Mancini commits to Vandy. A miss, but not to the level of the pitchers we are missing on.
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Mancini commits to Vandy. A miss, but not to the level of the pitchers we are missing on.
Looks like I picked a good find to check out on baseballQuote:
Originally Posted by Cowbell
Maybe this thread should have the old Phil Collins song "I Missed Again" as its theme. 😞Quote:
Originally Posted by BigDawg81
I have zero confidence rn
Mancini to Vandy....we've got such a joke of a staff. It's becoming damn near comical. We've whiffed on every damn body. I really hope this staff is gone this time next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Well like everyone has said, including Lemonis defenders, if he has another bad year next year then he is done. I am going to wait til August to see what we end up with. If it's bad I will just mentally check out. I'm not ever going to wish another bad season for our fans to have to sit through.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
I will also add that the silence on who we are going after for the most part is hurting Lemonis. I get not wanting to reveal who all you are after, but when you are not getting anyone and you are revealing at least one or two names of who you are after then it makes it look like you are not just sitting on your hands. He needs to be leaking at least 1 in every 4 or 5 names that visit just to show he is actually on some good prospects and not look like he is just sitting in his office counting the days until he collects a severance check.
I just don't see how anyone can look at the state of things now and feel good about the future. The needle isn't moving.
It's not. And I would suspect that if we don't have a couple of commits from pitchers in the next 10-14 days then we are up a creek and just lost the paddle.Quote:
Originally Posted by bulldogcountry1
Maybe needs to change the way the visits work. He might need to use a page from Lebby. The bright lights, photo shoot etc etc. it sure works for Lebby.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
At this point, it's just too late for Lemonis and staff to be "going back to the drawing board" about anything. He had to fight to keep his job last year, and that was really his last opportunity to pull out all the stops to clean things up and adapt to the new NIL and portal landscape. What has changed? It doesn't seem like anything has. Lemonis still runs the program like it's the CIA, and you can't talk about anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigDawg81
Thatcher Hurd into the portal. I still remember the gnashing of teeth when we didn't get him or Christian Little. I would be willing to take a shot at Hurd, but he entered with a do not contact tag so sounds like he knows where he is going. I would imagine he is headed back out West.
Again, I have stated the entire time that I will wait until August to judge and I am going to stick by that. I am not going to sit here and say I am not concerned or worried, but I am going to reserve judgement until the end.Quote:
Originally Posted by bulldogcountry1
Commit incoming. This will ease some concerns. Not all, but some.
hopefully a possible weekend starter on the moundQuote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
I expect it to be a weekend starter caliber pitcher. Have heard conflicting stuff this morning though. Could be another bat.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigDawg81
if it?s a pitcher, I could probably narrow it down to who it is. HahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Feels like it's Ace Reese. Decent get.
Not a game changer though.
He is. A little bit of a letdown though tbh. We need pitchers right now over hitters.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Houston DH? The best thing to me is that he is only a freshman.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Yea we're not sure if THIS one is him, but I do feel pretty good about our chances of getting himQuote:
Originally Posted by BigDawg81
I don't think it's Reese. If it's who I think it is, this one is big. Solves a definite issue.
He plays LF/RF but can also play 1BQuote:
Originally Posted by BigDawg81
Reese it is. He's a bit of a project so not sure where he fits in unless Chance is leaving. We're grabbing whatever we can get at this point anyway. His bat looks solid, just got to figure out where he plays.
Looks like it. I was told it was Fisher or Hungate. I knew we had a good shot at Reese. Just would have preferred a pitcher since we still have two weekend starters to replace.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
I think Fisher and Hungate are a matter of time
You have to hope so. Both are still big risks as Hungate has never been a starter and Fisher got hit pretty good this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
If we can blow it, we will. But I feel pretty strong about one of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Thatcher Hurd is in the portal. He struggled at LSU at times but still a very talented guy.
Hurd is in for protection post draft. Can shop himself as leverage if he doesn't get drafted where he would like. Smart decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigDawg81
Yep, it's a business now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Homedawg
Lots of lineup options should we land Reese.
Here's what it could look like if Nori doesn't come to school and Mershon goes pro.
1. Chance LF (R)
2. Reese CF (L)
3. Sullivan DH (R)
4. Stevens RF (L)
5. Frei 3B (S)
6. Stallman 1B (L)
7. Highfill C (R)
8. Cupp SS (R)
9. Reeves or Pulliam 2B (R)
BUT, if Nori comes AND Mershon returns
1. Nori CF (L)
2. Mershon SS (S)
3. Reese RF (L)
4. Sullivan DH (R)
5. Frei 3B (S)
6. Chance/Stevens LF (R/L)
7. Stallman/Stevens 1B (L/L)
8. Highfill C (R)
9. Cupp 2B (R)
Now, that's a lineup that can make some noise
What are the odds of Mershon and/or Nori ?Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Have heard Nori has a good shot being here and Mershon is wanting way too much for where they are wanting to draft him.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigDawg81
Speculated, but officially official....it's Ace Reese. A good piece to pickup. Freshman All Big 12.
Mershon and Nori are linchpins. They take our lineup up a few notches, but we won't be a big power team. The pitching has to be a lot better than the options we've seen and business is about to pick up in that respect I do believe. Starting pitching carried us this season. It won't next season if we don't hit on the new arms hitting the market.
Still waiting on Hungate and Fisher. Really confident on one, but pretty confident on both. Then again, I was certain that we would get LaPour.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
Hungate is a good one for sureQuote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Nori has a very good shot to be here. He's enrolled in summer classes and players generally don't do that if they're planning on signing a pro contract. He's the only one who really knows though.
I think it's becoming more common. But that works in our favor because they get to be around the other signees and in the facilities for a week or so before the actual draft. I know a couple of nights before the draft they turn on the lights and let them all take BP in the stadium.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
Kash to A&M