re: Leave Your Predictions For Lineup and Rotation By SEC Play Here

Sorry one more question: In your mind, does Dugas just have exit velo or is he a home run threat?

CPM will do that and I trust he will do it well. This is the most talent he has had in a very long time.

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Solid prediction. The parenthesis are depending on Garza’s defensive ability correct?

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Somewhat but that’s just how I feel the platoons will shake out.

Garza will catch this year and so will Mathis it just depends what Paul wants more that day

Yes. A lot more goes into hitting homeruns than just making hard contact but over the course of a season, a guy who can hit the ball 100+ mph is going to end up with more homeruns than someone who has average exit velo numbers.

at this level it shouldn’t matter much. As long as Garza is serviceable behind the dish the pitchers will be fine.

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I have never been a pitcher so I’m not quite sure how having one pitcher pitch to multiple catchers depending on the day affects psyche, but I’ll take your word for it

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What would most likely happen is Garza (or Mathis) catches Friday and Saturday and the other catches Sunday, so your starters will throw to the same catcher every outing.

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CPM isn’t moving Hess out of that Friday night role.

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if Hess can’t go deep and win he will move himself out of the spot.

I am not alarmed yet, but it was the same Hess we have seen.

Look at Hill. He came on campus without a curve. He had like 4 ks on a breaking ball tonight. Looked like Lange out there.

Hess needs to get outs. Right now he is having big trouble finishing hitters again.

There is time.

Yes, his lack of command and an out pitch gets him high in pitch counts

Friday: Marceaux
Saturday: Walker
Sunday: Hill

1. Smith (SS)
2. Broussard (2B)
3. Duplantis (RF)
4. Cabrera (LF)
5. Garza (C)
6. Watson (CF)
7. Beloso (DH)
8. Bianco (1B)
9. Hughes (3B)

I think if Dugas works his way into the line up it will be at 2B.