Interesting article, how Florida views the portal.
https://gatorswire.usatoday.com/2023...per-regionals/
If you are not playing right now, you better be recruiting. I guess we will see in the next 30 days if MSU has been on vacation or recruiting.
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Interesting article, how Florida views the portal.
https://gatorswire.usatoday.com/2023...per-regionals/
If you are not playing right now, you better be recruiting. I guess we will see in the next 30 days if MSU has been on vacation or recruiting.
If we don't find a couple nice arms, Lemonis is in trouble. And there aren't many out there right now. Nothing like last year.
We can have a team full of Hines, Jordans, and Montgomerys (if you can bring him in) but if the pitching doesn?t get straightened out it won?t matter. If, as you said, there aren?t many pitchers in the portal, that doesn?t bode well, especially when we probably don?t beat out lsu, florida, arkansas for whoever is available.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
Maybe the right pitching coach can bring some arms with him.
I go through life as a "glass half full" individual, but I'm honestly at "glass half empty" right now with MSU baseball and Lemonis.
Too many of the Bracky Bretts and Everett Kinnards have infiltrated our athletic department for far too long, and their/that mindset is holding us back as my expectations are to be competitive EVERY DAMN YEAR!!! Hopefully Selmon and Keenum understand that (or is Keenum also part of the problem?).
Last year...Roster Management outside of HS recruitingQuote:
Originally Posted by AlSwearengen
Coaches got Dohm, Gartman, Yntema, kept Stinnett, kept KC Hunt, Nixon, Davis, and Hardin
Dohm, was good
Nixon was solid
Gartman and KC Hunt were ok-ish
Yntema and Davis were terrible
Stinnett and Hardin Not D1
or
0% All American
0% All SEC
25% Good or Solid
25% Ok or Bad, Marginal
25% Bad or Terrible
25% Not D1
With the HS crootes, JC was the big contributor of innings and performance. The other guys were hurt, very green, or did not play.
I think the part you placed in parenthesis plays a much larger role than most think.Quote:
Originally Posted by WSOPdawg
The politician asserts himself anytime there is any glory to be recieved and it honestly rubs me the wrong way. I have bumped shoulders with him in Washington when he didn't know I was a Mississippi State guy and he comes off as completely fake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pancho
There are supposedly some high end arms going in the portal when their season is over. Let's just let it play out.
"Completely Fake"Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowbell
Sadly, that's what people demand of the CEO. The CEO's that keep it real and genuine have to be company founders or untouchable in some way or they are toast. Guy's that can't do that will never even approach those positions as career steps. Jerry Seinfeld had a theory on the big jobs...
https://y.yarn.co/e21fb865-1aca-49e4...fc2b0_text.gif
lol, I think Seinfield may be on to something.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer
OM 2B just entered the portal. )Not saying we want him, just saying he is in) they will literally have a whole new roster next year?
Texas Tech Catcher also just entered. Kid was Big12 freshman of the year this year. May be a kid to look at unless we are dead set on Highfill being the starter (which I?m ok with). Kids like him don?t transfer to schools unless they know they are gonna start.
Bianco told the 2B that he had no scholly but could return but no guarantee of playing time.
He sucksQuote:
Originally Posted by TNDawg35
Well Byrne, Scott, and Dan had basicallly ridded our athletic dept of all of those types but when Cohen got the AD job they all came out of the woodwork again. Zac will get rid of them once again but it will take him a minute. Cohen had a culture of laziness in everything not involving baseball and he let some extremely talented people walk out the door.Quote:
Originally Posted by WSOPdawg
You want some truth. This is it!Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Here you go. This might be this year Skenes. He might not be on the exact level as Skenes but as close as it might getQuote:
Originally Posted by confucius say
https://twitter.com/KendallRogers/st...42217976463360
Slate Alford decides to stay a Bulldog
https://twitter.com/SlateAlford
Now that Stanford is out?lets get Montgomery back to Sipp for his last yr before he goes pro?get the stud 3rd baseman freshman from Bama and?get 2-3 pitchers then?we will be back in regionals next yr. Make it happen cigar boys.
question, not necessarily saying we want all of them back, but do Husjack and Hunt having eligibility remaining? I see they are playing in summer leagues, not sure if thats common for players not returning to school.
Hujsak will be back. He'll battle for a corner OF/DH spot. I like his potential a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by IngomarDawg
I doubt Hunt is back. I wouldn't be opposed if he did though. Maybe Parker can turn him into a decent bullpen arm.
Hunt won't be back. Hujsak as KO said will.
Larry likely going to sign too imo
Likely but not 100%.Quote:
Originally Posted by confucius say
I think we're banking on Cupp at SS and Mershon at 2B though.
Just need to find a difference maker at 3B
Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
We have any shot at the Bama third baseman?
3B is definitely a position of need. We need himQuote:
Originally Posted by SPMT
Don't think so. Seems to be South Carolina bound. His sister goes there and he's tight with their assistant.Quote:
Originally Posted by SPMT
Hot name rn is Cade McGee from GonzagaQuote:
Originally Posted by BigDawg81
I'm sad to see Alford back. Kid has a massive attitude problem, is awful defensively, and sub par offensively. I get the coaches want him as insurance incase they can't land a 3B from the Portal, but I really wanted an upgrade.
Hujsak was not an SEC hitter Last year or the year before he transferred here. He's got to take a step forward to replace Clark in the OF.
We need a 3B, at least 8-10 innings of SEC pitching, a bat in the OF, Cupp to make it to campus (it sounds likely to happen), Highfill to continue to improve defensively, Hines to get better woth the glove, the injured pitchers to come back strong, and Parker to work his magic with our talented young arms. We also need a no BS allowed leader to step up among the players.
Do ALL that and we're in Omaha. Do most of it and we're a SR team. Do half and we're a host. Do less than half and we're replacing Lemonis. All I'm my opinion of course
Alford is going to UGAQuote:
Originally Posted by the_real_MSU_is_us
Saw where Alford is going to UGAQuote:
Originally Posted by the_real_MSU_is_us
Hugesack is going to hit next Spring
Excellent!Quote:
Originally Posted by ZedFedder
Probably means Lemo is confident he can land an upgrade. Not going ot count that chicken before it hatches but I'll be more optimistic now
Through 11 summer league games, he's hitting .450 with 5 HR, 4 2B, 11 RBI...Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
Yeah, he's gonna hit.
He hit .238, OBP .277, SLG was better at .452. Hit .289 with 10 HRs at VCU the year before that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
Could he be good next year? He's got decent pop, but hasn't shown any ability to make contact or draw walks. Alford hit .248 OBP .313, SLG .459 and was AWFUL defensively, yet Hujesak couldn't take the spot from him.
What makes you think the guy is going to make such a massive leap next year?
Players get hot all the time, doesn't mean it'll last (sadly).Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Answer this, if he's such a stud today why could he not beat out ALford's .248 average a month ago? Did getting away from GoTro really help him .200 points?
Glad to hear he's doing well and I do hope I'm wrong, but the guy has hit .289 at VCU in '22 and couldn't hit a month ago. Most likely he's just facing bad pitching an/or is on a hot streak vs he's had a breakthrough the second GoTro wasn't coaching him.
Not saying he's gonna be a star but the reason he didn't beat Alford out is --- he's not an inf. He's bad defensively. W that said I think Alford is gonna be good next year at uga. But we had to let him hit the road. Had to.Quote:
Originally Posted by the_real_MSU_is_us
I watched him at the plateQuote:
Originally Posted by the_real_MSU_is_us
There have been MLB All-Stars hit under .200 early in their college careers
He had 42 AB's in 4 months. Nobody gets anything going that way.
... and he was a full time starter at VCU and hit .289 in '22.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
I'm not saying he CAN'T hit next year, guys do make jumps. But 95% of guys who can't hit as Jrs can't hit as Srs either so why would I expect him to be the 5%?
He and Alford don't play the same position. He would've had to beaten out Clark (RF) or Hines (DH), and that wasn't going to happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by the_real_MSU_is_us
The dude only had 42 ABs this year. You bring up the .289 at VCU like that's bad. If he hits .289 with 12 HRs, 55 RBI, and an .888 OPS plus 17 SBs next year, it'd be a fantastic year.
I choose to believe with the physical tools he has + another year of development + more opportunities, that he can be a big piece for us. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's what I believe. Believe what you want.
I remember a start or 2 at 3B as we desperately searched for an Alford replacementQuote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
But getting to the overall point, It's possible he'll improve but by your criteria we should have kept FOrsythe as he'll be really good his Sr season. And we should keep Alford, he's got tools maybe he just needs another year to develop and some forced opportunities. You get the point.
We all know the vast majority of players with "tools" don't pan out in year 4 if they haven't by year 3. There are exceptions yes and I really hope he's one, but the odds do not seem in his favor
if we can add an OF bat we need too. Should be easier to do than finding a good 3B or pitchers