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06-28-2022, 10:15 PM
#401
Originally Posted by
Commercecomet24
Skenes would be such a big get.
Originally Posted by
KOdawg1
He's the difference in this team being pretty good and being a title contender again.
A legit Friday night ace who can DH.
A rotation of Skenes, Cade, and Gartman would be as good as anyone in the country.
And a lineup of
Larry - 2B
Ledbetter - LF
Hines - 1B
Skenes - DH
Portal CF (Bill Knight?)
Clark - RF
Hancock - C
Alford - 3B
Forsythe - SS
would be pretty stout too.
Skenes would be huge. I'm also a little nervous about putting all of our eggs in his basket. I don't feel bad about getting him- I just don't know what he is going to do and there is competition for him.
The biggest thing to focus on is pitching. There aren't very many Friday night guys in the portal. I think Nate Dohm is going to compete for a rotation spot along with Gartman and if we get Colby Holcombe he'll be in the mix as well. We need to add at least three arms to the bullpen and one needs to be a closer type and one of the others needs to be LH.
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06-28-2022, 10:23 PM
#402
Originally Posted by
Todd4State
Skenes would be huge. I'm also a little nervous about putting all of our eggs in his basket. I don't feel bad about getting him- I just don't know what he is going to do and there is competition for him.
The biggest thing to focus on is pitching. There aren't very many Friday night guys in the portal. I think Nate Dohm is going to compete for a rotation spot along with Gartman and if we get Colby Holcombe he'll be in the mix as well. We need to add at least three arms to the bullpen and one needs to be a closer type and one of the others needs to be LH.
Skenes would be huge pickup. We need arms and that's definitely gonna be the key to next year.
I'm convinced Brock Tapper is gonna help us this year as a freshman. Lefty he's got 3 pitches, fb that's low 90s, a plus breaking ball and a filthy change up and the dude has swag. I believe he's gonna be really good for us and winds up in the rotation before he leaves.
Last edited by Commercecomet24; 06-28-2022 at 10:26 PM.
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06-28-2022, 10:23 PM
#403
Originally Posted by
Commercecomet24
Kams best shot in pro ball is in the outfield. He's fast but he doesn't have much range on ground balls. He doesn't react well. His footwork is bad and hasn't improved. His skill set is more suited to the outfield. I haven't talked to one yet who projected him as an infielder. If he stays here i don't know where he'll wind up but there has been discussion about letting him have a shot in cf. There's so many moving parts right now it's really hard to get a grasp on where it's all headed. I would prefer groff or knight in cf myself. I know one thing the staff is busy trying to put this roster together and I believe we're gonna be ok.
It may be a wait until the draft and see where things stand situation. I believe all three players we're talking about here are draft eligible. Unless Knight isn't. I know the other two definitely are. Personally if you ask me I think Kam may be better off as a utility man in pro ball because I don't know that he can really master any position. Maybe he can learn to play them decently enough that he can give himself value.
Getting Larry and Ledbetter already change the make up of our lineup- both have pop but both also have speed. Much more like what I prefer. Getting Knight or Groff only add to that.
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06-28-2022, 10:27 PM
#404
Originally Posted by
Commercecomet24
Skenes would be huge pickup. We need arms and that's definitely gonna be the key to next year.
That's the thing about the portal. Most Friday night guys that are legit are not likely to leave where they are IMO unless it's someone at a small school or maybe a PAC 12 school. There just aren't a lot of options out there. Tennessee got very lucky with Dollander- actually had similar stats to Dohm when he transferred to Tennessee. We're probably just as likely to find an ace from our recruiting class like Paul Maholm in 2001 or have Holcombe come in and be the anti-Andrew Walling as we are to get someone from the portal.
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06-28-2022, 10:30 PM
#405
Originally Posted by
Todd4State
It may be a wait until the draft and see where things stand situation. I believe all three players we're talking about here are draft eligible. Unless Knight isn't. I know the other two definitely are. Personally if you ask me I think Kam may be better off as a utility man in pro ball because I don't know that he can really master any position. Maybe he can learn to play them decently enough that he can give himself value.
Getting Larry and Ledbetter already change the make up of our lineup- both have pop but both also have speed. Much more like what I prefer. Getting Knight or Groff only add to that.
Yeah I agree on that. I also agree that Kam is a man without a real position on defense. Hes got work to do no matter where he winds up. As Cooter said it's frustrating because he has all the tools in the world and hes been a good player but the tools he has says he should be elite.
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06-28-2022, 10:31 PM
#406
Originally Posted by
Todd4State
That's the thing about the portal. Most Friday night guys that are legit are not likely to leave where they are IMO unless it's someone at a small school or maybe a PAC 12 school. There just aren't a lot of options out there. Tennessee got very lucky with Dollander- actually had similar stats to Dohm when he transferred to Tennessee. We're probably just as likely to find an ace from our recruiting class like Paul Maholm in 2001 or have Holcombe come in and be the anti-Andrew Walling as we are to get someone from the portal.
Funny you mention that but we're in on a couple of pac12 guys too.
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06-28-2022, 10:40 PM
#407
Dohm is going to be a beast before he's done. I said it.
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06-28-2022, 11:07 PM
#408
Originally Posted by
Cooterpoot
Dohm is going to be a beast before he's done. I said it.
He definitely has the stuff. I watched some videos of him and he looks really good. He's having a dang good summer too.
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06-29-2022, 07:55 AM
#409
Originally Posted by
Commercecomet24
This. Been trying to encourage folks to be patient.
Originally Posted by
Commercecomet24
I watched this kid play at ECCC. This is a very good pickup! Line drive hitter with pop and can really run.
Originally Posted by
Commercecomet24
Funny you mention that but we're in on a couple of pac12 guys too.
Other than Hurd and Kaeting? Interesting.
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06-29-2022, 09:51 AM
#410
Give me the two relief pitchers and CF we're after, along with another starting pitcher or two and I'm done. But hey, give me more if we can, lol.
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06-29-2022, 10:10 AM
#411
Originally Posted by
Todd4State
Other than Hurd and Kaeting? Interesting.
Yeah those 2. Hurd has the better upside but real concerns with that back injury that he has.
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06-29-2022, 10:47 AM
#412
Originally Posted by
Commercecomet24
Yeah those 2. Hurd has the better upside but real concerns with that back injury that he has.
I'm confused. Just those two? Or those two PLUS some others??
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06-29-2022, 10:55 AM
#413
LSU fans pretty sure they're getting Hurd.
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06-29-2022, 11:19 AM
#414
Originally Posted by
DownwardDawg
I'm confused. Just those two? Or those two PLUS some others??
That's the 2 from the pac12, at least the 2 from there i've heard of. Yes there are others that was just the 2 from pac12.
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06-29-2022, 02:33 PM
#415
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06-29-2022, 04:43 PM
#416
Waldrup at USM just hit the portal. Wow!
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06-29-2022, 04:44 PM
#417
Hurston Waldrep (so) from USM is now in the portal. Striker out 140 and only walked 33. Gotta think we are on him…. Hopefully….
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06-29-2022, 04:47 PM
#418
Originally Posted by
TNDawg35
Hurston Waldrep (so) from USM is now in the portal. Striker out 140 and only walked 33. Gotta think we are on him…. Hopefully….
****in' better be!
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06-29-2022, 04:47 PM
#419
USM is going to get raped every year now with the portal. He's likely already set on where he's going, cough, Florida, cough or down that way. Maybe UGA.
Last edited by Cooterpoot; 06-29-2022 at 04:50 PM.
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06-29-2022, 04:50 PM
#420
Originally Posted by
Cooterpoot
USM is going to get raped every year now with the portal. He's likely already set on where he's going, cough, Florida, cough or down that way.
Well that's great...
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