If Luke comes back, that would really help. Otherwise, we Have to sign a transfer catcher. Need 1 more OF. And need 1 more MIF. Then everything else has to go to arms.Quote:
Originally Posted by Homedawg
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If Luke comes back, that would really help. Otherwise, we Have to sign a transfer catcher. Need 1 more OF. And need 1 more MIF. Then everything else has to go to arms.Quote:
Originally Posted by Homedawg
Really like the ledbedder pickup. Just make the tournament next year. Should have a good young group that can grow to be special in the next few years.
I see it something like this....
RF: Kellum
CF: Groff or O'donnell
LF: Ledbetter
3B: Slate
SS: Lane
2B: Chester or transfer
1B: Hines
DH: Downs
C: Hancock or transfer
So that's 3 open spots for transfer position players. Then pour all other scholarship money, NIL money, and efforts into re-tooling the pitching staff
You forgot Tommy Tanks***Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
I think some will be surprised a little by what we bring in. We aren't settling for guys that haven't proven they can hit it.
We aren’t necessarily worried about the hitting part. We are worried about the pitching part.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
We? I'm just saying, we're looking and if good hitter is available where we need them, we're going to grab them. Our lineup next year is far from great with what we've got. We're going to sign pitching, but we aren't done with hitters either.Quote:
Originally Posted by TNDawg35
If MSU can replace a pen with a weighed average ERA of +7 with dudes that just 4 on ERA, that's a huge swing in outcomes.Quote:
Originally Posted by TNDawg35
That's roughly 12 more wins, 7 more in the SEC. You make a regional and host it.
That's just 6 decent pitchers.
If you could find a Jonathan Holder (just a miracle) you are in a Super.
Oh no, I agree totally. You take everything and process what you don’t. I just wanna know when the pitchers are coming. There are several decent to good arms in the portal and have already went other places. We knew we needed pitching, we should have cleaned up on that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
True. But the JUCO's that played at a SEC school are a little bit less of a wild card. See Nate Lowe and Jack Kruger.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Next year is essentially going to be Lemonis's version of Cohen's 2011. With a modern twist because of the players we are going to get for the portal.Quote:
Originally Posted by BayouDawg
Exactly. And we don't have to get them all from the portal. I think we see some old guys improve- hopefully Fristoe- and we always seem to have at least one freshman pitcher a year that contributes in some role every year.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer
We had 3 Saves this year. THREE. If we had any one of Riley Self, Jon Holder, Spencer Price, Jared Liebelt, Chad Girodo, Cole Gordon, etc - we have 5-8 more wins and likely make post season.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer
Damn! That is horrendous. I didn't even think about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrunswickDawg
The run on pitchers starts next week I believe. I think there are two we're close to grabbing up. Not positive on one but we'll see.Quote:
Originally Posted by TNDawg35
What website is the go to for monitoring who is in portal?
Not elitedawgs.... all you'll get here are posters with vague info like "we're about to pickup 3 pitchers, i just can't say who yet" or "we're close with a couple hitters, but I can't drop a name"Quote:
Originally Posted by Travelingdawg
That reminds me of Robin Williams' Donald Rumsfeld impression:Quote:
Originally Posted by raymonddawg
"I don't know where....I don't know when....but something awful is going to happen".
Cant rep you but good post Brunswick ... you always seem to do your research and it's appreciatedQuote:
Originally Posted by BrunswickDawg
Cad - I feel your frustration and I thought our 2014 football season would give us a much better bump in recruiting - but it didn't really - not so much as one would expect
Here's a RHP from Stetson we should take a look at. Put up a 3.21 ERA, 55 Ks, 12 BBs in 53 IP as a freshman. He'd be a good bullpen piece with multiple years of eligibility. Currently in the portal.
https://d1baseball.com/player/4wgFCc...nic-stagliano/
Here's a MIF we've been rumored to have reached out to
https://d1baseball.com/player/kpuub28k/
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Originally Posted by Travelingdawg
Portal FAQ in a student-athlete website
Can anyone view the transfer portal?
When providing access to the transfer portal for coaching or staff members, by default, the individual will have view only privileges. Edit privileges should only be provided to individuals who will enter and update the student’s record.
Can the public view the NCAA transfer portal?
Coaches can see who is in the portal, but it is not public information. Athletes can withdraw from the portal; it’s then up to the school to decide whether to take that athlete back and restore his/her scholarship.
Can you remove your name from the transfer portal?
If a student puts their name in the portal, it is not in there permanently. Student athletes can remove their names if they want to. The portal gives coaches the ability to sort entries by sport, name, conference, division, and school. it also gives them the ability to save entries to a “transfer watchlist”.
Is the transfer portal public?
But with the advent of the Transfer Portal, interest in the process behind approving transfers has intensified — partly because the idea of a new digital tool for managing it is intriguing, and partly because the media and the public don’t have access to the portal.
This is supposedly a screenshot of the official "portal" database that coaches have access to:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DwkgffNX...g&name=900x900
Both good, proven D1 players. A 2nd-Baseman is needed and this is a great freshman arm.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
We need this guy.........Chrisitian Little from Vanderbilt.........Call him NOW........
https://www.yahoo.com/news/report-va...153315099.html
USCe starting catcher, Colin Burgess, in the portal. Pretty paltry numbers offensively but he's really good defensively.
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Originally Posted by Saltydog
Watch Little end up at Tennessee.
My way too early wish list/2023 lineup:
Just thinking out loud here. This likely won't be our lineup, so don't freak out grandpas.
1. Guy Lipscomb - CF; .406/4 HR/42 RBI/1.032 OPS
2. Ethan Groff - RF/DH; .404/9 HR/35 RBI/1.212 OPS
3. Hunter Hines - 1B; .300/16 HR/52 RBI/.993 OPS
4. Luke Hancock/(or portal C) - C; .279/7 HR/32 RBI/.825
5. Colton Ledbetter - LF; .318/16 HR/57 RBI/1.047 OPS
6. Jack Pineda/(transfer) - 2B; .300/7 HR/ 33 RBI/.893 OPS
7. Kellum Clark - RF/DH; .257/14 HR/43 RBI/.925 OPS
8. Slate Alford/Aaron Downs - 3B; .209/1/3. .206/0/2
9. Lane Forsythe - SS; .273/0 HR/12 RBI/.677
Lots of big ifs here. I mean, Lipscomb isn't even in the portal yet. Hancock might not come back. Groff and Pineda haven't committed yet. But if we could pull something like this off, I'd be pretty excited.
Would be massive to sign Little. Have Dakota Hudson visit his parents in St Louis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saltydog
If he's fit and Ready, he's Friday in Starkville. With Cade as a tandem, MSU has premier starting firepower
We don't need a Mendoza catcher
That is a good lineup. But how we do with pitching in the portal is ultimately going to make or break us. Gartman is a good start to go along with Cade and Pico. But we need a LOT more.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Need to throw every bit of NIL money we can at Paul Skenes from Air Force.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
10-3 record, 2.73 ERA, 96 Ks, 30 BBs in 86 IP. OBA of .224.
Also hit .314/13 HRs/38 RBI/1.046.. Hit over .400 as a freshman last year.
He's a weekend starter and your DH next year if you can get him. Right handed power bat which we need. He also catches.
Throw the bank at him.
Little, Cade, and Skenes as starting pitchers could make MSU an instant national contender againQuote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Skenes is a potential top-3 overall MLB draft pick in 2023. 6-6 and 235 lbs. He is also a starting Catcher for Air Force.
Tennessee just picked up the Kansas SS. We need to throw everything we got at Skenes. We also need to close on Groff and a least two other pitchers. Probably would not hurt to also find another infielder. Preferably 2B or 3B.
Thatcher Hurd of UCLA to the Portal. Elite Recruit with an non-arm related injury. Pre-Injury, he was awesome. Not many California dudes think about the Southeast however, Mississippi is like Azerbaijan, Alabama is Dagestan, and Arkansas is Chechnya to guys from Orange County.
https://uclabruins.com/sports/baseba...her-hurd/11035
Jackson Smeltz of Purdue to the Portal. Three big things for MSU.
(1) He is an Agriscience major. This is already 75% an MSU guy.
(2) LHP
(3) Staff Ace for Purdue, go look at his pretty stats.
He's a Red Shirt Junior, maybe gets drafted anyway. Purdue is just Mississippi State on the Wabash.
https://purduesports.com/sports/base...n-smeltz/11023
Isaiah Thomas OF from Vanderbilt to the Portal
The best hitter on their team from 2021. The national runner-up team, they would have been champs but ran into a Hot Buzzsaw team.
303 hitter with 13 hr in 2021. I guess was injured last year.
Maybe best friends with Christian Little, we should offer both ASAP.
https://vucommodores.com/roster/isaiah-thomas/
New commit: Nate Dohm - Ball State Transfer. Looks like he threw 41 innings as a freshman with a 5.71 ERA. 56 Ks 26 BBs
Kid has good stuff, just hasn't put it all together yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by raymonddawg
This type of statement concerns me a bit. We had 4 of those types of guys on our team this year and none of them put it together. We also had Cerrantola who never put it together.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
well the good news is he shouldn't draw down our NIL account very much** .... humor aside - he was a Freshman so I'm on board with taking a look.... I also am not one to say Foxhall is incompetent - anyone in any career can have an off yearQuote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Yeah, until I see Foxhall develop one, I'll be a little skepticalQuote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Those stats are still better than 80% of our penQuote:
Originally Posted by raymonddawg
I got to say this portal season is more entertaining than our baseball season was
This is who I was talking about earlier this week.Quote:
Originally Posted by raymonddawg
And just to stir things up a little, get ready for some action next week.
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