Quote Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer View Post
MLB sees Nunnalee was a leadoff guy, advanced bat, defense and arm for corner OF. Should improve sharply over his freshman numbers at UVA.

Chance is a Collegiate baller. In 2026, he could hit 350 and 10 bombs if BOC plays him. He's not that small, same size as Drew Gilbert from Tennessee. At 23 years old, he's advantaged versus emotional and semi developed impulse-control teenage pitchers. Indiana football loaded up with 23 and 24 years olds, national champs.
I'll be surprised if he hits 10 home runs especially with the players we added possibly cutting into his playing time. But I would compare him to Rusty Thoms or Cody Brown. He'll play a good bit. And having him in the bottom half of the order is a really good thing for MSU. He's a veteran guy and I wonder if he felt some pressure to perform last year when our team wasn't as talented. McMullen our new hitting coach could be beneficial to him because Bryce's game needs to be making contact and having tough AB's. His OBP needs to improve and his strikeouts need to go down. He's also good defensively and won't have to play CF anymore and he also stole 10 bases.

I could see him having a very good year. But not as a top of the order guy.