Brayden Simpson

he has only had 24 ABs but 13 Ks, that probably didn't help

LSU stats

Personally feel like he has never been given a chance to work through much, the strikeouts are concerning obviously but the dude is in/out in/out the lineup constantly. Seen him start and pulled in a number of games or just come off the bench a few times. He's only had 2 games all season where he registered 3 or more AB (a few other games with 4+ plate appearances because he took some walks)

Would be nice to see him maybe get a weekend. When he makes contact good things happen, he had a rough go the last bit going 1 for his last 9 with 6 K's

This guy raked last year, and before anyone says "high point!" - its not like this non conference was anything different that he saw there

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What has he done well?

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He has zero errors, which is better than Dardar & Ruckert. Simpson's problem is his K's. However, his on-base is .433, which is the 3rd best of anyone with 30 plate appearances. Simpson bats RH, which Jay sometimes seems to treat as a handicap.
I don't know if Simpson has been allowed to play an entire game. He's started 11 games, played in 3 more, and yet only has 30 plate appearances. Ironically, Simpson (.278) is still hitting RHP better than Dardar (.200).

Simpson splits
Dardar splits

I get the strikeouts. But to me, his leash has been much shorter than any of the other guys. I guess the point I was trying to make was consistent opportunities. I can recall a couple of times where he started a game, batted once, and was replaced.

His at bats were just not effective. He could tighten up. But overall not much contact with the ball.