re: Has Katz played 3rd in any game at LSU?

What happened is they both started contributing as outfielders and they both predominantly played first.

Katz is getting it done, but his glove and fielding ability is far from sharp.

And what do you think that means? If a guy jumps around that much it's because he is not the clear cut best fielder at any position, but his bat is too valuable and he is good enough to get it done in the field. This was the case at Jesuit, what do you think that means at the premiere program in the nation? Let's be honest. Ideally this kid is our dh. This does not translate to a sharp glove or some of these other comments.

The kid is a a very good ball player and a passionate tiger. I'm just being realistic here.

he's not a shortstop. he doesn't have that kind of range. so that's just a ridiculous statement. at the positions he played throughout the season, he did very well.

Ideally raph rhymes is our DH. Guy doesn't belong in the OF with the speed and talent we have on our bench. McMullen would be a noticeable defensive improvement over Rhymes.

But PM made the same deal with Rhymes that he made with Dean, so Rhymes is a guaranteed started in the outfield.

Katz has had numerous solid digs and stops at first. I have no idea where some of you got the idea he wasn't at least a decent 1st baseman. He's no middle infielder but does he have to be? No. He can play first just fine and he's a great hitter.

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Katz is getting it done, but his glove and fielding ability is far from sharp.

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so if he is getting it done, that would mean that he isn't a liability

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So why compare him to bregman and Aaron hill who both played ss at lsu assclown?

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he compares to other first baseman just as favorably

Leave it to the rant to take someone asking "Has Katz played 3rd in any game at LSU" and turn it into a bashing of one of our best players. I'm so fricking tired to you johnny come lately fans. Katz is a fricking monster.

• Record: 52-9 • Home: 34-4 • Away: 13-4 • Neutral: 5-1 • SEC: 23-7 •
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%
Alex Bregman .378 60-60 254 53 96 16 7 5 49 141 .555 22 2 21 7 .424 5 0 14-15 73 160 13 .947
Mason Katz .377 61-61 220 47 83 12 2 14 64 141 .641 33 5 36 5 .465 2 0 5-12 466 48 7 .987
Christian Ibarra .335 59-58 197 33 66 16 0 6 37 100 .508 31 6 32 2 .436 2 3 0-3 46 105 10 .938
Raph Rhymes .335 61-61 227 50 76 14 1 4 43 104 .458 25 5 29 13 .405 5 0 2-3 73 1 0 1.000
Sean McMullen .314 48-37 153 22 48 16 1 2 28 72 .471 21 7 23 0 .404 7 0 0-2 16 0 0 1.000
JaCoby Jones .290 52-50 176 35 51 10 0 5 29 76 .432 25 3 41 2 .383 2 0 12-15 107 131 5 .979
Mark Laird .289 58-54 218 45 63 6 1 0 17 71 .326 23 1 27 4 .358 1 12 6-10 128 1 0 1.000
Ty Ross .213 57-55 183 24 39 3 0 3 27 51 .279 19 1 23 3 .286 3 9 1-2 385 51 0 1.000
From the team stats, you can see his fielding % is .987, made 7 errors all year, best of all infielders.

He has handled the ball over 500 times and made 7 errors. How can you say he's a liability? Best fielding % in the infield!

Any 1st basemen will have the best fielding percentage in the infield. It is not ideal to have a 5'9" first baseman, but it seems we have one every year. he obviously has gotten it done, but the whole point was people were asking if can play 3rd and talking about his versatility and he plays 1st base for a reason people.