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re: LSU Baseball Portal Tracker
Posted on 6/16/26 at 8:20 am to mikejsjr0912
Posted on 6/16/26 at 8:20 am to mikejsjr0912
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Ruckert played a lot last year and proved himself worthy.
Ruckert played as much as he did because Dardar wasn’t great in the field (although he technically had a higher fielding percentage than Ruckert). He hasn’t proven himself to be starter worthy yet.
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Jay isn’t going to just shove him to the bench.
He’s going to play the best player
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Posted on 6/16/26 at 9:11 am to mikejsjr0912
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Ruckert played a lot last year and proved himself worthy.
Ruckert played well for a true freshman and has a nice career ahead of him likely. But what did he prove himself worthy of exactly? A roster spot? Sure. Playing time? Absolutely. A starting gig? Not even. The ‘26 version of Ruckert is not good enough to start on the ‘27 LSU team. He’ll have a chance to develop, make a jump, and win a job.
But unless there’s an injury, Ruckert and Pearson look to be the odd men out on the IF as far as starting jobs go in ‘27. Right now. It will be interesting to see if they decide to stick around and compete and maybe have to wait until ‘28 to start. I sure hope they do—we’ll need guys like them to contribute over the long haul. But they have to do what’s best for them, and they have 2 weeks to have discussions enter the portal. Really hope they stay. But would understand if they don’t.
Posted on 6/16/26 at 9:40 am to Hot Carl
Ruckert needs to acquire a few more gloves.
If Milam has labrum surgery and needs time off at the start of the season, or an odd day here and there pre-conference, Park slides over to short and Ruckert should put himself in a position to play third.
If Kurland has to miss time due to injuries, Ruckert needs to make sure he can step in at 2nd.
He should also be working on learning corner OF in case platoon opportunities arise with him and William Patrick.
Or what if no other CF options assert themselves and they want to try Park out there? Again Ruckert needs to be able to play 3rd.
As a LHH bench bat, he needs to make himself available at every position possible.
If Milam has labrum surgery and needs time off at the start of the season, or an odd day here and there pre-conference, Park slides over to short and Ruckert should put himself in a position to play third.
If Kurland has to miss time due to injuries, Ruckert needs to make sure he can step in at 2nd.
He should also be working on learning corner OF in case platoon opportunities arise with him and William Patrick.
Or what if no other CF options assert themselves and they want to try Park out there? Again Ruckert needs to be able to play 3rd.
As a LHH bench bat, he needs to make himself available at every position possible.
Posted on 6/16/26 at 10:28 am to ProjectP2294
Totally agree. Ruckert could wind up playing as much or more than he did last year. But it’s nit gonna be all at 2nd base. He needs to be a super utility guy like you said. Be able to play 2nd, 3rd, corner OF, SS in a pinch, and be a dependable LHPH that you know is gonna give you a good AB every time he steps in the box,
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