NCAA Baseball Transfer Portal

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.

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Originally Posted by Cooterpoot

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.

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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.

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?).

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Originally Posted by AlSwearengen

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.

Maybe the right pitching coach can bring some arms with him.

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Last year...Roster Management outside of HS recruiting

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.

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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?).

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I think the part you placed in parenthesis plays a much larger role than most think.

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Originally Posted by Pancho

I think the part you placed in parenthesis plays a much larger role than most think.

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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.

There are supposedly some high end arms going in the portal when their season is over. Let's just let it play out.

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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.

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"Completely Fake"

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

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Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer

"Completely Fake"

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

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lol, I think Seinfield may be on to something.

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.

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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.

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He sucks

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Originally Posted by WSOPdawg

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?).

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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.

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

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.

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You want some truth. This is it!

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Originally Posted by confucius say

There are supposedly some high end arms going in the portal when their season is over. Let's just let it play out.

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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 get
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.

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Originally Posted by IngomarDawg

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.

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Hujsak will be back. He'll battle for a corner OF/DH spot. I like his potential a lot.

I doubt Hunt is back. I wouldn't be opposed if he did though. Maybe Parker can turn him into a decent bullpen arm.