Quote Originally Posted by Coach34 View Post
but my response is that Holman is not an option- so landing a 3-hole hitter to give us what could be the SEC's best hitting line-up is a big damn deal.

We have 5 arms competing for 3 weekend spots. I feel like we'll be fine. aGAIN- nobody expected Holman to be what he was this past season after his freshman season.

Tennessee's best SP didnt even pitch in 2022
SC's best threw 7 innings in 2022
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Every pitcher in the SEC top 15 in ERA improved from the year before. Ours will too
Everything in this message is why Justin Parker is so key and Fox so bad. People are supposed to get better with time in the program.

In 2022, no returned pitcher improved year-over-year from 2021. MSU had more than 1/2 the pitchers with double-digit ERAs in the SEC.

(1) Cade was good, but he came good. MSU in past years, would have turned him into a 1st or 2nd round pick.
(2) KC Hunt was pitching like a 4th year Freshman
(3) Stinnett was pitching like a Hockey-Player turned pitcher
(4) Gartman went from a decent Memphis pitcher to a well below average (not a 2021 roster player)
(5) Davis went from starting on Friday night regionals to being useless (not a 2021 roster player)
(6) Tepper and Fristoe basically fired Lemons and Fox by leaving the program. They were on steep decline. Tepper became good for Liberty, got drafted mid-round.

In 2021, the injuries were so devastating because nobody was ready to replace Landon, even partially.