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Kade Anderson vs Cam Johnson
Posted on 6/10/24 at 9:05 am
Posted on 6/10/24 at 9:05 am
I’m not too familiar with baseball recruiting & how these guys are evaluated but did the scouts miss on cam ? Why was Kade wayyy better than him? Does having a high velocity fast ball that you can’t throw for a strike really matter that much ? I’m just so confused on why the hype on cam is so high when we just seen another freshman with flaws but still way better than cam.
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Posted on 6/10/24 at 9:06 am to Cburris
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did the scouts miss on cam ?
No.
Posted on 6/10/24 at 9:07 am to Cburris
Much of baseball recruiting has to do with potential.
Posted on 6/10/24 at 9:07 am to ProjectP2294
I can see it already. He's gonna go to an SEC team and dominate. Lol
Posted on 6/10/24 at 9:09 am to Cburris
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I’m not too familiar with baseball recruiting & how these guys are evaluated but did the scouts miss on cam ?
Baseball recruiting is based on potential. Cam is a 6'5 left handed pitcher with plus plus velocity, this is something that cannot be taught.
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Why was Kade wayyy better than him?
Because Kade is a better pitcher right now who can command his off-speed and locate pitches.
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Does having a high velocity fast ball that you can’t throw for a strike really matter that much ?
No
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I’m just so confused on why the hype on cam is so high when we just seen another freshman with flaws but still way better than cam.
When a pitcher can't throw strikes he's not a pitcher.
Posted on 6/10/24 at 9:12 am to Cburris
He had less velocity but better control.
He was injured and missed his Sr year so the hype wasn’t the same.
Cam probably needs a decent amount of work on his mechanics to find co so stench and accuracy.
He was injured and missed his Sr year so the hype wasn’t the same.
Cam probably needs a decent amount of work on his mechanics to find co so stench and accuracy.
Posted on 6/10/24 at 9:13 am to SammyTiger
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He had less velocity but better control.
In game situations this year, Anderson had both better velocity and better control.
Posted on 6/10/24 at 9:43 am to Cburris
I said this in the other thread but Kade Anderson would have been a 1st or 2nd round pick out of HS had he not had TJ surgery in HS and miss his whole Senior year. He was a much more polished pitcher than Cam.
Posted on 6/10/24 at 10:17 am to WitnessTheLitness
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I can see it already. He's gonna go to an SEC team and dominate. Lol
When has an LSU player left the baseball team and dominated elsewhere?
Asking because my interest in following baseball has grown every year, but there has been years where my interest was negligible.
Posted on 6/10/24 at 10:19 am to Cburris
Cam Johnson throws upper 90s from the left side, this is why he was ranked highly, end of story
Posted on 6/10/24 at 10:23 am to Cburris
quote:The difference is one wears a baseball cap that fits, the other does not. You decide which.
Kade Anderson vs Cam Johnson
Posted on 6/10/24 at 10:27 am to Cburris
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Does having a high velocity fast ball that you can’t throw for a strike really matter that much
Not really sure what you're talking about when you say "High School velocity". But, throwing strike is kind of a big deal when pitching.
This post was edited on 6/10/24 at 10:29 am
Posted on 6/10/24 at 10:33 am to DeafVallyBatnR
quote:OP just said high velocity, not sure where you’re getting the school part.
Not really sure what you're talking about when you say "High School velocity"
Posted on 6/10/24 at 10:49 am to thunderbird1100
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Cam Johnson throws upper 90s from the left side
I haven't seen much of this at all. He sat low 90's in almost every outing
Posted on 6/10/24 at 10:58 am to thunderbird1100
Yes and he was 6'5 250 and black. More to story.
Posted on 6/10/24 at 11:04 am to BGLAVI2
He will end up at Georgia… join his former pitching coach
Posted on 6/10/24 at 11:04 am to Cburris
MLB draft is all about potential. MLB scouts can assign C. Johnson to some minor league team knowing it will take years of reps before he fixes his mechanics and is consistent enough to get a shot at the upper levels of baseball. That's exactly what the minors is built for. Giving guys reps and development. He has so much hype because of the potential MLB scouts see after that journey.
LSU is in win now mode, as every SEC baseball team is. You cant put an undeveloped guy like C. Johnson out there during a weekend SEC series and see what happens. You have to have players that can fill up the zone and control their pitches. Every weekend of SEC play we see guys with less "stuff" but the ability to locate the ball get out after out. C. Johnson hasn't shown he can locate pitches yet.
I hope C. Johnson ends up staying at LSU because CJJ can get him developed given enough time. Hopefully C. Johnson sees that and comes back to the team.
LSU is in win now mode, as every SEC baseball team is. You cant put an undeveloped guy like C. Johnson out there during a weekend SEC series and see what happens. You have to have players that can fill up the zone and control their pitches. Every weekend of SEC play we see guys with less "stuff" but the ability to locate the ball get out after out. C. Johnson hasn't shown he can locate pitches yet.
I hope C. Johnson ends up staying at LSU because CJJ can get him developed given enough time. Hopefully C. Johnson sees that and comes back to the team.
Posted on 6/10/24 at 11:04 am to Cburris
Cam Johnson because of his size as much as his velocity COULD be pretty much unhittable if he had control.
Kade is much more likely to develop the control needed to be an effective starter. His mechanics are just much more refined.
Kade is much more likely to develop the control needed to be an effective starter. His mechanics are just much more refined.
Posted on 6/10/24 at 11:10 am to drizztiger
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OP just said high velocity, not sure where you’re getting the school part.
Not sure why I read that into OP original post. My bad.
Posted on 6/10/24 at 11:17 am to WigSplitta22
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I haven't seen much of this at all. He sat low 90's in almost every outing
He was at 98 in high school, (verified at PG event) and in the fall here last year topped 98.
His velocity dipped this past winter heading into the season and I'm trying to remember if he ever got over 96 during the season. He topped at at 95 during the 5 innings he threw leading up to the start of the season. They were trying to get him to do some different things.
In the end I think there's big questions surrounding his stamina. He only threw 27 total innings at IMG in 2023. He got here and obviously the work load was going to increase, was fine in the fall (topped 98, threw 10 innings then with 14 K, only 3 BB) but ever since winter he seems like he just couldnt get a repeat delivery and lost control (95-96 tops and tons of free passes)
This post was edited on 6/10/24 at 11:20 am
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