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Last year Jake Brown could barely break through the lineup

Posted on 3/21/26 at 9:05 am
Posted by Safety Blitz
The Backfield
Member since May 2022
3656 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 9:05 am
This year he is one of the best in college.

Does this show how much depth we had last year vs this year?

Or

Does this convince you to trust our coaching staff?
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
65901 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 9:19 am to
Pitchers are scared of him
Posted by CP3forMVP
Member since Nov 2010
15892 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 9:48 am to
He would have been one of the best last year
Posted by LSBoosie
Member since Jun 2020
18355 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 9:50 am to
Probably both. He has improved since last year and the lineup this year isn’t as good.
Posted by misey94
Member since Jan 2007
34461 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 9:51 am to
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He would have been one of the best last year


We all knew his limitation and so did every opponent. He never figured out left handed pitching last year, even when his playing time went up approaching the postseason. He really worked on that in the offseason and improved.
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
290248 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 9:56 am to
So why do fans prefer guys with “it” vs letting guys with talent actually develop?
Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
88587 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 10:02 am to
We were loaded last year. Embarrassment of riches.
Posted by RVparklsu
Member since Feb 2026
175 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 10:04 am to
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We were loaded last year. Embarrassment of riches.



we have 5 or 6 guys back in the lineup from last year
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
290248 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 10:07 am to
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we have 5 or 6 guys back in the lineup from last year


“5 or 6”


Yeah, Or 4.


Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
88587 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 10:21 am to
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we have 5 or 6 guys back in the lineup from last year


Tell me you don’t know what you’re talking about without telling me you don’t know what you’re talking about.
Posted by PerryWinkleBlue
Member since Apr 2025
392 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 10:25 am to
No I just is a reflection of being in a lineup every single day and knowing you’re gonna be best in the bat order starting all 56

Jake was one of the best hitters on the team as a true freshman; kid is stud all around athlete. Coaches can’t teach that
This post was edited on 3/21/26 at 10:26 am
Posted by Clearlake
Boondocks
Member since Mar 2022
303 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 10:25 am to
Four out of nine men hitting the ball doesn't work too well!
Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
88587 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 11:13 am to
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Four out of nine men hitting the ball doesn't work too well!


Especially when the 5 guys brought in to fill those gaps haven’t lived up to expectations.
Posted by Tammany Tom
Mandeville
Member since Jun 2004
5779 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 11:21 am to
Jake Brown was one of the best players on the team last year too. Jay wanted to play Pearson a lot too, so he platooned them. Jake started against Right handers and Josh started against left. Worked out well for the team.
Posted by RileyTime
Gulf Breeze, FL
Member since Oct 2008
7080 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 11:24 am to
He had the 7th most at bats, wouldn’t call that barely breaking the lineup.
Posted by mikejsjr0912
Member since Jun 2024
744 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 11:38 am to
because "fans" want instant gratification.
Posted by friendlyobservation
Member since Mar 2024
4850 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 11:42 am to
He probably needed more development first half. It's kinda like Serna right now. Anyone can see his potential but you want to keep playing him so the light comes on. Brown has improved since last year clearly. The answer to your question is both.
Posted by notbilly
alter
Member since Sep 2015
6903 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 11:56 am to
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Does this convince you to trust our coaching staff?


We have two very recent natties. Anyone here that doesn’t trust the staff in the long run, is an idiot. With that said, we (fans) can sit back and enjoy our armchair coaching. The hardest part for a fan is to not understand the “why” some guys are playing. We want the team to win today. But a good coach (I.e. Jay), is not only coaching today’s game for today, but he’s coaching today for the last games of the season as well as next year. Braun and Ruckert aren’t ready to be in the lineup every day. We all see that. BUT Jay works them in where he can bc it helps them develop. It’s a chess game. We see the move in front of us, not the next 3 he has in his head. The difficultly for us is head scratching moves that don’t make sense bc we have partial info.
Posted by Gaspasr1
Bush
Member since Jan 2014
284 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 12:12 pm to
And yet York is in the lineup every day
Posted by notbilly
alter
Member since Sep 2015
6903 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 12:19 pm to
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And yet York is in the lineup every day


I’d love to see Yamin at 1B today. But we face a LHP. Despite Yorke’s horrible game last night, he hits lefties better than he hits righties by a large margin.

Yorke vs LHP
24 PA
.571 BA
.708 OBP
1.923 OPS
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