Cade Beloso: Freshman All-SEC Snub

Most of the talk has been about Josh Smith not earning All-SEC honors, especially on the second team where he was clearly the better candidate. What I haven't hear much about is how Cade Beloso wasn't included on the Freshman All-SEC team. The freshman honors are set up differently than the other All-SEC teams, as they don't have one player per position on the team. But, for argument's sake, I'm going to compare him to the other freshman first baseman on the list: Florida's Kendrick Calilao.

Calilao: .275 BA, .736 OPS, 33 R, 4 HR, 44 RBI, 54 K, .988 FLD%
Beloso: .287 BA, .775 OPS, 26 R, 9 HR, 49 RBI, 38 K, .989 FLD%

The numbers don't lie. Beloso was superior in each category, except for runs, which isn't an individual statistic. It just doesn't make much sense to me.

The dude has made such an improvement from the beginning of the year. He was pull happy and looking dead red on each swing, to now where he is seeing all fields and become a great piece of this lineup. There's no reason his name shouldn't be on that card. Regardless of the snub, this baw is going to be a dang good Tiger for the next few years.