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Overthinking 2021 baseball
Posted on 6/14/20 at 8:21 pm
Posted on 6/14/20 at 8:21 pm
The 5 round draft will obviously increase the talent level in college baseball. With the expanded rosters there will be less trickle down effect in the transfer portal. This should widen the gap between the top tier teams and the lower teams. That should increase the games LSU wins for the year.
Most top programs will have bullpen depth. I think that will increase the importance of starting and closing pitching. LSU should be in good shape with Hill and Fontenot. I don't know enough about other programs to say if we will have an advantage on Saturday and Sunday.
Defensively LSU is in good shape, ton of outfielders, awesome catcher, Thompson making it to campus and hopefully a healthy Arnold and Cranford.
Offense is going to be the big question mark. With the pitching talent increasing in college baseball, hitting will be that much harder. The potential is there for LSU but potential means you haven't done it yet. It will be very interesting to see what bats will emerge and how that will effect who plays.
Most top programs will have bullpen depth. I think that will increase the importance of starting and closing pitching. LSU should be in good shape with Hill and Fontenot. I don't know enough about other programs to say if we will have an advantage on Saturday and Sunday.
Defensively LSU is in good shape, ton of outfielders, awesome catcher, Thompson making it to campus and hopefully a healthy Arnold and Cranford.
Offense is going to be the big question mark. With the pitching talent increasing in college baseball, hitting will be that much harder. The potential is there for LSU but potential means you haven't done it yet. It will be very interesting to see what bats will emerge and how that will effect who plays.
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Posted on 6/14/20 at 8:35 pm to N2daWild
I’m over words like ‘potential’ and phrases like ‘should see improvement’.
This post was edited on 6/14/20 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 6/14/20 at 9:02 pm to N2daWild
LSU’s offense as it stands right now, is not going to be good
PM needs to attract some more bats this summer
Having no juco bats coming in is a massive oversight
PM needs to attract some more bats this summer
Having no juco bats coming in is a massive oversight
This post was edited on 6/14/20 at 9:03 pm
Posted on 6/14/20 at 9:02 pm to N2daWild
Florida and Vanderbilt may start the year at 1 and 2. They bring back a ton of arms.
LSU and Ole Miss are next in terms of returning arms.
You are right in that LSU’s going to need some of the young bats to make instant impacts.
As Lester said I would not be surprised to see LSU look at a couple of JUCO infielders or another catcher.
LSU and Ole Miss are next in terms of returning arms.
You are right in that LSU’s going to need some of the young bats to make instant impacts.
As Lester said I would not be surprised to see LSU look at a couple of JUCO infielders or another catcher.
This post was edited on 6/14/20 at 9:04 pm
Posted on 6/14/20 at 9:25 pm to Adam4848
With no roster limit, bringing in some JUCO one year stop gaps makes a lot of sense.
Posted on 6/14/20 at 9:36 pm to N2daWild
You bring in Jucos to fill in holes. We haven’t been doing as good of a job as we need to in that dept.
Posted on 6/14/20 at 11:45 pm to N2daWild
Just curious what positions do we need a JUCO bat. Mathis and Garza signed so there is a hole there. I don’t know too much about the incoming recruits and how they will fit.
This whole cancelled season really left me unable to form a solid opinion on some of the current players. Hampton (coming off of a hamate bone injury) I would grade as incomplete. I was hoping Gio would take a step forward .
I was happy with the pitching talent, and excited about the depth just nervous that we would have a number of them develop a nagging injury.
This whole cancelled season really left me unable to form a solid opinion on some of the current players. Hampton (coming off of a hamate bone injury) I would grade as incomplete. I was hoping Gio would take a step forward .
I was happy with the pitching talent, and excited about the depth just nervous that we would have a number of them develop a nagging injury.
Posted on 6/15/20 at 6:33 am to SeaBass23
I wouldn't be too nervous about pitching injuries. The only one that has me nervous is Jaden Hill. If he can stay healthy and be our Friday Ace that will be big for the season.
I would like to see them bring in a JUCO catcher. Travinski has some defensive skills but he was brought in for his bat. If Milazzo gets injured we will need a defensive catcher and it wouldn't hurt to have someone that can spell Milazzo occasionally.
We have some potential bats in the outfield, Hampton, Crews, Drost, Dugas, Gio and Bianco. The only problem there is none of them have really done it yet. I personally think there is too much competition in the outfield to bring in a JUCO.
On the infield, you have Beloso, C. Doughty that can hit and maybe Bianco or Dugas. Cranford, Arnold and Thompson are known more for defense but all of them have some hitting skills. If you could find a JUCO infielder that can really hit that would be fine by me. I don't know how many there are out there, wanting to come to LSU. Project probably has some idea.
I would think a really talented JUCO would like an opportunity to play for LSU and showcase himself to the MLB for a year.
I would like to see them bring in a JUCO catcher. Travinski has some defensive skills but he was brought in for his bat. If Milazzo gets injured we will need a defensive catcher and it wouldn't hurt to have someone that can spell Milazzo occasionally.
We have some potential bats in the outfield, Hampton, Crews, Drost, Dugas, Gio and Bianco. The only problem there is none of them have really done it yet. I personally think there is too much competition in the outfield to bring in a JUCO.
On the infield, you have Beloso, C. Doughty that can hit and maybe Bianco or Dugas. Cranford, Arnold and Thompson are known more for defense but all of them have some hitting skills. If you could find a JUCO infielder that can really hit that would be fine by me. I don't know how many there are out there, wanting to come to LSU. Project probably has some idea.
I would think a really talented JUCO would like an opportunity to play for LSU and showcase himself to the MLB for a year.
Posted on 6/15/20 at 7:52 am to Lester Earl
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LSU’s offense as it stands right now, is not going to be good
PM needs to attract some more bats this summer
Having no juco bats coming in is a massive oversight
Why do you need a JUCO bat when you have guys that will be sophomore and juniors in the program now Already that just need to step up. Dugas, Doughty, Bianco, Hampton, Cranford, Milazzo, Travinski, DiGiacomo, and Arnold are all highly rated guys coming out of high school. That’s not including the freshman coming in. There all unproven but so would a JUCO guy be if they came in and they are around the same age.
Posted on 6/15/20 at 8:37 am to geauxtigers33
Bianco has a career .174 average & a 25% K rate.
Dugas .186 & 26% K rate
Hampton is football
Dugas .186 & 26% K rate
Hampton is football
This post was edited on 6/15/20 at 8:41 am
Posted on 6/15/20 at 9:36 am to N2daWild
Hill should be your Friday night starter
Fontenot is the closer.
Hill, Labas, Marceaux weekend starters
Fontenot is the closer.
Hill, Labas, Marceaux weekend starters
Posted on 6/15/20 at 10:10 am to chipdouglas96
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Fontenot is the closer.
Hill, Labas, Marceaux weekend starters
This will win you a lot of weekends if the lineup is just ok.
The pitching staff will be deep next year.
This post was edited on 6/15/20 at 10:11 am
Posted on 6/15/20 at 10:17 am to geauxtigers33
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Why do you need a JUCO bat when you have guys that will be sophomore and juniors in the program now Already that just need to step up.
“That just need to step up.”
That’s the key, what if some do not? That’s when you find a JC kid to plug the hole.
We’ve been through this before, we have a lot of prospects and places for them to play. The coach will know before we do as to whether or not we have a hole. There’s plenty of time to find out.
Posted on 6/15/20 at 10:19 am to geauxtigers33
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This will win you a lot of weekends if the lineup is just ok.
The pitching staff will be deep next ye
The thought is because of the situation in college baseball now, pitching is going to dominate this coming year. It’s not just LSU that kept their front line pitchers. So did other schools.
Posted on 6/15/20 at 10:36 am to doubleb
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The thought is because of the situation in college baseball now, pitching is going to dominate this coming year. It’s not just LSU that kept their front line pitchers. So did other schools.
Agreed that’s why I just said ok as in if LSU hits At least middle of the pack as the rest of the SEC next year compared to the rest of the SEC facing the same pitching. The pitching is good enough to take them a long way.
I am one that thinks LSU will be very good at pitching and hitting next year. I believe in the talent on the team and some players will make the step up offensively because of that talent. Iron sharpens iron. It will be a battle just to get in the lineup.
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