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Should Braun be the 1st Baseman?
Posted on 3/9/26 at 11:45 am
Posted on 3/9/26 at 11:45 am
Mason Braun to 1b
Dardar to DH
Stanfield back to LF when he returns
MILAM SS
Brown RF
CURIEL cf
Dardar DH
Stanfield LF
Braun 1b
Arrambide C
Simpson 2b or Ruckert 2b
Caraway 3b
Use Yorke as a PH for one of the righties in the bottom 3 in key situations
Dardar to DH
Stanfield back to LF when he returns
MILAM SS
Brown RF
CURIEL cf
Dardar DH
Stanfield LF
Braun 1b
Arrambide C
Simpson 2b or Ruckert 2b
Caraway 3b
Use Yorke as a PH for one of the righties in the bottom 3 in key situations
This post was edited on 3/9/26 at 11:47 am
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Posted on 3/9/26 at 11:47 am to Tiger Ryno
If he can play the position competently then I do not hate this.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 11:49 am to MrSavage
I think he has to move better than Yorke. Also would seriously consider playing ruckert every day to solidify IF defense more.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 11:50 am to Tiger Ryno
Braun is 3 for his last 21. Remind me why we’re taking Yorke out of the lineup for that. It’s almost like people are unaware Yorke went 4/12 the past weekend
This post was edited on 3/9/26 at 11:52 am
Posted on 3/9/26 at 11:50 am to Tiger Ryno
Don’t let him catch pop ups….
This post was edited on 3/9/26 at 11:54 am
Posted on 3/9/26 at 11:53 am to Tiger Ryno
Yorke isn’t the problem is he
Posted on 3/9/26 at 11:55 am to lsufball19
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Braun is 3 for his last 21. Remind me why we’re taking Yorke out of the lineup for that
The OP is a troll.
Braun's avg is .002 higher than Yorke and he has fewer Ks. Otherwise, Yorke is better in every other category, including run scored and RBI by a significant amount.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 11:59 am to MrSavage
quote:
If he can play the position competently then I do not hate this.
He said in an early season interview that he never really played there growing up, so it would be a transition for him.
That could negate any fielding advantages we get by putting Ruckert at 2nd full time.
Dardar or Simpson (neither of whom I'm particularly enamored with right now) may be better suited for 1b than Braun, in the short term.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 12:25 pm to Tiger Ryno
quote:
MILAM SS
Brown RF
CURIEL cf
Dardar DH
Stanfield LF
Braun 1b
Arrambide C
Simpson 2b or Ruckert 2b
Caraway 3b
I like having Stanfield back in that 9 spot like last season.
Would prefer to go: Curiel, Milam, Brown at the top.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 12:52 pm to Tiger Ryno
I’m not understanding the fascination with Ruckert. He has an error and another ball misplayed not marked as one in limited time. He made alot of errors in the fall at SS. (3 in one game) What makes him a better option coming from HS than a guy that hit over 20HR in college last year?
Posted on 3/9/26 at 12:59 pm to Flightnclouds
Its clear they see Ruckert as one of their top defenaive IF. You arent gettting a ton ofnproduction from the other guys and you are giving up runs every game due to defense.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 1:02 pm to Tiger Ryno
quote:
Its clear they see Ruckert as one of their top defenaive IF.
I think they see him as the top option that gives a sufficient combo of defense and offensive potential. I think Clauss is considered a better defender, but the bat is lagging.
If all the other bats were performing, and the missing piece was infield defense, we may see more of Clauss. But right now Ruckert provides some of the potential at both.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 1:04 pm to Tiger Ryno
Yes or coming probally misspelled his name
Posted on 3/9/26 at 1:05 pm to Tiger Ryno
Yorke DH
Posted on 3/9/26 at 1:06 pm to DE Tiger
Big pop ups needs to sit a few games. Go to DH
Posted on 3/9/26 at 1:09 pm to Jest a game
Big papa is really big pop ups. Has an upward swing is why. Needs to level his swing
This post was edited on 3/9/26 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 3/9/26 at 1:12 pm to Flightnclouds
quote:
What makes him a better option coming from HS than a guy that hit over 20HR in college last year?
Has Simpson hit a ball 200 feet at lsu yet?
Posted on 3/9/26 at 1:35 pm to Jest a game
quote:
Big papa is really big pop ups. Has an upward swing is why. Needs to level his swing
Ok coach lol. Gotta keep that back elbow high and really squish the bug too
This post was edited on 3/9/26 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 3/9/26 at 1:49 pm to Tiger Ryno
No. Should be yorke
Posted on 3/9/26 at 1:56 pm to Tiger Ryno
Yorke looks like he doesn't belong batting. Like it's really bad. He's whiffing air on 3 straight change ups that should be crushed on the inside and he can't even make contact. Swinging for fastballs when everyone except him seems to know they're not coming in those situations. He's not even batting .200 the past 2 weeks. Defensively though, he's fine so far. Don't know if Braun can beat him out with his glove but doesn't hurt to try.
I think they should seriously consider putting Bide on the bench and developing Serna. They're both bad right now but Bide's bat lately hasn't been worth it and Serna definitely has potential behind the plate. Bide is on another level of awful defensively. I just don't see his future at catcher he lacks almost any fundamentals to play the position outside arm strength. He's going to get RAVAGED in SEC play for free bases. I think he needs to seriously be looked at elsewhere if he doesn't show significant improvement by the end of this season.
That experiment might be over. Naturally Serna will have growing pains too but that's to be expected rather than give it to someone who will probably never be good at the position.
I think they should seriously consider putting Bide on the bench and developing Serna. They're both bad right now but Bide's bat lately hasn't been worth it and Serna definitely has potential behind the plate. Bide is on another level of awful defensively. I just don't see his future at catcher he lacks almost any fundamentals to play the position outside arm strength. He's going to get RAVAGED in SEC play for free bases. I think he needs to seriously be looked at elsewhere if he doesn't show significant improvement by the end of this season.
That experiment might be over. Naturally Serna will have growing pains too but that's to be expected rather than give it to someone who will probably never be good at the position.
This post was edited on 3/9/26 at 2:04 pm
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