ProjectP2294

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Trent Caraway (would like back)

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I feel like you’re trolling with this

We’re unlikely to try to outbid the pros for a guy with 40 walks in 70 innings.

They have time to fix him.

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The cope is insane, you people are delusional. The two titles were great but this year was one of the worst coaching performances in the history of our program

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Hey Neil, just assume I’m never asking your opinion and don’t ever respond to any of my posts again.

And while you’re not responding to me, spend all that time fricking yourself into oblivion.

Was he a baseball player at one point?

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Remember there is a big difference in these lower conferences and playing big boy ball in the SEC! #2026

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We’re going to have to deal with this kind of bullshite all portal season aren’t we?

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many others here can you that.

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This is what you edited to?

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It’s pretty clear he was always 3rd in the pecking order.

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Putting him in the Sunday role to start the season doesn't mean he was third in the pecking order. Of the three weekend starters, he was the one being asked make the biggest jump.

Cooper Moore going from the Big 12 to the SEC is the smallest jump, but he doesn't have the high end upside of either Evans or Schmidt. His demeanor and experience made him a natural Saturday guy as steadying influence.

Evans was being asked to jump from part time starter to Friday night guy, which is big, but he still had SEC and post season starts under his belt. His higher upside than Moore (and probably some recruiting promises) are what pushed him to the Friday night spot.

Schmidt was being asked to jump into the weekend rotation in the SEC after throwing only 3.2 SEC innings last year. There is no good way to ease someone into that, but putting them on Sunday is the best way to take as much pressure off of them as possible to give them room to breathe and develop.

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That guy doesn’t look like a non-athlete. He hit .384 as a freshman in a solid league.

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He struck out 30% of the time in conference in the Sunbelt. He was 1 for 10 with 6 Ks against Southern Miss, which is one of the closest approximations of SEC level pitching you're going to get in the Sunbelt. And this was in the last series of the year, not early in the year before he became a regular starter.

Portal arm to keep an eye on, one that I've mentioned in this thread before I think: Dylan Marionneaux from Northwestern State (and Zachary)

Stats

My favorite thing about him is that he eats innings. 3 nine-inning complete games and several other deep inning games.

He's getting a little bit of draft buzz, but is listed at 6'3" 165, so he could probably stand to put on some more weight and pitch another year in college.

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I agree that Curiel is more of a back half of the first round guy on pure prospect rating, but I think an org will "overdraft" him because they feel like he's safe. 3 above average tools with good makeup has a lot of value to some organizations. Especially if they feel they can sign him to a deal and spend up in rounds 2-5 on higher upside guys.

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And in the first round where there are bigger marginal drop offs in draft pool money from pick to pick, someone could "overdraft" him by like 5 picks and save 650k on his bonus while still giving him like $4MM.

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Was the portal class last year so underwhelming because Jay had to balance the recruiting while still in the postseason? Or does that matter at all

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It definitely had an influence, but it's not the only reason.