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

Some interesting quotes from MLB.com about some signees

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There is no question that Cabell looks the part of an impactful offensive player and has the bat skills to go along with it. He has tremendous raw power with the ability to drive the ball with the kind of different sound you hear from some hitters when he makes contact. With that power, however, comes some considerable swing and miss issues, as scouts see a grooved swing. It goes a long way when the ball is thrown in that groove, but he doesn't always adjust when it's not.

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Part of a Team USA pitching staff that featured as many as seven potential 2018 first-rounders and won the 18-and-under World Cup last September, Marceaux may be the most advanced high school right-hander in this Draft. Despite his impressive polish, he has fringy fastball velocity and doesn't have a lot of projection remaining. That leads to concerns that he may not get picked quite high enough to sign him away from a Louisiana State commitment.

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Hill works in the low 90s and reaches 95 mph with life on his fastball, showing a tendency to pick up velocity in the middle innings. For a high schooler who has been divided between two sports, he has a remarkably advanced changeup, throwing it with deceptive arm speed and good velocity separation while imparting sink and fade. While his breaking ball is slurvy at this point, he does have some feel to spin and could have a solid curveball once he tightens it up.

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Henry piqued the interest of scouts when he touched 97 mph and showed a plus curveball in his first outing of 2018, though he didn't maintain that stuff throughout the spring. He could go as high as the fourth round if teams believe that will be early enough to divert him from a Louisiana State commitment

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Kelly is all about arm strength and a big fastball. He'll sit 92-93 mph consistently and has been up to 95 mph at times. His slider, which has 10-to-4 action with solid bite and depth, gives him a breaking ball that will be at least average. It can get slurvy at times but he has made strides with it this spring. He doesn't use a changeup in games, though some have seen feel for a fringy one in bullpen sessions. The big right-hander has struggled with his command at times, with some feeling his high-tempo delivery and mindset point to a future in the bullpen. If a team thinks he's a starter, he could go in the top five rounds of the Draft because of his arm strength. Signing him away from his commitment to LSU might be another variable teams will consider in June.

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Him or Cabell. Interesting what they said about Cabell. Gave him a 40 grade for his hit tool. That’s about what you would give Hughes, Cabell has a lot of power tho

I don’t know much about Cabell but seems similar projection to Joey Gallo, no?

Yeah. I guess I mean that the power tool is there for both guys (more so Gallo) but they both have a lot of swing and miss in them.

One week away from finding out how this class shakes out. Imo Marceaux and Turang are locks to turn pro. I think we lose a surprising guy like Kelly or Henry and land a surprise in Cabell. That’s my prediction 1 week out

Project, what’s the exact rule with daft eligible sophomores? I thought you had to be 21 at the time of the draft, but there’s guys like Watson who won’t be 21 until the end of June and are eligible.

Thanks, I figured it was something like that

Marceaux himself mentioned he was being looked at in the late second round, I’m assuming he’s telling teams if he’s drafted in that range he will sign. At this point, I almost feel better about Turang if he falls out the first. Some analyst stated a team might have to overslot him if they pick him late in the round. He’s asking for a lot of money

Brock Mathis will be playing for the Rockford Rivets this summer. He's one of the JUCO transfers we have coming in at catcher. He will be sophomore next season. He played last season at Northwest Florida St. The Rivets were the team that Feduccia, Watson, Moffitt, and Nowak played for last summer.

Their season starts tomorrow night. I would expect that some other LSU players or JUCO signees pass through there this summer.

Project IYO what are the chances of both C Garza & Willis making it to LSU?