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[Cooterpoot]

We might be. Again.... if we aren't good he's gone. It's on him and the staff. We have some young talent. And two guys in the middle of the order others would die for. So theres a start. Now Parker needs to coach up the big time arms we have. If he can't. We in for misery. If he can, maybe not. You're close to shotgun being bipolar- not quite as bad but close- let's just wait and see how it turns out.

Nah, I've been consistent on baseball. Lemons should've been gone. I think we have no proven pitching in our rotation for now, and three proven offensive guys. We need a legit 3B, two OF, probably 4 pitchers, a couple depth pieces. At least one FR probably plays a lot. It's a lot to overcome. We all know two names that would be a huge help.

[WSOPdawg]

Nah, I've been consistent on baseball. Lemons should've been gone. I think we have no proven pitching in our rotation for now, and three proven offensive guys. We need a legit 3B, two OF, probably 4 pitchers, a couple depth pieces. At least one FR probably plays a lot. It's a lot to overcome. We all know two names that would be a huge help.

Right now, I think we have very few players that could start for other SEC teams -- DJ, Hines, Jurangelo, Aaron Nixon and Cade Smith (if they come back).

Now Hujsak and Siary are apparently tearing it up in summer ball so they may make a jump, but then again Slate Alford also tore it up last year in summer ball. But it just seems we have so few real pieces and need more help than we care to admit imo.

[BuckyIsAB****]

He literally has NO idea

I didnt claim to. All I said was in my personal opinion we dont currently have anyone. Could be wrong.

I have a pretty good idea that our baseball program does not inspire a lot of confidence

[Coach34]

Right now, I think we have very few players that could start for other SEC teams -- DJ, Hines, Jurangelo, Aaron Nixon and Cade Smith (if they come back).
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Why do some people mention Cade Smith returning? Literally no chance of that. He's a top 5 round pick

Mershon would start for teams all over the SEC
Highfill is going to be pretty good. Certainly will be better receiving in the Spring. He had to play before he was ready. 9 HR as a true freshman is pretty damn good

[The Federalist Engineer]

In Summer Ball - looks like Hines, Hujsak (OF), and DJ are summer superstars

E5 only has one error but hitting 220

Siary has a 1.01 era but 8 unearned runs to balance out the 2 earned runs, curious

Gibbs and Logan Forsythe are 2:1 K to Inning ratios but high on walks. Parker's projects to fix.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

I'm not sure what all the bitching does. Either we have a good team or lemonis is fired. Just wait and see what the team is before jumping. Might be premature suicide. Js.

Sir, this is a message board. There is no real world impact to any discussion we have here, be it about the future or something that just happened. We're just voicing our opinions, listening to others opinions, and changing our own of someone else makes a good argument. We're here for our own entertainment.

I find it ironic when someone on a message board would imply we shouldn't discuss our thoughts just because it doesn't affect anything.

[Cooterpoot]

HomeDawg is right. We need to just shut up for now about Lemonis. I'm getting blown up about it. So, I'll withhold my opinions right now and see where it goes.
I think Arnett killing it on the recruiting trail right now has us all ready to see similar in baseball and it's a different situation.

[Cowbell]

Why do some people mention Cade Smith returning? Literally no chance of that. He's a top 5 round pick

Mershon would start for teams all over the SEC
Highfill is going to be pretty good. Certainly will be better receiving in the Spring. He had to play before he was ready. 9 HR as a true freshman is pretty damn good

I don't get our own fans overlooking highfill. Kid is only going to get better

[maroonmania]

In Summer Ball - looks like Hines, Hujsak (OF), and DJ are summer superstars

E5 only has one error but hitting 220

Siary has a 1.01 era but 8 unearned runs to balance out the 2 earned runs, curious

Gibbs and Logan Forsythe are 2:1 K to Inning ratios but high on walks. Parker's projects to fix.

Rarely does Summer ball production translate to actual college production. Most of the guys there are working on specific parts of their game and game results and stats aren't a real concern. Fall ball stats are a better indicator than Summer stats and even they aren't reliable.

[State82]

I don't get our own fans overlooking highfill. Kid is only going to get better

Yeah, he was thrust into a difficult situation. A freshman at catcher is as difficult as it gets in baseball. Kinda like a freshman on the OL. It just doesn't go well at times.

[Cooterpoot]

I don't get our own fans overlooking highfill. Kid is only going to get better

He also hit below .200 in SEC play and we knew his bat was behind his athleticism. Can he raise his SEC average 75 points and hit more bombs next season is the question. He's a great athlete. Defense will be better.

[Cowbell]

HomeDawg is right. We need to just shut up for now about Lemonis. I'm getting blown up about it. So, I'll withhold my opinions right now and see where it goes.
I think Arnett killing it on the recruiting trail right now has us all ready to see similar in baseball and it's a different situation.

I tell you one thing it has me ready for and that's football season. Man is selling tickets without saying a word!

[Cowbell]

Yeah, he was thrust into a difficult situation. A freshman at catcher is as difficult as it gets in baseball. Kinda like a freshman on the OL. It just doesn't go well at times.

And I never thought he was bad. We have been spoiled by the talent at catcher up to now

[The Federalist Engineer]

Rarely does Summer ball production translate to actual college production. Most of the guys there are working on specific parts of their game and game results and stats aren't a real concern. Fall ball stats are a better indicator than Summer stats and even they aren't reliable.

Depends on the League. Generally, the Cape Cod stars stay stars. We had guys tear-up things in Florida Summer Leagues and do very little in Starkville. Matt Corder was the MVP at the Carolina league in 2021. There are defintely heirachies in summer ball.

That said, I can't recall the last 200 hitter in summer ball that became good in Starkville.

[BeardoMSU]

[AlSwearengen]

Forsythe to Ok St. is a little surprising.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

Forsythe to Ok St. is a little surprising.

Meh. He played good defense for 2/3 years here, and his offense got better each year. He'll probably hit .280 vs Big12 pitching, if his defense returns to form the offense is acceptable. If he's still an error machine I bet he'll get benched

[confucius say]

Why do some people mention Cade Smith returning? Literally no chance of that. He's a top 5 round pick

Mershon would start for teams all over the SEC
Highfill is going to be pretty good. Certainly will be better receiving in the Spring. He had to play before he was ready. 9 HR as a true freshman is pretty damn good

And that was with not playing a lot of games

[KOdawg1]

Meh. He played good defense for 2/3 years here, and his offense got better each year. He'll probably hit .280 vs Big12 pitching, if his defense returns to form the offense is acceptable. If he's still an error machine I bet he'll get benched

He really only played good defense 1 out of 3 years here. And his best season came when he got benched and had fewer opportunities.

The notion that Lane is a good fielder is false and I think it gets put out there because he can't hit either. Not calling you out specifically

[ZedFedder]

Sheesh still no transfer news. Unfortunate.