More Evidence That James Triantos Could Be Freaky Good

There’s a great deal of optimism surrounding James Triantos, the Cubs’ second-round pick in the 2021 draft, but it’s been tempered somewhat by healthy skepticism from those who believe his absurd high school numbers were buoyed by weak competition. I don’t care if he was playing JV ball, a .712 batting average with 11 home runs, 27 RBI, and 23 stolen bases is pretty damn good. Oh, he also went 9-0 with a 1.18 ERA and 62 strikeouts to lead the James Madison High School Warhawks to a Class 6 Virginia State Championship.

It’s the baseball equivalent of watching Zion Williamson dunking on kids who went like 5-foot-8 and a buck-fifty, so I understand why people might question what Triantos would…