He was 5 of 10 with 3 homeruns during the scrimmages.
I think he's thrust himself into serious contention for an outfield spot.
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He was 5 of 10 with 3 homeruns during the scrimmages.
I think he's thrust himself into serious contention for an outfield spot.
His bat is too good to leave on the bench. He's not only got some pop in his bat, but he walks at a high rate as well. He's going to get on base, and he's going to slug.
It certainly wouldn't be our best defensive lineup, but you could put together a power filled lineup with this group:
1B - Hunter Hines
2B - Sawyer Reeves
3B - Ace Reese
SS - Dylan Cupp
C - Jackson Owen
LF - Reed Stallman/Bryce Chance
CF - Ross Highfill
RF - Nolan Stevens/Reed Stallman
DH - Nolan Sullivan
4 and possibly 5 of those guys went 0fer during the Saturday scrimmage.
I?m just not sold on this team. Do we have talent, goodness yes! Are we fundamentally sound? Not in the least!
The coaches don?t even coach fundamentals in the scrimmages. It?s almost like they expect the guys to just know it. You have to hammer fundamentals every day. Fundamentals are what lost the World Series this year. Additionally, you have to gel with your teammates to be solid in fundamentals. You can?t miss double plays, misplay fly balls, bunts, pitchers covering first, and base running and expect to go far in this league.
Lastly, it?s still like a summer league mentality with the coaches and team. No getting in someone?s hind end when they screw up. No urgency on the team. No killer instinct. A lot of wool will be shaved real quick.
Scrimmages arent for coaching fundamentals. Thats done in practice. Scrimmages are game situations to see how guys perform under pressure. Do we need to be more fundamentally sound? Absolutely. Nobody argues that
There is no reason to be sold on any team at this point other than A&M, LSU, Tenn, and UPig based on returning players.
We work on fundamentals during the midweek. We'll see if they improve. I think part of the issue defensively in the outfield may be speed and range related. Which is why O'Brien has a very real chance to play a lot if not start.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinto
To me our best lineup is:Quote:
Originally Posted by MStateDawg
C- Highfill
1B- Hines
2B- Reeves, maybe Frei if he continues to hit well
3B- Reese
SS- Cupp
LF- Stallman
CF- Chance
RF- Stevens
DH- Sullivan
Use Powell some at catcher to keep Ross fresh and then use O'Brien as a defensive replacement late.
And I will add about fundamentals- if you are a SEC baseball player you should know fundamentals by the time you get to this level unless you had a combination of a really bad high school and summer ball coach and their Dad wasn't a baseball fan at all. Odds of that are low for our players.
Fundamentals should simply be reviewed at this level. Also- players get feedback from the coaches using data showing the players any mistakes they made on any given play and that is reviewed with the player and coaching staff.
That said- players screw up. Go look up a MLB blooper reel on YouTube and you'll see plenty of examples of that.
To echo that - players area also going to be a little rusty getting on-field. Doesn't matter how many reps you take in practice, it takes some time to lock in via scrimmages and even a few games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
Outfield defense is a great example. We pretty much have a new outfield. Do they know how much range the guy next to them has? Do they know if they struggle with balls hit to a certain area? Do they know how the ball caroms off the wall in the corner or if it dies? The first couple of weekend of scrimmages is where you are going to see a lot of uncertainty like this.
I agree with everything you wrote. The lineup I posted earlier wasnt meant to be our best, but rather the one that puts the most power in the lineup.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
I'm wondering how solidified Stevens' spot in RF is. Does Stallman have the arm to play right?
Todd I will by far and away defer to you when it comes to baseball, but this has been a trend under Lemon and is already rearing its head again. Emphasis has to be placed on fundamentals at some point. Just tired is seeing so much sloppy ball.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
As you said it won't be our best defense. It's bad defensively as we can get. We will be doing some late inning subs w the lead. That's for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by MStateDawg
Agree with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinto
Agree with this lineup but not ruling out Reese in RF with Frei at 3B.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
Lemon doing lemon; too busy breaking in a new bucket to sit on to be bothered by such minor details as fundamentals!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinto
Oh Boy! Those 3-2, 6-5, and 5-3 wins against Manhattan are going to bring out the wolves!
I mean honestly high level SEC baseball players should come in knowing fundamentalsQuote:
Originally Posted by Pinto
exactly. SEC players ****ing up a rundown is on them. Fundamentals are taught on the lower level. SEC guys work on skill and repsQuote:
Originally Posted by MoreCowbell
I about all the Lemo haters on this board.
I think you overestimate "haters"!Quote:
Originally Posted by Brobi-wan
Skeptics! Yep!