Bham Bammer

ACC had 10 teams in and only one made it. Worst ratio in the nation I’m sure.

Unfortunately the arm injury was going to take him out of the fall. Hate it for him and best of luck finding a new spot.

I don’t really understand that reclass stuff. I think the vast majority would benefit from staying and enjoying their senior year. Maybe it’s to be able to get drafted sooner? Assuming you aren’t a draft prospect out of HS?

I think he was in the portal for about 3 hours.

I mean those numbers are ridiculous and he won’t duplicate them next year but plenty of JUCO guys come right in and do very well. It’s not comparable to going from college to AAA in any way.

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At the end of the day though, those games really didn’t mean squat in terms of our regional seed.

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Maybe not, but the metrics we were leaning on and the resume we put together weren’t going to look as good with 4-5 midweek losses.

I can’t argue with your points although it’s hard to see how a D or D+ baseball team won 40 games and was over .500 in league play. Could haggle with your grading I guess but your points are definitely fair.

Eh, I’d argue that part of the problem is guys spend too much time with a heavy ball in their hand trying to throw it as hard as they can at a net - accuracy he damned. This goes for Tread, too. Guys don’t spend enough time with an actual baseball in their hand figuring out how to get a hitter out. But like I said earlier, that’s what the pros want and guys are going to follow suit.

Gotta remember in Maddux’s day the average fastball was probably 89-90, which Maddux was at for most of his career. The elite guys then were throwing 95 and an upper 90s guy was incredibly rare. Maddux had an average to above average fastball, contextually, in terms of velocity for the first half of his career and in his prime.

Hodo and Snell as the guys that are definitely gone plus Fowler and Bonomolo would be tough losses as well if those projections are correct.