Hayes Holton out of Loranger

I think they evaluated him. Had multiple opportunities to lock him down if they wanted to. He was originally committed to Mississippi State and then was uncommitted for a while before committing to Texas. It doesn't seem like we went beyond the evaluation stage.

The knock is that he can't find the strike zone. Big arm, but no control or command.

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I think reliever vs starter played a role too, in so far as projections go

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There are some reliever risk attributes that wouldn't scare me off but some others that would.

If the issue is a violent delivery or the potential that he wouldn't hold his velo, that doesn't really scare me (outside of the injury risk with a violent delivery).

If the issue is that they don't think he moves well enough and it could impact his ability to make adjustments of add more pitches, that would be a no go for me.

From there you get into the NIL aspects and the kid's expectations. If he views himself (and prices himself) as a starter, and your evals show the reliever risk is too high, then you pass.

None of this is to say that just because he's not going to LSU he's not going to be really good. Just trying to think out loud on some of the aspects of the evaluation. And all of the things I just laid out could have nothing to do with this specific situation. I just enjoy these thought exercises.

Great kid. Cain was the deciding factor.

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