re: Any real good freshman pitchers coming in?

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Enlow is projected late 1st rd or sandwich pick. He isn't going to college.

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Projections don't equal reality when a team calls to ask the number and it's higher than they're willing to go for that pick.

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Enlow is projected late 1st rd or sandwich pick. He isn't going to college.

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I've seen projections higher than that.

There is a dynamic, which was at play with Lange and to a lesser degree with Gausman, and certainly with Mac Marshall and Jake Latz, where once they've passed a certain point signability just drives down their MLB draft value.

Enlow is going to have a very high figure, because as I understand it he's not an underprivileged kid who needs the cash right away. So if he does last until the end of the first round it wouldn't be surprised if he drops precipitously - the calls come and numbers are suggested and the answer is "At that price I'll just go to LSU."

That's the circumstance Mainieri is counting on.

But the good part is that even if Enlow, and Nate Pearson, who you can kiss goodbye, and Stortz who I doubt will make it here, all go pro it looks like we have some very solid arms coming in. Somebody mentioned Kodros, who could really be a factor next year, but there are some other very good ones as well. Matt Schroer out of Arizona looks like a potential weekend starter at some point. So does Steven Keller. Trent Vietmeier, who might be another potential loss to the draft because he's very well thought of by the pro scouts, looks a lot like an SEC weekend starter. Devin Fontenot looks like an Eric Walker but perhaps with more velocity.

They're going to have a really good pitching staff next year. The holes might be in the batting order.