Hopefully Ruckert becomes Jake Brown

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Freshman mistake in a high pressure spot

Jake turned out pretty good.

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Ruckert does not have the pop in his bat that Jake did as a freshman, and Jake did not become a stellar fielder. We need Ruckert to be a stellar infielder (and I think he will) and really just a solid hitter.

I think if he becomes Michael Brasswell, that would be more than sufficient.

Id like his hit tool to be a bit better than brazzy, other than that, i agree

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I think if he becomes Michael Brasswell, that would be more than sufficient.

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A lot of people are not going to like this
Brazzy was a low key player that got the job done

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Brazzy's last season at 3rd was stellar, defensively. That is what I would like from Ruckert at SS. Not Milam level, but at least a little better defensively than Brassy or JT was at SS. He is already a better hitter than Brazzy was in 2025, though Brazzy was an excellent hitter in 2024.

Ruckert suck, he should hit the portal, mess up in key moments like clockwork.

Ruckert admitted the game sped up on him early in the season, which is understandable for a freshman. What went wrong last night? The speed of that play. He’ll learn from it just like he did with the routine plays.

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Ruckert does not have the pop in his bat that Jake did as a freshman

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Different bodies, and Ruckert will never sniff a 25 HR season like Jake was on pace for. But don’t discount Jack’s pop, he has a knack for barreling up the ball, just needs to figure out how to hit line drives up the middle instead of pulling everything.

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Ruckert will develop, get better. He wasn't supposed to play this year, but we may be happy next season that he did.

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he got thrown in it and battled, I like his approach. Just needs to mature a touch.