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Posted on 3/17/26 at 11:46 am to unctiger4
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Am I the only one that thinks Curiel’s defense is a bit overrated? He’s definitely solid, but I haven’t seen anything to think he’s much more than that. He seems kinda clumsy out there.
Outside of 1 ball where he was playing shallow and couldn’t track, he’s been fantastic. He is a better CF than Stanfield easily
Posted on 3/17/26 at 11:50 am to unctiger4
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Am I the only one that thinks Curiel’s defense is a bit overrated?
I don't think Curiel will be a Center Fielder in MLB. I think both he and Jake will play RF.
Best-of-luck to both. I think Brown's stock has really risen this year, and both will be drafted early.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 11:52 am to jrobic4
People forget how dominant of a pitcher Jake Brown was. Brown vs Victorian from Barbe was the best matchup in the country
Posted on 3/17/26 at 11:54 am to Lester Earl
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Curiel is strong enough to hit for more power, but his swing & approach doesn’t allow it.
This is my thought
Posted on 3/17/26 at 12:01 pm to ProjectP2294
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I'm interested to see exit velo metrics on Curiel.
He and Brown are both routinely at the top per LSU Baseball Data Twitter
Posted on 3/17/26 at 12:47 pm to sharkfhin
Brown reminds me a bit of Jacob Melton. But Melton a better defensive player. Everyone likes Yellich as a comp for DC and its hard to argue against.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 1:09 pm to NeilArmstrong1969
Why do we have to do these silly arse comparison all the time? They are both good MLB prospects. I see both of them being drafted in the Top 10.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 1:40 pm to Lester Earl
quote:Yeah, you're not going to convince me that Antoine Duplantis is stronger than Curiel.
Curiel is strong enough to hit for more power, but his swing & approach doesn’t allow it.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 1:50 pm to NeilArmstrong1969
You don't add on muscle overnight. Especially when he was just a teenager last season
Posted on 3/17/26 at 3:43 pm to NeilArmstrong1969
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but Brown’s defense has been more impressive so far this year
I don’t agree with this. Both have been extremely good. Curiel has made some magnificent plays in center.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 3:46 pm to Dtiger19
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He’s old, draft eligible sophomore, maybe it’s not going to happen.
Maybe not. That’s what potential is. But if it happens he’d be better than Brown.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 4:00 pm to NeilArmstrong1969
It seems when everyone is struggling to get a hit, that Curiel somehow puts one in play. Now, Curiel doesn't have near the power that Brown does.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 4:43 pm to Tiger Ryno
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Brown reminds me a bit of Jacob Melton. But Melton a better defensive player. Everyone likes Yellich as a comp for DC and it’s hard to argue against.
Ryno who’s your best comp for Curiel and Brown on the coach’s pitch team you’ve led to 6 championships
This post was edited on 3/17/26 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 3/17/26 at 4:54 pm to AncientArousal
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He isn't a better prospect. Sometimes the scouts get it wrong.
This all started in early HS when Curiel's trajectory was more clear than Brown.
He might be. Let’s see how Brown does in the SEC, particularly against LHP. If he does 75% as well as he has so far this season, then he’ll be highly coveted. I’m a little disappointed that Curiel hasn’t had even a small power surge from last season. But both guys are playing very well.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 4:55 pm to lsu777
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this is an oxymoron
Everything he wrote was true of Curiel last season, but this season he has struck out looking quite a few times.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 5:23 pm to Penrod
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but this season he has struck out looking quite a few times.
He struck out looking last year too. What he didn’t do last year and still doesn’t do this year is chase balls out of the zone.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 7:19 pm to NeilArmstrong1969
If you're fit and exercise you reach your peak physically in your 30's. If done naturally it takes years to eat and put on muscle.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 7:21 pm to ProjectP2294
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I'm interested to see exit velo metrics on Curiel. He seems to have some hard hit balls every game, but he's not hitting homers.
I find Curiel puzzling in that respect, because his setup and loading looks weak, but his exit velos are good, yet few HRs.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 7:25 pm to lsufball19
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Jones made it the the show for a few years. Katz never made it past AA.
And one of these guys is living in my former house.
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