Belmont, foambat, whatever you want to call him is now batting .210 and is still batting cleanup. It's downright odd.
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Belmont, foambat, whatever you want to call him is now batting .210 and is still batting cleanup. It's downright odd.
Agreed.. He has homerun potential.. but just damn.. bat him 6th-8thQuote:
Originally Posted by preachermatt83
Just move him down. He was 0-4 tonight, so that makes him something like 3-33 since being moved to batting cleanup. Put the boy somewhere between 7-9 in the lineup.
As hoops said in the game thread, batting order isn't as important as you think. With that said, I want my best hitters getting the most bats, so Luke needs to be toward the bottom of the order. We have an old school baseball coach though, so HRs and RBIs are what he wants in a clean up hitter. Luke leads in both. I would rather have my highest ops guys 1-5... Luke is not in that group
Switch Stovall to 4th and bump Alexander down to 5th. Let Macnamee stay at 6th. Then never put Vansau in at DH and let Hatcher stay in. He's gonna take his lumps but he needs them.
Belmont is a 8th hitter for this team at best, fact is he just isn't a starting SS in the Sec except dear ole State. Batting 4th with an average below .200 has to be a first in Msu baseball history, I have seen our future SS play this year but he is only a junior in H.S. Dude has some pop in his bat as well.
NonCoach34, that you? Need some magical coffee to feel better?Quote:
Originally Posted by preachermatt83
GET THIS KID OUT OF THE 4 HOLE...
we know he is going to play, right now he is being protected by one of the if not the hottest hitter on the team Stovall and he is still roughly 3 for his last 30..
so we know he is getting pitches to hit.
Move him to 9 hole so at least he still has some protection from Mangum.. and see if an get a hit or 2
he cost us at least 4 runs last night in the field,not making plays(maybe out of position or his limited range) not making the play with 2 outs led to their 4 run inning.
He does have limited foot speed, I think Stovall would be a much better SS.
Maybe, but speed is a terrible way to judge a SS. Andrelton Simmons is the BEST defensive SS in the world, and he is probably the slowest SS in mlb. And no, I'm not comparing Alexander to Simmons.Quote:
Originally Posted by basedog
One thing I have noticed about Alexander this season is he has very good range to his right, and not so good range to his left. What do our coaches do? Shade him more right for some dumb reason.
Both the suspect balls last night were to his left
Range is important, his hands are ok getting the ball out of his glove, give me a kid who can go right or left, limited infielders with range create gaps and extra runs, example is when a man is on second and infielder can't get to the ball it creates runs scored.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
He's just not a starting SS for Sec play. Maybe a better glove at 3rd but right now that would be a bad move. The James kid at Desoto Central is fairly tall and has shown to have good range, dude has some pop in his bat also. He's just a Junior but is committed to Msu as u probably know.
Dude he's not an sec SS. Plain and simple. It's showing everyday he plays. Not defensively and damn sure not offensively. It's a travesty to the team and sucks for the kid he keeps getting run out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
When have a fairly good hitting team. Having a drop dead out at 4 is an offense killer. It makes the perception of our lineup that we struggle on offense.
You realize this is the 3rd coach that's played him at SS here at state?Quote:
Originally Posted by I seen it dawg
That doesn't make him a good shortstop.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Pair it with him playing SS in cape cod league also, and it shows he is indeed a SS thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Bulldog1
What makes you say that he's a good shortstop? Do you have stats or are you using the eye test?Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Yeah he is a SS. At Delta st maybe.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
There are no defensive metrics for college baseball. He looks to have good range right, only decent range left, and a plus arm. His range this season is not as good as his freshman year. Going left is starting to be an issue for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bulldog1
Now what do you support that he isn't a SS on?