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

i think we almost 100% go after big time MIF in portal, especially with thompson prolly not making it to campus now.

but I would be surprised if Gavin did not go back to SS after this year. Not saying he will win it, but he is a big time leader who would fit perfect there. has to get hitting better though.

thing is with pitching is, he is doign whatever it takes to help the team win, thats how he is.

Jake Brown is same way, if he comes in and they need him to play field more than pitching he can do that. Dont think that will happen cause he is an absolute unit on the mound but that is the type of athlete he is and its been mentioned that Jay has talked to him about possible 2 way just like they did with Gavin.

What Jay is doing is bringing in stud pitchers who are also the best overall player and athlete on the team.

but to answer your question, i absolutely think he goes after SS & 2nd in portal, maybe more than 1 now that thompson=juco more than likely.

my ideal situation would be to land a stud SS transfer and have Gavin be the second baseman then possibly transition to SS as a Jr if said SS transfer is a one year guy.

With the more definite portal timeframe this year, it's harder to get an early word on who may be in it.

And the coaching carousel hasn't started up yet.

I honestly don't see any SEC schools changing coaches this offseason. Big 12 looks like it might be decently stable as well. The PAC 12 had turnover the last couple years, so I don't know if they're going to churn much either. I don't know as much on the ACC front, I haven't looked much.

And if the Big 12 and SEC (and potentially the ACC) don't have much movement, it means there won't be much movement at the top of the Sunbelt, CUSA, and the American. There could be some Big West coaching turnover, but the conference isn't as loaded as it used to be. I like the Freshman shortstop at Cal Poly though.

So then it's individuals making a decision vs a macro factor, and that's a lot harder to predict.

He's one to keep an eye, but we had contact with him after he decommitted from Tulane (with Jay here) and he went to ASU. I don't really see any reason for him to leave there either.

Here is a reworking of the list from the other day, a few guys came off the board and one guy was added. These are guys we have some level of interest in that could be in the 2023 class.

JUCO
Robert Fortenberry LHP
Briant Bazydlo LHP
Brock Slaton OF
Kenny Keller LHP
Justin Webster RHP
Quinn Prosser RHP
Slaide Naturman RHP
Zach Garber LHP
Jake Bennett C/1B/OF
Derek Williams 1B/OF
Hunter Hanes LHP
Quinn Holt RHP
Trey Cruz INF
Titan Hayes RHP
Alex Ramos RHP
Frank Siano RHP
Jake Potts RHP
Cobe Reeves LHP
Jabin Bates C/OF
Shane Juday INF

2023
Dillon Despain RHP
Jake Melvin RHP
Jake Warkentien INF
Bennett Fryman OF/LHP

Portal
Owen Fuller INF

JUCO INF on the radar: Shane Juday, LHH INF from Lansing CC in Michigan. He's an older JUCO guy with 3 years experience. In the box scores I've looked at, he's played 1B, 2B, and 3B.

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Let’s wait until the All American lists come out and then let Jay work.

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I mean, the staff isn't waiting. I'm not just pulling these names out of thin air.

I know that some are thinking that Thompson doesn’t come to LSU but jay got priester into school somehow

Yeah I expect Mitchell to be a top 20 pick. Elite HS catching prospect with just about every tool you want at a premium position in the draft. Oh well.