Tim Tebow Retiring from baseball.

[Isualum13]

Tim Tebow is retiring from baseball. I never thought he would amount to much, but it was interesting to follow.

 

[simply1]

I missed him doing this I guess, thankfully.

 

[Mr Janny]

Minor leaguer with a career .222 average. Good for him for being able to keep a grip on his 15 minutes of fame for so long.

 

[NWICY]

Never knew it happened. Oh well.

 

[Malty Flannel]

I think it will be easy for older generations to look at Tebow's career trajectory as a sort of caricature, but we shouldn't discount the effect he's had on a number of young people going back to his time at Florida, as being someone who's always smiling, always optimistic, always leading by example, unashamed about who he is and what he believes, and determined in chasing his dreams.

 

[Isualum13]

Here is his first AA at bat where he stopped at second base not realizing he hit a homerun.

 

[Cycl1]

Minor leaguer with a career .222 average. Good for him for being able to keep a grip on his 15 minutes of fame for so long.

For someone who hadn't played in years is that even bad? iirc, they kept bumping him up if he was even remotely successful which means you are always behind the curve. He was just too old to spend a long time learning in the lower leagues because he started at what, age 28?

 

[Rabbuk]

For someone who hadn't played in years is that even bad? iirc, they kept bumping him up if he was even remotely successful which means you are always behind the curve. He was just too old to spend a long time learning in the lower leagues because he started at what, age 28?

They bumped him up to sell tickets I think. I think 222 is similar to mj in his brief career.

 

[Mr Janny]

For someone who hadn't played in years is that even bad? iirc, they kept bumping him up if he was even remotely successful which means you are always behind the curve. He was just too old to spend a long time learning in the lower leagues because he started at what, age 28?

The only reason he was able to play as long as he did was because of his celebrity. Let's not pretend it was for anything other than that. Good for him for grabbing that brass ring with both hands, but plenty of guys with as much and more talent than him aren't given the same breaks. That's nothing for him to be ashamed of, but he doesn't get special credit for doing it.

 

[Cycl1]

They bumped him up to sell tickets I think. I think 222 is similar to mj in his brief career.

I mean I get its not a great average, but for not playing baseball for like 10 years that has to be decent. I think Jordan was a 202.

 

[Urbandale2013]

The only reason he was able to play as long as he did was because of his celebrity. Let's not pretend it was for anything other than that. Good for him for grabbing that brass ring with both hands, but plenty of guys with as much and more talent than him aren't given the same breaks. That's nothing for him to be ashamed of, but he doesn't get special credit for doing it.

He both got advantages others wouldn't but those advantages also came with disadvantages as @Cycl1 said. He wasn't a big success, but he wasn't a big failure either.

 

[Mr Janny]

He both got advantages others wouldn't but those advantages also came with disadvantages as @Cycl1 said. He wasn't a big success, but he wasn't a big failure either.

What were the disadvantages that he had compared to other minor league players?

For reference, his career average is.222. Well over a hundred players in AA had better batting averages than he did in 2019.

 

[Cycl1]

What were the disadvantages that he had compared to other minor league players?

Time mostly. He was 8 years older than most pro prospects. Most players spend 4 years in the minors and most major league rookies are around age 24. Most players peak around 28-30. He was 28 when he entered, so if he was to even have any real career at all he had to do it fast. He was bumped up whenever he showed signs of being decent because he would be too old if he took the normal timeframe of players. At least originally. Havent paid much attention lately to it.

 

[Mr Janny]

Time mostly. He was 8 years older than most pro prospects. Most players spend 4 years in the minors and most major league rookies are around age 24. Most players peak around 28-30. He was 28 when he entered, so if he was to even have any real career at all he had to do it fast. He was bumped up whenever he showed signs of being decent because he would be too old if he took the normal timeframe of players. At least originally. Havent paid much attention lately to it.

How many times was he bumped? From my research it looks like it was one year that he spent on multiple teams. The other seasons he spent on the same team all season. Pretty sure a lot of minor league players have the same experience.

Tim Tebow Fall & Minor Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com

Tim Tebow Fall & Minor Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com

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[JM4CY]

How many times was he bumped? From my reset it looks like it was one year that he spent on multiple teams. The other seasons he spent on the same team all season. Pretty sure a lot of minor league players have the same experience.

Tim Tebow Fall & Minor Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com

Tim Tebow Fall & Minor Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com

www.baseball-reference.com

Would of been hilarious if his OPS was .666