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Hookem2147

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  1. I think the hope is you get Grubbs, Ruger and Harrison back then it opens up a lot of different options. Imagine a bullpen with Ruger, Grubbs, Burns and Dotson on the backend. We wouldn’t lose many games when winning after 5 or 6 innings.
  2. I don’t think they are done adding elsewhere, but you get Tinney and a SS (Becker plz) and things start looking pretty good offensively. Still interested to see where Rodriguez slots in defensively because Moroknek is for sure in the OF and Freeman seems destined for the OF too considering we have a pretty good second baseman.
  3. Notre Dame catcher is visiting Austin this week. Texas vs Florida battle
  4. Tough for me to believe a guy who is likely to get picked in the top 100 of the MLB draft will turn down a signing bonus of $750K+ to return to school. Feels like wherever Ford commits to will just be used as leverage.
  5. I obviously don’t expect him to hit .340 here but if he can keep his walk numbers up and hit for power when he does make contact, I’ll be pretty pleased. That’s where Flores and Gasparino killed us down the stretch. You can live with your 8 or 9 hole hitter hitting for a lower average but he has to be able to threaten the game in other ways (speed, walks, etc.).
  6. Going to have a lot more flexibility and lineup options at a minimum. Livingston (left handed), Moroknek (left handed) and Freeman (switch hitter). No more Jaquae Stewart as your third best LH bat.
  7. Freeman has catcher experience earlier in this career but has mainly been 2B/OF I believe at Auburn and Georgia State.
  8. Winfield and Gasparino are only going to The Cape because that is where they played last summer. I think they usually just invite the returning guys back, and all the draft-eligible guys that leave are replaced by new freshmen/sophomores.
  9. Guys with multiple years of production are always going to be safer. I do see your point about Moroknek's production against decent teams (quick math says he hit .234 in the 11 games against the teams you mentioned). His strikeout rate was around 16% and dropped from 21% the previous year, so that is a good sign. You are right that it is sometimes a crapshoot with these lower-level guys. Moroknek is far from a guarantee middle-of-the-order guy who hits .300 with 15 homers, but based on his production over two years, I am confident he will contribute more to winning than Winfield did this year.
  10. Yep I skimmed the list too quickly. I think Rodriguez was supposed to play in the Cape too but he needs a break.
  11. Probably more notable who isn't playing. Mendoza, Rodriguez, Borba, Volantis, Jason Flores (edit: nevermind on Mendoza) First 2 must be recovering from injuries and the last two must have hit inning limits and they didn't want them throwing this summer.
  12. I think it's fair to say a guy who had 1/3rd of his season hit total against Prairie View A&M was a bust. Looking under the hood, there were some red flags at ULM that we kind of ignored or just thought would get better. He hit .278 in Sun Belt play in 2024 so it wasn't like he was lighting the world on fire in that league. The defense was also horrific at both ULM (4 errors, .951 fielding%) and here. I'd be mildly surprised if he is back.
  13. Last visit wins
  14. Left-handed bats are a top priority. It was a glaring hole once Belyeu went down and our lefty options were a hurt Adrian Rodriguez, Cole Chamberlain, Easton Winfield and Jaquae Stewart.
  15. He will be a draft sweat, but those are the type of guys you want.
  16. Bummer. This was a guy who visited and that we wanted.
  17. Mississippi State 247 baseball mod with an interesting post on Notre Dame C Carson Tinney, who Mississippi State tried to get involved with: I have been told that former Notre Dame catcher Carson Tinney is expected to choose between Florida and Texas.
  18. Another OF I know we are on https://butlersports.com/sports/baseball/roster/jack-moroknek/12467
  19. Texas, Clemson or UNC. I think Clemson got the last visit.
  20. I believe he was at Texas yesterday.
  21. Another guy we are on that I believe visited late last week https://lmulions.com/sports/baseball/roster/nate-savoie/13541
  22. Someone to keep an eye on https://shupirates.com/sports/baseball/roster/aiden-robbins/7411
  23. A&M going to the portal for the SS is interesting because Kent had a decent year but he isn’t some slam dunk top draft pick. Maybe his dad said I ain’t letting you go back after watching this shit show.
  24. Becker (UVA SS that was on campus this weekend) ain’t much better at .925. Trying to find a SS in the portal is like trying to find a LT in the portal in football. The good ones are either being kept by their existing teams or hold the most leverage in the portal. Maybe there is a world where they look to bring in a 2B then let Mendoza/Rodriguez battle it out at SS? Not what I would do but just brainstorming.
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