Well, bye.

Already have Torres and Neese (unless one of them goes pro).

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Already have Torres and Neese (unless one of them goes pro).

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Along with INFs Giles and Highfill as well.

Neese has a really strong arm, I wonder if he pitches or is good enough to be a two way guy.

I wonder if Koon was gently nudged to look around.

Houston, we hardly knew ya.

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rwwalsh said:

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Already have Torres and Neese (unless one of them goes pro).

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Along with INFs Giles and Highfill as well.

Neese has a really strong arm, I wonder if he pitches or is good enough to be a two way guy.

I wonder if Koon was gently nudged to look around.

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Possible waiver wire?

James Henderson said:

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Maybe the Campbell facilities did the trick.

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They are nicer than ours, that's for sure. Of course they had a little help being that it was a Single A teams park for a couple years. Let someone else help pay for the upgrades.

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CLTWolf said:

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rwwalsh said:

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Already have Torres and Neese (unless one of them goes pro).

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Along with INFs Giles and Highfill as well.

Neese has a really strong arm, I wonder if he pitches or is good enough to be a two way guy.

I wonder if Koon was gently nudged to look around.

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Possible waiver wire?

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? Just throwing it out there. Campbell has two other kids that were at one time committed to State (Cole Hart and Tyson Messer).

When kids are committing as FR and SO's in HS, sometimes they don't progress over those years. Gotta be hard to project these kids sometimes, I don't know.

Didn't we just lose 2 of 3 to Campbell and they had a first round draft pick as well? I mean, let's not get too cocky with assumptions of why this kid didn't land at State.

Well, they are better than us. Can't really blame him.

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Didn't we just lose 2 of 3 to Campbell and they had a first round draft pick as well? I mean, let's not get too cocky with assumptions of why this kid didn't land at State.

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I mean if that's how you want to look at it, can't really argue with the 2 out 3 point. It's not always that cut and dry but, sure, I can see your point.

How'd that first rounder do against State this year?

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Maybe the Campbell facilities did the trick.

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Glad to see you are finally coming around to my way of thinking!

Campbell has turf. That's a freakin disgrace.

Definitely going to play for a better coach that's for sure. Can't blame him.

So predictable.

Yep.
So angry.

Won't Coach need to release him since he signed?

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Campbell has turf. That's a freakin disgrace.

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Not really. It's camel proof.

Digging the baseball recruiting coverage...good or bad.

I don't know any details but people I know felt like Koon was a bit of a reach as an ACC player. Better hitter than fielder but hasn't changed much in the last 2 years. I'd be surprised if this was his decision alone.

That said, he could certainly develop in the next couple of years and be a very good D1 player. But I've been given the impression he's not a left side of the IF guy at that level and he's not particularly fast to play in the OF and he's not particularly big so not a prototypical 1B. I'd guess, again just on what I've been told, that he ends up at 2B.

3rdGenPacker said:

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I don't know any details but people I know felt like Koon was a bit of a reach as an ACC player. Better hitter than fielder but hasn't changed much in the last 2 years. I'd be surprised if this was his decision alone.

That said, he could certainly develop in the next couple of years and be a very good D1 player. But I've been given the impression he's not a left side of the IF guy at that level and he's not particularly fast to play in the OF and he's not particularly big so not a prototypical 1B. I'd guess, again just on what I've been told, that he ends up at 2B.

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Basically, if you put him and JT Jarrett together you get Stephen Pitarra. Ha

Like I've said before, it's gotta be tough to project these kids when they're committing as FR and SO's in HS.

Would be nice if Noah Soles could come in and take over CF allowing us to move Tyler McDonough to 2B. Got to start getting some production out of 2B and 3B.

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3rdGenPacker said:

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I don't know any details but people I know felt like Koon was a bit of a reach as an ACC player. Better hitter than fielder but hasn't changed much in the last 2 years. I'd be surprised if this was his decision alone.

That said, he could certainly develop in the next couple of years and be a very good D1 player. But I've been given the impression he's not a left side of the IF guy at that level and he's not particularly fast to play in the OF and he's not particularly big so not a prototypical 1B. I'd guess, again just on what I've been told, that he ends up at 2B.

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Basically, if you put him and JT Jarrett together you get Stephen Pitarra. Ha

Like I've said before, it's gotta be tough to project these kids when they're committing as FR and SO's in HS.

Would be nice if Noah Soles could come in and take over CF allowing us to move Tyler McDonough to 2B. Got to start getting some production out of 2B and 3B.

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yep. The 8 and 9 holes KILLED us towards the end.

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metcalfmafia said:

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CLTWolf said:

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3rdGenPacker said:

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I don't know any details but people I know felt like Koon was a bit of a reach as an ACC player. Better hitter than fielder but hasn't changed much in the last 2 years. I'd be surprised if this was his decision alone.

That said, he could certainly develop in the next couple of years and be a very good D1 player. But I've been given the impression he's not a left side of the IF guy at that level and he's not particularly fast to play in the OF and he's not particularly big so not a prototypical 1B. I'd guess, again just on what I've been told, that he ends up at 2B.

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Basically, if you put him and JT Jarrett together you get Stephen Pitarra. Ha

Like I've said before, it's gotta be tough to project these kids when they're committing as FR and SO's in HS.

Would be nice if Noah Soles could come in and take over CF allowing us to move Tyler McDonough to 2B. Got to start getting some production out of 2B and 3B.

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yep. The 8 and 9 holes KILLED us towards the end.

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Agree with this.

Also, less Terrell Tatum IMO.

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Tatum's approach at the plate bugs the sht out of me. I thought maybe he'd seen the light when he closed up his stance but maybe not. I've said it before but when he swings (and specifically misses) it's as almost as he's not swinging that hard for whatever reason. He looks pretty up there though, he's got that pretty LH swing. He needs to be more Evan Edwards, who rarely gets cheated on a swing.

I'd prefer to see Tatum go the route of Freshman year Debo, hit for contact, line drives. Even with the more closed stance, there's too much uppercut in his swing. With his speed, he needs to be putting the ball in play, not trying to hit homers. I also think he guessed too much on pitches, which is why you see the weak ineffective swings. As you know, the best hitters can eliminate pitches based on scouting, count, and situation. If you're sitting dead red for a fastball and you get a change, it's hard not to look silly. Tatum also has a good eye, and because of that, he takes a lot of pitches that maybe are outside the zone, but are too close to take IMO. He's shown flashes of being able to be a very good player, just hasn't put it all together yet.

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I'd prefer to see Tatum go the route of Freshman year Debo, hit for contact, line drives. Even with the more closed stance, there's too much uppercut in his swing. With his speed, he needs to be putting the ball in play, not trying to hit homers. I also think he guessed too much on pitches, which is why you see the weak ineffective swings. As you know, the best hitters can eliminate pitches based on scouting, count, and situation. If you're sitting dead red for a fastball and you get a change, it's hard not to look silly. Tatum also has a good eye, and because of that, he takes a lot of pitches that maybe are outside the zone, but are too close to take IMO. He's shown flashes of being able to be a very good player, just hasn't put it all together yet.

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Agree. He doesn't have a flat swing, and he pulls off of a lot of balls with his upper body. With his speed, he should be staying on pitches deep and working the middle of the field to backside.

whats going to be funny is when we hire Haire to replace avent.

Wlfpk81 said:

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whats going to be funny is when we hire Haire to replace avent.

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He'd be on the list but way down the list.

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Wlfpk81 said:

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whats going to be funny is when we hire Haire to replace avent.

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He'd be on the list but way down the list.

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is it too soon to do a mock big board?

Wlfpk81 said:

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CLTWolf said:

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Wlfpk81 said:

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whats going to be funny is when we hire Haire to replace avent.

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He'd be on the list but way down the list.

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is it too soon to do a mock big board?

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Well, yeah...
You want some names tho!?? Lol

Erik Bakich Michigan. Yow hired him at UMd. Has Michigan in the Supers this year. Went to ECU.
Alex Sogard Wright State (former State player). Would need a couple years to prove himself more. He'll be good.
Scott Forbes asst at unc (will be taking over for Fox)
Kevin McMullan asst HC UVa
Kirk Saarloos asst TCU (probably a west coast guy)
Justin Haire (on down the list)
Jim Foster Army (Boo hired him)
Shawn Stiffler VCU
Link Jarrett uncg
Chris Hart

We're not buying a coach from the SEC or another ACC guy like Pollard from Duke. Bakich makes more than Avent now at Michigan but at some point I feel like he'll want to be at a place that will support him...oh, wait.

CLTWolf said:

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Wlfpk81 said:

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CLTWolf said:

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Wlfpk81 said:

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whats going to be funny is when we hire Haire to replace avent.

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He'd be on the list but way down the list.

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is it too soon to do a mock big board?

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Well, yeah...
You want some names tho!?? Lol

Erik Bakich Michigan. Yow hired him at UMd. Has Michigan in the Supers this year. Went to ECU.
Alex Sogard Wright State (former State player). Would need a couple years to prove himself more. He'll be good.
Scott Forbes asst at unc (will be taking over for Fox)
Kevin McMullan asst HC UVa
Kirk Saarloos asst TCU (probably a west coast guy)
Justin Haire (on down the list)
Jim Foster Army (Boo hired him)
Shawn Stiffler VCU
Link Jarrett uncg
Chris Hart

We're not buying a coach from the SEC or another ACC guy like Pollard from Duke. Bakich makes more than Avent now at Michigan but at some point I feel like he'll want to be at a place that will support him...oh, wait.

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Took over an established program at Wright State, so I don't know how much stock to put into his first year there.

Seems like a heck of an up and comer though with connection to the program.