MSU Post Draft Fallout

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Look up Sully and Chance as SEC only stats. Also compare first 30 games to second half.

People never forgot that Chance struggled early and never forgot Sully hitting 400 for so long. Sully became 315 down the stretch and Chance almost 400 later. Without Mizzou, Sully only hit 290 down the stretch. Sully also never played the field for MSU or Upstate, only DH.

Sully is a very good player, but 2025 was not a level season, especially down the stretch. That's my other level. He did hit 10 of 15 HR down the stretch, that was good.

He hit very well against Texas and OU to start and then Missouri to finish (and also the postseason). So you are really talking about the 7 SEC series in between OU and Missouri. So in those 7 series, his worst stretch of the season (and even removing the midweek games where he performed very well), he hit .263/.372/.488. So he OPSd .860. So even in his worst stretch of the season and being selective to his disadvantage, he was still a good hitter. He OPSd 1.120. He was awesome last year, period.

And you will not find me downing Chance. We need as many good players as we can get and he is one. From SC on, so 29 games, he hit .394/.445/.529, OPSd .974. So very good, and he comes out on top if you compare his best with Sullivan?s worst. But Chance is still heavily dependent on BA, and that is still 150 points short of Sullivan?s full season OPS.