Anyone with a passing knowledge of the 20-80 scouts’ grading scale is going to put the latest Tim Tebow news in its proper perspective: He’s a 29-year-old novice who, for all his hard work, still looks like a football player trying to play baseball. That .222 batting average and .651 OPS with the Low-A Columbia Fireflies in the Sally League provides plenty of evidence that Tebow’s major-league quest is pure pipedream.
But as Tebow continues to plug away at his new sport, Sunday’s announcement that he’s being promoted to Port St. Lucie in the High-A Florida State League puts an intriguing twist on his professional journey.