re: A quick look ahead to the 2013 Baseball Roster

Good job thanks again man

BTW

Gausman as a FR

5-6 3.51 ERA 89 IP 86 Ks .215 avg against


Nola as a FR


7-4 3.61 ERA 89 IP 89 Ks .251 avg against

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Anyone who doesnt think we take a step back in our starting pitchin next yr is fooling themselves lets be real. Thats what carried us thru all of our 1 run games. Nola will not be a Gausman next yr plain and simple

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No one in this entire thread is saying Nola will be as good as Gausman. You're argument is going in circles...

Adam, can you talk about what may have changed in recruiting philosophies/tactics/personnel post CWS title that caused us to go from having a guy as talented as Leon Landry not even being a starter to where we are now? It seems odd that Mainieri was capable of getting top notch classes up until he won the title, and now we have 20ish ranked classes with several average players.

June 4, 1993... So he just turned 19, he'll be here for two more years looks like.

Nola just made 19 last week. I think he'll be here 2 more years.

Also concerning Eades, this was his first full season of starting since his injury. He was off and on, but overall had a solid year. He has the stuff to take the next step.

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Adam, can you talk about what may have changed in recruiting philosophies/tactics/personnel post CWS title that caused us to go from having a guy as talented as Leon Landry not even being a starter to where we are now? It seems odd that Mainieri was capable of getting top notch classes up until he won the title, and now we have 20ish ranked classes with several average players.

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His first class at LSU he basically struck a gold mine with the talent he was able to get on campus (07 class). At the time Mainieri had literally no talent in his first year and he sold playing time immediately as well as the chance to play the last year in the old box and first at the new box.

Then came that (09 class) highlighted by Von Rosenberg and Colvin. It was all but signed and sealed at the beginning of August that both would be in school before Von Rosenberg signed two weeks before the deadline and Colvin signing the afternoon he was in freshman orientation. You could feel Paul was in a sense "stabbed in the back" by players who had given their word to stay and signed without informing him. A similar occurrence happened with the (10 class) when Garin Cecchini personally spoke to Mainieri assuring him he wouldn't sign for anything under 1.75 million no matter what and ended up signing for 1.3 million days later.

After the 09 championship Mainieri did let off the gas recruiting wise, handing over a few duties here and there to then recruiting coordinator David Grewe. It's an issue that has long been addressed and fixed.

We're beginning to see a more conservative approach from Mainieri and Dunn in going after high school prospects with that strong faith Dunn can develop and mold raw arms with a ton of projectabiliy. Of course every class will have 2-3 high profile guys but the days of losing 6-8 guys in the draft are over. As long as Alan Dunn is in LSU's dugout the pitching will be in good hands.

This 12' class was a filler class filling the needs on the pitchers mound with young arms and outfielders, so it won't draw a ton of attention nationwide. However Alex Bregman in my opinion will make as big of an impact as DJ LeMahieu has in 08.

Top recruiting classes run in cycles...07 class (#1) 10 class (#1) and the 13 class is shaping up to be very deep, potentially top 3 with bloodlines associated with the program included.

I hope this somewhat answered your question.

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I hope this somewhat answered your question.

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Nailed it.

Jackson 6'0 175 R Fr.
McMullen 5'8 175 L Jr.
Rivett 5'10 185 R Fr.
Stevenson 6'0 170 L Fr.

All have above average to great speed.

I'm out for the night.

Why cant we find a true first baseman with some power?