Geauxmaha67

If anyone has the stones to wear #9, let 'em. LSU does not retire numbers, and the best way to have this Jayden situation blow over is to not change the policy over Jayden and his mama. The fans won't like it though, so that's on the player. A punter wore Tebow's number at UF last year. Build Joe a statue, put his name up in DV, and rename Nicholson Drive to Joe Burreaux Drive.

2019 - peak, even if CLK wins 5 natties none will top this one
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If Bama played Clemson week one they'd be a top 10 team.

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The transfer guys haven't been great, but that isn't the end of the story. First, some transfer guys have been great - Cooper Moore, Caraway (for what we thought we were getting). Secondly, when you are talking about offensive production we usually expect in the 4 weeks of non-conference, our returners are the real disappointment in my opinion (outside of Brown). Milam, Arrambide both below expectations - even Curiel (hasn't been terrible but this is supposed to be a guy in SECPOY conversation). Stanfield hurt doesn't help.

Another issue though that I think a lot of people in this thread are overlooking is that Jay knows this is a long season and that it progressively gets more important. We are going to see him stretch these starters out and start going only/significantly to the 3-4 guys that have proved it this year out of the pen. I'll say that the 4 run inning where you pull Schmidt and go Moore-Guidry is concerning, but outside of that a lot of the pitching struggles have been from guys that aren't going to be on the bump much on the weekends here on out. He does this so that he can figure out what he's got, which proves useful when staff gets thin from injuries/loaded weeks in a tournament run.

I agree not a good reason to play him first -- but doesn't mean he couldn't be a better offensive option. We take guys from small conferences that emerge as studs all the time. Dickinson, Yorke, Hernandez all in the last two seasons alone.

Going off the assumption Simpson will be 300+ or close to that. .389 w/ 22 hr last year. Not saying he plays over Stanfield, saying its a consideration.

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Simpson will slide to 2B and Dar Dar will DH

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Can't take Braun out of DH until he gives you a reason to. Dardar has been good too. Think the most likely way to keep Simpson in there is to platoon him with Dardar at second -- Dardar w/ RHP on the mound Simpson w LHP.

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defensively is a major upgrade over Simpson in LF

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No doubt. But with Curiel in CF and Brown in RF you may end up in a position where you forgo a little defense for more pop in the lineup. Think depending on how Simpson looks early on in SEC and what the lineup needs (a contact/speed guy or a bat with more pop).

Is Stanfield automatically back in the lineup when he gets healthy? Simpson has looked strong. Stanfield much more experience playing in this league, but Simpson raked in mid-major last year. Much more potential for power too.

Not at all. In February against Middle Tennessee Baptist Catholic State yes... but when you are matching up against Hunter Elliot on a Friday in mid-April you want to have a dude on the other side. The order of Evans and Moore may not matter too much (Anderson-Eyanson didn't last year), but you need a dude on Friday in this league.