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re: LSU Baseball Pitching Rotation: Hess, Gilbert, ??????

Posted on 1/23/18 at 6:26 pm to
Posted by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
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Posted on 1/23/18 at 6:26 pm to
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We haven't really seen Paul bust that out in several seasons, but Hess might be the guy to do it.


Based on the way Hess throws, he's not a candidate for a role like that. Too much effort and violence in his delivery. Plus, we saw arm soreness pop up after his frequent post season usage, so a weird usage pattern should not be on the table for Hess. Or Hess will end up on the table.

We don't really need a guy to fit that role anyway, but Gilbert seems much more like it than Hess.

With Labas hurt and Sanders being proclaimed the midweek starter, signs point to Peterson and Fontenot being the main candidates for Sunday. I think it will be Peterson, because the way Fontenot was used in the Fall indicates they want to use him multiple times in a weekend.
Posted by therick711
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Member since Jan 2008
25176 posts
Posted on 1/23/18 at 6:29 pm to
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We don't really need a guy to fit that role anyway, but Gilbert seems much more like it than Hess.



We may not, but the way the bullpen outside of Hess (who had to be moved to sure it up) and Newman performed last year, an extra shutdown arm might be necessary (if others don't step up). At the beginning of the year, we had like a 2015 (?) Arkansas bullpen problem.
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