re: Breaking down the baseball team: Pitcher

The difference with Jump and his injury is he has had more than enough time to get back to full health and rehab the right way to get his strength and stamina back. It isn't like Noot or Coleman coming back mid season where you are trying to get the feel back and stamina going mid season. Jump had his TJ during the 2022 summer so come spring it will be around 20 months post op. I don't feel he will be limited at all and I believe he ends up in the weekend rotation.

Who will Jay feel is this team’s Riley Cooper?

I don't necessarily mean health. I mean Jump may not be sharp in game action early enough to justify extending him, given he is coming off of an injury and we have other options. Hurd's early season was a completely mixed bag but Jay pushed him bc he had to - Hurd had to be a part of the stretch run with how thin we were and became even more with injuries. Hurd kind of went into a deload mid season, then pitched almost half of his innings during the stretch run. I don't know what to expect as far as how they handle Jump, his situation, and the staff's situation.

At the moment Herring is ahead of few guys on my list. Johnson, Shores, Noot, Little, Coleman, Moffett, Guidry. That I have listed higher than him.

I just feel like those guys still have room for improvement and actually have a higher ceiling. I don't see the high ceiling with Herring. I think Herring is already living up to his potential. I give him credit for doing that. That doesn't mean they will necessarily have a better 2024 than Herring. I just think they potentially could. Big difference between potential and actual results.

I was in Omaha in june and you are correct sir