re: 2016 & 2017 LSU Baseball Recruiting Class (Added Pearson)

JUCO Righty Kyle Weatherly listed as one of the top JUCO arms available for the 2016 draft (now less than a month away): LINK

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Minor League Ball Top 151:

4. Riley Pint
58. Jake Fraley
109. Kyle Weatherly
145. Jared Poche
151. Nonie Williams

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Johnson

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I hear tell that he has flipped his commitment. Getting an actual scholly, not just a preferred walk-on. Heading up to North Louisiana...

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Beck

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Has scholly offers at UL-L and NSU from what I've been told. This one will depend on how bad he wants to go to LSU or how bad he wants to play baseball.

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Do you have anything more concrete? Both players are reported to have signed LOIs with LSU, so it's not just as simple as switching a commitment.

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Unfortunately no I do not. I haven't seen anything that shows they were offered a scholarship, therefore the provisions to validate an LOI are not being met. Do you have info showing a scholarship offer?
•A prospective student-athlete agrees to attend the institution full-time for one academic year (two semesters or three quarters).
•The institution agrees to provide athletics financial aid for one academic year (two semesters or three quarters).


I hope that what I have heard is wrong, and both make it to LSU.

He has no control

Hypothetically speaking, if we only lose 3 recruits to the draft (pint, Williams, Peterson/Hess) will we have any room on the roster without having anyone transfer? Assuming atleast Poche, fraley, and Newman are drafted.

Final stat update on Nick Coomes:

.360/.455/.682 for the season
26 2b, 2 3b, 13 HR, 16 SB

11% BB rate, 19% K rate, .322 ISO Power

He had a .398 BABIP, which could lead some to believe he was lucky on balls in play. There has been some research though at the lower level minor leagues (because of the talent disparity among players) that suggest BABIP can also be an indicator of quality of contact. I feel like that is a more logical explanation in this case.

He had a .511 wOBA, which may not tell the whole story of his offensive production because the weightings aren't for JUCO peers but for MLB players from around 2010. Same with the 75 Runs Created in 58 games.

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We would need some transfers to fit everyone.

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Yep, we will have your typical guys who probably didn't play much if really at all this year looking to head elsewhere. For instance Adams and Ducote going into their senior seasons with really no role this year. Adams will compete for 1B job (if Deichmann leaves) but can he win it? Ducote I really like but there is only 1 outfield spot opening up and we have a handful of guys that could fill it (Breaux, for instance).

You have Strall at pitcher who just basically didn't throw this season, going into his last year.

Then you have the freshman who could head elsewhere (probably JUCO), in that group: Lochridge, Dawson, Wofford, Forshag & Bush. Certainly wont lose near all of them, but I'm sure some will think about it, while others might be asked to look elsewhere. I'll throw McKay in the Godfrey grouping as a high talent who just couldnt put it together as a freshman. I hope he stays, but who knows.

Riley Smith is a bit of an enigma, had that injury plague him most of season but is a draft risk for sure if he wants to keep leverage.

Lochridge was the starter before he got hurt so I can't imagine him leaving after 1 year. Bush had Tommy John witch is why he doesn't play, I'm pretty sure forshag was going to LSU just to be a normal student and they asked him to play so I don't see him transferring. Everyone else you can make a case for them to stay or go but the 2 Delgado guys are probably the most likely to leave. Has Adams even hit since sec play started?

MLB.com comes out with their new list of 200 prospects next week. It will be interesting to see where some of the previously unranked recruits rank on the list.