Good luck to your son this year!
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I know he'll work hard to be ready. However, the A&M lineup is really strong. At least here he will get a chance based on performance. At least that's my perception of Coach Childress and how he runs the program.
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I know he'll work hard to be ready. However, the A&M lineup is really strong. At least here he will get a chance based on performance. At least that's my perception of Coach Childress and how he runs the program.
There will be plenty of opportunities for newcomers to crack the lineup next season. SS and 3B are open spots while 2B and 1B are by no means locked up by the returners by any stretch. Really, the only two spots guaranteed for next season is Nick Banks and Michael Barash.
Specifically on the outfield, the number of spots depends on what the staff does with Nick Banks. Do they feel good playing him in CF or in RF? If he's in CF, then A&M will have two outfield corner positions open for competition. If they keep Banks in RF, that means the staff goes for more defense and speed in CF which means Nick Choruby has the first shot at winning the job next fall. Also, the DH position will be open for competition as well.
What kind of speed does your son have in the field and on the basepaths. I know he wasn't called upon to steal much in the middle of the lineup last season. Arm strength? I'm guessing they will try Joel Davis at 3B before the OF. That leaves Pennington, Moss, Moroney, Collins, and possibly White to compete for the outfield spot(s). But I think the staff promised White a shot at 2B this fall. If he swings the bat in the fall like he did in the spring, he'll have a VERY good shot at winning the LF position.
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Has Jace Vines, RHP from Tyler Junior College, been mentioned?
quote:It happened a couple of weeks ago.
and whoa, when did embedded tweets start working?
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TYler had the DIII JUCO Pitcher of the Year last year with very similar statistics to Vines. Daniel Brown went to Mississippi State and was a pretty average reliever with a 4.5 ERA. I'm not saying that means anything for Vines, but an interesting data point. Vines is also a freshman, so he's a two year guy at a minimum.
FYI, Vines was a student of Jason Jennings which is the connection with Steve Smith at Baylor...and why he decommitted I guess.
quote:Boomer dominated fall ball. I bet he hit over .500 in the Fall World Series with a ton of RBI's and extra base hits.
Preseason stats don't mean **** w/ boomer. He has the "it" factor and he loves A&M and I'm sure is willing to do whatever it takes to get us to the postseason. He came thru in several clutch situations during last years regional & super.
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AJ told me he could never strike him out in the fall.
quote:For some reason, he doesn't seem to like the kinds of kids Memorial High School produces. You know, the kind that are intelligent, hard working, with talent and no attitudes to deal with. Oh well, that is TCU's loss and A&M's gain.
Come to think of it, I bet Schlossnagle will no longer recruit from Memorial HS.
quote:You are correct. Harris Rome graduated one year ahead of Boomer and signed with TCU. He lasted two weeks into fall practice and then left the program. Unlike the cases with Boomer and Walker though, Harris also wanted to be part of the Greek system (which is not allowed at TCU) and was struggling with grades.
Besides Pennington and White, I believe Schlossnagle had another Memorial player leave the program recently. Didnt the Rome kid graduate with either Walker or Boomer and sign with TCU?