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How long does the transfer portal stay open?

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Until July 2nd

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He said it was close to Tennesse and we don’t play them. Seems he is saying Vandy.

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That was how I took it.

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Certainly the optimistic view.

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No, it’s a fact. You said you saw very little improvement, which is objectively wrong.

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Jones has a good postseason but most of the season he was an easy K for competent arms.

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An easy K? Jesus, man. Go to bed.

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Last night Ethan Frey went 0-0 in 5 PAs with 5 walks.

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rEcRuItInG bOaRd!!!!!!!

Jokes, of course. I always question my time management skills when I sarcastically type things like that, because it takes me so much longer than it should.

As for Frey, I’ve been rewatching the entire season through Wheels videos and I noticed his pitch selection and plate discipline to be pretty damn good for a true freshman that rarely gets PAs.

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Guessing you DIDN’T watch the Texas game at the, wait for it, BEGINNING of the year? He was incredible that game

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Not trying to stir this up, again, but the Butler start was great, too. I think people remember that his first 3 starts of SEC play were rough and just lump that in with the entire first half of the season.

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see if Bear can find him a slump buster. wonder who he got throwing to him?

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Hopefully this kid.

ETA: Just noticed my gif failed at some point, but it was the game 3 HR vs Kentucky when their pitcher was quick pitching Jones and he hit one out of the park and put him in his place.

I was thinking the same thing the other day. It’s been two weeks of it seemingly being a sure thing. It’s going to be such a bummer if it doesn’t happen at this point.

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I figured Coleman was going to bounce while he still had a little leverage.

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I could be wrong, but I think he was a redshirt sophomore this year and has two years of eligibility remaining.

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I have a feeling he’s leaving. Either this year or next. Dude was not good at all.

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I don’t think dude got a fair shot to form an opinion on. They stuck him in the outfield a few times for the simple purpose of getting him at bats and being overloaded with C/1B/DH options. He was a 6’5 215 pound catcher trying something completely different. I honestly couldn’t care less with what we saw from him with the glove out there.

As far as at the plate, I thought he had some nice ABs. Jay constantly singles him out when talking about the future and says he’s a future All-American.

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I could be wrong, but I don't think they are really considering him at catcher.

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You’re spot on. Jay talked about it in this interview I’ll link below.

“Every decision we make is to move us towards winning, but we’re at a place where we’re attracting some of the best talent in the country and it’s also my responsibility and our responsibility to protect that talent. Paul, I think, will be a 1st round pick as a pitcher, so we’re doing everything we can to ensure his health, his strength, his development, so that he can capitalize on that and have a good pro future. We have to be very smart about what we’re doing. He definitely could catch here. The first thing we did, we said your days as a catcher are over. The risk/reward for him and our team wasn’t great enough.”

He also mentions how good of a hitter he is and how tremendous his power is, but still said they’re always going to prioritize his preparation for pitching. He’s going to hit, but it doesn’t sound like it’ll always be both Saturday and Sunday after throwing on Friday. I’m sure they’ll feel it out as they get going. He’s probably still one of the best 9 hitters on the team, but thankfully LSU is blessed with plenty of options where they have the luxury of picking and choosing where they use him.

Edit: Here’s the link for the referenced interview. I highly recommend it as he talks about some other topics we’ve been curious about like Grant Taylor, Ty Floyd, Christian Little, Thatcher Hurd, and Tommy White.

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I don't know that we see Coleman at all in 2023.

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This, unfortunately. CJJ essentially told Hunt last week that they aren’t expecting much of anything from Coleman this year. Said that his experience with Tommy John is a full 18 month recovery time, which is post 2023.

Good info, Project. That’s good to hear. Thanks, man.

Forgive me if it was brought up and I missed it, but I was thinking about Jobert’s situation last night. It seems obvious that his path to consistent playing time is questionable, at best, but I wonder if he’s thinking about his long term future out of baseball. His potential seems extremely limited, so after seeing the report that he turned down money to sign, I started thinking that maybe he’s focusing on staying and finishing his degree at LSU instead of chasing more playing time and some years in single A ball.

Staying at his dream school to get some occasional playing time and being part of a national championship contending team, while taking care of his education for his long term future doesn’t seem like too bad of a prospect for someone in his position.

I could be completely off, but it feels like a possibility to me if he and his family are thinking realistic.

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Just think Holt or Safford would be a two year starter if Mainieri was still here

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Jesus Christ. I just threw up in my mouth. Thanks for that.

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Some guys are just ready to get their pro career started

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Exactly. Also, with the amount of UCL/shoulder injuries nowadays, pitchers have to take in to consideration putting another year of innings on their arm before they even get to pro ball.

I don’t know if this will seem like a weird analogy to others, but I think it’s comparable to running backs and the year to year wear and tear.