So we are now at 6 players drafted in the Top 9 rounds

[Coach34]

Tyler Davis drafted in the 15th.

7 pitchers now

2 position players

[Coach34]

A year ago, the narrative was that Fox handled everything pitching, so Lemo wasn't responsible for any issues there. Now, our success in pitching is proof Lemo is a good recruiter. Can't have it both ways

More to the point, finishing 5th in the SEC is fine, but not wining a regional was an underperformance. There are not 16 teams with more players drafted.

A year ago the narrative was that Lemon couldnt recruit and we had no talent so we needed to fire him- not prolong the inevitable

[EdwardDrayton]

MLB scouts know their business

Billy Beane says hi.

[EdwardDrayton]

Will someone recap the players we've had drafted and what round. Thanks.

[Coach34]

Cam Opener drafted in the 19th round
Dirtbag in the 18th

8 pitchers and 3 position. 11 players total

[Coach34]

That does it. 11 players drafted

Hines goes undrafted. That should send a strong message about amending your hitting approach

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

A year ago the narrative was that Lemon couldnt recruit and we had no talent so we needed to fire him- not prolong the inevitable

The narrative is that he is a sub par coach, which is still true

Top 10 draft picks, NIL that Kentucky clearly can't compete with, a coaching budget that allows him to poach USCs assistant, and he won 2 postseason games in the past 3 seasons

Again, next year will tell all, but don't act like Lemo isn't vastly underperforming his resources. His in game management alone costs us a lot of wins

[Cooterpoot]

Lemon still can't recruit. Parker and Foxy brought in the pitching talent. DJ, Hines, and Mershon all dropped in the draft. Lots of late draft guys too. It's what's inside that top 10 rounds that is a good picture. Pitching was strong but no back end due to injury. The rest though, not so good.

[Coach34]

Lemon still can't recruit. Parker and Foxy brought in the pitching talent. DJ, Hines, and Mershon all dropped in the draft. Lots of late draft guys too. It's what's inside that top 10 rounds that is a good picture. Pitching was strong but no back end due to injury. The rest though, not so good.

The mental gymnastics around here to try to keep from giving Lemon a little credit is amazing. Some of you act like he meets our recruits for the 1st time when they show up in August

[The Federalist Engineer]

Curious ... Dane Burns an MSU recruit from 2 years ago, that would have been a freshman this past year

Drafted in the 17th round

Lefty that throws 97 mph.

Did he get hurt and rehab independently?

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

The mental gymnastics around here to try to keep from giving Lemon a little credit is amazing. Some of you act like he meets our recruits for the 1st time when they show up in August

He underperformed like no other. Wins per draft pick:

Texas A&M - 7.6
Tennessee - 7.5
Kentucky - 6.6
Oregon St - 6.4
FSU - 6.1
Arkansas - 5.5
Vandy - 5.4
OSU - 5.3
OU - 5.0
LSU - 4.8
Ole Miss - 3.9
MSU - 3.6

[Todd4State]

Curious ... Dane Burns an MSU recruit from 2 years ago, that would have been a freshman this past year

Drafted in the 17th round

Lefty that throws 97 mph.

Did he get hurt and rehab independently?

Yes. He essentially redshirted because he had Tommy John around the time he had to report to MSU so he sat the year out because he would have anyway.

[Todd4State]

He underperformed like no other. Wins per draft pick:

Texas A&M - 7.6
Tennessee - 7.5
Kentucky - 6.6
Oregon St - 6.4
FSU - 6.1
Arkansas - 5.5
Vandy - 5.4
OSU - 5.3
OU - 5.0
LSU - 4.8
Ole Miss - 3.9
MSU - 3.6

Considering that 7-8 of those draft picks were pitchers and therefore not even on the field much of the time and that we had three position players drafted it would kind of prove your "stat" wrong.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

Considering that 7-8 of those draft picks were pitchers and therefore not even on the field much of the time and that we had three position players drafted it would kind of prove your "stat" wrong.

Ahh, so you're saying Lemo failed to get talented players (that matter) here?

We can't praise him for all the MLB talent, then defend the W-L record by claiming he had little talent

[Pancho]

I'm just wondering what if anything has changed with Lemo's assessing these new incoming portal guys.

[Coach34]

I'm just wondering what if anything has changed with Lemo's assessing these new incoming portal guys.

Well- considering our portal class is ranked 5th best in the country- I'd say he is doing pretty well.

[Todd4State]

Ahh, so you're saying Lemo failed to get talented players (that matter) here?

We can't praise him for all the MLB talent, then defend the W-L record by claiming he had little talent

My stance has always been that Foxhall was the biggest issue. After this year I think it's pretty hard to argue against that.

[Todd4State]

I'm just wondering what if anything has changed with Lemo's assessing these new incoming portal guys.

I'd definitely say that as far as the hitters go they're a lot more well rounded players. Lots of guys with 10+ home runs, pretty good K/BB ratios, and at least 10 stolen bases seems to be the typical profile.

[Pancho]

sounds like a SR caliber team. I believe in Parker.

[Cooterpoot]

Well- considering our portal class is ranked 5th best in the country- I'd say he is doing pretty well.

Except that site isn't a legitimate site. Some of the stuff on there is really bad. But rankings don't matter much in baseball anyway.