Lemonis? interview with Bounds. Notes within
For those that haven?t heard it, I will list some takeaways.
-Cade is the Friday guy.
-Lemonis likes Gartman, compared him to Hooty in that he knows how to pitch. While his fastball isn?t crazy velo, he has good analytics on that and I assume his breaking ball (he wasn?t clear, but mentioned analytics on pitches as in plural). He plans to start him.
-The kid from UT has dominant stuff, but we knew that.
-Dohm is good but i don?t think they know for sure yet where he will end up.
-Excited about Loftin and Loo. Sounds like those two might get a serious look as midweek starters. You could tell he has high hopes for Loftin.
-Really talked up Dakota Jordan. Really talked up Dakota Jordan.
-Ledbetter has it all offensively. Speed, power, and is a good hitter.
-Talked about how big and physical the freshmen are after bringing up Highfill and his upside. Said they were all big except Mershon who is a really good player. Several on this board like Mershon. Well, the coaches do too. You could tell Lemonis likes him. Geatreu said he would play for a long time. I think it is safe to say they have future plans for Mershon.
-The lineup is long, in that everyone has the potential to put up good numbers offensively.
-They are reminding them constantly about being projected last in the West.
Lemonis is a sunshine pumper, hopefully for good reason. Time will tell if the optimism is warranted.
