re: LSU Baseball 2024 (and beyond) Recruiting Thread OLD THREAD

What’s his injury risk?

Wetherholt going 1.1 in an underslot deal has been gaining some steam. The slots are so high now, they can save 3m just by going that route. They can draft Schmidt in the 11th round and still hit his number. Regardless of where he is picked, we will sweat him out until after the deadline.

I will say there was a dodgers scout (from Louisiana) in a Twitter spaces the other night and he did say he can see him making it to campus.

SIAP

LINK

Interview with Jay. Doesn't get in to much detail but I figured some of you crazies, like myself, would enjoy it.

LSU PORTAL TRACKER UPDATE
Uncommitted players that LSU has shown variable interest in.
Ranks are from 64 Analytics

7/4 Updates: Beck commits to LSU out of nowhere. Several names updated destinations

* Bolded names below indicate new activity since the last update

PITCHERS
Cade Fisher, LHP, Florida, SO #2
2024: 7.13, 59.1 IP, 67H, 29BB, 76K, 1.618 WHIP
2023: 3.10, 49.1 IP, 51H, 13BB, 48K, 1.297 WHIP

Travis Smith, RHP, Kentucky, SO, #12
6.36, 36.2 IP, 38H, 22BB, 31K, 1.636 WHIP

Liam Doyle, LHP, Ole Miss, #14
5.73, 55 IP, 48H, 21BB, 84K, 1.254 WHIP

Chase Hungate, RHP, Virginia, JR, #50
3.74, 53 IP, 49H, 13BB, 37K, 1.170 WHIP

Ruger Riojas, RHP, UTSA, SO, #66
3.25, 69.1 IP, 68H, 18BB, 75K, 1.240 WHIP

Matthew Watson, RHP, A&M-Corpus Christi, JR, #122
4.15, 65IP, 55H, 29BB, 74K, 1.292 WHIP

Michael Gillen, RHP, Seton Hall, SO, #144
2.31, 39IP, 30 H, 14BB, 43K, 1.128 WHIP

Trent Hodgdon, RHP, USC Upstate, JR, #291
7.39, 31.2 IP, 29H, 18BB, 51K, 1.484 WHIP

Alex Canney, RHP, Tampa, JR, #347
3.21, 106.2 IP, 105H, 21BB, 99K, 1.18 WHIP

Ethan Phillips, RHP, Indiana, SO, #371
6.16, 30.2 IP, 33H, 22BB, 33K, 1.821 WHIP

Matthew Dallas, LHP, Tennessee, FR, #369
4.76, 17 IP, 11H, 10BB, 22K, 1.235 WHIP

Hunter Watkins, RHP, Grand Canyon, FR, #442
3.83, 47 IP, 53H, 13BB, 47K, 1.404 WHIP

Packy Bradley-Cooney, RHP, Campbell, JR, #474
6.92, 39 IP, 27H, 28BB, 53K, 1.410 WHIP

Steven Cash, LHP, Louisiana Lafayette, SO, #596
3.79, 19 IP, 13H, 13BB, 21K, 1.368 WHIP

JT Quinn, RHP, Ole Miss, SO, #725
8.84, 19.1 IP, 30H, 15BB, 28K, 2.328 WHIP

Drew Koenen, RHP, Dartmouth, FR, #930
4.38, 24.2 IP, 28H, 7BB, 23K, 1.419 WHIP

Chase Hoover, LHP, TCU, SO, #955
9.74, 20.1 IP, 27H, 13BB, 31K, 1.967 WHIP

Connor Benge, RHP, Dallas Baptist, SO, #997
5.73, 33 IP, 33H, 22BB, 35K, 1.667 WHIP

Blake MacMillian, LHP, Niagra, SR, #1501
2.35, 15.1 IP, 6H, 7BB, 15K, 0.848 WHIP

Matt Gaither, LHP, UNCW, SR, #1885
21.00, 3 IP, 9H, 4BB, 3K, 4.33 WHIP (2024)

Brett Antolick, RHP, Texas A&M, FR, #2502
9.64, 4.2 IP, 9H, 2BB, 1K, 2.357 WHIP

Gerald Hanson, LHP, Cal State Northridge, SO, #2742
4.50, 8 IP, 9H, 4BB, 10K, 1.625 WHIP

Adam Hachman, LHP, Arkansas, FR, #2901
Redshirted as a freshman

Sid Polston, LHP, Campbell, JR, #4066
Medically redshirted in ‘24


POSITION PLAYERS
Andrew Fischer, 3B, Ole Miss, SO, #2
.285/.397./643/1.039, 20HR, 35BB, 53K, 1SB

Gavin Kilen, SS, Louisville, SO, #4
.330/.361/.591/.952, 9HR, 7BB, 22K, 1SB

Cam Clayton SS, Washington, JR, #11
.270/.378/.440/.818, 7 HR, 30 BB, 43K, 7SB

Aiva Arquette, 2B, Washington, JR #12
.325/.384/.574/.958, 12HR, 17BB, 40K, 6SB

Grant Knipp, C, Campbell, JR, #19
.402/.547/1.029/1.576, 18HR, 27BB, 28K, 7SB

Daniel Dickinson, MIF, Utah Valley University, SO, #20
.367/.469/.661/1.131, 18HR, 34BB, 28K, 32SB

Cody Schrier, SS, UCLA, JR, #32
.242/.320/.354/.674, 5HR, 19BB, 43K, 6SB

Cole Christman, C, Southern Illinois, SR, #111
.289/.372/.493/.864 9HR, 25BB, 32K, 6SB

Bobby Boser, 2B, South Florida, JR, #136
.299/.351/.667/.1.018, 12HR, 10BB, 35K, 6SB

Matt Halbach, 3B, UCSD, Jr, #170
.409/.511/.662/1.173, 3HR, 11BB, 12K, 4SB

Ace Reese, OF/1B, Houston, FR, #154
.278/.395/.506/.901, 7HR, 29BB, 37K, 5SB

Trey Ciulla-Hall, 3B, Stonehill, SR, #194
.337/.443/.668/1.111, 15HR, 35BB, 29K, 9SB

Bear Madliak, C, Jacksonville St, SO #199
.328/.400/.488/.888, 5HR, 20BB, 36K, 7SB

Hayden Jatczak, DH/3B, Saginaw Valley, SR, #201
.468/.551/.827/1.378, 16HR, 43BB, 26K, 8SB

Nolan Wilson, C/OF/DH, Nevada, JR, #216
.323/.359/.547/.907, 7HR, 9BB, 36K

Kade Lewis, 1B, Butler, FR, #248
.377/.436/.618/1.054, 10HR, 18BB, 35K, 3SB

Blake Cavill, 1B, Western Kentucky, JR, #252
.313/.443/.527/.970, 8HR, 43BB, 31K, 1SB

Bear Harrison, C, Saint Mary’s, FR, #899
.322/.410/.541/.952, 8HR, 21BB, 32K, 0SB

Kaleb Burns, C, Ripon, JR, #1312
.281/.409./.445/.854, 3HR, 16BB, 20K, 9SB


PITCHERS ADDED VIA PORTAL
Jacob Mayers, RHP, Nicholls, SO, #18
4.58, 70.2 IP, 39H, 76BB, 106K, 1.627 WHIP

Luke Hayden, RHP, Indiana State, SO, #21
3.81, 78 IP, 73H, 47BB, 91K, 1.538 WHIP

Deven Sheerin, RHP, Mount St Mary’s, FR, #34
4.76, 70 IP, 49H, 32BB, 109K, 1.157 WHIP

Zac Cowan, RHP, Woffard, SO, #63
3.68, 110 IP, 102H, 29BB, 124K, 1.19 WHIP

Chandler Dorsey, RHP, USF, #147
3.60, 30 IP, 20H, 16BB, 41K, 1.200 WHIP


POSITION PLAYERS ADDED VIA PORTAL
Dalton Beck, DH/OF, Incarnate Word, SO, #26
.377/.433/.716 /1.150, 18HR 23BB 42K 8SB

Luis Hernandez, 1B/C, JR, #58
.359/.421/.694/1.114 OPS, 23 HR, 17BB, 50K,5SB

Eddie Yamin, 1B/OF/C, SO, #189
.342/.429/.608/.1.037, 13HR, 20BB, 59K, 4SB

Chris Stanfield, OF, SO, #251
.276/.365/.395/.760, 4HR, 24BB, 38K, 9SB


LSU PITCHERS IN PORTAL
Thatcher Hurd, RHP, #2
Justin Loer, LHP, #37
Sammy Dutton, RHP, #41 (Auburn)
Cam Johnson, LHP, #165 (OU)
Javen Coleman, LHP, #303
Aiden Moffett, RHP, #568 (Texas)
Nic Bronzini, LHP, #1315
Micah Bucknam, RHP, #2679 (DBU)
MJ Seo, RHP, #3517


LSU POSITION PLAYERS IN PORTAL
Brady Neal, C, #15 (Alabama)
Paxton Kling, CF, #185 (Penn St)
Zeb Ruddell, OF, #2024 (La Tech)
Ryan Kucherak, INF, #2273
Austen Roellig, INF, #3511 (Utah)
Derrick Mitchell, OF, #3534
Dallas Dale, INF, #3568


PLAYERS COMMITTED ELSEWHERE
Zack Root, LHP, East Carolina, SO, #5 (Arkansas)
Landon Beidelschies, LHP, Ohio State, SO #6 (Arkansas)
Gavin Kash, 1B, Texas Tech, JR, #8 (Texas A&M)
Tommy LaPour, RHP, Wichita St, FR, #11 (TCU)
Logan Maxwell, DH, TCU, JR #29 (Arkansas)
Billy Barlow, RHP, Clemson, SO, #32 (Florida)
Wyatt Henseler, 3B, Penn, SR, #89 (Texas A&M)
Ryan Moerman, OF, Illinois, JR, #95 (Ole Miss)
Luke Gaffney, 1B/C, Purdue, FR, #134 (Clemson)
Adam Mrakitsch, LHP, Central Michigan, JR, #116 (Cincinnati)
Matt Ryan, 3B, UMBC, SO, #125 (Lamar)
Easton Winfield, OF, ULM, FR, #158 (Texas)
Jace Rinehart, PF, USC Upstate, JR, #116, (WVU)
Collin Priest, 1B/OF, Michigan, FR, #148 (Clemson)
Jacob Pruitt, RHP, Indiana State, SO, #196 (Miss St)
Trey Newmann, RHP, Cal, FR, #238 (TCU)
Brennan Hudson, DH/1B/C, Georgia State, SO, #242, (UGA)
Kyle Jones, CF, Stetson, SO, #260 (Florida)
Nick Groves, OF, Niagra, SO, #330 (Illinois)
Gavin DeVooght, RHP, Ohio State, FR, #297 (Michigan)
Kevin Warunak, LHP, Longwood, JR, #433 (Coast Carolina)
Jackson Cleveland, RHP, Lamar, SO, #445 (Miami)
Logan Bevis, RHP, South Florida, FR, #639 (Texas Tech)
Jacob Hand, SS, WPI, SR, #622 (Northwestern)
Kaeden Kent, 2B/3B, Texas A&M, SO, #662 (returning to A&M)
Jack Hostetler, RHP, Whitman, JR, #753
Preston Prince, LHP, Niagara, SO, #1195 (Rutgers)
Max Kaufer, C, Texas A&M, SO, #1723 (South Carolina)
Alex Valentin, LHP, Nova Southeastern, FR, #3520 (Texas State)


64 ANALYTICS PORTAL RANKS
1. Georgia (14)
2. Arkansas (11)
3. Kentucky (12)
4. LSU (9)
5. Duke (10)
6. Miami (11)
12. Auburn (8)
15. Alabama (7)
17. South Carolina (9)
20. Vanderbilt (7)
22. Miss. State (6)
23. Florida (6)
41. Texas A&M (4)
46. Texas (4)
51. Ole Miss (4)
62. Oklahoma (3)
90. Missouri (2)
127. Tennessee (2)

Dalton beck

Hopefully Dickinson

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Hopefully Dickinson

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This is my guess. No new info, just reading tea leaves and it feels like he is almost across the finish line

Dickinson would be huge, but is he a SS?

I went through all of their box scores the last two seasons:

111 Games Started

2B: 87 starts
3B: 15 starts (mostly as freshman)
SS :9 starts


2024: 14 errors (Milam made 5, for comparison)
2023: 4 errors