Portal Transfers & Recruits
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Another thing about focusing on the prospects with a high OB% is that the players who draw a lot of walks really drive up the pitch count. Opponents with weak bullpens are at a disadvantage against lineups that walk a lot and otherwise have high OB%.
One things the stats don’t capture well is “clutch” play. Maybe RBI plays into that somewhat.
Take football—looking at stats only, Warren Moon was much better than Terry Bradshaw, Johnny Unitas, Roger Staubach, Joe Montana, Joe Theisman, Phil Simms, Steve Young, or many others with the hardware and rings. And I liked Moon, but that dude could not manage the clock with a big game on the line. Plus, put Moon and Glanville together in a big game and you’ve got the recipe for a choke; that and some really dumb plays.
One things the stats don’t capture well is “clutch” play. Maybe RBI plays into that somewhat.
Take football—looking at stats only, Warren Moon was much better than Terry Bradshaw, Johnny Unitas, Roger Staubach, Joe Montana, Joe Theisman, Phil Simms, Steve Young, or many others with the hardware and rings. And I liked Moon, but that dude could not manage the clock with a big game on the line. Plus, put Moon and Glanville together in a big game and you’ve got the recipe for a choke; that and some really dumb plays.
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I say we take all the nil money for 14 pitchers and spend on it on 7 good ones, and free up spots for walk-ons. Quality, not quantity. All we had last year was quantity.
I think you’re going to see a fairly big difference with this same staff and woody. It may take mid year to see it after a few games and I think we will have a dangerous pitching identity by the end of the year. Consistency across the staff.
uta,
I almost got arrested for cussing screaming into a "white courtesy phone" that had Glanville on the other end. I do think I hold the record for most hyphens in one audible sentence in IAH. Idiot had me paged to ask me what he should tell the media out in front of his house.
In not so nice terms I told him to start by not opening the door, stay out of sight, and within the hour I'd have his problem fixed. He didn't. So "a goof" is probably the nicest thing anyone ever called the moron.
I almost got arrested for cussing screaming into a "white courtesy phone" that had Glanville on the other end. I do think I hold the record for most hyphens in one audible sentence in IAH. Idiot had me paged to ask me what he should tell the media out in front of his house.
In not so nice terms I told him to start by not opening the door, stay out of sight, and within the hour I'd have his problem fixed. He didn't. So "a goof" is probably the nicest thing anyone ever called the moron.
While I have met him several times, I really don't know him. Did him a huge favor once, but I'm not sure he knew it was me, and I preferred to keep it that way. I did it because one of my closest friends asked me to, and because if there was ever a subpoena, it would be to him and not me.
Moon was an outstanding QB during run-of-the-mill regular season games. Hence, the excellent stats. When it came playoff time, or the pressure of a big game was pressing on him, he really struggled. Very good QB, but the opposite of a clutch player.
That, and very, very poor clock management in big games kept the Oilers from having super bowl rings.
Update--Alex Rao got drafted by the Phillies.
Alex Rao--WE SHOULD GET THIS GUY!!!
RHP
3.83 ERA
3-1
3 saves
57 Strikeouts
28 Walks
opponents batted 0.188 against him
in 47.0 innings pitched
Now here's a high profile middle reliever. I saw some games Rao was in during the playoffs, and he was very impressive. He works his split fingered pitches very effectively. A crafty and tricky guy, who can also throw hard. Rao was the trusted workhorse for Notre Dame's middle relief, and can also start. He was a big part of what got the Irish to the CWS for the first time in (my) memory. (We sure could have used a trusted workhorse, or two or three, for middle relief...! Harrison is about the only one that might qualify for that description this past year).
Rao was one of Notre Dame’s most heavily used pitchers in 2022. He appeared in 25 games, ranking second to only fellow senior Aidan Tyrell. Tyrell started five times. Rao never started. He was always one of former Notre Dame head coach Link Jarrett‘s first options out of the bullpen. He has one year of eligibility remaining.
Rao went 3-1 with a 3.83 ERA. Opposing batters were hitting just .188 off him. That mark is lower than ace John Michael Bertrand’s opposing batting average of .234 and No. 2 starter Austin Temple’s figure of .200. The .188 number tied for the lowest on the team of anyone who pitched at least 10 innings with junior Liam Simon.
Third Notre Dame baseball pitcher enters NCAA transfer portal this week
Update--Aoki transferred to USC. He's from Huntington Beach, so he'll fit in well there.
Caden Aoki
3.86 ERA
10 Strikeouts
2 Walks
opponents batted 0.200 against him
in 9.1 innings pitched
(a little used pitcher, with decent numbers; looks like he wants playing time)
Elijah Trest
Arkansas
RHP
Reliever
3.77 ERA
1.28 WHIP
14.1 innings
17 strikouts
12 walks
0.125 opponents' batting avg
95 mph fastball
is in the portal. He'll have 2 years eligibility left, but has indicated that he'll only stay in college 1 more year. His numbers were even better in 2021 and 2020. 1.93 ERA in shortened 2020 season. 3.14 ERA in 2021 season.
***He's from Texas***
Report: UA pitcher Trest will transfer
https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/stats/baseball/2022/overall.pdf
Zack Gregory, Elijah Trest latest Arkansas baseball players to enter portal
Elijah Trest is still in the portal. Some have questions about his consistency and control. Real good stuff though...
Frank will transfer to Arkansas.In the portal:
Koty Frank
Right hand Pitcher
1 year of eligibility left
3.81 ERA
Good control pitcher
70 strikeouts
19 walks
In 59 innings
Definitely worth a look.
What Frank wants to be:
Julian Bosnic will transfer to Arkansas.
Now in the portal:
Julian Bosnic
LHP
2.84 ERA
78 strikeouts
in 50 2/3 innings
Both starts and relieves.
4-2
4 saves
Has some injury history—adding an element of risk. Draft possibilities compound the risk—was drafted by the Giants in the 16th round in 2021, but chose college ball.
What Bosnic wants to be:
It appears that he’s going to work out just fine.Cross-posted from another thread:
Porter Brown (Texas Christian)
Joins the Horns through the Portal
Porter Brown batted 0.276, but with 5 homeruns in only 98 at bats (their everyday starters typically had around 210-220 at bats). That would translate to 11 homeruns on the year for an everyday starter--that's some pretty good power. Brown also had a 0.480 slugging %--the 3rd best on TCU's squad last year. While these aren't all-conference numbers, this is the sort of player that would easily start most places in the conference and will drive in some runs.
Zero errors on the year with 29 po. Also 8 stolen bases in 9 attempts. We have no idea how our batting lineup will perform next year, and we lost an enormous amount of power, so this is a good pickup.
Updated TCU Baseball Stats (PDF) - TCU Athletics
Outfield is looking strong.
Bump. Pierce is going to resort to the following strategy like he did last year when he needed to win: use less pitchers, not more.
Wishful thinking.
Yes, can't disagree with you, I was expecting Morehouse, Stehle and LBJ to improve more by now, they have great stuff. I'm as disappointed in their development as anyone, there is some serious talent on that staff but throwing strikes is imperative to success. Pierce stayed with those talented arms as long as he could throughout the season, i think he lost some games because of it. He made a sound decision last night to go with Tole instead of Morehouse but thank god Gordon went 8 innings so we didn't have to get too deep into the pen. Tomorrow and Monday are different stories though, to be continued.......
If Witt is back to old form by the playoffs, can we win with just Gordon, Witt, Tole, Burke, Lummus, Minchey, & Whitehead?
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No, you can’t. Unless they all do **** they’ve never done. Or the hitting completely takes over.
Minchey hasn’t done ****. He was worse in his only Big 12 start than Sthele was. Going 3 versus ACU when we score 3 then 8 is virtually meaningless in showing any reliability. His best game was 3 innings versus a middling team that hadn’t seen him before.
And I thought Lummus was on the trash heap two different times? But now he’s not.
LBJ has pitched in 6 Big 12 games. In 5 of those his ERA is less than 3.0. One bad one.
Shaw is better than Whitehead. But Whitehead has utility.
Sthele pitched 3 scoreless in last years regional. As a starter. He probably had a more up and down year last year.
Morehouse can throw high 90s. He has gotten outs. He’s gotten big outs. You don’t give up on that.
Unlike prior years, Pierce isn’t giving up on guys. He shouldn’t. If he thinks their stuff was good enough initially, stick with it. But know, there will be less than ideal performances. But guess what? They’ve all had moments of good performances as well.
Minchey hasn’t done ****. He was worse in his only Big 12 start than Sthele was. Going 3 versus ACU when we score 3 then 8 is virtually meaningless in showing any reliability. His best game was 3 innings versus a middling team that hadn’t seen him before.
And I thought Lummus was on the trash heap two different times? But now he’s not.
LBJ has pitched in 6 Big 12 games. In 5 of those his ERA is less than 3.0. One bad one.
Shaw is better than Whitehead. But Whitehead has utility.
Sthele pitched 3 scoreless in last years regional. As a starter. He probably had a more up and down year last year.
Morehouse can throw high 90s. He has gotten outs. He’s gotten big outs. You don’t give up on that.
Unlike prior years, Pierce isn’t giving up on guys. He shouldn’t. If he thinks their stuff was good enough initially, stick with it. But know, there will be less than ideal performances. But guess what? They’ve all had moments of good performances as well.
Great numbers. We'll need him. We lose our entire starting OF after this year, but Thomas could play OF (his natural position with his exceptional speed), and Belyeu may pan out well.
Bump
We need OF. Returning youngsters are mostly IF and catcher.
She had no children.
Clones?
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