2025 Updates, Transfers & Recruits

aUTfan said:
6. Jason Flores - 190
7. Kyle Degroat - 239
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These two are "on the bubble" as far as whether they'll get drafted high enough, with enough $$$ offered, to forsake college. I really hope we get both of them. They could both be significant contributors next year.
 
aUTfan said:
So for returning production right now, I have:

Outfield/Infield
Will Gasparino
Kimble Schuessler - DH
Max Belyeu
Casey Borba
Rylan Galvan

Pitchers
Ace Whitehead
Gage Boehm
Easton Tumis
Max Grubbs
Hudson Hamilton
Andre Duplantier

:yikes: :point-up: this sucks, but we sucked, so maybe it's for the best. :idk:
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Casey Cummings didn't seem to get along with Pierce or something...

Casey has a good power bat and raw skills. Yeah, he might stand some more work on his outfield defense, but we've fielded a lot worse in the OF before.

I think if Casey gets a good start with the new coaches, he could make some waves. Farmer--he flashed some talent, with experience, he could be good in the OF.
 
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aUTfan said:
With this coaching staff, I would expect that Belyeu moves to CF, where he belongs. I may be wrong but he is about as solid a CF as we've had since Drew Stubbs but with a better bat and an even stronger arm, if you can believe that. LOVE watching this kid play defense.

The middle of the field other than Belyeu at CF needs to be replaced or improved, including catcher. Galvan and Schuessler HAVE to improve their defense. Wouldn't surprise me if this staff brings in a catcher to compete or you see a shake up at this position with another name on the team, i.e. Oliver Service or Nik Sanders. Schuessler has value at the DH so he has a spot and Galvan could take another step offensively but our defense has to improve here. No question.

SS and 2nd base. This team performed poorly because of Catcher, pitcher, SS, and 2nd base positions. Poor pitching was obvious. 2nd base is where we are hurting the most outside of pitching, I haven't seen a true 2nd baseman in a few years. O'Dowd*, J. Duplantier and Kennedy# are not the answer unless they improve their ball/glove exchange and it can be done, so we will see. Even Flores was substandard defensively at the SS position.

*O'Dowd out of eligibility
#Entered transfer portal
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Maybe we cross-train both Galvan and Shoos at 1B...?

Galvan and Shoos showed us what normal/average college level defensive catching looks like. We've been used to guys like Ardoin and G-Wagon who were all conference 1st team (both of them I think). I'd like to get back to that level and not see many runners stealing bases on us (or even trying it).
 
Chop said:
Casey Cummings didn't seem to get along with Pierce or something...

Casey has a good power bat and raw skills. Yeah, he might stand some more work on his outfield defense, but we've fielded a lot worse in the OF before.

I think if Casey gets a good start with the new coaches, he could make some waves. Farmer--he flashed some talent, with experience, he could be good in the OF.
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I definitely wanted to see more Cummings last year, sadly he only got a few at bats and didn’t come through with them. In Schloss we trust. If Thomas leaves, that opens up one spot in the outfield and he adds much needed experience.
 
Aiden Moffett

Looking at his innings for this year, best description, slight inconsistency. He faired decent against stiff competition in my opinion and then seemed to maybe lose focus a couple of innings against lesser competition such as Grambling and similar schools where he allowed a few runs. He seems to either strike them out, or allows a HR or BB.

98-100mph fastball, 5.6 ERA, 17 innings pitched, 21 SO's, 18 hits, 11 runs, 15 BB's.

2 years of eligibility left.
 
Eli Trop

Another transfer from Penn. 6'4" 225lbs., 3.33 ERA, 24.1 innings, 32 SO's, 15BB's, 19 hits.

1 year of eligibility.

Projected as a reliever.
 
We still need starting pitching and more relievers. Door (portal) closes Tuesday i think, July 2nd.

Next opportunity isn't until Dec 1-15.
 
cnb said:
Schloss hired Tulo back as hitting coach and Drew Bishop back as director of operations
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Is this a paid position for Tulo? Maybe I'm stuck in the past, but wasn't he a volunteer coach? Maybe he doesn't need the income and doesn't care, but I'm just curious...
 
aUTfan said:


No surprise, just more consensus on Thomas and Flores going to the MLB.
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Were those two held back at some point in their schooling?

Normal progression:

COLLEGE:

Freshman - start at 18, end at 19
Sophomore - start at 19, end at 20
Junior - start at 20, end at 21
Senior - start at 21, end at 22

(Senior for some Hornfans.com posters - end at 24-25). :beertoast:

These 2 did not redshirt and have finished their Sophomore years. They will be starting their Junior years soon. They should be 20 years old, not 21. To be eligible for the MLB draft, they need to be 21 to be in the draft as guys between their Soph and Junior years. What's going on?
 
A lot of parents hold their kids back from starting school so they have an extra year of development and better prepared for success. Not sure if that’s the case with these two but they are both projected to be drafted according to MLB.com. Thomas rather high.
 
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