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Posted on 2/7/20 at 7:08 am to StickD
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Can Hughes hit 250?
Can he? Yes. Will he? Who knows.
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Or should we just expect 230 pray for walks?
I will take .230 with a good amount of walks all day.
There seems to be a back up plan in place, incase Hughes isn't cutting it. Although, Hughes not cutting it probably means our other hitters aren't hitting well. Hughes is what he is. Him playing, or not playing, will probably depend more on the rest of the lineup as much, or more, than him.
Posted on 2/7/20 at 12:51 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
I get the feeling that we're going to worse in the field than we're used to. Not necessarily bad, but bad in reference to the standard Mainieri usually keeps fielding at, which is usually high.
Kind of interesting in a year where pitching should be superb, fielding may not be able to match, which could make the pitchers look a bit worse than they otherwise could. Sounds like hitting should be really good so I think it will be fine overall. I've also not watched any scrimmages or anything so I'm just going off what I've read.
Kind of interesting in a year where pitching should be superb, fielding may not be able to match, which could make the pitchers look a bit worse than they otherwise could. Sounds like hitting should be really good so I think it will be fine overall. I've also not watched any scrimmages or anything so I'm just going off what I've read.
Posted on 2/7/20 at 2:01 pm to LSshoe
You’re not wrong. The lineup is going to sacrifice some speed in the field to be a lot more power oriented playing station to station.
However tigerdroppings says Mainieri only recruits slap hitters under 5’9 so something’s gotta give.
However tigerdroppings says Mainieri only recruits slap hitters under 5’9 so something’s gotta give.
This post was edited on 2/7/20 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 2/7/20 at 3:25 pm to Adam4848
Doughty is an advanced hitter, but a 55 rating? Seems low.
Posted on 2/7/20 at 3:25 pm to LSshoe
Which spots do you see us getting worse defensively compared to last year?
Posted on 2/7/20 at 3:34 pm to josh336
For his age. He’s a 55-60 but I don’t see the point in over hyping him.
0.270 is typically the average in college so if he does end up hitting 0.280 ish I think that’s very respectable.
0.270 is typically the average in college so if he does end up hitting 0.280 ish I think that’s very respectable.
Posted on 2/7/20 at 3:37 pm to Adam4848
So this grading system is based on their classification too?
Posted on 2/7/20 at 5:01 pm to josh336
No, my apologies on the wording. He's advanced for his age but that is not transitive so to speak of how I grade him. I think he's a 55-60 tool hitter right now in college baseball.
Posted on 2/7/20 at 6:12 pm to josh336
Of, 2b. Maybe 3rd and SS if Hal can't cut it at bat. Gio is fast in OF but if I recall he made some mistakes with bad jumps and such that I don't really remember Watson making. I think he'll be fine with reps but there could take a bit for him to really settle in there. Cabrera has a cannon and is more than decent in the field, but dups was a machine.
We've just been spoiled for defense for a while outside of a few anomalies. I just predict a lot of bitching about it. From the sound of it if we needed to go all out on d we've got great guys available in basically all positions so it'll probably be a lot of experimenting to see where we can afford the tradeoff of d for o.
We've just been spoiled for defense for a while outside of a few anomalies. I just predict a lot of bitching about it. From the sound of it if we needed to go all out on d we've got great guys available in basically all positions so it'll probably be a lot of experimenting to see where we can afford the tradeoff of d for o.
Posted on 2/7/20 at 9:52 pm to LSshoe
Mathis by all accounts is pretty good at 3rd. We didnt have a defensive stud there last year either. 2nd base didnt have a defensive stud either. Gio and cabrera played last year in the outfield, so i dont think we are taking a big drop there. Hal is the shortstop, so no defensive drop there. Im not saying we will be a top 10 defensive team, but should still be top 50. Amd i feel like holding base stealers was the biggest problem last year, and that sounds like its being corrected. Most thought it was on the catchers, but it was much more of a pitcher issue
Posted on 2/8/20 at 12:02 pm to josh336
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Mathis by all accounts is pretty good at 3rd. We didnt have a defensive stud there last year either. 2nd base didnt have a defensive stud either.
Hughes and Broussard were both top notch defenders at 3rd and 2nd respectively. There’s definitely going to be a drop off defensively in the infield but I don’t think it’s going to really be a problem. The guys we have are adequate.
Posted on 2/8/20 at 1:39 pm to CottonWasKing
Oh yeah I'm not saying we're going to bad. Just probably worse than we usually are.
Posted on 2/8/20 at 7:36 pm to Adam4848
Thanks Adam, looking forward to a fun season. I will be doing BPB to the best of my ability 
Posted on 2/9/20 at 10:11 am to Adam4848
Appreciate all the previews this year adam. Ready to watch this staff take form.
Posted on 2/9/20 at 10:48 am to josh336
Same. I’m excited to see more power arms and power bats.
Posted on 2/9/20 at 10:50 am to Adam4848
With guys like beloso, garza, cabrera, willis, and travinski, no one should have a reason to complain about our size at the plate
Posted on 2/9/20 at 10:52 am to josh336
But they will anyway, after we have a rough stretch hitting. "CPM doesn't recruit anyone over 5'9".'
Posted on 2/9/20 at 1:34 pm to Adam4848
Where did Ripoll transfer to?
Posted on 2/9/20 at 1:36 pm to SM6
He transferred to San Jacinto, but he’s not on their roster for the spring after playing there in the fall.
ETA: Riggs Threadgill went to McLennan, and he seems to be having a decent start to the season for them.
ETA: Riggs Threadgill went to McLennan, and he seems to be having a decent start to the season for them.
This post was edited on 2/9/20 at 1:40 pm
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