Portal watch
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This guy,Lippe and possibly Eddie King the outfield 2025. King is draft eligible, not sure but I believe Humphrey and Benson have used all of their eligibility.
Someone who is closer to the players, the staff and the actual process associated with NIL and the Portal will need to enlighten me as to whether I understand this correctly; but it sure appears to me that UL should invest its money in player payroll and forget about upgrading the facilities? That is not intended as a statement of fact, just a question as to whether there is more to this situation than "buying the players"? I believe it takes exceptional talent to compete in the ACC, and more seats at Patterson will be a waste of money unless UL performance improves over what we have witnessed these last few years. Unfortunately, participation in the Portal and NIL is getting increasingly influential and more expensive ....... not sure we can compete without a significant injection of money.
I think somebody mentioned player management in this thread or another as to what might be going on. I think most of it is playing time,the exception being Kilen. Campbell probably wants to start somewhere,idk. There are only a couple handfuls of players demanding big $$ through NIL and Kilen certainly one.
Curious about Anderson too. Him and Kilen are pretty close,but I wonder if he's thinking he might not see the field. Probably wants to play every day. Ditto for Dickerson.
Curious about Anderson too. Him and Kilen are pretty close,but I wonder if he's thinking he might not see the field. Probably wants to play every day. Ditto for Dickerson.
UofL can’t budget funds to NIL. I also do not believe more seats are being added. I think there are going to be various upgrades to the existing facilities. For baseball, adding more seats does nothing. Putting effort into marketing to get fans at the games would be a much netter investment than more seats.
I wasn't aware he had eligibility left either. Another gut punch. Give the kid every opportunity when he struggled. Pretty much everyday RF...
I liked Eddie a lot. Showed huge improvement between year 1 and 2 at the plate.
Moore,King and Lippe are a good foundation for the outfield. I think we have a transfer outfielder and some promising Freshmen outfielders coming in as well. I think our class is ranked #10 if they all get here. Fingers crossed
He,like others didn't like sitting, didn't like getting moved down in the lineup and he hurt himself with Mac with his reaction. He overcame a lot of that and will be expected to lead the team next season. It's a huge responsibility, being a captain. I really love Moore too. I mean he was just out of hs, leading the team early last season. Him or Alicea look to be leading candidates for the leadoff spot.
No one likes sitting but when you don’t perform on a team with talent you get moved around. You have to perform in that environment. King was much better late in the year. He may get drafted but should stick around could be a big year for him.
Moore needs to add 25lbs. I like his potential.
Moore needs to add 25lbs. I like his potential.
Isaac busted his *** for 3 years and pretty sure he graduated so I don't begrudge him for finishing up at another school. I doubt he was forced out-he hit .324 and was second in RBI's in conference play. (.310 overall) I would be surprised if we get more production out of our right fielder next year.
Great kid, enjoyed his interviews and another great contributor from Owensboro.
Great kid, enjoyed his interviews and another great contributor from Owensboro.
Earsky - I love your optimism. I depend on you guys to talk me off the ledge. However, I am concerned that if you add up the HR numbers, we are losing I think approx. 72% of our homerun production from last year (64/88). Couple that with our pitching woes, we really need to strike it rich in the portal.
I'm more concerned about pitching depth than the power numbers right now. I believe we've already got help coming in both areas,but the Sophomores will have to take big steps forward for sure. West,Forbes,Biven and Hartman lead the youth brigade on the mound. There are some guys that didn't bolt who could be back for their covid year- namely Webster and Phillips. Not sure if Gongora is in that category. Might depend on the draft. Freshman Dean should make a jump up as well. It would really help if Riley got back to his old self too. Add to that group the MVC pitcher of the year from Indiana St and a host of Freshmen, idk...maybe something to work with.
We've already got 2 guys transferring in that both look like sluggers.One plays 3rd and the other 1st I believe. Don't be surprised to see Forbes get more time as a tru 2 way player in the outfield too. Lippe has hr power,but there are certainly concerns about replacing all those homers. I'm assuming McCoy and Napleton are gone.
#26 at PGMoore,King and Lippe are a good foundation for the outfield. I think we have a transfer outfielder and some promising Freshmen outfielders coming in as well. I think our class is ranked #10 if they all get here. Fingers crossed
My apologies. I am having a hard time tracking down which class has who,etc.
The Card Chronicle used to be good source.
If it says 26th,that's likely correct but I couldn't tell anyone who's coming next season or the one after. I don't know if the 25 class is next season or the one after.
The Card Chronicle used to be good source.
If it says 26th,that's likely correct but I couldn't tell anyone who's coming next season or the one after. I don't know if the 25 class is next season or the one after.
‘24 class is for next season (2024-2025 school year)…ranked #26 on PerfectGame
‘25 class is the 26 season…#30 on PG
‘25 class is the 26 season…#30 on PG
Is there a breakdown of signed guys in this next class anywhere that you know of? Like I said, Card Chronicle used to do a good one but I haven't seen anything yet.
My source says Matt Sefcovic has one out every summer and is currently working on this year’s.
After a bit of research, I found out that Pike(center fielder from Toledo) and Early(Juco transfer via Florida) both are guys that hit home runs.
Pike had 23 last season for Toledo and Early had 16. Btw,Early hit 340 and is a 1st baseman/dh.
That looks like an obvious target by Mac to bring in some pop. Both these dudes are young men,21-22 years old.
I think honestly guys, Mac will continue doing what he's done for the past couple of seasons, but better. Fill immediate need through the portal and continue to scour the Midwest for talented youngsters.
NIL aside,I think most of these transfers are wanting to compete against better competition that is the ACC- very desirable.
NIL aside,I think most of these transfers are wanting to compete against better competition that is the ACC- very desirable.
Jake Munroe is the JuCo thirdbaseman. He too can crush the ball. This year he hit .415/.510/.881 with 23 HR and 83 RBIAfter a bit of research, I found out that Pike(center fielder from Toledo) and Early(Juco transfer via Florida) both are guys that hit home runs.
Pike had 23 last season for Toledo and Early had 16. Btw,Early hit 340 and is a 1st baseman/dh.
That looks like an obvious target by Mac to bring in some pop. Both these dudes are young men,21-22 years old.
Might be why Dickerson transferred. Yeah, I can see Rose in left,Moore and Lippe battling it out with King and Pike for the other two spots- competition. Hopefully, they all understand team first.
I am confident that Rose will be in the outfield. I am fairly certain King will be drafted and there is a good chance Pike also goes in the draft. We may see an outfield of Rose, Moore, Lippe/Knoll.
King certainly draft eligible. He may have given himself a pretty good bump with his late season resurgence. I love that outfield. I think Moore just has to improve a bit defensively to nail down center. I thought Lippe was one of the better defensive outfielders we had last season. Don't know much about Knoll other than he has had a great career D3. It's a huge step up in class.
Right at the end of my last post,going from D3 All American to ACC competition is a huge jump. Doesn't mean he's not ready,hell he's probably 21 years old. Sometimes it works and sometimes not.
Haven’t even heard this name. Who is it? EDIT: Found it. Yeah, not sure about a D3 guy coming into ACC play. Guess the same could be said for JUCOs. I hope the eye for talent is on point. If not, someone recruiting/evaluating these guys needs to go. Saw another transfer - Bayrum Hot, Infielder. Maybe an extra infielder to support the Kilen loss.
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I would think that any of these guys that are draft eligible who either get drafted or sign free agent contracts will be happy to get on with their career paths. The only question for the guys that have to sign a free agent contract is "Have I maximized my best chance to earn a decent signing bonus?"
That's surely a loaded question for King Jr. if he doesn't get drafted. He may be as hot as he will get off that end-of-the season run. If he doesn't get drafted, Idk.
That's surely a loaded question for King Jr. if he doesn't get drafted. He may be as hot as he will get off that end-of-the season run. If he doesn't get drafted, Idk.
Depending on how this shakes out,if they're both drafted,I'm sticking to what I said earlier: look for Forbes to be more visible out there in the outfield when he's not pitching.