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

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Curiel entered the summer showcase circuit looking like he might continue that line, and while he showed off some skills and played for Team USA, scouts didn’t think he had the kind of summer performance they expected from him, and he continued to get mixed results from evaluators this spring. Tools-wise, Curiel has a package that reminds some of a Pete Crow-Armstrong or a Michael A. Taylor. A left-handed hitter, Curiel’s bat-to-ball skills are excellent, and he rarely strikes out. But while there is some gap power in there, it’s been softer contact than some hoped to see at this point. He hasn’t gotten much stronger or grown from when he first arrived on the high school scene and he’s yet to show he can add strength to his narrow frame or have impact at the plate.

While Curiel is now mostly an average runner, he does have outstanding instincts that will let him play center field for a long time. That with his knack for finding the barrel gives him a pretty decent floor as a big leaguer, and there are some who think he might go on to LSU and come out as a high floor college hitter.

There might be some prospect fatigue here as Curiel has been “famous” for a while, with the industry reminding itself that it took a player like Taylor a long time to fully develop.

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Herring pitched well tonight

3.2 IP
0 H
0 R
3 Ks
2 BBs

Yeah he does have a lot of highlights throwing runners out. I don’t mind his frame actually, could definitely add a few pounds with a college weight and food program. He may have dropped just enough to make it to BR, I think it’s a better risk for a position guy than a pitcher.

His stats from this high school season per GC

.324 BA
.417 OBP
.463 SLG
10 2B
1 3B
1 HR
15 BB
16 SO
20 SB

Think it’s at 2:00pm tmrw

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This is why it’s not Schmidt. Dig deeper.

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Trust Q

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Herring pitched well tonight

3.2 IP
0 H
0 R
3 Ks
2 BBs

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I wasn't quite sure because of the camera angle, but he looked to be flashing either an elite changeup or a good curveball tonight.

I don't think it was his normal breaking stuff because he tends to throw more of a sweeper than what he displayed tonight.

Seemed like his FB velocity was down a tick in his start tonight sitting between 8& and 90.

He posted the same yesterday.