re: So I'm starting to feel pretty confident about Watson and Hess

Maybe to start, but I think we can see Garza or Willis take 1st and smith play SS. Hughes will be a defensive sub unless he comes back a new man on offenses

Cotton,

If Smith is your SS, who’s the rest of the infield? Got to move Slaughter away from 3B I assume

Garza at 1B/DH with the power potential would be nice to have

Y’all & these freshmen need to chill. Who do you think is gonna beat out who?

I think Slaughter starts the fall at 3rd base. Broussard at 2nd and probably Garza at 1st.

I could see Dugas and Willis breaking into the starting lineup at some point if necessary.

I'm predicting we see a better slaughter next year. He played well for us the last month of the season. He is a legit elite power threat when he stays patient and sees the breaking ball early. He's shown signs of making that a reality consistently lately.

Garza is going to rake for us. Unless he is a bust then I think he takes over 1st base from day one if he doesn't catch. I THINK he is more of a 1st baseman though.

Broussard showed high promise early in the year before his injury and he also plays a damn fine second base. It's his job to lose.

You just don't want an entire infield made up of younger guys or freshmen. We had that this year. It ain't fun. We've got some experience now and Paul is going to try to use it. And rightfully so


Now full disclaimer I don't know these recruits like Project or Adam do. This is just my best guess and I'm fully willing to admit that I could be wrong.

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What incoming pitchers compete for a weekend spot? Seems we will have about 4-5 guys to choose from with Hes

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Walker, Hilliard, Hess, Marceaux, Labas and Storz definitely. Sanders will compete for it as well if he sticks around.

ETA: I forgot about Hill.

It's possible that we have 8 guys vying for 4 starting roles. Good problem to have.

Well, first base is obviously open. Nobody in the class will beat out Hughes defensively, but if Broussard doesn’t hit like he did pre injury, Dugas could see time at second or 3rd if Smith is SS. DH is also very much open and Cabell has 55 grade power, so I’d say he has a solid chance to play as well.

I’ll be on that pain train as well

Isn't that basically the same lineup from last year but substituting smith for slaughter?

We are not. Would be a tragic thing to happen to a really good player.