re: LSU Baseball 2018 (and beyond) Recruiting Thread *Old Thread*

But if they sign someone under the slot value on their pick, they can use the money they saved to go over on others.

No, they're only penalized if they go over the total. The penalties become more extreme the farther over they go. Also any picks signed in excess of 100K outside of the top 10 rounds have the excess amount deducted from the pool.

There is a tax on the overage amount. Once they hit 10% over the tax is 100% of the overage plus picks in the next draft.

Too bad that LSU did not try and get Trey Dawson and Brody Wofford back. Both could have helped.
Dawson is going to Kentucky. I do not know where Wofford is going.
LSU may have to look for an infielder somewhere this summer.

Not sure we would have to play Reid just yet. There will be competition. Basically, we need one of Templet or Woley to be a player and Slaughter needs to be able to play 2B.

I am thinking Templet at 3B, Smith at SS, Slaughter at 2B, Coomes at 1B.

Bryce Jordan comes back and is the DH. Unless Storz shows up and can mash then maybe he is the DH and Bryce plays some 1B.

The word is Templet is sticking it out. He knew the infield was crowded according to a poster on here.
He will be back and ready to compete I think.

Storz might well end up as your first baseman. You can't teach 6-5 with a big wingspan, and the MLB scouts raved about his power at the plate.

If Bechtold signs, which is probable, they're likely going to sign another infielder. My guess is it would be a JUCO kid.

The obvious candidate would be Brandt Broussard from Delgado, who hit .429 with 16 doubles and 15 stolen bases (37 walks against 22 strikeouts in 170 AB) this year. He's a little bitty guy (5-10, 160) kind of like Cole Freeman was, and he's a VERY slick fielder (.973, only six errors at second base). Broussard is a bit like Hal Hughes, who you've already signed, so there might be a question what he gives you that Hughes wouldn't already, but he's got the defense and with a .531 on-base percentage he's definitely a kid who can set the table.

Another guy is Luke Watson, who's a 6-1, 185-pound 2nd baseman for San Jacinto. Watson batted 3-hole for San Jac, who lost to Chipola in the JUCO World Series championship. He hit .406 for them, though he's not a power hitter (9 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 31 RBI), and fielded at a decent .940 with 20 double plays.

There are a few other pretty good guys out there. One thing I've heard is this - Nolan Cain was unlike Cannizaro in that Cain missed a ton of midweek games because he went on scouting trips. Cannizaro didn't do all that much of that; he scouted off the pro evals. So Cain may have a guy or two out there he could reel in who could fill a hole for us.

Or maybe Templet or Woley or Webre could come in and nail down third base and you don't really need another guy. Who knows?

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SS- Smith

Valid point.

My main point is that if Cabrera and Ferducci both make it to LSU we have a lot of options.

Feduccia and Doolittle will split time behind the plate.

Slaughter will either be at 2nd or 3rd. I could see him at third with a freshman at 2nd, either Webre or Hughes. Of Hughes at 3rd.

Webre can play pretty much all over the field. I'd give him a Mason Katz comp, but he's a better outfielder than Katz was. He threw a guy out at home from left field the other night.

Hughes is still adjusting to hitting with the wood bat, but he had a home run yesterday.

Templet will have a chance at 1B, 3B, and DH. Coomes will also get ABs at 1B and DH.

We're still sitting at around 36/35 (I think, I'm counting every person with eligibility that's been drafted as gone). So any late additions would still require attrition. If the Hilliard grade issues are accurate, we're at 35/35.

If literally no one else gets drafted and signs, then we don't need anyone to transfer out.