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Is Nippolt that bad?- Dugas is playing at 75% health right now

Posted on 5/28/23 at 9:18 am
Posted by saturncube21
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 9:18 am
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Posted by jlbasm
Aledo, TX
Member since Oct 2010
3412 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 9:21 am to
Nippolt can bunt… that’s about it
Posted by Choot em Tiger
Member since Jan 2012
9748 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 9:22 am to
The Sunday Miss State attempt says otherwise, he did have a nice hit vs UGA though.
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278156 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 9:23 am to
The bat swings him
Posted by Mad Dogg
LA
Member since Sep 2016
3754 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 9:27 am to
Prized transfer and opening day starter while Dugas watched from the bench.
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2007
77345 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 9:31 am to
This is where losing carter young hurt.
Posted by Dizz
Member since May 2008
14721 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 9:32 am to
This whole team can’t bunt.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66342 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 9:33 am to
Has he had a hit all year?
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2007
77345 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 9:36 am to
Milazzo is a good bunter, by necessity

And honestly dugas’ wasnt that bad
This post was edited on 5/28/23 at 9:37 am
Posted by Adam4848
LA
Member since Apr 2006
18937 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 9:37 am to
That’s Merrifield that doesn’t have a hit
This post was edited on 5/28/23 at 9:38 am
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278156 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 9:38 am to
Young and Pineda

And Guidry being your only middle inf prospect in this class ended up being a fail
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2007
77345 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 9:44 am to
Felt like pineda never was truly interested, i think young was 99% locked in until that huge dollar figure showed up last minute.

We definitely need to re-attempt to do that same thing again in the portal this offseason and land a couple
This post was edited on 5/28/23 at 9:45 am
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
42340 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 9:57 am to
Dugas can’t turn double play
Posted by Adam4848
LA
Member since Apr 2006
18937 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 9:57 am to
Oh that’s a given.

I don’t see anyone in this freshman class who I would normally say “oh yea he’ll step in”. They’ll need to go after 2-3 more.
Posted by notbilly
alter
Member since Sep 2015
4370 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 10:54 am to
Nippolt is 8 for 41 on the season. His BA is only .195, but his OBP is .375.

Dugas' last good game was the first game against MSU. Since then he's 5 for 36 (.139). In fact, since his injury against KY, Dugas 18 is for 82 (.220). In those 22 games, he's only had two of them with multiple base hits. His OBP in those games is .390.

I'm a Dugas fan, but his bat isn't outweighing his lack of ability at second base. Before the injury, it was easy to look past the fielding b/c of his bat. That just isn't the case right now.
Posted by ramchallenge
Member since Nov 2009
2968 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 10:56 am to
Remember Hal Hughes!
Posted by BZ504
Texas
Member since Oct 2005
9410 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 10:59 am to
Nippolt isn’t very good.
Posted by ItsBernie
Louisiana
Member since May 2019
262 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:03 am to
If Nippolt would have been playing second for the tournament, I believe he would have made several of the plays Dugas didn't when Skenes was pitching. I also believe that if Nippolt would have been up to bat in the 9th with the man on 3rd with one out he would have put the bunt down.

A bunch of ifs and second guessing but Dugas is not feeling well and you can tell it in his play. With his numbers posted above, I would rather have a guy that can play defense and bunt, than one that is struggling at both.
Posted by SulphursFinest
Lafayette
Member since Jan 2015
8719 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:04 am to
Jobert played 3rd he can easily play second
Posted by NotoriousBOG
Member since Aug 2018
8 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 11:12 am to
Dugas is not good defensively at 2nd. He has no range. Merrifield had one of the best preseasons of anyone, but he never really got much playing time this year.
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