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re: Power Infusion For Next Year
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:27 pm to Jax-Tiger
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:27 pm to Jax-Tiger
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Power Infusion
You can have your 10 run homer guys. They are what they are.
A line up that can drive balls to the gap, make contact when needed, execute hit and run, and bunt well will absolutely frustrate opposing defenses and managers. When you don't know where to play your defense because the guy who just one hopped the wall also led off 2 innings ago with a bunt for a hit, it disrupts the opposing pitchers and team momentum.
When a team can bat .330 it tells me 1-9 will all be tough outs.
UNC knew where to play their guys last night because we are a pull side hitting team. Occasionally White and Jones will go oppo, but Trav and our LH batters are dead pull batters.
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Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:36 pm to UpToPar
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No, we don't. We had 1 guy (White) with 20+ HRs last year, and I'd say we did pretty damn well.
We had 4 or 5 guys who could get us 20+. Dugas had 17 and missed time with his shoulder. Trav only started 23 games and got 10 dingers. Jones, Jobert, Travinski, and Beloso all missed at least 20 games due to either injury, or CJJ mucking with the lineups. It goes without saying that Crews had the power.
I think those guys fed off each other. The dynamics of having every guy in your lineup be a threat to go yard means that everyone was protected.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:37 pm to UpToPar
it’s not really extrapolation it’s just what production are we getting.
if your 1B plays half a season and has 12 HR and gets hurt and his replacement plays the second half of the season and has 13 HR then you don’t have a 20 HR hitter between the 1 but your 1B slot if giving you 25 HR.
and you can’t say travinski would have hit 30 HR last year but when he started playing he was hitting them at the rate of a 25-30 HR hitter. which means in those 20 games it was we added an absolutely elite hitter to the lineup.
if your 1B plays half a season and has 12 HR and gets hurt and his replacement plays the second half of the season and has 13 HR then you don’t have a 20 HR hitter between the 1 but your 1B slot if giving you 25 HR.
and you can’t say travinski would have hit 30 HR last year but when he started playing he was hitting them at the rate of a 25-30 HR hitter. which means in those 20 games it was we added an absolutely elite hitter to the lineup.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:39 pm to Tjcajun
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I think kling hits portal.
You’re saying he can hit now?
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:46 pm to Jax-Tiger
You just bitched about someone else extrapolating stats and then proceeded to extrapolate stats.
Braswell had 1 HR going into the SEC Tournament. He hit 3 HRs in the last two weeks. Milam hit almost all of his 8 HRs in the second half of season. Neal hit 9 in 33 starts.
Braswell, Milam, Larson, Pearson, Brown all have potential to be 10-15 HR guys.
Frey and Neal both have the potential to hit 20+.
Trevor Schmidt (JUCO transfer) hit 13 HRs this year.
Blaise Priester (another JUCO transfer) hit 14.
Braswell had 1 HR going into the SEC Tournament. He hit 3 HRs in the last two weeks. Milam hit almost all of his 8 HRs in the second half of season. Neal hit 9 in 33 starts.
Braswell, Milam, Larson, Pearson, Brown all have potential to be 10-15 HR guys.
Frey and Neal both have the potential to hit 20+.
Trevor Schmidt (JUCO transfer) hit 13 HRs this year.
Blaise Priester (another JUCO transfer) hit 14.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 5:02 pm to JJ27
John Pearson is built differently than his 2 brothers and dad.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 5:20 pm to AlwysATgr
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I think Neal hit 9 HRs this year and didn't play in a lot of games.
He needs to improve bur the potential is there.
Neal hit 7 fewer HRs than Travinski on 110 fewer at bats
Posted on 6/4/24 at 6:29 pm to Jax-Tiger
Extra base hit percentage
Jones 44 XBH of 69 total hits or 63.8%
Neal 17 of 32 or 53.1%
Travinski 29 of 61 or 47.5%
Pearson 22 of 48 or 45.8%
White 37 of 92 or 40.2%
Kling 10 of 28 or 35.7%
Brown 8 of 24 or 33.3%
Milam 23 of 72 or 31.9%
Bingham 13 of 42 or 31.0%
Braswell 19 of 66 or 28.8%
Larson 12 of 42 or 28.6%
Frey 3 of 13 or 23.1%
Milazzo 4 of 28 or 14.3%
Besides Jones (if he returns), Neal and Pearson are the returning 'power' hitters unless/until guys come in from the portal (and Frey has potential if healthy). Kling and Brown have 'some' power but need to be more consistent - especially Kling. Milam has shown 'clutch' power.
The question is, can both Neal and Pearson hit for a higher average while still getting XBHs at the same rate as this year?
Jones 44 XBH of 69 total hits or 63.8%
Neal 17 of 32 or 53.1%
Travinski 29 of 61 or 47.5%
Pearson 22 of 48 or 45.8%
White 37 of 92 or 40.2%
Kling 10 of 28 or 35.7%
Brown 8 of 24 or 33.3%
Milam 23 of 72 or 31.9%
Bingham 13 of 42 or 31.0%
Braswell 19 of 66 or 28.8%
Larson 12 of 42 or 28.6%
Frey 3 of 13 or 23.1%
Milazzo 4 of 28 or 14.3%
Besides Jones (if he returns), Neal and Pearson are the returning 'power' hitters unless/until guys come in from the portal (and Frey has potential if healthy). Kling and Brown have 'some' power but need to be more consistent - especially Kling. Milam has shown 'clutch' power.
The question is, can both Neal and Pearson hit for a higher average while still getting XBHs at the same rate as this year?
This post was edited on 6/4/24 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 6/4/24 at 7:56 pm to UpToPar
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You just bitched about someone else extrapolating stats and then proceeded to extrapolate stats.
I wasn't bitching about extrapolate.
Look, it was painfully obvious that Tanks, Bear and Trav have plus power. Neal has decent power, but he's not hitting tape measure shots to all fields. He doesn't strike fear in the other teams. If he had Bear Jones hitting behind him, can he hit 20? Maybe. Anything is possible, but if Neal was a 20 HR guy, he would have been penciled in at DH over Trav (15 HR) when we faced righties.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 8:11 pm to JJ27
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John Pearson in a HR derby last week with wood
Impressive power swing, but how does he not break his left ankle doing that repeatedly?
Posted on 6/4/24 at 8:13 pm to AlwysATgr
He’s older than Larson and Brown
Posted on 6/4/24 at 8:42 pm to Jax-Tiger
Of the 8 position players, we had 2 portal guys and 2 freshman start the last game of the season. It would have been 3 portal guys if Bingham had started in CF. I realize your question is about power, but history tells us half or more of the postseason starters in 2025 are not on campus yet, Hopefully a few of those will provide some more pop.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 8:46 pm to JeffSuperpower
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He’s older than Larson and Brown
lol. That’s how they roll at WM.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 10:37 pm to Jax-Tiger
Do you realize guys get stronger and develop each year? Dumbass. The three freshman and Pearson will hav 10+ next year.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 10:54 pm to Rocklicker
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Impressive power swing, but how does he not break his left ankle doing that repeatedly?
I think the turf has a lot to do with that in the clip.
Posted on 6/5/24 at 7:06 am to Doggystyle
Dude has a straight dad bod - looks like an adult softball player.
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Posted on 6/5/24 at 8:13 am to Jax-Tiger
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I wasn't bitching about extrapolate.
Here's your post
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You can't just extrapolate and say he'll hit 22 fingers next year if he gets more at bats.
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Look, it was painfully obvious that Tanks, Bear and Trav have plus power. Neal has decent power, but he's not hitting tape measure shots to all fields.
It counts the same whether it goes 370 or 470. So you want big guys?
Ethan Frey- 6'5" 230
Cade Arrambide- 6'3" 190
Kale Fountain- 6'5" 226
Ryan Costello- 6'3" 190
Blaise Priester- 6'4" 205
Trevor Schmidt- 6'1" 225
Daniel Harden- 6'2" 205
All of those guys have the potential to develop plus power.
Posted on 6/5/24 at 8:26 am to Jax-Tiger
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I'm not saying we don't have potential to hit home runs, but what you just laid out is like drawing a straight flush. None of these guys have done it for a full season. You can't just extrapolate and say he'll hit 22 fingers next year if he gets more at bats. Once teams figure you're a long ball threat, they will pitch you differently, and it becomes that much harder.
We were all counting on Kling to be the 5 tool guy, this year. It didn't happen.
Plus, none of the guys coming back have that crazy power that White, Jones, and Travinski have. Those guys can muscle it out to the opposite field or if the pitch is out of the zone.
We need at least a couple of guys who can get us 20+. Maybe Brown, Frey, or Neal can be one of those guys, and we can get another one out of the portal.
No we probably dont have anyone to replace White or Jones pure power on the roster at the moment, but again, thats what the portal is for and Jay will use that as I mentioned. Also, we have loads of power likely coming in from the recruiting class. The 2023 class didnt have a ton of big power bats in it, but the 2024 class is loaded with them.
My point was more you cant undersell the younger guys. Not everyone comes in and year 1 or 2 peaks their power necessarily. Dugas didnt make a name for himself until year 3 here. Beloso's power increased dramatically his last season here. Jared Jones' home run rates went WAY up this season in year 2 even after hitting 14 last year.
Again my point was we have some guys with pop and solid potential. Milam specifically really blossomed 2nd half of the season and found his pop. Agian, 8 HR ALL in the 2nd half of the season, 4 in the postseason alone. Guys like Larson/Brown have frames to fill out still. Frey has some big power potential but had injury setback this season. Neal hit 9 HR in like half the AB as the starters got, lots of pop there. Again he's more than capable of being a 20+ guy he's shown. We are likely to bring in a few freshmen with some big pop as well. Priester and especially Reaves and Schmidt from JUCO got some pop in their bat.
Between who we have, who we will bring in and Jay will ultimately land from the portal, I wouldnt worry about pop in the lineup. Looks like we are immediately after Kilen the SS from UL, he hit 9 HR which is an upgrade over Braswell in that dept but even more relevant is he hit an eye watering 23 doubles this season. Nobody hit more than 14 doubles on our team this year. So if someone doesnt have raw pure power, if you can find gaps or turn some singles into doubles, thats extremely valuable too, especially at a premium defensive position.
This post was edited on 6/5/24 at 8:45 am
Posted on 6/5/24 at 8:40 am to WigSplitta22
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This. Charlie Condon came out of nowhere for UGA. Walked on and redshirted his first year. Most players don't come out the gate that good but it shows you guys can work their arse off and get much better
Brent Rooker is another player who made some impressive leaps after redshirting. Pretty pedestrian Fr season, good Soph year, but then exploded his Jr year.
Also, doubt this is Jay's style, but when Andy C was here, he had everybody stealing bases. Just another way for a team to generate more runs.
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