NCAA Baseball Transfer Portal

[CaptainObvious]

Well he was asked to transfer to LSU and A&M as well as us- so not sure why you would even post that ridiculousness

So he was ?asked? by those 3? My point was (maybe) ?State? wasn?t his school of choice. It has been pointed out that LSU has already gotten outfielders in the portal. ?Maybe? LSU has a crowded outfield and he decided not to transfer there and the other two you mentioned wanted him but he didn?t want them. Or ?maybe? (there?s that word again) his preferred destination didn?t offer him. ?Maybe? he still ends up at MSU or LSU.

[Homedawg]

So he was ?asked? by those 3? My point was (maybe) ?State? wasn?t his school of choice. It has been pointed out that LSU has already gotten outfielders in the portal. ?Maybe? LSU has a crowded outfield and he decided not to transfer there and the other two you mentioned wanted him but he didn?t want them. Or ?maybe? (there?s that word again) his preferred destination didn?t offer him. ?Maybe? he still ends up at MSU or LSU.

Do you really believe what you just typed?? Are you bored? Let me just say this, whoever his preferred destination might be, they didn't say no. How bout that.

[RisperDawg]

Do you really believe what you just typed?? Are you bored? Let me just say this, whoever his preferred destination might be, they didn't say no. How bout that.

I assume, based on the repeated use of "?" in his post, that he must be as skeptical as you.

[Pancho]

let Lemo keep flopping around. He's a decent PR man but that's about it.

[The Federalist Engineer]

So this is the Portal Class, not counting the 3 silent commitments, as of 8/4/23

(1) RHP - Karson Ligon - JR from Miami - Was a Miami Weekend Starter and Marquee Recruit. 126 Innings of experience. Will probably be a weekend starter for us. Maybe Friday.
(2) 3B - Kohler - SR from Memphis/Oklahoma - Was an OU recruit, transferred to Memphis, better hitting and fielding than E5. Will probably start at 3B and actually has similar pre-MSU numbers as RJ Yeager and Colton Ledbetter
(3) RHP - Khale Stephen - JR From Purdue - Was a Friday Starter for Purdue. 109 Innings of experience. Showed great improvement from Freshman to Sophomore.
(4) LHP - Nate Lamb - Grad from D2 - Was a Clemson high-end recruit, transferred down to D3/JC then D2. Has been a workhorse in D2 as a starter. 23-years old with +200 innings of experience. Has dropped his K:BB ratio from 1:1, to 2:1, to 3:1. Unknown wildcard, almost like Roy Hobbs coming to save the New York Knights. Like he went to Clemson and got mixed up with Harriett Bird. Adding to the mystery, he committed when MSU had no PC.
(5) C -Long - SR from Pitt. Backup Catcher

Then 3 JC pitchers that Todd says are probably good.

Outside of the portal class but related:

(1) Lost as expected - Aaron Nixon, but not to the draft.
(2) Kept as not expected - Amani Larry
(3) No good or decent players left the program, that's very positive.

[CaptainObvious]

Do you really believe what you just typed?? Are you bored? Let me just say this, whoever his preferred destination might be, they didn't say no. How bout that.

You didn?t get it either. I?m saying he may NOT want to be at MSU!

Like the football player who made the hat pick of Florida with his mom sitting next to him wearing an ALABAMA shirt and she got mad and got up and left. I have heard that Stanford is pretty good at baseball and have witnessed that MSU sucked at it the past two years. State May not be his preference.

[Coach34]

You didn?t get it either. I?m saying he may NOT want to be at MSU!

Like the football player who made the hat pick of Florida with his mom sitting next to him wearing an ALABAMA shirt and she got mad and got up and left. I have heard that Stanford is pretty good at baseball and have witnessed that MSU sucked at it the past two years. State May not be his preference.

But here's the thing- all of this got started because he thought he may want to play closer to home, play with his buddy Hines, and his family wants him closer to home. Lemon didnt randomly pick a good Stanford OF'er to try to recruit. It's also the reason he listed "do not contact" for teams in the portal when he entered it.

[Saltydog]

Well, lost out on Holman and Montgomery too from all indications. Good news is we may still have a shot at Muscara. Yeah, maybe he can be bucket boys replacement.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Montgomery in Cape Cod

Hitting: +340 with 1 HR in 54 ABs (Hines hitting 260 and 13 HR in 150 ABs)

Pitching: 9.00 ERA in 3 Innings with 6 Walks and 6 Ks.

Yarmouth Dennis (the Hunter Hines team) plays Brewster in playoffs this weekend. The season is done tomorrow or Sunday if they lose the series. If they play on to the Championship, the season ends on 8/12/23.

https://ydredsox.com/

[Coach34]

Montgomery in Cape Cod

Hitting: +340 with 1 HR in 54 ABs (Hines hitting 260 and 13 HR in 150 ABs)

Pitching: 9.00 ERA in 3 Innings with 6 Walks and 6 Ks.

Yarmouth Dennis (the Hunter Hines team) plays Brewster in playoffs this weekend. The season is done tomorrow or Sunday if they lose the series. If they play on to the Championship, the season ends on 8/12/23.

https://ydredsox.com/

and this is why he hasnt made an announcement yet. He is on his timetable- not yours

[CaptainObvious]

But here's the thing- all of this got started because he thought he may want to play closer to home, play with his buddy Hines, and his family wants him closer to home. Lemon didnt randomly pick a good Stanford OF'er to try to recruit. It's also the reason he listed "do not contact" for teams in the portal when he entered it.

And MAYBE we get Montgomery. I have used MAYBE at least a dozen times in this conversation.

It ain?t over til it?s over.

The fat lady hasn?t sung yet.

Baseball is 50% mental and 90% physical or however Yogi said it.

[CaptainObvious]

I assume, based on the repeated use of "?" in his post, that he must be as skeptical as you.

Well I haven?t figured out how this site makes quotation marks into question marks. But I am skeptical. Ever since I ran into Lemonis in a restaurant/ bar in Little Rock in fall of 2021 and asked if he was there recruiting and he said no, I?m playing golf, and then we had the 2 seasons we just had, I determined the 1 Championship was enough for him.

[State82]

Well I haven?t figured out how this site makes quotation marks into question marks. But I am skeptical. Ever since I ran into Lemonis in a restaurant/ bar in Little Rock in fall of 2021 and asked if he was there recruiting and he said no, I?m playing golf, and then we had the 2 seasons we just had, I determined the 1 Championship was enough for him.

Wrong answer to that question from Lemonis. All he had to say was, "We are always recruiting no matter the time of year. Unfortunately, I cannot comment or discuss anything regarding it." When you are pulling down a mil and a quarter every year to coach baseball at this level you better at least portray the idea that you are constantly on the job in some form or fashion whether you are or not.

[3dawgnight15]

He?s been spending a lot of time practicing for the upcoming 3-man at SCC

[The Federalist Engineer]

Wrong answer to that question from Lemonis. All he had to say was, "We are always recruiting no matter the time of year. Unfortunately, I cannot comment or discuss anything regarding it." When you are pulling down a mil and a quarter every year to coach baseball at this level you better at least portray the idea that you are constantly on the job in some form or fashion whether you are or not.

I bet Van Horne is always recruiting and we know that Vitello is always recruiting.

When you hear Van Horne talk, it's through the prism of talent acquisition. Of course, neither DVH or Vitello has a ring. Has to rip at their soul.

[Cooterpoot]

Nothing has changed with Montgomery. We're still where we've been the whole time. We'll find out next week.

[SPMT]

Wrong answer to that question from Lemonis. All he had to say was, "We are always recruiting no matter the time of year. Unfortunately, I cannot comment or discuss anything regarding it." When you are pulling down a mil and a quarter every year to coach baseball at this level you better at least portray the idea that you are constantly on the job in some form or fashion whether you are or not.

Totally agree. It?s crystal clear he is not a ?top? recruiter. Inability to capitalize on on Nc is a glaring red flag.

[SPMT]

(3) No good or decent players left the program, that's very positive.[/QUOTE]

Positive, but we had less than a handful to worry about. Woefully pathetic high school recruiting classes.

[Coach34]

Totally agree. It?s crystal clear he is not a ?top? recruiter. Inability to capitalize on on Nc is a glaring red flag.

Actually he has. His 1st recruiting class (2022) after the Natty was 5th in the county. His 2023 class is 9th

Our primary leaders for 2022 and 2023 were from previous classes

I will say our pitching acquisitions out of the portal have been lacking. That's where he and his staff have failed so far

[Goldendawg]

Nothing has changed with Montgomery. We're still where we've been the whole time. We'll find out next week.

Did we recruit him out of HS? How did he end up at Stanford, academics & baseball?