouting scale, and rates just a rung below average. It’s not bad, so that’s something, but when you think about handing a quarterback a baseball and telling him to throw it as hard as he can, you probably envision something better than what Tebow showed off.
“This isn’t about publicity”, Tebow said.
He ran a 6.7 60-yard dash, looked decent in the outfield and showed off some power at the plate, hitting multiple home runs during batting practice.
About 40 scouts – not necessarily representing all 30 major league clubs – gathered for the showcase.
But it appears that team won’t be the Boston Red Sox. But MLB rumors about him signing with a Venezuelan baseball team are swirling.
At the least, Tebow’s agreement to a contract would result in skyrocketing crowds and media coverage for whatever minor-league team imported him at the outset. “It’s exponentially harder to make it in baseball than it is in football”.
Tebow is certainly a big name and a great athlete.
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Recently, on KESN-FM 103.3’s The Afternoon Show with Cowlishaw and Mosley, Rangers pitcher Derek Holland spoke about Tebow’s run at returning to baseball. Nobody doubts his athleticism, his physical condition or his work ethic.
