Alright, so the other day, the name Alex Milazzo and the MLB draft popped into my head. Can’t remember exactly why, maybe saw something scroll past online, or maybe I was just thinking about college baseball, LSU specifically. You know how those thoughts just appear sometimes.
So, I figured, let me actually look into this. What’s the deal with his draft situation? I know he’s been around LSU for a bit, solid catcher, tough guy behind the plate. Always seems to be in the middle of things.
My Process Kicking Off
First thing I did was just punch his name and “MLB Draft” into the search bar. Nothing fancy, just the basics. You get a bunch of stuff right away, articles, stats pages, forum discussions sometimes.
I started clicking around. Some sites had him listed in mock drafts from previous years, others didn’t mention him much for the upcoming one initially. It gets kinda confusing because player eligibility and attention changes year to year, right?
Digging a Little Deeper
I remember specifically looking for:
- His eligibility status – how many years he played, redshirts, COVID years, all that jazz.
- Any recent scouting reports or mentions on prospect lists.
- Stats, obviously, but more the defensive side for a catcher like him, and how he handles a pitching staff.
Found some older articles praising his defense, his framing, and toughness. That LSU connection always brings eyes, but sometimes guys get overlooked if their hitting numbers aren’t flashy, especially catchers. It’s a tough position to evaluate just on paper.
Then I tried searching specifically for news around the time of the actual MLB draft combine, if he attended, or if teams showed interest. Sometimes you find nuggets in beat writer reports or tweets. Didn’t find a ton right away, which sometimes tells its own story, you know? Doesn’t mean no interest, just maybe not front-page prospect news.
Putting it Together (My Way)
After maybe 20-30 minutes of this clicking around, reading snippets here and there, I got a better picture. It wasn’t like he was a top-round projected guy according to most public lists I saw. More like a potential late-round pick or maybe an undrafted free agent target for a team looking for catching depth and experience.
You see guys like him get drafted sometimes based on makeup, defense, and experience, things that don’t always jump out on a stat sheet. Teams need organizational catchers.
So, my little “investigation” didn’t uncover some hidden secret. It was more about confirming what the general buzz (or lack thereof) was. Just satisfying my own curiosity, really. Started with a name popping into my head, did some basic digging online, sifted through the usual sports sites and articles, and came away with a feel for where he stood in the whole draft picture, at least from the public perspective. That’s usually how these things go when I get curious about a specific player.
