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With the plug and play portal guys, I think the days of freshman playing a bunch are over. Curiel was an exception and he had to beat out Larson to do it. Serna should see plenty of time, Braun might get some DH opportunities and the freshman pitchers will play, Paz getting meaningful innings.

There is no need to put Yorke at DH. He is probably the best defensive 1B we have on the roster.

I asked Jay about Fontenot because I'm really excited about him. Jay didn't seem to get too excited but did mention he should play some high leverage innings like you mentioned.

Curiel is definitely batting number unless he is still recovering from ankle injury. Milam could hit 2 but not likely based on the fall. Yorke and Arrambide will bat higher, Carraway lower. 2nd base is probably going to be Reaves, maybe Dardar. Dardar makes routine plays and has more power. Reaves has more potential on offense and defense. Simpson was adjusting to SEC in the fall, so we will see how fast he makes the jump. Right now I would say Harden and Pearson are DH. Harden has a real chance of bumping Stanfield at some point.

Cooper Williams has the lefty thing in his favor. Schmidt looked good in the fall and should make a big jump. A lot of smoke around Moore being the real deal. You know what you have in Cowan. Paz might have more potential than any pitcher on the roster. Noot is a sleeper that I like.

For some reason TN flips are more fun

Just looking at batting average I thought Yorke, Dardar and Stanfield were higher. I also thought Carraway and Simpson were lower.

Of course good contact sometimes find gloves.

Nice WHIP from Williams, Noot and Fontenot

Makes me proud to know you work on LSU baseball at work. What the boss doesn't know won't hurt

I assume Jay adjusted his swing between fall and spring last year. He has elite speed, high character, plenty of SEC experience and I believe he hit .314 last year, going off of memory. I believe he could even have a higher average this year. I'm pretty happy he is back for his Senior year.

Jay mentioned Reaves today. He also mentioned the warning track power I mentioned. It's a real close battle there. Reaves probably has better range and is more athletic. Dardar probably has the more consistent glove. Reaves is probably a better hitter and Dardar also a good hitter with more power. It is too close to call. Simpson or Pearson could also push their way in with strong offensive performances.