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re: Offense for the 2025 baseball season looking good
Posted on 1/31/25 at 8:57 am to N2daWild
Posted on 1/31/25 at 8:57 am to N2daWild
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Milam, Curiel or Stanfield would all be good in the lead off spot.
I'd like to see Dickinson leading off. Didn't Jay Johnson call him one of the best leadoff guys in the country when he committed? Or did I dream that?
Either way, there are a lot of solid options and I could probably make a strong argument for 5-6 guys to bat leadoff this season.
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Posted on 1/31/25 at 9:13 am to eelsuee
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Don’t be shocked to seen Jones leadoff some games.
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I would be, he lead the team in homeruns and strike outs last year with only 2 stolen bases. Typically you want those numbers batting behind your highest OBP guys. He has a great OBP as well but use his bat for RBI, not as a lead-off or following the bottom of the lineup.
Yeah, welcome to 1983 with that strategy.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 9:34 am to N2daWild
offense wont be good... pitching will be though... nothing but unproven hitters.. currie and arambide are studs but they are freshman.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 9:41 am to ell_13
Yes! A leadoff walk scores 50% of the time. If they pitch around Jones and walk him, there's a high chance he scores. This will force them to pitch to him.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 9:44 am to TigerFan55555
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nothing but unproven hitters
I think Bear might have something to say about that
Posted on 1/31/25 at 9:53 am to bradygolf98
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I think Bear might have something to say about that
And Milam.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 9:53 am to TigerFan55555
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offense wont be good... pitching will be though... nothing but unproven hitters.. currie and arambide are studs but they are freshman.
Every team has plenty of offensive transfers that are unproven. Are you fricking Nostradamus? Some guys adjust faster than others but that's not something you would know regardless of your "recruiting" you do
Posted on 1/31/25 at 9:56 am to TigerFan55555
quote:I would make the argument that the offense will be good and it’s the pitchers that are unproven, extremely talented with lots of potential but still unproven.
offense wont be good... pitching will be though... nothing but unproven hitters..
Posted on 1/31/25 at 9:59 am to N2daWild
Never mind. It was just posted.
This post was edited on 1/31/25 at 10:02 am
Posted on 1/31/25 at 10:42 am to TigerLaw40
I agree Dickinson would be a good candidate as well. He's very aggressive on the base paths. He got caught a couple of times in the fall, but he doesn't mind pushing things.
This post was edited on 1/31/25 at 10:43 am
Posted on 1/31/25 at 10:47 am to N2daWild
quote:Danny hustle
but he doesn't mind pushing things.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 11:01 am to N2daWild
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I agree Dickinson would be a good candidate as well. He's very aggressive on the base paths. He got caught a couple of times in the fall, but he doesn't mind pushing things.
This is what I want to see from him, Milam, Stanfield, and Curiel especially. Aggressive baserunning outside of just stealing bases. We're going to be a lot more single and double reliant than HR reliant this year, so the guys that can run need to be aggressive in going 1st to 3rd, 1st to home, etc.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 11:05 am to ProjectP2294
quote:I'm sure some of it is to apply additional pressure to the defense in practice play, but we have seen more of this in scrimmage play this spring than in recent past when we pulled back on the reins and relied more on our big boppers to slug. Hopefully this trend continues over into the regular season and it helps to drive our offense now that we have more horses that can run and wreak havoc on the basepaths.
Aggressive baserunning outside of just stealing bases. We're going to be a lot more single and double reliant than HR reliant this year, so the guys that can run need to be aggressive in going 1st to 3rd, 1st to home, etc.
This post was edited on 1/31/25 at 11:10 am
Posted on 1/31/25 at 11:11 am to Classy Doge
There have always been a ton of steals and aggressive running in scrimmages. That is partially due to data collection and getting in-game times on players from first to third, second to home, etc. These will be used during the season.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 11:21 am to ell_13
Yes sir that is obvious. I hope the aggressive base running carries over to the upcoming season though
This post was edited on 1/31/25 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 1/31/25 at 11:44 am to Classy Doge
Jay discussed his philosophy on this area recently. He said that he really doesn't have a particular method. It all depends on the team he has. In Arizona one year they played a lot of small ball baseball. It depends on how the team is built and what will work best but he isn't stuck on one particular way of doing things.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 12:06 pm to TigerFan55555
quote:You've made this false statement in multiple threads, all following the thread where you claimed you had every SEC coach's cell phone number.
offense wont be good... pitching will be though... nothing but unproven hitters.. currie and arambide are studs but they are freshman.
We have 7 guys who have hit SEC pitching, 5 of whom who have done it well.
Jones
Milam
Stanfield
Larson
Braswell
Brown
Pearson
Why do you keep repeating this "unproven hitter" nonsense? Did Dave Van Horn text you and let you know?
Posted on 1/31/25 at 12:29 pm to PP7 for heisman
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Why do you keep repeating this "unproven hitter" nonsense? Did Dave Van Horn text you and let you know?
Well, currently DVH is the SEC expert in lackluster offenses so that would make sense.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 12:53 pm to ProjectP2294
quote:If this guy comes back with a take about how pitchers don't need any rests in between starts, and you really only need 3 pitchers per weekend, then I'll believe that he actually has DVH's number.
Well, currently DVH is the SEC expert in lackluster offenses so that would make sense.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 2:19 pm to Glizzy_gang
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My gut feeling through these first scrimmages is that Reaves finds a way to get significant at bats this year. It will be hard to crack the lineup in the infield, but he seems like a player.
This has me curious as well. Could he hit his way into sending Sr. Braswell to the bench? Braswell made huge strides last year, but can he make another significant jump or was last year pretty close to his ceiling?
I think part of Jay moving Milan to SS and Braswell off is to give a couple 3Bs with a bit more pop the opportunity to unseat Bras as a starter. A lot easier to make that switch if he’s as 3rd rather than short. And Reaves definitely has more pop. Of course, it will depend on how fast he can adjust to the pitching at this level.
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