re: What do yall think the weekend rotation should be?

Honestly, from what I've seen we're going to have some struggles on the mound this year. Granted our competition thus far this year is better than most (I'd say we're somewhere in the ballpark of SEC competition right now), we've been giving up waaay too many runs. I think Gilbert will come around to be at least decent if not good, and hopefully Hess will play more like he did on Friday, but even still I think we might struggle. All pitchers struggle from time to time and none of our pitchers have looked to be the exception to that rule. The biggest problem with Sunday is that even if you want to go wholestaff, that takes away arms or at least innings from Friday/Saturday. I don't see us having any of our starters going deep into games so we're going to need a small stockpile of relief arms. Hopefully Storz or Labas can come in later in the season and give us a boost but relying on that now seems folly. Right now Vietmeir or Peterson seem like the best Sunday candidates (though with shorter leashes once we get into SEC play). I could see Beck maybe getting a chance too. Technically Bain has been a Sunday guy too, but I doubt we see that again. The good news is that we're not the only team that's going to be searching for reliable starters so all isn't lost. Really, we just gotta hope that Hess and Gilbert can lock down Friday and Saturday. If they can do that, we'll still win a lot of games.

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Not having Walker hurts.

Not having Storz and Labas pitch during the non conference hurts more.

Not having Sanders get outs during the midweek is devastating.

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Basically all of this. We're replacing all 3 weekend starters with one being unplanned. It's tough. Couple that with two potentially good arms out for now and it's even tougher.

I did forget about colonel Sanders. Hopefully he can pull it together. Another possibility for a Sunday starter.

1. Keep the pitching rotation like it already is...for this weekend. We need Labas to get a shot and then Storz. Beck needs to stay in relief.

2. I really like it that Chris Reid is on our team...as a sub. Keep Jake at 3rd until Smith comes back and then decide who stays in, Jake or Hunter.

Those stats are misleading given the fact that Reid was never given regular playing time last year

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Took me some time. Hence.

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What if I was hinting at it?

His dad Scott was the same way. I spoke with a former SEC ump who worked some of his games back in the day. He said without a doubt, that was the best slider he'd ever seen. The problem was he had it 1 out of every 10 times. If AD can get him under control, he's a miracle worker.

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He hit 0.208 last year.

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Reid hit .287 his freshman year as the everyday guy soooo..

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Thought this thread was about pitching, not 3rd base.

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well it was but... any chance some get to shite on players.

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well it was but... any chance some get to shite on players.

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When you have to defend starting one guy over another, previous stats and experience come into play.

Everyone's single, solitary argument for Reid is his average/obp from 2 years ago. He's not faster. He's bad at fielding. He only hits singles (when he does hit) and his average his freshman year was from lots of garbage-time hits. Give me an hour or so and I'll get those stats together... He's not the answer for the future and if we have to put in the field, 3B would be the last place anyone should want him. At this point we are talking about holding a spot until Smith returns with Hal maintaining his production. I'd rather fill those weeks with someone who has potential and someone we could actually rely on (both in the field and at the plate).