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re: LSU has an Omaha-caliber team next year. . .

Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:31 am to
Posted by UpToPar
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Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:31 am to
Right. I remember Deichmann, like Drost at times, looking completely overmatched as a freshman.
Posted by Rosenblatt
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Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:32 am to
I agree Lester. Good post
Posted by ell_13
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Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:33 am to
He hit 0.288 and lead the team in HRs the next year with 11. Second in doubles with 14.
Posted by Dizz
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Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:37 am to
Is there any concern that Crews goes JUCO so he can cash a check next summer?
Posted by Adam4848
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Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:38 am to
quote:

Is there any concern that Crews goes JUCO so he can cash a check next summer?


only ell
Posted by Lester Earl
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Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:38 am to
quote:

For some reason, posters here are dead set on giving up on true freshman that have high ceilings (Thompson and Drost).



Freshmen like Bregman and the two guys from this year really spoil the fanbase. Freshmen in the SEC are not supposed to do that. And well, the fans start to expect that from all of them.

Thompson has been a target too. Playing SS in the SEC is a monster for any player, much less a Freshmen who wasn't supposed to play there to begin with.
This post was edited on 6/14/21 at 10:40 am
Posted by ell_13
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Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:38 am to
And hcb
Posted by Rosenblatt
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Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:40 am to
quote:

Is there any concern that Crews goes JUCO so he can cash a check next summer?


No
Posted by geauxtigers33
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Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:42 am to
quote:

Is there any concern that Crews goes JUCO so he can cash a check next summer?


If Crews was worried about cashing a check he would have never come to LSU. He knew it would be a three year deal if he did.
Posted by tarzana
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Member since Sep 2015
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Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:42 am to
Pitching will be the weak link of the 2022 Tigers. The attrition is just horrendous with Hilliard, Labas, Marceaux, Fontenot, Beck, Vietmier and others gone
Posted by ell_13
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Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:43 am to
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Hilliard, Labas, Marceaux, Fontenot, Beck, Vietmier and others gone
Only 2 of these are gone for sure: Marceaux to the draft and Beck to injury. The other 4 can return if they want. Also not sure why Veitmier is included in this list.
Posted by tarzana
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Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:45 am to
Hilliard and Labas were on the 2017 team! How do they still have eligibility?
Posted by ell_13
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Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:45 am to
Covid.

ETA: Fontenot and Hilliard get extra years. Labas is a Junior.
This post was edited on 6/14/21 at 10:47 am
Posted by ProjectP2294
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Member since May 2007
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Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:46 am to
quote:

Hilliard and Labas were on the 2017 team! How do they still have eligibility?


Hilliard can use his Covid year.

Labas would be coming back for his RS Senior year. He could also use his Covid year for the 2023 season.
Posted by doubleb
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Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:47 am to
quote:


Freshmen like Bregman and the two guys from this year really spoil the fanbase. Freshmen in the SEC are not supposed to do that. And well, the fans start to expect that from all of them.

Thompson has been a target too. Playing SS in the SEC is a monster for any player, much less a Freshmen who wasn't supposed to play there to begin with.

Reality is we played so many freshmen especially at pitcher because of poor recruiting in the three previous years.

Now Morgan and Crews are phenoms, but none of the others are; yet they had to pksy.

Frost can certainly become a good SEC OFer and Thompson a good SEC SS. There is potential there too for several of the pitchers to blossom too.
The key in the mid term is his many of the incoming class will excel, fill roles or bust out. We haven’t had top classes in consecutive seasons for awhile now.
Posted by MOT
Member since Jul 2006
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Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:47 am to
Covid for Hilliard but Labas was only a junior in eligibility this season anyway (was not here in 2017). He technically has two more years with the covid option included.
This post was edited on 6/14/21 at 10:51 am
Posted by Lester Earl
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Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:51 am to
quote:

Hilliard and Labas were on the 2017 team! How do they still have eligibility?




Hilliard was pitching Central HS to a state championship in 2017.

He & Labas were both Freshmen in 2018
Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
87203 posts
Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:56 am to
We will be fine on the field except for catcher. We have to figure that shite out quickly. Pitching is a true unknown. You have so much talent but almost no development. I'm not sure any freshman pitcher got better throughout the year. None of them improved a pitch or found something new. But that doesn't mean they can't for next year.
Posted by ProjectP2294
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Member since May 2007
75901 posts
Posted on 6/14/21 at 11:03 am to
I think Coleman got a little more consistent by the end of the year.

But I felt like every freshman pitcher showed something to give us hope for them down the line.

A bunch of them are scheduled to pitch this summer. I'm hoping they can go out and get some innings to work on secondary pitches and stretch out for a potential starting role.
Posted by Dizz
Member since May 2008
15961 posts
Posted on 6/14/21 at 11:11 am to
quote:

If Crews was worried about cashing a check he would have never come to LSU. He knew it would be a three year deal if he did.



I thought the Covid draft played a big role in why he pulled out. He also knew he could to a JUCO to avoid the three year wait.
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