Indeed. Was 2nd team all star in same league as Gordon played. Hit .350 and Gordon hit .400 and also led OB% and slugging %
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It's anyone's guess really but mine is:
Robson CF
Reynolds RF
Collins 3B
Rooker LF
Humphreys DH
Lowe/Gordon 1B
Holland 2B
Morrero/Kruger C
Alexander SS
Robson CF
Kruger C
Collins 3B
Rooker RF
Humphreys DH
Lowe 1B
C. Brown LF
Holland 2B
Gridley SS
Hudson, D. Brown, Tatum, Sexton on the bump. Book it.
Tatum gonna be our Friday night guy by SEC play. no doubts. Sets a better tone for a series than any guy we got on the staff.
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To me the only 3 guys that proved themselves last season as hitters are Cody Brown, Luke Reynolds and Collins (when healthy). Everybody else has a LOT to prove offensively.
My guesses
Fri- Dakota
Sat- Daniel Brown
Sun- Sexton
Midweek- Tatum
Closer- Houston
Bullpen- Billingsley, Rigsby, and whatever freshmen step up.
C- Kruger
1B- Lowe
2B- Holland to start the year. He better perform though.
3B- Collins
SS- Gridley to start the year. Could move to second if Holland struggles and then we start Alexander.
LF- Cody Brown
CF- Robson
RF- Humphreys
DH- Rooker
I expect to see a lot of Stovall, Marrero, Luke Reynolds, and Michael Smith too.
Pretty interesting hearing Cohen on Head to Head. He talked about the jumps Hudson and Rooker have made. Said Sexton and Brown r very solid. Talked about how Collins, Billingsley, and Young r fully healthy. Said some great battles on infield
3b-Collins and Reynolds
SS-Alexander and Gridley
2B-Holland and Stovall
1B-Lowe and Kruger
Said we might have the toughest schedule in the nation and players r excited about that.
Does anyone think Barfield gets a chance at DH some or does he redshirt?
Kruger is very good, but coming off biceps surgery. He most likely won't start opening day at anything other than 1b or DH if at all, because he's not throwing at full speed yet.
Sounds like middle infield will be strong. We've got several options at catcher and some strong OFs. If pitching throws like they're expected, it's just up to the bats IMO. I think this team has a chance to be pretty freaking good. Depth hasn't been better than it is now.
Holland had an insane .992 fielding percentage (2 errors in 256 attempts) last year and 1.000 (0 errors in 135 attempts) in SEC games. He also hit at a .274 clip during SEC games. Holland will man 2B. Stovall, a very talented player with a bright future, will get reps there in some games this year and start at 2B in 2017.
The fight at SS will be fun to watch and somebody's going to have to change positions at some point.