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re: Should Milazzo get a start before Neal?
Posted on 3/12/23 at 3:10 pm to Lester Earl
Posted on 3/12/23 at 3:10 pm to Lester Earl
Other than Milazzo has been a starter for 2 years and has been putting together very good at bats.
Every other position has had to sit a couple games after not so great hitting.
Brady didn't really hit to well this series. So give Alex a chance. They sat Jones, Nipp, and Jobert recently.
No reason to give Alex a shot and Neal a rest. I'm all for it but of coarse know that Neal is the future.
Every other position has had to sit a couple games after not so great hitting.
Brady didn't really hit to well this series. So give Alex a chance. They sat Jones, Nipp, and Jobert recently.
No reason to give Alex a shot and Neal a rest. I'm all for it but of coarse know that Neal is the future.
This post was edited on 3/12/23 at 3:12 pm
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Posted on 3/12/23 at 3:32 pm to Broski
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Who'd have thought this would be a legitimate thread 3 weeks ago. With that said, I'd still roll with Neal, but I'd give Milazzo sporadic starts on weekdays and sundays in addition to his usual late inning subs. Keeps Neal fresh and keeps Milazzo engaged.
I personally would do it the other way around. I get it that no one’s position is safe if someone better comes along. That said, Milazzo has proven he’s a top notch catcher. Why we feel the need to put a true freshman back there just because he’s going to get a few more hits makes no sense to me THIS year.
Last year, absolutely I’d start Neal over Milazzo. With this year’s lineup, why not put your proven defensive catcher back there on Friday night SEC games? We all know the SEC is a much different animal and no one has more experience back there than Milazzo. Perhaps Johnson is playing Neal so much to start the season because he wants him to have experience should we need him back there later in the year.
I freely admit I don’t know nearly as much baseball as many of you, BUT I’m willing to learn.
Posted on 3/12/23 at 3:35 pm to ChiefCornerstone
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. That said, Milazzo has proven he’s a top notch catcher. Why we feel the need to put a true freshman back there just because he’s going to get a few more hits makes no sense to me THIS year
Neal hasn't done anything defensively to hurt LSU.
Posted on 3/12/23 at 3:37 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
Milazzo should start Tuesday to give Neal a little rest and a little more study time heading in to SEC play.
A random weekend start for Milazzo wouldn’t hurt either from a rest standpoint. But we’ve only been playing Neal like 6 innings at a time anyway.
A random weekend start for Milazzo wouldn’t hurt either from a rest standpoint. But we’ve only been playing Neal like 6 innings at a time anyway.
Posted on 3/12/23 at 3:39 pm to ChiefCornerstone
"Makes no sense to me"? CJJ was quoted in the paper this week....yesterday??....as saying that BN is one of the best catcher players in the country There's not freshman around campuses right now who can do what he can do.. What we are seeing is Milazzo's production during a few at bats so far. CJJ has been evaluating him since this Fall. I'll take his professional evaluation over anyone 's here.
This post was edited on 3/12/23 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 3/12/23 at 3:49 pm to Lester Earl
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He has one of the best eyes on the team. There is nothing wrong with him to fix
Neal does seem to have trouble making contact. Strikes out without fouling anything off.
Posted on 3/12/23 at 3:51 pm to scorb
He is prone to K but he walks more than he strikes out. He’s pushing damn near 28% bb rate, that is insane. Even when that regresses a bit, he will still be a net positive
Posted on 3/12/23 at 3:55 pm to Gallant_Gringo
The question is why Alex isn’t getting any starts (only one all season). It would seem ridiculous when you have such a quality backup not to give Neal an occasional day off. Catching is such a physically demanding position it seems strange not to try and pace things with Neal.
Posted on 3/12/23 at 3:57 pm to LSUgrad88
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The question is why Alex isn’t getting any starts (only one all season). It would seem ridiculous when you have such a quality backup not to give Neal an occasional day off.
Neal has started all but one, but I don’t think he’s played a whole game yet, maybe 1 or 2. The physical demands are great, yes, but they’ve been offset by both a liberal substitution pattern and mercy rule games.
ETA: but as mentioned earlier I’d still like to see Neal sit on Tuesday. For rest and preparation.
This post was edited on 3/12/23 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 3/12/23 at 4:02 pm to ProjectP2294
I agree. And the weather has obviously been much less tough for catchers than it will be when we start getting 90 degree temps. It’s just odd to me that Alex hasn’t gotten at least a few starts. Not pissed off about it, just find it strange.
Posted on 3/12/23 at 4:03 pm to LSUgrad88
Neal needs reps, not rest
And:
-they aren’t on the field very long when on Def
- they aren’t playing full games
- he’s being subbed out for at end of games anyway
- it’s not even hot yet
These games could not really be any more low stress than what they are already.
And:
-they aren’t on the field very long when on Def
- they aren’t playing full games
- he’s being subbed out for at end of games anyway
- it’s not even hot yet
These games could not really be any more low stress than what they are already.
Posted on 3/12/23 at 4:15 pm to Lester Earl
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Neal has done nothing to lose his job
Neal should be the starter by a ton, but this is a meaningless argument. You don’t have to do anything to lose a starting job, there just needs to be someone doing better. If Milazzo was hitting 500 with 6 HRs Neal would be benched with a quickness.
Posted on 3/12/23 at 4:21 pm to Penrod
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You don’t have to do anything to lose a starting job, there just needs to be someone doing better. I
I didn't realize what i said had to be explained.
But you can't have one without the other.
Posted on 3/12/23 at 4:28 pm to Gallant_Gringo
This is not a discussion. Neal overall is a bigger contributor
Posted on 3/12/23 at 4:31 pm to Broski
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I'd still roll with Neal, but I'd give Milazzo sporadic starts on weekdays and sundays in addition to his usual late inning subs. Keeps Neal fresh and keeps Milazzo engaged.
Agree with this. Not everyone can catch every day and I doubt Neal is used to this long of a season. Need him fresh in June and that's gonna require some spot starts from Milazzo
Posted on 3/12/23 at 4:41 pm to Yeti_Chaser
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Not everyone can catch every day and I doubt Neal is used to this long of a season.
The college schedule is not grueling whatsoever.
I feel like you guys are stuck on the MLB model, and this simply is not the MLB.
They aren't going to play 28 games in 31 days in the month of May, for example.
They will play 4 games in 7 days most weeks. There is plenty of time to rest.
Posted on 3/12/23 at 4:52 pm to Lester Earl
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The college schedule is not grueling whatsoever.
The kid is 17. Maybe I'm wrong but I'm guessing he wasnt playing this many innings in HS. Catching 3 9 inning games in a weekend is grueling no matter who you are
Posted on 3/12/23 at 4:54 pm to Yeti_Chaser
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Catching 3 9 inning games in a weekend is grueling no matter who you are
I’m not sure he’s caught 1 nine inning game so far, let alone 3 in a row.
Posted on 3/12/23 at 5:11 pm to Lester Earl
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The college schedule is not grueling whatsoever.
Posted on 3/12/23 at 5:40 pm to Lester Earl
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There is plenty of time to rest.
Spoken from someone who has never caught, obviously.
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