re: Skenes, Coleman and Hurd

Agree. I'm hoping they stretch him again this weekend to see if that is a trend with him or if he improves with longer outings as it goes on.

If he can't then you have an answer on his best role. More of a guy to get 2-3 innings to bridge the gap to someone to close, or just close it out himself. All depends on Skenes and how far he gets.

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All depends on Skenes and how far he gets.

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He's going to be the main beneficiary of getting out of the SEC, from an umpiring perspective.

He gets squeezed sometimes and it runs up his pitch count. If he just gets another 3 outs a game, we're in much better shape.

Hurd looked more relaxed than I've seen him all year.

Hurd is not going to be a closer lol

His stuff is too good when he's consistent not to keep looking at a possible starting role somewhere. He has ace stuff. If he puts it together Hurd/Skenes could give you the best duo in the country. He has 1st round ability.

With Coleman coming off injury I don't see him starting. Herring has been assumed to be working towards a starter role but he seems to struggle when he gets extended, so I don't think that's a great move at this point. Hurd has starter potential, sure, but he definitely needs to show some consistency before he jumps back into the rotation. Someone mentioned Money, and I could potentially see him going to a Sunday start if necessary, but I don't think Little has struggled enough nor Money excelled enough to make that change.

I could def see money as our tourney 4th starter. He's not going to shut anyone out, but could eat some innings. Our bats can handle just about any non-Ace so as long as we're potentially up against someone else's rag arm, we should be able to make it work.

If they can get Coleman’s pitch count up before regionals. If it’s up there and he feels good and continues to dominate I don’t see how you can justify leaving the rotation as it is. Still hoping Floyd can figure it out but I’ve been hoping for a few years now. Skenes/Coleman 1-2 punch for the start of regional play can work.

I could see money starting a 1 v 4 game in a regional

Are you forgetting that Hurd was the Sunday starter for seven weeks?

Doubt it. In a regional they'd probably save someone like Herring, Little, etc. whoever jostles their way into day 3 role. If Herring grabs it you still have options like Hurd or Little at that. Why would you ever use Money over those guys? He's bottom of the bullpen and his only major benefit is he can extend. He gets shelled. He'd probably work better in Omaha because the ballpark is huge.

If you don’t throw a guy like money, the more likely you would have to see him later in the regional. And god forbid they drop a game. You don’t want to have to count on him.

Lsu should outslug whoever they matchup with in a GM1. They should be able to burn anyone