re: Should Braun be the 1st Baseman?

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I thought he played 1rst base in high school

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He didn't. Listen to the interview notbilly posted in this very thread.

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One of the services had him ranked as #1 recruit at 1rst.

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Because they're projecting him to play 1st base. And they want to sell subscriptions.

None of us making comments are coaching this team, so it's up to JJ and the coaches to put a lineup on the field. Doesn't appear that any of the transfers brought in are SEC caliber players so far, but they're seeing playing time and freshmen are sitting on the bench. Changes are needed, but it's up to JJ and staff to just do it! Otherwise, the SEC slate will be brutal.

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Braun, Yorke, Dardar, Carraway, Simpson, Ruckert, Cade, Serna all should be rotating.

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I feel like this is kind of happening already. Serna starting every Saturday and some week day games I believe. Ruckert started two this weekend (no hits in those games), Braun has seen significant amount of at bats (like 15 less than Yorke), Dardar has already been put into more of a DH role. Etc. the only thing really left is like you said put Braun at first and have Harden or someone in left. Just judging by how each individual has performed I’m not sure how much that changes anything. But worth a shot maybe. This many unknowns heading into conference play is extremely concerning.

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I encourage you to look up the definition of objective fact and subjective opinion. HTH

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I’m well aware of the difference, but thank you for your impressively misguided contribution.

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I’m well aware of the difference

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If you think the statement "Yorke isn't a great first baseman" is anything but a subjective opinion, then no you don't know the difference. It's ok, people do it all the time here. You, and others, think calling an opinion "objective" or a "fact" somehow bolsters their opinion, making their opinion fact. I'll give you a hint, it doesn't.

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No. Should be yorke

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This is pretty obvious to me. And I don’t even “like” Yorke. (That shite talking the pitcher when we were getting our asses kicked last week just because he threw him a 3-1 changeup and walked him instead of giving him a free dick high fastball right down the middle so he could tee off on it and stat pad really soured me on him.) But it’s pretty clear to me this team can’t reach its ceiling without Yorke being in the lineup every day. He’s a home run threat every time he’s up, even when he’s slumping, and that has value. But what’s more valuable is that he gets on base.

I like Braun a lot and he has the potential to become a great college hitter. I want to keep giving him opportunities. But Yorke should be penciled in at 1B just about every game moving forward. Him working through whatever’s going on right now and figuring out is one of the only ways this team can be the best it can be. Get Braun ABs from LF, DH, and PH.

I feel the same about Dardar at 2nd. Time to stop all the rotating, realize this just isn’t going to be a great defensive team on the IF, and stick with the best offensive guys you got and give them consistent ABs and let them figure it out. And Yorke and Dardar’s histories suggests they are clearly 2 of our best 9.

And I’d like to see Pearson get more ABs, especially against RHs. I don’t know that we have to automatically have a lefty DH against a RH starter. It’s too bad he didn’t lose more weight in the offseason, because it doesn’t look he’s a viable option anywhere in the field this year, which will severely limit his chances of getting consistent ABs this season if Jay’s only willing to let him hit against LHP.

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1st Baseman

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Ryan Costello is hitting .328 with 9 HRs & 27 RBI for Maryland