Quote Originally Posted by Coach34 View Post
That's just where we disagree. First of all- for the last time- there is zero chance Cade returns. He is not coming back. He comes back he will have no leverage next draft and will have to sign for some peanut M&M's and a Dr Pepper. He's not doing that

Secondly, while I agree we need another SEC arm- I fully believe 2 of our SEC SP's will come from Loo, Holcombe, or Loftin. We seem to forget that Loftin pitched alot midweek and we didnt lose midweek games. He gave up few hits. Those 3 simply have too much talent. Simmons will be almost 2 years post TJ surgery in January. He should be one of our best pitchers. We have some arms already on campus. The new PC needs to harness their talent and have them live up to it.
Agree to disagree on this one. Hope you're right though. I don't see the evidence though... it's rare for 8+ERA guys to turn into sub 5 ERA guys while simultaneously being able to get through the lineup and extra time (ie pitch 5-6 innings consistently vs 2 this year). Loftin looked good but 26 innings vs non con does not guarantee he can start in the SEC. We shall see. I'll shut up until we see what the Portal news is