Projecting LSU baseball’s 2027 lineup with only one question mark remaining

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Jay Johnson didn’t mess around.

With about a month before the MLB draft, the LSU baseball coach already has filled out most of his starting lineup for next season, adding four bats out of the transfer portal and persuading star shortstop Steven Milam to return to school for his senior year.

Here’s an early projection of what the order will look like, how all of the new pieces fit together and a deeper look at the one hole remaining in the lineup for 2027.

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Mason Braun, 1B

Cade Arrambide, C

Steven Milam, SS

Omar Serna, DH

Bino Watters, LF

Dawson Park, 3B

Cade Kurland, 2B

Jason Wachs, RF

TBD, CF

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If LSU were to play tomorrow, center field likely goes to William Patrick. As a true freshman, he earned more playing time after Jake Brown’s injury and used his athleticism to his advantage in the field. But he’s still a raw player who needs more at-bats to firmly earn an everyday role.

Besides Patrick, LSU has commitments from four high school signees who have enough speed to play center field. Malachi Washington, Anthony Murphy, Nathaneal Davis and Wessley Roberson are all strong athletes with the potential to be top of the order hitters someday. The issue is that there’s a strong chance three of them get scooped up by Major League Baseball next month in the draft.

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