Watch Tim Tebow go through drills at baseball workout
You can say this much about former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow’s workout on Tuesday: he drew a crowd.
Tebow went through drills in Los Angles at Southern Cal’s baseball stadium, Dedeaux Field, in front of a number of Major League Baseball personnel. As Rustin Dodd reported last week, the Royals were expected to be in attendance.
There are 27 teams and 42 scouts at Tim Tebow's MLB workout today. Plus a ton of media. https://t.co/V6ia57ZRzv pic.twitter.com/VnmpA606KX
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) August 30, 2016
Crasnick later tweeted the particulars of the drills that Tebow faced: 60-yard dash, throwing to the bases from the outfield, flyballs and groundballs in the outfield, batting practice and “live” batting practice against former major-league pitchers David Aardsma and Chad Smith.
There were a number of reporters at the tryout, and they shared videos and scouting grades. Here is Tebow running the 60-yard dash (and you’ll note the difference in the grade from different people):
Tim Tebow running 6.76 in 60-yard dash pic.twitter.com/urIzp4da8W
— Taylor Blake Ward (@TaylorBlakeWard) August 30, 2016
That's a 60 on the 20-to-80 scouting scale. So plus speed from a 255-pounder with power. https://t.co/TZLUWf81VW
— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) August 30, 2016
Tim Tebow 6.7 time in 60 yard dash is above average for major league right fielders and would be graded 55 on a... https://t.co/68uuIe9fPR
— Jim Bowden (@JimBowden_ESPN) August 30, 2016
Scouts timed Tim Tebow at anywhere from 6.6 to 6.8 seconds in the 60-yard dash. That's about a 50 grade on the... https://t.co/kYSWQfIR4I
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) August 30, 2016
This was Tebow throwing from right field and center field:
Tim Tebow, right fielder. @MLB @MLBNetwork pic.twitter.com/P1swdho8cu
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) August 30, 2016
Don't run on Tim Tebow pic.twitter.com/zHHKRt7TIo
— Gabe Goodwin (@GabeTheWP) August 30, 2016
Tim Tebow taking reps in center field, not getting good reads, routes are a little sporadic pic.twitter.com/To34YCyG9d
— Taylor Blake Ward (@TaylorBlakeWard) August 30, 2016
Tebow's throwing from RF? So-so. One scout would grade it a 40 on the scouts' 20-80 scale, another a 30.
— Scott Miller (@ScottMillerBbl) August 30, 2016
This was Tebow taking batting practice:
He just hit a couple a lot further than this, but Tebow has put a few over the right field wall pic.twitter.com/dMO3Crguoj
— Gabe Goodwin (@GabeTheWP) August 30, 2016
— Tim Brown (@TBrownYahoo) August 30, 2016
And, finally, this is how Tebow performed against “live” pitching:
Tim Tebow's 6 plate appearances against Chad Smith: 1-for-5 with a line-drive single to CF and walk. @MLBNetwork @MLB
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) August 30, 2016
Tim Tebow goes 2-for-6 vs. David Aardsma by my book, last hit would be double off wall in left-center
— Taylor Blake Ward (@TaylorBlakeWard) August 30, 2016
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