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re: If Schmidt can go out and prove he has the stamina
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:37 pm to geaux2019
Posted on 3/5/25 at 11:37 pm to geaux2019
I spoke to William Schmidt’s dad just before tonight’s game started and he was so excited about seeing his son be the starting pitcher for LSU in Alex Box Stadium.
I asked him if he had given his son any advice about tonight’s game and he said, “I told him to throw strikes.”
I asked him if he had given his son any advice about tonight’s game and he said, “I told him to throw strikes.”
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Posted on 3/6/25 at 12:09 am to SoloTiger
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I would use Schmidt as a piggy back long reliever of a weekend starter. Which seems to be what they are prepping him for.
Jay loves doing that too.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 5:26 am to LSUGrad9295
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No. Keep Eyanson in the middle. It is a good balance of hard thrower/not as hard of a thrower/very hard thrower.
This is a narrative created on the rant that Rantards have followed. I can accept an argument of velocity changes working within the same game, but not different days.
Shores ceiling is an absolute Friday night guy. Runs are more at a premium on Saturday than they are Sunday. Thus, if you have a dude with "Friday night stuff" throwing on Saturday you can limit runs. How often does JJ think Shores can reach that ceiling is the question?
Its better to have Eyanson on Sunday, since he's maybe more pitch to contact, where you (in theory) should be able to score more runs.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 5:33 am to Hold That Tiger 10
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Only change I would make is Shores to Saturday and Eyanson to Sunday.
Yeah, been thinking that myself. Shores has more upside, and on Sundays, if you can get a strike thrower in there for us, without a lot of walks, we can probably outscore a lot of teams.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 5:38 am to Hold That Tiger 10
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Runs are more at a premium on Saturday than they are Sunday.
The difference is probably minimal from game 2 to game 3. Especially when you figure some of the guys throwing game 3s last year in the sec.
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Its better to have Eyanson on Sunday, since he's maybe more pitch to contact, where you (in theory) should be able to score more runs.
I get the thought that eyanson may be more pitch to contact than Shores eventually, but its not proven in the numbers
Posted on 3/6/25 at 5:46 am to josh336
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The difference is probably minimal from game 2 to game 3.
That's probably true. This is a nit picking debate, not a Skenes vs Tulane debate where I'm throwing shite at the walls. I'm fine either way, but if we are splitting hairs, I'll take Shores on Saturday.
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I get the thought that eyanson may be more pitch to contact than Shores eventually, but its not proven in the numbers
In K per 9 it is. I'm using more eyes than numbers though. Again, it's splitting hairs here.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 6:38 am to geaux2019
He needs to stay put as the midweek starter for now.
We will need a reliable 4th starter when it comes to SEC tourney and regionals. Don’t throw him into the fire of a full SEC starter until he’s ready.
We will need a reliable 4th starter when it comes to SEC tourney and regionals. Don’t throw him into the fire of a full SEC starter until he’s ready.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 6:45 am to friendlyobservation
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LSU doesn't have 3 much less 2 solid starters right now. Schmidt isn't it yet either he has control problems. Eyanson is definitely not a day 2 guy. He's going to get shelled in SEC play. I think he's going to lose his spot.
All of them going to need to improve a lot as the year goes or it's just going to be same song again this year "pitching isn't as good as I thought it would be".
Posted on 3/6/25 at 9:11 am to Mr Roboto
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To my downvoter
What a bitch
Posted on 3/6/25 at 9:21 am to geaux2019
Kid is good . Gonna be kid for 3 yrs
Posted on 3/6/25 at 9:25 am to cajuntiger85
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He needs to stay put as the midweek starter for now. We will need a reliable 4th starter when it comes to SEC tourney and regionals
for now sure
when we start playing 3 SEC teams on the weekend a 4th midweek starter is a luxury.
you gotta throw your best arm on the weekends and out hit Middle Kentucky Tech during the week
Posted on 3/6/25 at 9:25 am to bayoubengal014
quote:I came to the (too) early conclusion that Anderson has a 5 inning max two weeks ago. It seems Eyanson is right there with him right now. Of course that can, and probably will, change as the season goes on and they build up their stamina.
I don’t expect our starters to make it out of the 6th inning in the first month of league play.
Assuming Jay does take the piggyback approach, there are obvious pairings (like Cowan with Anderson). Question for those of you smarter than me, would it be better to stick with ideal pairings every week, or switch it up so the opponent can’t prepare for certain pitchers as well. Or am I thinking too much into it?
Posted on 3/6/25 at 9:38 am to Hold That Tiger 10
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Its better to have Eyanson on Sunday
One thing Eyanson has shown me early is that he can eat up innings even though he isn't having the best day. I was really impressed that he was able to still give us 6 innings after a rough start this weekend. He didn't fall apart and saved the bullpen. I like him on Sundays simply for the fact that he can eat up innings in an SEC series if we have to use a lot of arms on Fri/Sat.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 9:46 am to LSUGrad9295
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It is a good balance of hard thrower/not as hard of a thrower/very hard thrower.
Where does this narrative come from? Anderson and Eyanson aren’t that much different in terms of their velocity. Not enough to consider one a hard thrower and the other not.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 10:26 am to Tifway419
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I came to the (too) early conclusion that Anderson has a 5 inning max two weeks ago. It seems Eyanson is right there with him right now
I doubt there is a max on innings. It's a max number of pitches they are allowing them to throw. Gloves should be coming off soon though. I'm sure you see 90-100 pitches this weekend if they are effective.
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Assuming Jay does take the piggyback approach
I doubt that's ever going to be considered. You don't just pair this pitcher with this pitcher. We could be up by 1, down by 1, or up by 10. It could be the 4th inning or the 8th. You use who you need, when you need them, to win.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 10:26 am to FredbullTN
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Where does this narrative come from?
Somebody on the rant said it, and they decided to run with it.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 10:44 am to Hold That Tiger 10
Basically everyone had control problems in the last week (and Eyanson who only gave 1 free pass away in 6 innings had 3 wild pitches still in that Nebraska start wich cost him 2 runs, granted that was Arrambide catching him so who knows if its different with Hernandez catching), need more data to really make any potential changes coming up. Cant go off the extremes. Schmidt was effectively wild last night.
You could call Mayers effectively wild every time he gets on the mound...in the sense a ton of guys get on base and somehow dont score
You could call Mayers effectively wild every time he gets on the mound...in the sense a ton of guys get on base and somehow dont score
This post was edited on 3/6/25 at 10:45 am
Posted on 3/6/25 at 10:59 am to Hold That Tiger 10
Ware needs to get that fastball down.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 1:13 pm to SoloTiger
Rizy is no slouch, either. Would like to see him more
Posted on 3/6/25 at 1:32 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
Gonna have to use a piggy back model IMO, as I don't expect any of these weekend starters to go 6-7 complete consistently. You have to hope for 5 complete from the starters and consider anything else gravy.
The next guy up is a long reliever giving you at least 3 innings and possibly 4 if needed.
I think you will see something like this...Anderson/Cowan, Eyanson/Ware, Shores/Schmidt.
Then that frees up Evans and hopefully Guidry for your 1-2 inning weekend saves.
That's how I see it anyway.
The next guy up is a long reliever giving you at least 3 innings and possibly 4 if needed.
I think you will see something like this...Anderson/Cowan, Eyanson/Ware, Shores/Schmidt.
Then that frees up Evans and hopefully Guidry for your 1-2 inning weekend saves.
That's how I see it anyway.
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