Quote Originally Posted by Coach34 View Post
What about LSU- where were their returning SP's? UPig had one returning SEC SP. Auburn's top 3 SP's didnt pitch for them in 2022. Almost nobody in the SEC has a bunch of returning SP's because of the draft at age 21
LSU is buying them, special case that few others can emulate. For others 3 years is all a good to top-level SEC pitcher is going to give you. That's been the standard for a few decades now.

But unless you are Vandy, you need the Junior year to max the capability of your prospects.