- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
10 Total Baseball Commits for 24&25 seasons from Louisiana.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 10:06 am
Posted on 5/14/24 at 10:06 am
Pulling players from Cali and up north. Lot of RHPs too. Only 3 LHPs I can see. Not including portal stuff, just commits. I haven’t looked into the out of area players yet, just the Texas and LA commits thus far. Are we seeing a drop in local talent or are the ball players going elsewhere? Why so heavy in Cali? This is just my opinion, but Texas & LA should be hit harder than the West Coast.
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 10:06 am
13
Posted on 5/14/24 at 10:09 am to Sarge
quote:
Why so heavy in Cali?
our HC is from out there and recruits the area well. but i do think you're onto something with LA/TX needing to be recruited harder
Posted on 5/14/24 at 10:22 am to Sarge
This is just my opinion, but for some reason it seems like players from northern states bust more often than other locations. The data may not support that, but it just seems that way… take Kling for instance. Hopefully, Cam Johnson will come along and rewrite that narrative.
Skenes was from CA, along with Jump, so it’s hard to bash that state.
Crews and Tanks are from FL, which has a ton of baseball talent.
I agree that we should focus more on LA and TX.
Skenes was from CA, along with Jump, so it’s hard to bash that state.
Crews and Tanks are from FL, which has a ton of baseball talent.
I agree that we should focus more on LA and TX.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 10:40 am to Sarge
You have to go all the way back to the 2019 class to find more than 6 players from Louisiana in a single class.
Over the past 8 years or so, we've been averaging roughly 5 Louisiana players per class.
Over the past 8 years or so, we've been averaging roughly 5 Louisiana players per class.
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 10:50 am
Posted on 5/14/24 at 10:59 am to Sarge
quote:There are 17 players from Louisiana and Texas in those classes and 11 from California.
Why so heavy in Cali? This is just my opinion, but Texas & LA should be hit harder than the West Coast.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 11:21 am to Sarge
My theory on the lack of LA players lately:
Prior to NIL, we had 11.7 scholarships that had to be spread out throughout the team. With the TOPS program, instate guys got prioritized because we didn't have to give them a scholarship. TOPS paid their way.
Since NIL, we can now use NIL funds to pay tuition for players so we can take higher ranked national players rather than filling the class with more LA players. The pro is that we technically have higher ceiling guys. The con is that we don't have as many gritty LA guys like Gavin Dugas or Cade Beloso.
Prior to NIL, we had 11.7 scholarships that had to be spread out throughout the team. With the TOPS program, instate guys got prioritized because we didn't have to give them a scholarship. TOPS paid their way.
Since NIL, we can now use NIL funds to pay tuition for players so we can take higher ranked national players rather than filling the class with more LA players. The pro is that we technically have higher ceiling guys. The con is that we don't have as many gritty LA guys like Gavin Dugas or Cade Beloso.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 11:59 am to Sarge
Who are the immediate impact players from this recuiting class?
Posted on 5/14/24 at 12:06 pm to Sarge
1. California, Texas, Florida, and Georgia have the most talent because of the organizations coming up.
2. Jay is a west coast guy with plenty ties to that area. Being the talent that way is usually really good you can see why he would recruit hard that way.
3. I do think the talent in Louisiana lately has not been as good as the past. However, I think you will see that change in the near future. They have some really good talent coming up right now in Louisiana.
Take a look at the amount of Louisiana guys that transferred out of LSU in the past 3 years and ask yourself if you would want them on this LSU team. That should answer your question on the Louisiana talent because those guys were some of the top guys in the state.
Josh Stevenson, Will Safford, Collier Cranford, Brody Drost, Brennan Holt.....just to name a few.
Also look at the Louisiana players that actually still are on the roster and the talent level of those guys. Not trying to bash anyone but the Louisiana talent level in baseball hasn't been the greatest recently.
2. Jay is a west coast guy with plenty ties to that area. Being the talent that way is usually really good you can see why he would recruit hard that way.
3. I do think the talent in Louisiana lately has not been as good as the past. However, I think you will see that change in the near future. They have some really good talent coming up right now in Louisiana.
Take a look at the amount of Louisiana guys that transferred out of LSU in the past 3 years and ask yourself if you would want them on this LSU team. That should answer your question on the Louisiana talent because those guys were some of the top guys in the state.
Josh Stevenson, Will Safford, Collier Cranford, Brody Drost, Brennan Holt.....just to name a few.
Also look at the Louisiana players that actually still are on the roster and the talent level of those guys. Not trying to bash anyone but the Louisiana talent level in baseball hasn't been the greatest recently.
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 5/14/24 at 12:14 pm to Sarge
I would argue in most years there's only 3-5 LA kids even worth taking. We shouldnt really be taking 6-7 LA kids year to year or almost ever really. Maybe once, twice in a 10 year span.
Jay has good connections from out West and clearly is using that.
Talent accumulation isnt really a problem
Jay has good connections from out West and clearly is using that.
Talent accumulation isnt really a problem
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:37 pm to Sarge
Yea it’s making the odds of my son playing for LSU less and less. He’s one, but he’s throwing hard from the left side. Some control issues, but I plan on fixing that.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 4:13 pm to Sarge
Does it really matter where these kids are from any more? Out of state guys that LSU is looking at all play in national tournaments and in games against high level players from all over. All of these kids are playing a ton of games with a ton of available data points.
This is about identifying talent that can be developed it doesn't matter where they are from. With that said you want Louisiana guys who want to play at LSU who can develop.
This is about identifying talent that can be developed it doesn't matter where they are from. With that said you want Louisiana guys who want to play at LSU who can develop.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 5:27 pm to Sarge
i have no issue with it. tho i do think there are a few in-state kids that usually would get offers. It's a new era of recruiting, tho
Posted on 5/14/24 at 9:52 pm to Sarge
quote:
Why so heavy in Cali?
Great quality players in large quantities. Baseball is king in California. People seem to forget how big of a state California is.
38 million. It’s #1 by 10 million people. You’re gonna get plenty of CA guys. Get used to it.
Posted on 5/15/24 at 6:00 am to Sarge
LA has picked up but historically has not had great baseball.
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News