re: LSU Baseball 2022 (and beyond) Recruiting Thread (OLD THREAD, PLEASE STICKY NEW ONE)

plus the easy transition is to move Thompson to second, which hurts their chances.

I'd have Thompson play 3B all summer if Romero and/or Guidry make it to campus. He won't have to think as much there, and he has some history there.

Holt to me looked very similar to Cranford in the fall but with maybe a touch more power. Safford has some limitations with glove. It's going to be difficult for both of them guys.

I'm going to enjoy this year but 2023 has me really excited. We might lose a little fire power in Doughty and Berry but I see a lot of improvement potential. We should have options at Catcher and infield. I think we will have 3 new starting pitchers and maybe closer as well. It should be a very talented team.

I actually thought Thompson looked much more comfortable at 2B the few games Doughty moved to short. I wouldn't mind having Thompson at 2nd with Guidry and Merrifield battling for 3B next season. IF Thompson is struggling bad you have Guidry or Merrifield move over to 2B. Will have a few players that will be able to move around to all 3 IF positions next season. Will be about finding the right combination. Little bit like this year. Though Thompson is still playing defense without confidence, I still feel the combination that is playing is the best option LSU has at the moment.

I think people also forget how difficult it is to develop players in baseball. We’ve seen so many guys show promise as freshman and never reach the same level of play through their career.

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Holt to me looked very similar to Cranford in the fall but with maybe a touch more power. Safford has some limitations with glove. It's going to be difficult for both of them guys.

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Yea Holt came in extremely raw. Had trouble with routine plays...it's nothing against those two but if LSU is relying on them to be starters then you wonder if LSU truly has a championship caliber lineup.

The pieces are definitely being put in place to be excited. Pitching and defense should improve next season and the lineup will be just fine.

May, June and July are my favorite months of the year being a college baseball fan. College baseball season coming to an end with teams fighting to be in the postseason/regional hosts/super regional hosts. Then you have postseason play. Then you have the draft and can start making more speculation of who will make it to campus and what the roster will shape up to look like going into the fall.

Will become very difficult to keep Pearson out of the lineup. Dynamic hitter! Stevenson has the potential to become a great TIGER!

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Wouldn't be terribly shocked if we need to put him in a corner to make room for a bat like Jared Jones or Ethan Frey coming in

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I'm not saying they won't contribute as freshmen, but both guys fall into a couple categories of players that take a little longer to adjust/develop.

Catchers - because the non-hitting part of their job is so onerous it takes their bats a little longer.

Tall Guys - They have longer levers so getting used to higher velo can take a little longer.

Those are the type of guys you want to have patience with, because by year 3 they could be absolute monsters. Even if it doesn't seem that way right away.