Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
My biggest concern from today is pilk leaving so early. He continued to struggle 2nd time thru lineup just like last year. If he can't make the adjustments to get deeper into games, this season is in trouble
I never did get the "Pilk is a legit SEC ace talk" that people repeated enough times that they believed it. When has he proven he had Dakota Hudson / Chris Stratton type stuff for 2-3 times through the lineup? Not saying he won't improve, but shit the guy only went longer than 4-5 innings once or twice last year. I don't see why he was expected to just transform into a Friday night stud. And I don't really care what he did in summer ball or fall practice. Until he does it in games that matter, it's an unknown. I view his ceiling this year as being equivalent to a decent SEC Saturday guy. But he is our Friday guy, which is a problem.