DallasTiger45

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Baseball is a hard sport to play, he needs development.

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He's spent a combined 3 years at 2 of the best college baseball programs on the planet. Any development needs lie with the player at this point - it ain't coaching or other resources.

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Zach Cowan says hello

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I like Cowan and he has certainly contributed to LSU's success since he got on campus.

If we had a staff full of Zac Cowans, LSU would never win anything meaningful. That should be obvious.

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I'll say it for the 100th time, it's about wanting more range up the middle. It's not a complicated concept.

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Range is an important factor at 3rd base as well. Why do you think many college 3rd basemen turn into 1st basemen in the pros? It's usually not a deficiency with the arm - it's foot speed and fluidity as a defender.

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The winner list from the last decade plus is a lot of meh. Best QB's to win were Tua, Stroud, and Caleb Williams.

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Yea man, these are terrible outcomes.

2025 - Dia Bell (Too early to tell)
2024 - Keelon Russell (too early to tell)
2023 - Julian Sayin (Heisman finalist)
2022 - Jackson Arnold (he stinks)
2021 - Cade Klubnik (solid, nothing special)
2020 - Caleb Williams (Heisman winner)
2019 - CJ Stroud (Heisman finalist)
2018 - Spencer Rattler (solid, nothing special)
2017 - Justin Fields (Heisman finalist)
2016 - Tua (Heisman finalist)

50/50 chance at a Heisman finalist = "a lot of meh" :lol:

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What type of compensation would you move for 2027 1.1 (Jeremiah Smith)?

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He will probably be a top 12 dynasty asset (non-SF) immediately, so that's the type of player you'll need to move for him.

I'm with Lester here. I think Milam has a solid shot to put on a big league uniform one day.

Y'all think middle infielders who are excellent defenders and can give you credible ABs from both sides of the plate grow on trees, and they really don't. Lots of teams would love to have a utility guy like that

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Supposedly, LSU put together a package that would be double what Graves will make next season in the NBA. I think the staff felt pretty good about that, but in the end, Graves wanted to be in the NBA.

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The 18th pick in last year’s draft made $4 million as a rookie- we were gonna pay graves upwards of $8 million?

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Sounds like a 3B option.

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Because he's big and strong? Is that seriously all you think goes into playing third?

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Gonna get killed for this and I’ll absolutely pull for him to prove me wrong but I don’t see the Derek Curiel 1st round hype, reminds me of a less powerful Cam Cannarella that went pick 43 last year. Not that he can’t be successful but that his skill set isn’t 1st round value type stuff.

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He's not less powerful than Cannarella, who only hit 23 dingers over 3 years. I would bet Curiel has a better future power grade than Cannarella due to age + frame.

I agree that Curiel is more of a back half of the first round guy on pure prospect rating, but I think an org will "overdraft" him because they feel like he's safe. 3 above average tools with good makeup has a lot of value to some organizations. Especially if they feel they can sign him to a deal and spend up in rounds 2-5 on higher upside guys.

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Jake Brown looks to have way more of a mlb first round, elite level skill set.

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I don't agree with this. You can tell a story on how Brown becomes an avg big league left fielder but I have concerns on his swing translating

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Yeah, I don't want to recruit over him, but at the same time you need to get a day 1 contributer in the middle infield. I hope Jay is able to convey that message to him. If he gets better, he'll have a shot at multiple infield positions.

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We have zero locked in starters between 3rd/short/2nd. You have to bring in plenty of portal competition, but Ruckert will also get his shot to lock down one of those spots.