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What are you thoughts on the 2023 baseball starting lineup?

Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:04 am
Posted by ibleedprplngld
Lafayette, LA
Member since Jan 2012
4301 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:04 am
I'm pretty excited to see where this is all leading with transfers that are coming in and the potential freshman class post MLB draft. From a pure talent perspective, I don't know that there will be a more talented group in college baseball next year. But with all that talent comes some really interesting decisions that will have to be made.

You now have 3 upper classman short stops on the roster. Pineda and Young are draft eligible so we'll see what happens there, but neither are high on the board.

Tommy "Tanks" comes in as a 1B/3B and we all know who will be playing 1B, so this one will be interesting to see. Thompson could slide over or move to 2B. I did a little digging and White was the highest rated 3rd Baseman in the country coming out of high school, per Perfect Game.

Where it really gets interesting, especially on the infield, is if both Romero and Toman make it to campus. They're both really, really good.

OF will also be really interesting. We know Crews and Pearson are pretty much set in stone. If Crawford and Kling both make it on campus.... holy shite.

JJ has done a really great job getting some elite arms on via the portal and will have some coming in. I'm far less worried about pitching than I was at this time last year.

So, all that said, I don't know what the starting lineup will look like. I do think we'll lose another 2 or 3 more to the transfer portal though. Especially if the draft works out in LSU's favor.
Posted by tiger81
Brentwood, TN.
Member since Jan 2008
18801 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:07 am to
Our turnaround is going to be fast....
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278154 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:12 am to
C milazzo
1B Morgan
2b Pineda
SS young
3b Thompson
LF Dugas
Cf crews
RF Pearson
DH Tanks
Posted by zadams_318
McKinney, TX
Member since Aug 2019
464 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:12 am to
Hard to determine anything until the transfer portal settles down and after the MLB draft. Then we can have a much more educated discussion about this
Posted by BayTiger13
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2022
2031 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:15 am to
Toman and Crawford both have no chance of making it to campus.

Tommy White may have been the top ranked 3B coming out of high school but that is because of the bat, not the defense. He may be fine at 3B, we will have to see. I'd imagine he wouldn't have come here unless he had a position to be able to play. Unless Jay made a deal to play him a little bit next season and DH him, then he can play 1B or 3B in 2024.
Posted by Datsmoneydude
Member since Jun 2021
1729 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:20 am to
The lineup will be fine however jay draws it up. The biggest question is the rotation. That’s where the draft is gonna play the biggest part
Posted by BayTiger13
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2022
2031 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:24 am to
As long as Hurd gets healthy, the rotation will be just fine. Even if we don't add anyone else from the portal, which I believe we will get at least 1 more arm.
Posted by Gnash
Cypress, Tx
Member since Oct 2015
5165 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:27 am to
I’ll play
1. Crews CF
2. Pearson RF
3. Tanks DH
4. Morgan 1B
5. Skenes C
6. Pineda 2B
7. Thompson 3B
8. Young SS
9. Dugas LF

Fri - Hurd
Sa - Little
Su - Skenes
MW- Taylor or a freshman
This post was edited on 7/1/22 at 9:29 am
Posted by Neilfish
Member since Jun 2006
2513 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:28 am to
Thompson couldn’t reach his throws to 1st base from SS, no way his noodle arm can reach from 3rd
Posted by PP7 for heisman
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2011
5304 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:34 am to
quote:

Thompson couldn’t reach his throws to 1st base from SS, no way his noodle arm can reach from 3rd


Thompson likely has the strongest arm on the team.
Posted by Datsmoneydude
Member since Jun 2021
1729 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:37 am to
Yeah Thompson throws 95
Posted by Naptime
Member since Sep 2020
2085 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:41 am to
I hope you realize that the throw from SS is farther than the throw from 3rd. Some people
Posted by KingofthePoint
Member since Feb 2009
10128 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:48 am to
quote:

Thompson couldn’t reach his throws to 1st base from SS, no way his noodle arm can reach from 3rd

Throw low mean Thompson have weak arm durrr
Posted by budlight34
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
1149 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:48 am to
Thompson may have had his problems at short, but noodle arm is not one of them
Posted by Curtis Lowe
Member since Dec 2019
1260 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:54 am to
I like your enthusiasm. However, you listed a lot of kids who will be off the board in the draft in the top 5 rounds, with several in the top 2 rounds. Hold out hope, but I would temper the excitement level.

Here is a stat for you. Of the 312 players drafted in the top 10 rounds of last year's MLB draft, only 2 did not sign. Kumar Rocker and Jud Fabian and the Mets had a deal with Rocker but declined to sign him due to medical issues found in his physical. Basic rule of thumb - if a name is called in the top 10 rounds it is because a deal has been made prior to the announcement of the pick.
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278154 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:59 am to
Ya, we have different definitions of noodle arm
Posted by WigSplitta22
The Bottom
Member since Apr 2014
1448 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:59 am to
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no way his noodle arm



You couldn't be more wrong about his arm strength
Posted by Conman23
Erzberg Rodeo
Member since Mar 2021
2276 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 10:02 am to
quote:

no way his noodle arm can reach from 3rd

Posted by BayTiger13
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2022
2031 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 10:09 am to
Actually they had 3 people not sign. I only know this because it was part of a conversation on the recruiting thread yesterday and I researched it. Had a high school kid that didn't sign that was drafted in the 4th. Pont still stands though. Any of LSU guys that gets picked in the top 10 rounds likely already agreed to a certain price before being drafted. Only way they wouldn't sign is if the team crawfishes on them and tries to throw them less than what they agreed on pre draft.
Posted by Neilfish
Member since Jun 2006
2513 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 10:13 am to
Not speaking speed of the throw, that’s a Pitcher who has a noodle arm, meaning he doesn’t have the Range to reach the throw to 1st, how can he make the throw from 3rd?
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