Starting Rotation and Bullpen

[aTotal360]

What do you envision our starting rotation will look like? Who will be middle relief and closers?

Sorry if this has been discussed.

 

[57stratdawg]

Saw where Fitts is the closer now. Sounds like Hudson is in the pen this year.

 

[MSUDC11]

Would love to move Mitchell back to the bullpen, but it remains to be seen if our other starting pitchers will be good enough to where we don't need Mitchell starting.

My guess:
Friday - Preston Brown
Saturday - Mitchell or Laster
Sunday - Laster or Sexton

If Paul Young can come back healthy, throw him in the mix as well.

Bullpen:
Fitts (he is our new closer)
Mitchell (if he doesn't start)
Tatum
Gentry
Hudson
Jesse McCord
Aaron Dominguez
Zac Houston
Daniel Brown

 

[WrapItDog]

From the Daily Journal this week.

Mississippi State’s weekend pitching rotation returns intact with seniors Trevor Fitts and Ross Mitchell and junior Preston Brown all back. But that group will undergo some changes as Fitts transitions to the role of closer in the wake of Johnathan Holder’s departure.

The Diamond Dogs would also prefer to use Mitchell out of the bullpen as well if senior southpaw Lucas Laster, sophomore right-hander Austin Sexton and true freshman righty Jesse McCord can solidify the starting jobs on the bump.

 

[Hammer Down]

Preston Brown is the Friday night guy. Lucas Laster, Austin Sexton and Jesse McCord seem to me like the starters for the next 3 games of the weekend. Ross Mitchell may still end up a starter, though Cohen had him in the bullpen this past week (I think he will keep him there unless our starters do not step up). Daniel Brown may start too, I cannot remember. Trevor Fitts and Zac Houston closers. Vance Tatum is your strike out guy, hopefully filling the void left by Jacob Lindgren. Not sure where Dakota Hudson was, cannot remember that either. Cole Gordon will probably pitch a little. I see Paxton Stover redshirting, but will be good in future years.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Mitchell is going back to the pen

Everyone needs to check out THIS SITE. Pretty good info.

 

[57stratdawg]

Hope I'm wrong, but I think this staff is going to give up some runs this year.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Why do you say that? Just a wild guess?

I don't think that's the case, at all.

 

[MSUDC11]

I think this is our best starting rotation since 2012 when Stratton was dominating everybody.

Even when we played for a national title, the only dependable starter we had was Graveman.

Fitts and Tatum seem to be doing really well out of the bullpen, and while they probably won't be quite as dominant as Holder and Lindgren, they are going to be effective for us.

With a much improved offense, an underrated pitching staff, and a schedule that sets up nicely, I think this team is going to surprise a lot of people and can win the West.

 

[rugbdawg]

Well, since Stratton, we have had

mediocre, at best, starting pitching by SEC standards. We would be lucky to have more than one starter go 5 innings in SEC play. It was pretty pathetic. We are gonna give up more runs this year AND score more runs. How that translates into wins/losses? Who knows. Remember, last year Cohen said it was his most talented team ever...or something like that, before the season started. Then we played our first two weekends of baseball and were immediately eliminated from hosting considerations.

 

[Hammer Down]

From what I have noticed, 57stratdawg likes to throw negative predictions out there to see what sticks, and hopes to be surprised, in all sports. Logic dictates that our pitching staff will be at least average. We are as deep and talented as we ever have been in recent memory. Not to mention that they have been pitching against our own hitters, who, by all accounts, will be very good.

 

[57stratdawg]

Great breakdown. Almost as good as your indepth analysis of MSU athletic financials the other day.

 

[Hammer Down]

Bro, if you want to live in that reality, it is all good with me. Own it. But I would suggest you either watch a few scrimmages, or talk to someone who goes to them, before declaring an opinion on the baseball team, or you will be subject to ridicule by others who obviously know more. My advice, take it or leave it. At minimum, back it up with some type of evidence.

 

[57stratdawg]

That why you change your name so much?

Just so I'm clear, you think we'll have a better staff than last year? Sure seems that way as much as you're bitching about me saying we'll take a step back.

 

[KurtRambis4]

That's just not true.

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[gymdawg.sixpack]

Sounds like cohen is playing folks regardless despite our need for wins. I completely understand the need for PT and experience, besides trying to find the right mix of teammates, but can we not win and do this too? We always seem to blow our super regional chances early in the season only to scrap and claw for a 50% chance at a regional.