re: Baseball Preview 2025 Edition (Feb 10th - Pro Prospects & SEC Predictions)

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the bullpen last year, outside of Herring, was awful.

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Ulloa and Guidry weren't bad, but that was really it.

Hellmers had a great finale but wasn't really put in any other pressure spots.

Primeaux has potential but see above.

Anderson I get counting as a starter.

Coleman was the same guy he was all 4 years at LSU.

Moffett didn't live up to the potential. Still can, but shame it didn't work out here.

Ack went about 2 batters too long every single outing.

Dutton was Dutton,

Loer was a massive disappointment. Stuff was great, too. Even located some great pitches but batters just saw the ball well against him.

Little was Little, but seemed to finally be turning a corner.

Hurd was bad Hurd 90% of the season, but he did show up in Chapel Hill.

Johnson was awful in his limited work. If he ever gets under control he'll be great.

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the bullpen last year, outside of Herring, was awful.

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The bullpen on paper heading into last year was thought to be excellent

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I think eventually Stanfield may be better suited lower in the lineup

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I have been toying with the idea of Stanfield batting 9th.

1. Curiel
2. Milam
3. Jones
4. Brown
5. Dickinson
6. Larson
7. Braswell
8. Hernandez
9. Stanfield

It puts three righties in a row, which isn't ideal but there are things I like about it.

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Ulloa and Guidry weren't bad, but that was really it.

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Ulloa pitched in 5 SEC games (16%). And while effective, was not much of a factor. I think he quietly had some injury issues.

Guidry threw 9IP, walked 10 batters, and had 4 wild pitches in SEC games.


Herring was the only dude. There were some good spot performances here and there, but nothing ever was consistent past Herring.

Adam, why no mention of Devin Sheerin in the bullpen?

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Adam, why no mention of Devin Sheerin in the bullpen?

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Torn ACL and out for the year.

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6 of the 10 scrimmages Stanfield has led off and 7 of 10 Curiel was in the 2 hole with 4 of the last 5 scrimmages having Stanfield then Curiel. Apparently Jay sees something with that being the 1 and 2 in the lineup.

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I think we see a lot of hit and runs with these two.

I only went to one scrimmage, but Curiel did nothing but shoot line drives into center field. If you get Stanfield on base in the leadoff spot, it almost feels like a foregone conclusion he'll be on third by the time the 3 hole comes up. That could mean two steals, it could mean a hit and run, it could mean a steal and a do your job ground out by Curiel.

Regardless, I think Jay has a lot of trust in those two to manufacture runs and base runners for the power bats in the lineup.

I was sarcastically mocking that douchebag who made the "we don't have any stars" thread a few months ago. He argued that because Milam didn't hit in the top 3rd of the order every night, he could not be classified as a star.

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I forgot about that guy. Hopefully someone bookmarked it.

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For your viewing pleasure

I completely forgot that classified Jones as a star when he thought he was leaving and then when he announced he was returning he classified him as "an above average SEC 3-4 hole hitter."

Earlier in the thread he said he didn't care about a player's professional status or draft status and then when he came back, he said this

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If he was a baller he would’ve been drafted.

MLB just validated me essentially by saying you’re not ready, try again another year in college

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