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I follow Texas baseball on twitter. I will let you know when it starts. No word yet.Has anyone heard about fall baseball games? There's a Fall 2023 roster on the website, but nothing about fall games. I need some DFF baseball to tide me over until 2024.
I thought he was too. Belyeu had a really good Summer in California, batting against some good college pitchers. I hope we work his bat into the lineup frequently—as a DH if nothing else. I don’t want to see Belyeu parked on the bench for most of the season.I thought Belyeu was supposed to factor into the outfield. Is he injured?
Has anyone heard about fall baseball games? There's a Fall 2023 roster on the website, but nothing about fall games. I need some DFF baseball to tide me over until 2024.
Hamilton’s breaking stuff has some really good sinking movement. He showed a tendency to leave some stuff hanging up high in the zone. Guys like Powell and Gasparino made him pay for that. He’ll learn. It's obvious the talent is there. I still say he’s a reliever.I’m not sure we should be starting Hamilton. He’s got reliever, even closer, written all over him.
I think its safe to say that the following players will be no doubt starters:
Porter
JThomas
Powell
Flores
(I don't think O'Dowds position at 2nd is completely safe)
That leaves 1st, 2nd and RF with the following players that with a high probably of starting or difficult to keep off the field:
Gasparino (I assume he is strictly an outfielder?)
Cummins (ditto as above)
Smart (incoming transfer)
O'Dowd
Sanders
Belyeu
Service
J Duplantier
Nik Sanders -- he's physically a big young man. I don't see anything in the infield other than 1B or maybe 3B for him. I like how he's constantly smiling. He really enjoys himself on the diamond. it may be Sanders, or Sweeny at 1B (or Storm when he comes in). Gasparino if we can't get him in the starting lineup some other way.
Gasparino -- way too good not to be in the batting lineup every game. I don't care if he has to be the DH. It will be like having another Powell in the lineup. Could play 1B with his big height. Fast and very athletic for such a tall baseball player.
Cummings -- same thing. More of a pure power hitter. If his avg is North of 0.250--get him in there. This guy could hit 15 homers on the year. One of Gasparino/Cummings starts in the OF, the other starts at DH. (or Gasp at 1B as per above).
Smart -- ???
O'Dowd -- see above. If anyone beats him out, it would probably be Dee Kennedy. Gumbo DuP is another possibility, although I see Gumbo as a backup SS. Jack hit just shy of 0.300 for the year. Not shabby at all for a 2B man. I'd be surprised if the other 2 did that. Although D. Kennedy continues to surprise in all phases of the game. You can see that D. Kennedy will likely develop into a really good player. I think, this year, O'Dowd starts 3 games per week. Kennedy starts 1 game per week. Or maybe O'Dowd all the way, with Kennedy playing innings 6 or 7 through 9 every time we have a substantial lead. There's also Borba--I don't know where he'll be, but he's supposed to be really good.
Service -- very good athlete. He made good contact and hit hard line drives--right at the Defenders... Will develop into a very good player. May not start this year. If Schuesler and Galvan aren't getting it done at C, Service may end up behind the plate. #1 Catcher recruit in Michigan. Will steal bases. You don't see many catchers doing that.
Belyeu -- another guy with a bat that we need to get in the lineup. If he's not starting, then work him in every 2nd game at DH, and every 3rd game at OF. Too good to ride the pine. We don't want to make him another Gavin Kash and hit the portal.
On the mound:
Tumis impressed.
Andre DuP impressed -- he's throwing his cutter/cut fastball as his #1 pitch now, and he's not even throwing a regular fastball.
Ace Whitehead impressed.
Zatopek got drilled. Tough day on the mound for the Freshman.
Bertsch threw it in the dirt a bunch.
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