re: LSU Baseball 2023 (and beyond) Recruiting Thread - Old Thread - Please unpin

RHP

We have more pitching need than position player need. We needed experienced middle infield and we got it.

I think we're going to be a lot more targeted in who we actually take now. Jay puts in a lot of work on the high school classes and takes the development side extremely seriously. I don't think he's going to want a reputation of recruiting over guys with the portal every year.

At a certain level is it's unsustainable.

That has been the biggest ? in the whole portal thing discussed. How do you handle it and still be able to bring in good recruits that don't have to worry about being shown the door after a year because of transfer players. That question is still not yet fully answered. Jay, like you said, loves developing players. He has also mentioned he will use the portal specific ways and not just to go after a bunch of guys every year.

Pitching and maybe 1 more MIF will likely be the target unless someone like Ammick decides he wants in at LSU.

I'm assuming there will be a decent amount of roster turnover this off season?

Are the extended covid rosters gone next year? What will the limit be?

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Bama's Friday Night Starter Luke Holman entered the portal.
87 Ks in 81 IP .186 OBA

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Come on down kid

I'm not necessarily saying we're done with middle infielders, or position players. Just that the guy we got addresses one of the big needs.

We also have Tanner Reaves coming in that will compete at 2nd base. He'll be a redshirt sophomore with a 1 year of starting experience in a good JUCO league.

I don't know which guys might fit this mold of our follows, but I could see a grad transfer/COVID year MIF coming in for a year. Provide some experience but not block any of the freshmen for the longterm.

ETA: I think we're still on the hunt for a 1B/DH power hitter type as well.

I still think there's another middle infielder to be added in the transfer portal.

Merrifield will be gone. Does Nippolt return? I'm hesitant.

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Not as much pop as Thompson, but with some work could probably have a better AVG and OBP. Would be a nice 8/9 hole hitter and play a good SS.

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Braswell has a ground ball rate over 50% and a line drive rate in the mid 20% range. He doesn't hit a lot of fly balls at all and had zero pop ups this past season.

He's a swing change candidate. He strikes out more than Thompson but walks more as well. He won't turn into a HR hitter overnight, but adding a little more loft will add more extra base hits as his line drive rate indicates that he hits the ball hard.

Were we on him?