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Ashton Larson...Did he sign with anybody out of the portal?
Posted on 7/15/25 at 8:44 am
Posted on 7/15/25 at 8:44 am
Did he sign with anybody out of the portal if not would Jay take him back as the RF for 2026
This post was edited on 7/15/25 at 9:15 am
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Posted on 7/15/25 at 8:46 am to Walker wild tiger
No not yet but I think he’s gone. We don’t have a spot for him that ensures any more playing time than he had this year.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 8:52 am to Walker wild tiger
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would Jay take him back
Jay has said that once a player enters the portal it'd be very tough to take them back. Said guys have to be 100% committed to what we are doing at LSU and if they jump in the portal then it shows that they aren't.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 8:52 am to Walker wild tiger
Larson is likely looking for a guaranteed starting spot and he isn't going to have that here.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 8:55 am to Bert Macklin FBI
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Jay has said that once a player enters the portal it'd be very tough to take them back. Said guys have to be 100% committed to what we are doing at LSU and if they jump in the portal then it shows that they aren't.
I think what Jay said was he didnt want to negotiate with guys that were just looking for a bigger payday and entering the portal for that reason. Considering transferring for a better chance to play is not the same thing.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 8:55 am to Walker wild tiger
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Did he sign with anybody out of the portal if not would Jay take him back as the RF for 2026
I would think that if (BIG if) he is looking to return to LSU, he is waiting to see what Chris Stanfield does.
No way he comes back if we have Curiel, Brown and Stanfield all basically locked in as starters again.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 9:09 am to Bert Macklin FBI
Who was it he said he let come back but he was a very special case?
Posted on 7/15/25 at 9:23 am to cajuntiger85
He could be waiting on Stanfield to see what he's going to do
Posted on 7/15/25 at 9:27 am to DrEdgeLSU
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I would think that if (BIG if) he is looking to return to LSU, he is waiting to see what Chris Stanfield does.
I would say you are spot on.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 9:33 am to Bert Macklin FBI
While I can see how some may leave with a sour taste, I don’t believe that Larson is in that category. A guy putting himself in a position ( have to be in the portal to hear offers) to have options verses waiting for the coach to say… “we have no room for you”.
If Jay needed Larson back, he’d take him back.
If Jay needed Larson back, he’d take him back.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 9:35 am to jpainter6174
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Who was it he said he let come back but he was a very special case?
He never said but he said they were open to letting that player come back but he decided to move on anyway.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 9:36 am to GeauxtigersMs36
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While I can see how some may leave with a sour taste, I don’t believe that Larson is in that category. A guy putting himself in a position ( have to be in the portal to hear offers) to have options verses waiting for the coach to say… “we have no room for you”.
If Jay needed Larson back, he’d take him back.
I don't disagree with this statement. The kid took post season at bats so its not like he was on the shite list or anything. I just don't find it very likely.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 9:41 am to jpainter6174
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Who was it he said he let come back but he was a very special case?
He allowed Mic Paul to remain with the team in Omaha even though he entered the portal.
The only player who entered the portal that Jay tried to keep was Paxton Kling.
Other than Kling, Jay has no desire to keep anyone once they enter the portal. He said he learned a lesson with Kling and he’s not going to entertain keeping players once they enter the portal.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 9:52 am to Tammany Tom
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Other than Kling, Jay has no desire to keep anyone once they enter the portal. He said he learned a lesson with Kling and he’s not going to entertain keeping players once they enter the portal.
No two situations are the same.
If a guy is entering simply to leverage his current school into a bigger payday. That's one thing. But if a guy is entering because of a crowded depth chart then things change and depth chart becomes less crowded it may be beneficial for both the team and player to withdraw from the portal and stay at his current school.
The deadline to enter the portal is before the MLB draft. At that point the roster make up for the next season is not fully known because you don't know which players/signees will be drafted and where. Some guys you expect on July 1 to be on your team next season may not be there after the draft...or vice versa.
Unless LSU would consider playing Larson in the infield it seems the outfield is still just as crowded as it was when he entered, so a return is probably unlikely. But I don't think any coach can have an inflexible rule with regards to the portal if a withdrawal and return ultimately helps the team.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 9:57 am to GeauxtigersMs36
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If Jay needed Larson back, he’d take him back.
I think its different with each player. I still think Jay would take Larson back should Stanfield leave. I know Jay says he doesn't negotiate with portal players but i think he would make an exception for a player like Larson or another player down the road.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 9:57 am to Tammany Tom
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Other than Kling, Jay has no desire to keep anyone once they enter the portal. He said he learned a lesson with Kling and he’s not going to entertain keeping players once they enter the portal.
There are players that go grudge-portal’n, and others like Larson who tests the waters for the right reason.
Can guarantee there have been some discussions with him after Moss & Frey solidified their future in the draft.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 10:05 am to Tammany Tom
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He allowed Mic Paul to remain with the team in Omaha even though he entered the portal.
The only player who entered the portal that Jay tried to keep was Paxton Kling.
Other than Kling, Jay has no desire to keep anyone once they enter the portal. He said he learned a lesson with Kling and he’s not going to entertain keeping players once they enter the portal.
Jay never mentioned the player by name. He never said it was Kling. All he said was there's only been one time where he let a player negotiate with other teams and not lose his spot. He said the player left anyways. That's it.
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“That’s a very unique circumstance, though. My line with that is we’re not going to negotiate with terrorists, so to speak. But there has been one exception to that in my time here. And the player ended up moving along anyway. It’s one of those things – you cannot play for me and not be all bought into what’s happening here. And if you’re doing that, it’s like the Navy Seals.”
Nowhere has he ever said who that player was he vaguely referenced in a short quote. People on here have simply hypothesized who he may have been talking about
This post was edited on 7/15/25 at 10:10 am
Posted on 7/15/25 at 10:27 am to cajuntiger85
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We don’t have a spot for him that ensures any more playing time than he had this year.
Huh
There may not be a guaranteed starting spot (there shouldn’t be) but 25% of the teams’ total ABs have been vacated at spots he could see ABs next year.
That goes to 36% if Stanfield doesn’t return.
Furthermore, part of his exit interview probably included the thought that Dean Moss could make it to school to compete for LF & that they were re-recruiting Frey as hard as possible to also potentially return & play in the OF.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 10:32 am to Double Oh
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know Jay says he doesn't negotiate with portal players
I agree with you.
I don’t have any inside information, but…
It may well be that it’s not a negotiation, meaning it has nothing to do with money. It could simply be, “hey coach, I think I’m going to put my name in the portal, because I am unsure of the depth situation after the draft.”
Perhaps if that situation, becomes favorable for the player and team after the draft, they come back.
My point is, it’s not a negotiation if they spoke and had an agreement ahead of time.
Regardless, no one on this board really knows. It’s all speculation.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 10:33 am to lsufball19
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Jay never mentioned the player by name. He never said it was Kling
It was Kling whether you want to believe it or not.
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