re: LSU Baseball: Lineup changes for 2010

you know it wont be ready, don't do this to yourself

I think Jones should pitch and play the field

Hitting wise i think it will obviously be Dean, but pitching wise, I'm thinking Ranaudo. But alot of that depends on what we need Ott for. He could become our next Coleman/Bradford, where we need him to start and close and everything else. Then he is our heart and soul. It'll definitely be one of those guys.

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That's scary..

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not really

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not really

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Appeared in 19 games (17 starts), posting a 6-8 mark and a 5.18 ERA in 83.1 innings with 22 walks and 76 strikeouts ...

A couple line scores from last year on Ross. Games in which he pitched well while lacking a good third pitch last year in numerous ball games. I know many people have given up on Ross, but the truth is he's mearly cast out because he wasn't Coleman or Ranaudo. He was one of the backbones on a pitching staff that won the national championship.

Villanova 6.0 4 1 1 1
UCF 6.0 2 0 0 0
USCe 5.1 4 3 2 1
Ole Miss 8.0 2 1 1 1
Arkansas 6.0 10 3 3 2
Vanderbilt 6.0 8 4 4 4
Southern 6.2 7 2 2 1

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last year was texas year.

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And they return their entire rotation, not to mention some stud fielders.. LSU is the defending champion and a powerhouse for sure, but Texas is the team to beat this year.

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Baseball players make much more money than football players

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again, Matt Stafford got 41 million in guaranteed money as the 1st pick in the draft.


David Price 2 years ago got a 5 million signing bonus and a contract over 6 years worth a total of 8 million dollars.


Safeties is not a low paying position, either. Laron Landry as the 6th pick has a 5 year 41 million dollar ROOKIE contract. And had 17 million dollars in guaranteed money.

you dont know what u are talking about.

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But we'd have said the same thing about Mitchell his time last year. Is he a 'sure fire stud?' No one is. But he's not a 'sure fire stud' in the NFL either

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Mitchell gave up football and focused on baseball last offseason. Had he not i dont think he has the season he had.

Jones has the tools to be a stud, but he will never be unless he commits. Thats my point.

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Appeared in 19 games (17 starts), posting a 6-8 mark and a 5.18 ERA in 83.1 innings with 22 walks and 76 strikeouts ...

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Ross was just really inconsistent. He showed us he can be a great pitcher and go 7-8 innings giving up 0-2 runs and we saw him get yanked out in games in the 3rd/4th inning after giving up 4-6 runs. Consistency should improve this year with more practice and work.

Keep in mind Austin Ross was SEC pitcher of the week TWICE last year. How many other pitchers on other SEC roster can say that or more last year?

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It's like if I were to say that Alex Rodriguez makes more money than Lynell Hamilton.

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not really.

I am taking the 1st pick in the draft in their respective sports, and comparing the pay right off the bat.

There's a trickle down affect right on down the line if you follow it.


If you dont make it in the 1st round in the baseball draft, you wont even make 1 million dollars off the bat more times that not. Check the signing bonuses 2nd round baseball picks get.

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ame thing with you picking out Landry as an example of safeties - the average safety doesn't get picked #6 in the draft.

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Ok. Bob Sanders was a 2nd rd pick, and with his 2nd contract is making almost 8 million a year and got 20million in guaranteed money.

Adrian Wilson makes 8 million a year, and got 19 mil guaranteed money with his new contract.(he was a 3rd round pick FWIW)

Do you want me to post Ed Reed and Polumalu's salaries too(late 1st round picks FWIW)??

Brian Dawkins is on the down swing, but he made a lot of money in the NFL. Same with Darren Sharper

Safeties are getting paid these days.

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For baseball, "The average salary is $3.26 million, which is a 4 percent increase from $3.14 million in 2008." LINK

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For football, "The median salary in the NFL in 2009 is roughly $770,000. In 2008 it was about $720,000. The Steelers have the highest median salary at $1.1 million, the Packers the lowest at $440,000

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The fact that there are 53 man rosters in NFL plus a practice squad, 26 man rosters in baseball and the fact that there is no salary cap in the MLB will skew the numbers in baseball's favor.

The good money in baseball is extremely top heavy with the huge contracts superstars command. Go down the roster and start listing what relief pitchers and 5th starters and backup OF's make and compare it to what a starting safety in the NFL is making.

It's easy to say "he'll make more playing baseball". The average salary says he will, but more than likely, he wont. Battling through the minors, getting to the big show, that shite isnt easy.

Sure, MLB all stars command heavy salaries. Manny makes 20 million a year. Bay just signed a contract for 16 million a year. And so on. But you know how many players, when drafted, are expected to be "the next big thing", and never make it???? A lot.

Being drafted into the NFL, immediately playing and proving yourself for your next contract is a much better road than busing through Chattanooga at 2am wondering if you'll every make the MLB to get paid like Manny Ramirez or Jake Peavy or someone like that.

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guaranteed contracts in the NFL are few and far between.

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signing bonuses are guaranteed and guaranteed money on new contracts isnt that rare if you become highly coveted as an NFL player.