re: two moves that should be looked at...

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Braswell got hot last year the last month and change of the season.

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Most of your post is accurate, but if you are implying that Braswell didn't hit well for most of the season, you are wrong. I've seen that point repeated on here, and I don't know why people keep saying it. Braswell had a slow start last year during pre-conference (.245 BA) and turned it on as soon as SEC play started. By the midpoint of the season, he had gotten his average to almost .300. He finished at .311. He started slow for the first month, but hit over .300 during the back 2/3 of the season. He was very solid throughout the SEC. It wasn't just "the last month".

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couldn’t tell if you were trolling or not by blaming Braswell’s .200 BA on sacrifice bunts either.

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You should prob read what I typed again

Braswell is proven in the SEC as is Larson and has the better glove. Reeves is awesome to bring in for matchups.

I cannot disagree.

Larson needs ABs to get his rhythm back because he can hit. We knew 3b was going to be an issue. The way I see it CJJ has an issue with the pipeline being clogged right now. I went to countless fall scrimmages and the best gloves I saw at 3b were 2 freshman Ryan and Hog. to not have them ready to step in is on CJJ. Reaves is a liability on defense period. He couldn't even stick on defense at a JUCO and u want him in at LSU?

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Braswell has value defensively & his batting average is stagnant because he sac bunts every plate appearance.

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If we want to go by stats instead of "looks", and use a larger sample size, Braswell fielded .940 in 2024 at LSU, while Reaves fielded .953 at Blinn. Yes, the SEC a big upgrade in competition, but I'm not how much that would affect fielding percentage. The answer isn't 0, but it's also not 0.10+. In the SEC, while getting acclimated to a new team, Reaves is still fielding .883 so far.

Yes, that's a downgrade, but even if we assume he doesn't continue to improve toward the mean, how many more runs is that going to cost us vs. how many runs are we failing to score with Braswell as a gaping hole in the lineup?

I love Braswell. He seems like a good dude, but we have to give ourselves the best chance to win. Him starting every at bat 0-2 isn't going to work.

Reaves should start all games until Braswell proves he can work through it in the midweek. And it's not really a close call at this point.

Fair points. BA is still worlds apart though.

If you worried about defense then Braswell should be at third everyday. Do you really think Brown is a good defensive outfielder? Missed fly ball and then throw from SS that would had completed double play. Instead Texas scored one or two runs off those plays. Brown has looked like he is lost since SEC play.

Ask Johnson!

What’s up with Larson?