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Posted on 7/19/24 at 1:34 pm to
Posted by BayTiger13
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 1:34 pm to
Not LSU related but just saw Travis Bazzana signed for $8.95 mil which is $1.62 mil under slot. That is why we were worried about Cleveland picking Schmidt/Herring/Jones.

Chase Burns signed for $9.25 mil as the number 2 overall pick.
Posted by Tigah14
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 2:11 pm to
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Posted by BayTiger13
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 2:19 pm to
I don't see why they wouldn't work him both ways this fall and if you see something there then you can carry it over into the spring. You know something is there with the way he was recruited by the pro scouts as a pitcher and not a position player. Especially if 3 others out perform him for the starting OF spots, you have him on the mound to fall back on instead of having his talent not contribute at all. I kind of thought maybe him leaving the cape early while hitting .320 after only 6 or 8 games might have suggested he was going to either come back to campus to get some pitching work in or go to a different league to maybe get some innings but I haven't seen anything on him in any other summer leagues.
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 2:27 pm to
I wish they would just let him hit. He could be a lineup pillar.
Posted by Asleepinthecove
Lafayette
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 2:28 pm to
quote:

C - Hernandez 1B - Schmidt 2B - Reeves 3B - Jones SS - Dickinson LF - Yamin CF - Brown RF - Beck DH - Costello


I don’t doubt that Milam and Larson will be in the lineup day 1
Posted by BayTiger13
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 2:38 pm to
From Jay's comments on the potential Brown has as an everyday OF, I don't think they will work him as a pitcher if it brings down his progress from a development standpoint in the OF. I feel like they can make both work though.
Posted by BayTiger13
Louisiana
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 2:40 pm to
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I don’t doubt that Milam and Larson will be in the lineup day 1


Did you read his post at all or just see the lineup and felt you needed to comment on it?
Posted by DRock88
Member since Aug 2015
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 5:29 pm to
Milam would still make my slow pitch lineup.
Posted by Tigah14
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 5:49 pm to
quote:

I wish they would just let him hit. He could be a lineup pillar.

Me too but with a crowded OF and not enough LHP, it wouldn’t surprise me 1 bit if he throws 15-20 innings this year
Posted by Adam4848
LA
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 5:59 pm to
When was the last true two way player at LSU?
Posted by DRock88
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 6:05 pm to
The closest I could think is Chad Jones.
Posted by Wichita Co Tiger
Texas
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 6:06 pm to
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Me too but with a crowded OF and not enough LHP, it wouldn’t surprise me 1 bit if he throws 15-20 innings this year


That’s my thought as well. He would be a nice insurance policy in the LHP department if needed
Posted by DRock88
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 6:22 pm to
To me, it's not even so much of the crowded OF as it is that the OF is crowded with LHH. Brown may have the highest upside of them, but he has other potential impact on the team as a LHP.

Stanfield will be pivotal. If you're RHH not named Jones, Braswell, or Dickinson...you may get OF reps in the fall to see what's up.
Posted by Lester Earl
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 6:33 pm to
Caminiti bonus'd $3,556,300
Posted by DRock88
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 6:40 pm to
Paid in full.
Posted by Jim Hopper
Ocean Springs Mississippi
Member since Sep 2019
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 7:48 pm to
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The closest I could think is Chad Jones.
but did Chad see any game time action in the outfield? I don’t remember. Will Harris was the last everyday player i remember that was two way.
Posted by clownbaby
beezwacks not yours
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 7:53 pm to
Bain? Adrian Antonini?
Posted by FredbullTN
Houston
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 8:52 pm to
Todd Peterson
Posted by Gnash
Cypress, Tx
Member since Oct 2015
9970 posts
Posted on 7/19/24 at 8:55 pm to
Other than Bain and Jones,
Cabrera pitched like twice.
I remember Nate Fury getting some AB’s before becoming strictly bullpen
Did Nick Storz ever get an AB?
I remember Ryan Eades coming in as a possible 2-way guy but I don’t recall him barring.
This post was edited on 7/19/24 at 8:57 pm
Posted by MOT
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 9:05 pm to
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but did Chad see any game time action in the outfield?
Never really at the same time. He started opening night in the OF that year and early in the season, but after he came back from spring football he wasn’t getting any time and then tried pitching.
This post was edited on 7/19/24 at 9:06 pm
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