re: Drew Bianco transferring from LSU

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Ok, but you're assuming that is the main reason and that players aren't really leaving because of Mainieri

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No you are right. The players leaving were all solid contributors and looked primed to play massive roles for years to come. Those players are hauling arse out of the program. What you are saying makes more sense.

I'm making an educated guess. Perhaps you just aren't that educated. Or perhaps your hatred for Mainieri supersedes what little common sense you may have.

Or.... You are debating with someone who enjoys ruffling the feathers or people like you. It works every single time.

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You just got called out on the fact that you don't know shite anymore than anybody else

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Dude. I never once claimed to. My argument is backed with logic and reasoning. Yours is backed with the usual "Fire Pawwwlll."

Don't be mad you are a idiot, and I called you on it and you can't defend it. Just stop being an idiot.

So with a massive amount of players entering the transfer portal, how many will actually find places to play?? I would think every program is having log jam roster issues which will mean very limited space for the majority of teams out there! I think a lot of players will just be forced to hang up the spikes which is just sad! JUCO's are going to get loaded up as well and even with much larger roster sizes you can still only play 9 guys. Again I think a lot of players will just have to quit and move on. It SUCKS and I feel for everyone of them!

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Bianco was way down the depth chart as a catcher, wasn't going to pass up Beloso at first, wasn't going to play second over Doughty, wasn't going to play third over Mathis, got passed up by multiple players in the OF.

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Bianco came to LSU with the intention on being a full time starter, especially for this season & going forward. Obviously, your quote paints a picture where he is probably never going to be a full time starter for the Tigers, so he is off to greener pastures. He is a very good player, may still have an excellent college baseball career, but as it happens, sometimes you are on a team that simply has better, or more consistent players that need to be on the field. Hey, he may even come back to haunt us, but that's baseball!

It's probably a good decision by Drew. He was given opportunities as a freshman and sophomore to secure a position and didn't make much of them.

Go someplace new and begin with a fresh mindset to succeed.

I was wondering about Costello. He was on the D1 Baseball transfer portal tracker the first or second day it was up, and then his name disappeared.

So, with Biggs and Costello gone, and counting Bianco as gone for now, that puts us at 46/35.

We probably won't see much movement again until after the draft.

We are one of the two SEC West finalists for the Missouri State transfer I mentioned earlier in the thread.

ETA: Costello's brother is also transferring from Hofstra. I wonder if they will try to play together. I really liked Costello's upside, he just wasn't putting it together on the mound.