re: LSU baseball update from Coaches Committee meeting Tuesday night

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It's just the way things play out on a year to year basis. Look at the teams Smoke had...BIG guys who could smash but hardly ANY speed. Since Mainieri he has been with LSU he has always first looked for the all-around athlete over a 1-2 tool player. What this does is allows him to move people around in the field if necessary while not losing anything defensively.

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To add to this people need to keep in mind the roster was cut from 38 to 35 a few years back so this put more emphasis on guys who could play more than 1 position in the field.