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re: LSU Baseball 2025 (and beyond) Recruiting Thread
Posted on 5/2/25 at 8:51 am to wahoocs
Posted on 5/2/25 at 8:51 am to wahoocs
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Probably this
Along with all of the other higher velo/ spin rate guys
Was told there are no position players on the radar in that class from LA
3 pitchers on the radar
if you can get holton....we would be stupid not to. I did hear he wants to go out of state but he certainly should have a committable offer, was up to 97 this season. Dont be surprised to see him 98+ in the summer with the luccini national team. I know matt gambill is extremely high on him and holton dominated for him in some big big summer tournaments last year.
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Posted on 5/2/25 at 9:17 am to wahoocs
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Was told there are no position players on the radar in that class from LA
Not even Miller Sheets committed to Baylor or Braylen Montgomery committed to OU? Those are pretty highly rated guys on PG in the state for 2026
I guess our OF commits are all way higher ranked than Braylen to this point for 2026 still
Sammy Kane vs. Miller Sheets might be an interesting comparison
This post was edited on 5/2/25 at 9:20 am
Posted on 5/2/25 at 1:42 pm to thunderbird1100
I asked about Braylon Montgomery awhile back and never got an answer
We should offer him if we haven’t already
Miller sheets too
Miss getting those Louisiana guys
We should offer him if we haven’t already
Miller sheets too
Miss getting those Louisiana guys
Posted on 5/3/25 at 9:31 am to thunderbird1100
I think most that follow this in here enough to keep up with this thread know how it works.
With only 34 spots and JUCO not counting against eligibility, adding in no penalty transfers that have been playing the best competition available, LSU is going to offer to place kids on the bubble. If they meet certain parameters at that level, they will sign them for “X” amount.
Some kids will jump on that and others will take a more committable offer elsewhere. That doesn’t bother me either way. It’s best for LSU. But it really does make having an agent a must for these kids, esp pitchers.
When a pitcher tries to bet on himself, the risk of injury along with possibly forfeiting a signing bonus is much greater. When LSU bets on a kid, they could spend $500 K and get practically nothing to exactly nothing.
With only 34 spots and JUCO not counting against eligibility, adding in no penalty transfers that have been playing the best competition available, LSU is going to offer to place kids on the bubble. If they meet certain parameters at that level, they will sign them for “X” amount.
Some kids will jump on that and others will take a more committable offer elsewhere. That doesn’t bother me either way. It’s best for LSU. But it really does make having an agent a must for these kids, esp pitchers.
When a pitcher tries to bet on himself, the risk of injury along with possibly forfeiting a signing bonus is much greater. When LSU bets on a kid, they could spend $500 K and get practically nothing to exactly nothing.
Posted on 5/4/25 at 11:48 am to wahoocs
What about the Cooper Smith Kid out of Live Oak? Seems he’s had a stellar senior season , see stuff all the time on Twitter about him.
Posted on 5/4/25 at 1:19 pm to talmaniandevil_25
Cooper Smith is a kid Manieiri would have recruited to LSU. Not saying it is right or wrong but Johnson does not give deference to fringe in-state kids like PM did
Posted on 5/4/25 at 3:41 pm to Lester Earl
Nothing u said is wrong, but if there is such a thing as “clutch”, this kid is it
I would “waste” a spot on a kid that “might” not be an SEC catcher, when he continuously wins big games with the long ball
SeC and LSU dudes love the long ball
I would “waste” a spot on a kid that “might” not be an SEC catcher, when he continuously wins big games with the long ball
SeC and LSU dudes love the long ball
Posted on 5/5/25 at 10:48 am to wahoocs
The thing is with the rules now it's better for everybody for Louisiana guys to just go play somewhere else for a year or two then transfer back if they want to play at LSU. There aren't spots for any freshmen who aren't going to play as freshmen. And the player gets to play and improve. And LSU gets to actually see if they can play beyond high school.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 11:14 am to ccox11
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The thing is with the rules now it's better for everybody for Louisiana guys to just go play somewhere else for a year or two then transfer back if they want to play at LSU
Well yes, this is most beneficial to LSU and I don't disagree.
And in matters involving position players, who are less likely for injury, it can make a lot of sense for both parties
But as it relates to pitchers, it gets tricky
And with only 34 rosters spots, you are going to have to include players who can play multiple positions to stockpile arms, knowing that injuries will occur.
Hell, I don't see how they are going to be able intrasquad without having some JUCO guys over to pitch
Posted on 5/5/25 at 11:39 am to wahoocs
Well they don't have to be at 34 in the fall. I'm sure they'll still be close to 40 for the fall. They'll probably have even more post-fall roster trimming.
This post was edited on 5/5/25 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 5/6/25 at 4:00 pm to ccox11
Incarnate Word has fired their coach, but they don't really have anyone on the roster worth pursuing.
Looking at some standings around the country, I wouldn't be surprised if Cal, VaTech, or Utah made changes, and they all have guys that would be high value targets in the portal. The two sophomore middle infielders from Cal. Renfrow at VaTech, McAnnelly from Utah.
Looking at some standings around the country, I wouldn't be surprised if Cal, VaTech, or Utah made changes, and they all have guys that would be high value targets in the portal. The two sophomore middle infielders from Cal. Renfrow at VaTech, McAnnelly from Utah.
Posted on 5/7/25 at 5:18 pm to ProjectP2294
Project, why don’t we go after as many Louisiana guys anymore? Is it a Jay thing or did the talent in Louisiana shrink
Posted on 5/7/25 at 7:55 pm to AlecRock23
quote:Not project but a few reasons:
Project, why don’t we go after as many Louisiana guys anymore? Is it a Jay thing or did the talent in Louisiana shrink
1. Smaller roster - Can't go after fringe guys anymore.
2. Transfer portal - Why sign a kid who won't contribute for 2 years when you can go get a Junior who will start day 1?
3. Jay is a better recruiter - Jay has more national ties, specifically on the west coast, to get access to top talent out of CA and other places we normally didn't recruit. You don't take the kid out of Jesuit over the better talent from California if you can get the kid out of California.
4. Talent has been down in LA - Most classes through the 2010s had multiple top 100 kids. Haven't had more than 1 (and most haven't had any) since 2019.
We've kind of made up for it with some of the portal additions. Top LA guys who deserve to be on this level are brought back.
This post was edited on 5/7/25 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 5/8/25 at 10:31 am to PP7 for heisman
quote:
Not project but a few reasons:
1. Smaller roster - Can't go after fringe guys anymore.
2. Transfer portal - Why sign a kid who won't contribute for 2 years when you can go get a Junior who will start day 1?
3. Jay is a better recruiter - Jay has more national ties, specifically on the west coast, to get access to top talent out of CA and other places we normally didn't recruit. You don't take the kid out of Jesuit over the better talent from California if you can get the kid out of California.
4. Talent has been down in LA - Most classes through the 2010s had multiple top 100 kids. Haven't had more than 1 (and most haven't had any) since 2019.
We've kind of made up for it with some of the portal additions. Top LA guys who deserve to be on this level are brought back.
this. the biggest thing is like mentioned, if you cant play as a freshman...they want you to go somewhere else and prove it and get bigger/stronger
as far as the talent being down....Louisiana as a whole sucks at weight training when it come baseball...well pretty much every sport. But the average hitter in the sec is 205+ and average pitcher is 195+....it makes it really hard for louisiana HS kids to come in and compete with 21-23 year old grown arse men.
So LSU sends them to smaller schools or Juco then gets who they want through the portal.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 3:22 pm to PP7 for heisman
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2. Transfer portal - Why sign a kid who won't contribute for 2 years when you can go get a Junior who will start day 1?
I think this is probably the biggest reason. NIL plays into this as well. Scouting baseball players is hard, for both college coaches and pro scouts. There's not as much risk spending NIL $$ on a player who as proved it at the college level and if a pitcher, you have a better idea of their health.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 4:09 pm to Tigerfan1274
Bubba Coleman from 2026 just committed to Alabama
Ranked at #116 on PG
Kid committed here a very very long time ago and got let go towards end of last year IIRC?
Ranked at #116 on PG
Kid committed here a very very long time ago and got let go towards end of last year IIRC?
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:58 pm to ProjectP2294
Project when you dig into these small schools as possibly having LSU-worthy transfers, have you heard of Colorado Christian? 
some kid named Gregory Rangel
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:59 pm to BayouPride
LINK
List from 64analytics of those who had big weeks including the aforementioned kid from Colorado Christian and Anthony Eyanson
List from 64analytics of those who had big weeks including the aforementioned kid from Colorado Christian and Anthony Eyanson
This post was edited on 5/8/25 at 9:05 pm
Posted on 5/8/25 at 9:00 pm to BayouPride
See link above for list of ten with standout data from 64analytics Eyanson included
This post was edited on 5/8/25 at 9:03 pm
Posted on 5/8/25 at 9:02 pm to BayouPride
Looked him up earlier this week. It’s D2 in Colorado, so it’s really tough to gauge competition and hitting environment. But he went off last week.
ETA: I looked him up before the write up in BA, but I think I saw him on a 64analytics tweet, and they did the BA write up.
ETA: I looked him up before the write up in BA, but I think I saw him on a 64analytics tweet, and they did the BA write up.
This post was edited on 5/8/25 at 9:05 pm
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