re: roster management 2022/2023 baseball

Thompson will play 2B or lose his job imo.

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Thompson will play 2B or lose his job imo.

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I would tend to agree if he doesn't improve. I'm hoping he makes a leap his junior year but if not, I hope we have a capable replacement at SS. It seemed that his mistakes came from him rushing the play. He will either learn to overcome that, control that or maybe move to 2B where he can slow down.

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competition is real

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Yes

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guys that can match 18 dingers and (if they) can do it with a higher average

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Not freshman or transfers most likely

If he moves on, or stays, it will be because of the conversation he and coach had before the draft

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Not freshman

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If Jones makes it to campus he could DH. Defensively I don't see him catching as a freshmen. Morgan has a hold on 1B so DH might be his role as a freshmen and he could unseat Jobert or at least be the righty option.

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Thompson will play 2B or lose his job imo.

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Thompson had just 1 error his last 11 games this year and I think just 2 his last 16 games, seemed to settle in. That 2 in last 16 games extrapolates out to like ~8 over the course of a season like we just had. He also got better at the plate this year vs. last. No doubt he was a awful to start the season in the field, but unless we hit on a huge portal SS I dont see Johnson going in a different direction to start next season at SS. I think Guidry or Romero if they make it to campus would start out at 2B/3B with Johnson giving Thompson a 3rd year at SS to kick off the year. If Thompson struggled again, then he would probably make the move.

Most interesting to me is pitching and infield.

I'm anxious to see if we get all of Floyd, Reyz, and Gervase back. I think that would be huge. Floyd started to click at the end of the year. Reyz and Gervase are obviously huge pieces of the bullpen, especially if they don't have to carry as big of a workload. Tebrake is going to be a big help, but we still need 1-2 more immediate contributors/transfers to go with the incoming class/juco guys. At least half of the pitching staff could be transfers, juco, and freshman.

Morgan is really the only sure thing in the infield. I'd think Thompson finds a spot somewhere but I'm not altogether certain of that. Jay was very patient with Thompson all season, but I wouldn't be surprised if he brought in 2-3 transfers...plus you may have Romero and Guidry here.

I wonder if we pursue a transfer catcher, too. Milazzo is a defensive answer, and I don't take defense lightly for a catcher. But, we have to find someone that contribute on offense and defense if Milazzo can't. We will get 2-3 freshman, but they prob won't be ready.

I don’t think Floyd is going anywhere. I’ll bet Reyz goes to the draft and we might get Gervase back. He feels like the guy that says he has unfinished business and wants to make a team run, less about draft stock.

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He always has and probably always will. I'm just saying there are guys that can match 18 dingers

Who?

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Jones and Travinski for sure. Leto, Frey, Beloso, maybe Dugas are capable, I believe.

i dont beleive that you let 18 homeruns walk. I think you rely on him improving and isnt that what we have off season for and a hitting coach for?

i love college baseball but i really hate how its this attitude of people cant improve and even after a good season....looking to kick underclassman to the curb.

i get it, its just a shitty thing.

really hope the 11.7 scholarships going away soon, stops this. Hoping that combined with that, nil and that increasing awareness of the shitty life minor leaguers live allows kids to stay and really develop as juniors and seniors.

Another thing to consider is that Jobert just had his first season facing SEC pitching. No reason he can’t improve moving into next year.