Looks like we might land a RHP

[msugrad2003]

 

[msugrad2003]

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“Mississippi State’s money….” Not something you often hear. But good news for us

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Guess we did a good job of keeping the Phi Mu gals from meeting him.**

 

[She Mate Me]

Is this the freshman at La Tech??

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Is this the freshman at La Tech??

Yes
6-2 185 lbs
3-2 record with a 3.54 ERA & 5 saves
19 appearances 1 start
.195 batting average against
48 1/3 innings pitched with 49 Ks & 15 walks

 

[Anon1684630174]

Piecing together information; olemiss, lsu, and ark were all after him. He supposedly grew up wanting to play at upig and was headed that way until we convinced him to visit. It sounds like they liked more than just the nil package and hopefully that is the case; I’m not excited about signing any mercenaries.

 

[TilloDwg]

Supposed to announce this afternoon...

 

[Bulldog45]

It sounds like they liked more than just the nil package and hopefully that is the case; I’m not excited about signing any mercenaries.

I assume he came here for the fall game so maybe he liked what he saw. It was an impressive crowd for fall baseball.

 

[Shmuley]

I am completely confused. It’s as if we have a competent head coach leading a well-resourced program that successfully recruits elite prospects. Totally transformative given the historical circumstances.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

Piecing together information; olemiss, lsu, and ark were all after him. He supposedly grew up wanting to play at upig and was headed that way until we convinced him to visit. It sounds like they liked more than just the nil package and hopefully that is the case; I’m not excited about signing any mercenaries.

If it makes you feel any better, it's always kind of been like this in baseball. It was just coded as scholarship money. Because of the partials, your mix and match of money often determined where you signed.

 

[The Peeper]

Well damn, there goes any chance we had of being good this Fall in football, we're gonna suck now

 

[DoggieDaddy13]

He just needed to visit the Dude.

... but I ain't believing no "might" until he's on campus and practicing.

 

[HailStout]

Well damn, there goes any chance we had of being good this Fall in football, we're gonna suck now

Agreed.

every success in baseball = complete failure in football

it’s science

 

[johnson86-1]

Yes
6-2 185 lbs
3-2 record with a 3.54 ERA & 5 saves
19 appearances 1 start
.195 batting average against
48 1/3 innings pitched with 49 Ks & 15 walks

So are we recruiting him with the expectation that he'll be our closer?

 

[Anon1684630174]

So are we recruiting him with the expectation that he'll be our closer?

I would think so and then move into the rotation the following year. Logic says he and Bauer likely end up sharing the closing duties and both move into the starting rotation after next season. Bauer could be first out of the pen in close games, sort of like a fourth starter, which is what he had started doing this year. Going by numbers (ERA, BA, etc) the portal pitchers this year are looking a lot better than last year; they are also guys that other SEC schools are after which wasn’t the case last year.

 

[DAWGSANDSAINTS]

So is he in the boat yet ?
Does Portal close today or tomorrow?

 

[msugrad2003]

So is he in the boat yet ?
Does Portal close today or tomorrow?

Yes he is

 

[MSUDC11-2.0]

We’ve loaded up on freshman All-Americans this cycle. Very exciting portal class with several of them being multi-year guys (Allen included).

Feels like the pitch to him was key bullpen arm in ‘27 and then weekend starter in ‘28.

 

[champdawg.sixpack]

Brilliant

 

[Right_Field_Heckler]

This is going to rile up the crowd that blames baseball for every problem our football program has.

 

[patdog]

We’ve loaded up on freshman All-Americans this cycle. Very exciting portal class with several of them being multi-year guys (Allen included).

Feels like the pitch to him was key bullpen arm in ‘27 and then weekend starter in ‘28.

Dang. We’ve got nearly half the FR all-America team on Our roster next year.

 

[HailStout]

 

[Bobby Ricigliano]

I am completely confused. It’s as if we have a competent head coach leading a well-resourced program that successfully recruits elite prospects. Totally transformative given the historical circumstances.

I don’t understand a single word you typed other than confused.

 

[Darryl Steight]

Dang. We’ve got nearly half the FR all-America team on Our roster next year.

It's brilliant. You get a sort-of-proven guy (at least he's done well his freshman season), plus -- unlike a senior or draft eligible junior coming in -- you know he's got at least a couple of years here. I realize I'm stating the obvious, but I've never seen us focus so much on it as a real strategy and I'm loving it.

eta: Sorry to all the football-only guys. I know all this NIL money for a freshman AA pitcher who will make a huge impact in baseball could have gotten us a 4th punter in football.**

 

[Bulldog45]

This is going to rile up the crowd that blames baseball for every problem our football program has.

Just wait until whoever is at left tackle whiffs on a block against ULM…..

 

[She Mate Me]

Just wait until whoever is at left tackle whiffs on a block against ULM…..

bulldoghair seems to have mostly disappeared, or at least refrained from ruining every other thread lately.

 

[Dirty Dirk]

If it makes you feel any better, it's always kind of been like this in baseball. It was just coded as scholarship money. Because of the partials, your mix and match of money often determined where you signed.

Why would telling him they've always been mercs make him feel better?

 

[Msuirondawgs]

And another...

 

[patdog]

And another...

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Good fr season. Then injuries. Barely played last year coming back. If he can get back to 100%, he should be able to contribute. But doubt he’s a major factor for us.

 

[champdawg.sixpack]

Good fr season. Then injuries. Barely played last year coming back. If he can get back to 100%, he should be able to contribute. But doubt he’s a major factor for us.

Mid week guy

 

[TheDawg-Pound]

Mid week guy

Was a weekend starter before ucl repair and came back at the end of season. Should be back full strength. With injuries who knows where he falls. Could be mid week starter. Lots of options and competition. It'll be interesting to see where he falls if he gets it back to where he had been before injury.

 

[Anon1684630174]

He is supposedly doing pretty well in the Cape. If he was pitching a good bit for Miami as a true freshman, he is probably at least reasonably talented.