BayouPride

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caught Jay off guard

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This refers to Paz getting poached by Cain. Do you guys think that Jay being asleep at the wheel was really the case? I agree that Jay has talked up Paz a lot since the end of the season but wow A&M kept this pursuit on the lowdown. No doubt Kendall Rodgers helped by sitting on this story he knew about before he broke the news

He comes from a really good family. He’s from a small town in North La. Before him Anthony McFarland was recruited to LSU from that region of the state.He’s a hero in those parts.

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coaches who know how to make them peak at the right time

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You mean like using all fifteen pitchers who traveled in Atlanta to win that regional. That is coaching Skip, well-done.

Can you imagine lsu last year needing to lean on the back half of our staff in big spots for game or two on the road facing elimination? I’d rather not. Now is good time to leave this nightmare and look ahead to LSU’s 2027

This year’s catcher rotation is interesting, I’m wondering how Yamin might help provided he stays in the program. There’s been no buzz about him leaving and no buzz about us bringing in a portal catcher, but good gracious our receiving last year left much to be desired. I’d love a really good glove back there in the final innings of close games, and I don’t care if we develop one of our own into a defensive stalwart or we get one from JUCO, NAIA, D2, the Ivy League, New York City Public Schools, the Sunbelt, the SEC, or Nicaragua. Maybe defensive specialists at that position don’t want a limited role and are seeking out places where they play more than just spot duty? I don’t know the answer but in ‘27 something has to change for the better.

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Park to play 3B. That's an amazing sales job considering he's draft-eligible after next year.

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Agree because among his tools, it was park’s range that has scouts really excited

Maybe with his two-way days behind him Jay feels like a leap forward as a pitcher is in store?

Got to think Yeskie has done his homework on Velasquez

I’m pleased Hotchkiss isn’t in the SEC

Looking at the 69 AB's from Ruckert and the 41 AB's from Patrick, would you expect in 2027 for the two of them to have about the same number of plate appearances like they did have this past season?

For those that really know baseball, among those stats listed with each player, is there one number or ratio that you feel indicates replicable success in the SEC? What might can be improved upon and what is likely to get worse in our league? Thanks.

On Kurland, I wonder who sought out who? I’d like to think that Jay identified in Kurland something he can finesse towards improvement.