I feel good about catcher with Skelton and Gilbert.
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We need another one for depth and to compete for a starting spot with Skelton. We only have two catchers and the third is Stovall. Gilbert played in a JUCO league where guys haven't typically translated as well to the SEC. I don't know that we can count on him. Skelton would have to carry the load and I would prefer to have two solid options at catcher if possible with a decent third guy in case of emergency. A fifth year senior that is a Mitch Slauter/Josh Lovelady type would be fine.
This is a good point. He has a much better chance of going deep in the postseason with us than he does Tulane.
I think sometimes as fans we get caught up in the going pro aspect that we do forget that at some level it's also about MSU doing well and it's mutually beneficial for both the player and the school.
Cannizzaro is about to make USM, Tulane, and South Alabama our new JUCO programs...snake all their good Seniors
11 of his 14 starts he thew over a hundred pitches. He's an innings eater which is always nice to add.
Canny + Gautreau = We're about to have more talent than any team in program history by 2019/2020
Yea, another would be nice. That being said, if Skelton had started all season he would have probably had better hitting numbers than Josh, and controlled the running game much better.....but Josh's leadership and control of the pitching staff made him so much more valuable than we all realize. I think Skelton will make a jump this offseason, and claim the job. If we can get a .250+ hitter in him, good run game control, and similar pitcher control as Josh...that's a win in my book for 2018.
But I agree with you, we have got to have a 3rd catcher not named Stovall, Bc Gilbert is an unknown
I agree that Skelton will be good. He's strong, has good power as evidenced by his top of the wall double to dead center. Think he ends up being one of the better catchers we have had in a while!