What are our chances for those 2?Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
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What are our chances for those 2?Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
You will probably never see a Skenes type player again in collegeQuote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
No clue on either. Kash is a huge draft risk so teams will probably lay low on him until they see where he's drafted. The Root kid was heavily rumored to LSU but still hasn't signed anywhere so no clue with him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
Skenes was a huge anomaly. The only reason he was at Air Force was because his Senior year got cancelled due to COVID and they reduced the draft to 5 rounds - otherwise he's likely drafted.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigDawg81
"Beetlejuice"Quote:
Originally Posted by TStationDawg
This nickname basically makes itself.
Well we better give him a nickname because I sure as hell am not counting on our fanbase being able to spell it. They couldn't even spell Khal STEPHEN's name correctly. Half of them got him and Nolan STEVENS mixed up.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer
I think you will see many, many players. Guys that grow and develop in smaller programs. Some kids just bloom at a different rate.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigDawg81
In today's portal world:
(1) Jacob DeGrom would have transferred from Stetson, probably to USM or something
(2) Chris Sale would have transferred from Florida Gulf Coast as a Soph. to an array of options, directly to the SEC
(3) Stephen Strasburg would never have played 3 seasons for San Diego State, directly to the SEC
(4) Matt Scherzer would have left the cozy aluminum palace of Mizzou to the 1st class venues of the SEC
Just to name a few
Purdue?s Freshman of the Year Luke Gaffney has entered the Transfer Portal. Gaffney, 6-2, 215, had a monster season, hitting .359 with 13 HRs, 64 RBIs and also had a 1.095 OPS.
Some big schools will be on him which means we won't get himQuote:
Originally Posted by BigDawg81
He's the type of player we need though. .359 avg, .449 OBP, .646 slg. AND A 1B.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
I don't disagree, but if the Tennessee, Arkansas, LSU's of the world want him, we're screwed.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
The good news for us is that LSU has already taken a 1B in the portal with the Indiana State kid. They'd be a team I'd definitely worry about. We also have Khal in our corner who might be able to get some people in his ear about improving your draft stock going from Purdue to State.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
And we aren?t a big school??Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
No we are not, but some on here like to think that.Quote:
Originally Posted by BankerDog
Not as big as we think we are.Quote:
Originally Posted by BankerDog
Mechanical Engineering major, my type of player. An instant starting 1B also.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigDawg81
If he were a Fantasy Sports major from Tulane, he's an Ole Miss transfer.
MSU should be able to attract BSME kids from Purdue.
We could use him at catcher potentially too. Seems like a per perfect fit for us on paper.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer
Hopefully, we have reached out alreadyQuote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
Auburn signed ECUs Bristol Carter. They also got the Samford catcher. If even a diseased and miserable program can attract good players, gives me high hopes.
St.Louis outfielder Pat Clohisy has entered the Transfer Portal. Clohisy had a monster 2024 campaign with a .378 AVG, 15 doubles, 5 triples, 7 HRs, 44 RBIs. First Team All-A10.
Draft risk I thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by BigDawg81
State land Campbell 1B Reed Stallman .239 BA 15HR 6 Doubles
Has more walks than strikeouts
YAY! **
Still shopping scratch and dent sales I see.
This guy makes no sense beyond he's a lefty with power because he's not a good hitter at all.
OBP that sits at .441 and an OPS over 1.000. For reference, Hines had an OBP of .346 and an OPS of .832. So an obvious upgrade there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
Way different leagues too and Hines was still a better hitter overall. This kid has one year old D1 ball after and underwhelming Juco career. I can't see it at all. And this is the third corner player we've signed. Aren we going to address other issues? Probably not very well. We're pinning hopes that a power hitter gets walks now.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
We are on the pitcher from tOSU and a pitcher from Wichita St.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
No idea. I've seen rumors of him and a couple others but Haire going to OSU might change things there. I trust Parker, but we need some pitching and so far it's kinda been crickets. Only two teams left playing so the portal is about what it's going to be at this point. It's safe to say kids aren't jumping in the boat very fast.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
We've seriously reached the point in portal recruiting that we are supposed to be pumped over a .239 hitter coming in from a lower league school? Sorry, if we really are competitive in NIL I don't get why we aren't doing better given we have so much playing time to offer at a high end baseball school in the SEC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
must be the Lemo effect.
Better be a walk on. That said, we have Brett Pirtle in the past with a 220 JUCU career batting average, then BP flourished to great highs at MSU. Pirtle was 2nd Team all SEC and a huge contributor to 2013.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
So I am looking for a miracle to repeat itself.
What the heck is going on?
Stahlman had a wrist injury he was dealing with last year that is past him now. The back part of the season he hit .310 and hit most of his home runs.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer
I think this guy could be a steal for us.
It adds up because he has a really good K/BB ratio and usually guys with those two things going on tend to hit at least decently.
Landon Beidelschies to Arkansas.
Another top portal arm off the board. Probably best to just assume we aren't getting a kid if Arkansas, LSU, Tennessee, and Florida are involved. The Lemon Head ain't winning head to head battles with those guys.
And the beat goes on for Lemon.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Don?t worry guys! There are plenty Campbell players in the portal and some Citadel players also.
This is a miss. No way around it. We were in position with this kid the entire time. Now he could end up being a bust, but perception matters. And the perception is that Lemonis and Co. just cannot close the door. I have my theories on the why but I will save those for another day.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Full us in, please.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
No need to wait. It?s critical.
We all knew how this was going to go
No surprise here. We were for sure getting Montgomery last year until we werent. Never changes with this staffQuote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Go to Starkville on a Tuesday night in the summer. Then go to Knoxville, Fayetteville, Athens, Lexington, Baton Rouge, etc and it is easy to figure out why we are losing these recruiting battles. It is not Lemonis, NIL, Gautreau, or anything of the sort. It is the fact that we are located in a small town in Mississippi that without students is not a very exciting town. And unfortunately all these recruiting visits are taking place during the summer when no students, or very few, are on campus.Quote:
Originally Posted by SPMT
I live in Starkville and have been to all of those places??if I?m thinking who?s going to get me to the MLB, beer and pu$$y isn?t my concern.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
That?s a given for a college athlete.
But?..with Cohen we had a vibe and an identity. We were tough. I don?t feel like we have had that since 2021. In fact, I know we haven?t.
I don?t want to fire Lemonis though. Baseball isn?t the same as the other big 2. It?s more chess on a field.