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John Pearson and Arrambide at the plate.
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:13 am
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:13 am
They both have beautiful swings with a lot of power which is what we’re sort of lacking in the line up outside of Jones and maybe Dickerson. Feels more and more like we’re gonna need these guys down the line to DH for whoever is struggling in the lineup.
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Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:14 am to mattchewbocca
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Feels more and more like we’re gonna need these guys down the line to DH for whoever is struggling in the lineup.
I think we're just going to continue to DH for the pitcher.
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:18 am to mattchewbocca
The problem with John Pearson is that if he’s in then either Brown, Josh Pearson, Stanfield or Frey is on the bench. Is he better than them? He might be but our best defensive outfield is Stanfield, Curiel and Brown or Pearson, Curiel and Stanfield/Brown. Either way, you have to choose between John Pearson and Frey, Stanfield or Brown. The only two I’d consider him competing against is either Larson or Frey.
This post was edited on 3/5/25 at 11:30 am
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:18 am to wryder1
Larson is a left handed hitter
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:20 am to wryder1
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either Larson or Frey since they’re both right handed guys.
Ouch
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:20 am to ProjectP2294
What sucks is we have Hernandez who is sharper defensively and can hit pretty well. Then arrambide who can flat out hit but needs work and experience catching. John Pearson has been very impressive at the plate every chance he gets but doesn’t have a place in the field. We always have guys you wish you can plug in at the plate in place of guys who can still hit but you’re not quite as confident in. I guess it’s a good problem to have.
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:22 am to wryder1
I’m not quite sold on Frey yet. He’s had some decent at bats but he has never wowed me yet.
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:25 am to wryder1
If John Pearson gets at bats in a starting role this year, I think it means he beat out both Braswell and Reaves at 3B. I only saw a couple scrimmages and he looked fine there, but I obviously don't see the entire body of work.
Between Josh Pearson, Frey, Brown, Larson, and Arrambide, I don't think Pearson's role will be at DH.
Between Josh Pearson, Frey, Brown, Larson, and Arrambide, I don't think Pearson's role will be at DH.
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:26 am to mattchewbocca
LSU’s 5’8” 170lb SS has proven he can go yard from both sides of the plate. LSU’s true freshman leadoff hitter, who leads the team in BA and OBP, has already gone yard. Then you have rotational guys like Ethan Frey with 2 bombs on the year already.
LSU would probably have close to 10 more HRs on the year if they weren’t hitting into heavy winds and MLB ballparks like they have been.
I’m not too worried about the power numbers, especially when teams figure out they can’t pitch around Bear with Dickinson behind him.
LSU leading the SEC in doubles by a significant margin is great to see.
LSU would probably have close to 10 more HRs on the year if they weren’t hitting into heavy winds and MLB ballparks like they have been.
I’m not too worried about the power numbers, especially when teams figure out they can’t pitch around Bear with Dickinson behind him.
LSU leading the SEC in doubles by a significant margin is great to see.
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:27 am to SammyTiger
You’re right about Larson. I was thinking more about his terrible at bats and forgot.
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:31 am to wryder1
Larson is struggling but I have confidence he’ll break out eventually. I really like our team this year. They have a really good chance to make this a historical season!
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:32 am to mattchewbocca
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I’m not quite sold on Frey yet. He’s had some decent at bats but he has never wowed me yet.
He is going to continue to get at bats against left handed pitching.
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:58 am to mattchewbocca
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I’m not quite sold on Frey yet. He’s had some decent at bats but he has never wowed me yet.
He's had 23 PAs, 21 ABs, and is hitting .333, .667 slg, 1.058 OPS with 7 hits, 2 walks, 5 Ks, a double, 2 HRs, and 7 RBIs.
This home run is better than a decent at-bat to me.
But I do find he sometimes struggles to recognize pitches.
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:59 am to mattchewbocca
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Dickerson
It is genuinely baffling that people still do this
Posted on 3/5/25 at 12:17 pm to mattchewbocca
similar situation with Reaves and Hogg; albeit Reaves is L and Hogg is R-both are on base machines but who do you replace? Hogg is MIF and those guys are staples in the lineup - Reaves has a shot at 3b with matchups etc.
Braswell has to figure it out cause that guy has put some great swings on his balls.
Braswell has to figure it out cause that guy has put some great swings on his balls.
Posted on 3/5/25 at 12:20 pm to johno71
Hogg is a non-factor this year. Reaves has played a better 3B than Braswell and has hit the ball pretty hard recently, just right at people.
Posted on 3/5/25 at 12:32 pm to nmh3303
reaves had some hard hit balls last night, a think the OF made a couple really solid plays on them and 1 almost got out
Posted on 3/5/25 at 12:33 pm to SammyTiger
reaves has been robbed at least 3 times over the last week or so
Posted on 3/5/25 at 12:35 pm to johno71
him and Arrambide have had some tough luck. law of averages makes me think things will start falling for them
Posted on 3/5/25 at 1:03 pm to mdomingue
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This home run is better than a decent at-bat to me.
I don’t remember that “at-bat,” but literally, if he can’t park that pitch in or over the bleachers, then he has no business even being in this discussion.
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But I do find he sometimes struggles to recognize pitches.
Yeah, and he pulls off even on fastballs outer half some. On the 1 hand, that could be really encouraging. He’s not the typical JR power hitter who’s had consistent ABs for 2 years to work on that. He’s had ABs, but not consistently, and even though Jay seemed to force him ABs last year, he was hurt.
And when you’re hurt, you usually have to cheat against SEC/regional pitching. More than most normally have to anyway. Even Tanks was having to start to cheat on fastballs up in the zone by the end of ‘23.
So Frey hasn’t really had a chance to develop like a Bear, for example. Not that they’re on the same level (maybe they would have been), but Bear got the extreme benefit of hitting every day in that absurd ‘23 lineup. He was protected everywhere. And it really started to pay off towards the end of last year when his patience and recognition of pitches got exponentially better and had carried into this year.
I’m not sure Frey has enough time left to get enough ABs to get to a place where he’s able to consistently handle SEC pitching. It’s not his fault—he’s had some really bad luck—but I honestly have no idea how good he is. I mean a 1.058 OPS sounds great, it’s still a small sample size against some pretty bad arms. I don’t love only 2 walks in 23 PAs, for example. Don’t love that his total of XBH and walks (2 HR, 1 double, 2 walks) is the same as his 5 Ks). He’s still—his ceiling is still—a mystery. But Jay will definitely give him as many chances as he possibly can. Hope he continues to get better.
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