Tracking the 2022 MSU Baseball Roster

[Homedawg]

Don’t be surprised if McCants is in Starkville next year. He was a 1st rounder, but has slowly slipped down. With the Natty, it has become apparent that he really wants to come to school and play against his brother.

We are getting to the point where Lemonis is just reloading with “his” guys and not just filling holes. It’s a new era…

He was never graded as a first rounder. That was woods. And he would come and sit. Not ready for sec pitching. Meaning woods isn't.

[KOdawg1]

Yeah I've heard we have a real shot getting mccants on campus. He would be a big pull.

If McCants comes to school, I think he has a chance to start at 2B

[The Federalist Engineer]

Bruns is gone.

Bruns is a possible Canadian is how the MLB scouting report reads ... the report implies Bruns Needs low stakes development not SEC starts at a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP program like MSU.

Plus his HS coach gave him this advice.

"Maddux and I have talked about it, but it was on his terms,? he said. ?My message to him was, ?It just depends on what you want to do. If your goal is to play major league baseball, then you need to get started as soon as you can.? That?s my advice. ?If you want to play at State for three years, that is good, too. But you can get an education anytime. You can get an education online.? It just depends on what his goal is and what he wants to do. If his goal is big-league ball, he needs to get in as quick as he can."

The coach also implies Bruns is a 1 pitch guy. Fastball with a curve when he has to. The coach was Tanner Allen's coach too. Decent article.

https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/...dux-bruns.html

[HoopsDawg]

Bruns is a possible Canadian is how the MLB scouting report reads ... the report implies Bruns Needs low stakes development not SEC starts at a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP program like MSU.

Plus his HS coach gave him this advice.

"Maddux and I have talked about it, but it was on his terms,? he said. ?My message to him was, ?It just depends on what you want to do. If your goal is to play major league baseball, then you need to get started as soon as you can.? That?s my advice. ?If you want to play at State for three years, that is good, too. But you can get an education anytime. You can get an education online.? It just depends on what his goal is and what he wants to do. If his goal is big-league ball, he needs to get in as quick as he can."

The coach also implies Bruns is a 1 pitch guy. Fastball with a curve when he has to. The coach was Tanner Allen's coach too. Decent article.

https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/...dux-bruns.html

Horrible advice. Statistics now show your odds are better going to college first.

[Commercecomet24]

Horrible advice. Statistics now show your odds are better going to college first.

Absolutely, you're more likely to be a high draft pick as a pitcher out of college than high school. Hitters are a different story.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Horrible advice. Statistics now show your odds are better going to college first.

Yes, that is true unless you really lose location and you need multiple years of A ball. Of course, you take the player as a college but this does not read like he is ready to be Leiter, Rocker, or Alex Lange next spring.

Read this:

"Gatorade's Alabama high school player of the year, Bruns made a huge splash at the Perfect Game National showcase last June, reaching 97 mph with his fastball and displaying two quality breaking balls. He never approached that performance the rest of the summer as his control disintegrated to the point where he had innings rolled over at multiple events. He's doing a better job of finding the plate this spring and has more pure stuff than any prep left-hander available, though he's still an extreme risk/reward play."

"he doesn't look completely comfortable and stills wings balls off the backstop. Some scouts think his stuff can be good enough to make him a big league starter with below-average control, while others worry he could max out as a reliever difficult to trust in high-leverage situations."

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/draft/

[TNDawg35]

Yes, that is true unless you really lose location and you need multiple years of A ball. Of course, you take the player as a college but this does not read like he is ready to be Leiter, Rocker, or Alex Lange next spring.

Read this:

"Gatorade's Alabama high school player of the year, Bruns made a huge splash at the Perfect Game National showcase last June, reaching 97 mph with his fastball and displaying two quality breaking balls. He never approached that performance the rest of the summer as his control disintegrated to the point where he had innings rolled over at multiple events. He's doing a better job of finding the plate this spring and has more pure stuff than any prep left-hander available, though he's still an extreme risk/reward play."

"he doesn't look completely comfortable and stills wings balls off the backstop. Some scouts think his stuff can be good enough to make him a big league starter with below-average control, while others worry he could max out as a reliever difficult to trust in high-leverage situations."

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/draft/

Sounds like a left handed Cerantola...

[ImissCityBagel]

Any MSU Alum that runs a business, pony up and sponsor some of these kids to convince them it's worthwhile to come to MSU instead of the draft.

Halfway joking...

Starkville really needs a baseball-themed restaurant that sells old-fashioned hot dogs, peanuts, and has an MSU baseball ambiance. I'd give that a substantial investment. Maybe call it "Omadogs" if that isn't trademarked.

[MaroonFlounder]

Nobody has listed or mentioned Dakota Jordan. He must be a '23 guy?

[ScoobaDawg]

Nobody has listed or mentioned Dakota Jordan. He must be a '23 guy?

He's class of 22.

[ShotgunDawg]

Horrible advice. Statistics now show your odds are better going to college first.

This isn't true. Many kids turn down millions out of HS only to get hardly anything out of college. More college guys are drafted because they ask for less money & thus more get to the big leagues, but I'd bet you'd find the HS kids that get 7+ figures are pretty damn good.

[OLJWales]

His name is Jess Davis.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2021)
- Appeared and started in all 54 games
- Batted .258 with 48 hits, 39 runs, seven doubles, one triple, three home runs and 30 RBIs
- Held a perfect fielding percentage with 186 putout and one assist in center field
- Had a season-high four hits versus Alabama A&M on Feb. 26, also drove in three runs during the game
- Second on the team with 23 steals on the season
- Has 77 career stolen bases, which is third all-time in program history

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020)
- Season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Appeared and started in all 16 games
- .290 batting average with 20 hits, 11 runs, five doubles, one triple, one home run and 12 RBIs
- Had a .435 slugging percentage and .342 on-base percentage
- Held a .955 fielding percentage with 41 putouts and one assist

FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)
- Appeared in all 56 games, starting in 54 of them
- Selected to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team
- Finished second in the country and led the conference with 48 stolen bases on the year
- Second most hits (64) and doubles (14) for the Blazers on the season
- Batted .296 with five home runs, 34 RBI and 50 runs scored
- Tallied a career-high four hits in a 4-for-5 effort with a homerun, an RBI and two runs scored in an 11-4 series-clinching win at FIU (5/5)
- Had 12 multi-steal games, highlighted by swiping a career-high five bags on five attempts in a 13-5 win over SIUE (2/16) to finish a sweep
-Went 3-for-4 with two RBI and three runs scored on top of the five steals in the final game of the SIUE series
-Also stole four bases on four attempts in both wins over Alabama State (2/27, 5/1)
- Posted a .970 fielding percentage
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner?s Academic Honor Roll

Thank God it's Jess and not Jeff. Lol

[BiscuitEater]

Starkville really needs a baseball-themed restaurant that sells old-fashioned hot dogs, peanuts, and has an MSU baseball ambiance. I'd give that a substantial investment. Maybe call it "Omadogs" if that isn't trademarked.

Current photos of players, allow $$ for them!

[SilentSteel16]

So does that mean Abners is about to go broke?

[The Federalist Engineer]

Thank God it's Jess and not Jeff. Lol

So the outfielder pool is:

Clark, Cumbest, McDonald, Skinner, McGowan, J Davis, Corder

Clark and Cumbest should level up by a peg or two

McGowan, Skinner, and McDonald should be much better

Corder is a Hitter, 100 points better than firmer CUSA POY Luke Reynolds at Hinds

[OLJWales]

Absolutely, you're more likely to be a high draft pick as a pitcher out of college than high school. Hitters are a different story.

Hey commerce, this reminds me of something I heard a while back that its harder to pitch to aluminum because the batter has a better chance of getting around on the inside pitch. So once they start pitching to wood, they find some extra zone to work with.. So if you are a great college pitcher, your already a proven commodity. Batters on the other hand have more to prove in adjusting to wood. Does this sound right?

[Commercecomet24]

Hey commerce, this reminds me of something I heard a while back that its harder to pitch to aluminum because the batter has a better chance of getting around on the inside pitch. So once they start pitching to wood, they find some extra zone to work with.. So if you are a great college pitcher, your already a proven commodity. Batters on the other hand have more to prove in adjusting to wood. Does this sound right?

Pretty accurate. Pitching inside aluminum bats don't break and hitters can get cheap hits, happened a few times during cws. And it's a big adjustment for hitters from aluminum to wood.

[KOdawg1]

This should be a kid that makes it to campus

[tweet2]1411048293719851010[/tweet2]

[TNDawg35]

This should be a kid that makes it to campus

[tweet2]1411048293719851010[/tweet2]

How did we pull him out from under LSU??

[99jc]

How did we pull him out from under LSU??

We ARE College baseball that's how.