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Highway To Hoover D1 Baseball discusses 2027 Loaded LSU Roster
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:26 am
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:26 am
LSU 2027 Roster
One of the biggest takeaways is they think this freshman class will have a big impact and can see up to 3 positional starters be freshman(or at least platoon)
Good listen
One of the biggest takeaways is they think this freshman class will have a big impact and can see up to 3 positional starters be freshman(or at least platoon)
Good listen
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:26 am to PistolPete45
Jay is taking his odd year crown
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:28 am to PistolPete45
This years ultimate success will be decided by how Evans and Shmidt develop. You dont win big in the post season without legit starting pitching. 4 inning outings aint gonna cut it.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:39 am to Tiger Ryno
If the pitching is there, we're gonna be a force. They said Miss State was really good also. Pitching and age.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:41 am to Tblock
Everyone is really good.
I saw a poll that had Ole Miss 14th nationally, but 12th in the SEC.
I saw a poll that had Ole Miss 14th nationally, but 12th in the SEC.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:41 am to Tblock
Do we have a new catcher? Last year was kinda rough.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:42 am to Tiger Ryno
Gotta get at least 6 out of our Friday and Saturday guys. Would really like 7 everytime out of one.
Evans might be better off back in the pen, maybe use him like we did to end 2025.
Evans might be better off back in the pen, maybe use him like we did to end 2025.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 7:52 am to Russianblue
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Do we have a new catcher? Last year was kinda rough.
Not everyone comes into here elite at both offense and defense.
Arrambide came here a high end offensive prospect who projected well as a catcher with an elite pop time and a very strong arm.
It's not easy going from high school where you catch guys throwing 70s and 80s to suddenly college pitching throwing mid to high 90s who are constantly working on new pitches and not exactly having great control from 1 guy to the next.
People seem to forget college exists largely as a development ground, these are not finished products coming in here. Even the high level guys right off the bat (like say a Curiel or Bregman) tend to get better as they go through college, continue to develop, get stronger, etc...
If Jay thought Arrambide/Serna are going to be too bad behind the plate to play every day for us he would have addressed that in the portal/recruiting. It shows he has confidence in them catching every game for us this season and they will continue to get better.
South Carolina's catcher last year allowed 80 stolen bases in 94 attempts; thats less than 15% throwing out base stealers and people knew they could run on him. He started 54 games at catcher last season. By comparison Arrambide who started 37 games at catcher allowed just 24 steals on 33 attempts (over 25% throw out rate). When teams are attempting less than a steal a game on you, they fear you. USC's catcher in just 17 more starts at catcher than Arrambide gave up 56 more stolen bases than him.
Things can be A LOT worse than what you saw last season
This post was edited on 11/12/26 at 8:06 am
Posted on 11/12/26 at 8:05 am to thunderbird1100
Agreed but the defense at the position was absolutely atrocious last year. Now that should improve with experience and if our pitchers could be less wild.
The 25 team was elite defense, last year was horrendous d all over. I would guess we should return to average or good this year. I don’t think we will see a 25 level D but it can’t be like last year.
The 25 team was elite defense, last year was horrendous d all over. I would guess we should return to average or good this year. I don’t think we will see a 25 level D but it can’t be like last year.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 8:11 am to Big4SALTbro
Nobody is arguing it wasnt anything but poor (Receiving) defense, but again, first year for both guys starting and we know they needed to work on that stuff.
You rarely are going to get a young guy come in and be both elite offensively and defensively right off the bat at catcher. Those are unicorns in college baseball, many times you just accept 1 or the other. Milazzo we accepted for years at catcher even though we knew he couldnt really hit at all but was elite in all aspects defensively.
If Jay felt like there wasnt any progress in their defense from last year to this season, he would have went out and addressed that in the portal. He knows as much as anyone we simply couldnt have the amount of passed balls/errors/wild pitches the catchers contributed last season. At least Arrambide was extremely sound throwing guys out and teams didnt want to run on him which is an overlooked aspect by many. Yeah he might have given up quite a bit of extra bases on passed balls/wild pitches (that might not have been WP if he blocked better), but he made up for a good bit of that only allowed 24 stolen bases in 37 starts (and again this isnt necessarily all 24 on him, many times we arent even attempting to throw these guys out).
You rarely are going to get a young guy come in and be both elite offensively and defensively right off the bat at catcher. Those are unicorns in college baseball, many times you just accept 1 or the other. Milazzo we accepted for years at catcher even though we knew he couldnt really hit at all but was elite in all aspects defensively.
If Jay felt like there wasnt any progress in their defense from last year to this season, he would have went out and addressed that in the portal. He knows as much as anyone we simply couldnt have the amount of passed balls/errors/wild pitches the catchers contributed last season. At least Arrambide was extremely sound throwing guys out and teams didnt want to run on him which is an overlooked aspect by many. Yeah he might have given up quite a bit of extra bases on passed balls/wild pitches (that might not have been WP if he blocked better), but he made up for a good bit of that only allowed 24 stolen bases in 37 starts (and again this isnt necessarily all 24 on him, many times we arent even attempting to throw these guys out).
This post was edited on 11/12/26 at 8:14 am
Posted on 11/12/26 at 8:24 am to PistolPete45
Yeah, the Friday and Saturday starters need to be high level arms for LSU to go far. Neither Evans nor Schmidt has proven as such yet.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 8:25 am to PistolPete45
Guarded optimism here. Last year taught me a lesson
Posted on 11/12/26 at 8:34 am to PistolPete45
Hopefully Jay can get them all pulling in the same direction. I trust that he will.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 8:39 am to Big4SALTbro
IMO, the Tigers should be better defensively at both third and second base based on the transfers stats from last season. The group of outfielders Jay brought in should be an overall improvement compared to last season’s bunch. With the catcher’s experience, they should show improvement defensively, as well. There is more competition at first base, as well. I think the defense could be very good this coming season; definitely better than last year.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 8:48 am to thunderbird1100
The catching issue is less about steals and more about receiving the ball cleanly and stopping the passes balls.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 8:51 am to Dizz
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The catching issue is less about steals and more about receiving the ball cleanly and stopping the passes balls.
We should have been taking a page from the Rays catcher development for a long time and just having our guys set up the target in the middle of the zone on every pitch. They do this in the minor leagues and reduces wild pitches and passed balls because it makes the misses smaller.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 8:54 am to Big4SALTbro
It’s no secret Jay likes a hitter at catcher. Milazzo was already on the roster when he got here, and was elite defensively, but couldn’t hit.
In 2025, Luis Hernandez wasn’t even a full time catcher before LSU. Unfortunately, we’re going to have to get used to the catching woes if the pitching staff struggles with command.
Luckily, Arrambide improved a lot last year from his freshman season. Wasn’t great, but wasn’t terrible. He should be better next year. Serna needs work, but he should be much improved as well going into next season, before he steps in a more full time role in 2028.
Jay’s recruiting approach of getting hitting catchers and allowing them to develop behind the plate gives you upside. Just can’t have a Brady Neal walk out the door unexpectedly after year 1. Not that he was good at Bama, it just ruins the recruiting and development approach at the position.
In 2025, Luis Hernandez wasn’t even a full time catcher before LSU. Unfortunately, we’re going to have to get used to the catching woes if the pitching staff struggles with command.
Luckily, Arrambide improved a lot last year from his freshman season. Wasn’t great, but wasn’t terrible. He should be better next year. Serna needs work, but he should be much improved as well going into next season, before he steps in a more full time role in 2028.
Jay’s recruiting approach of getting hitting catchers and allowing them to develop behind the plate gives you upside. Just can’t have a Brady Neal walk out the door unexpectedly after year 1. Not that he was good at Bama, it just ruins the recruiting and development approach at the position.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 8:55 am to PistolPete45
Five 5 stars with the rest of the country getting no more than two.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 8:57 am to Tifway419
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Just can’t have a Brady Neal walk out the door unexpectedly after year 1.
He didn't.
And he was garbage. He wasn't Bama's catcher either.
Posted on 11/12/26 at 8:58 am to Dizz
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The catching issue is less about steals and more about receiving the ball cleanly and stopping the passes balls.
We are all well aware of that
My point was nobody like sot give Arrambide credit for holding guys onto their bases at a high level meanwhile you have other catchers in the SEC giving up 3x-3.5x as many stolen bases.
Yes we lost on the receiving/blocking front but he at least made up for that in a big way through his ability to hold guys on the bases they are on.
The receiving/blocking thing will only continue to get better.
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