They started a vague greatest players on the premium forum, but how bout just baseball:

Modern era (post 2000):
-Tyler Naquin
-Michael Wacha
-John Stilson
-Michael Barash
-Cliff Pennington

Good list. I'd add
Stripling
Banks
Greene
Raley
Stouffer

Not the modern era but the most successful as professionals after A&M. Elmendorf in the NFL obviously but he was a 2 time All American in baseball.

Dave Elmendorf
Wally Moon
Davey Johnson

Old-timer, often overlooked, R. J. Englert.

Good speed, good outfielder, has highest career A&M batting average, also, I think, longest consecutive game hitting streak.

RR

I would do a 2000-2009 team position by position and a 2010-2020 team and compare them those that overlap can be put into either grouping.

That said the 89 hitting and 93 pitching combined would beat any of those all star teams likely. They were so fun to watch

just in the 21st century...

I would say the top 5 position players pound-for-pound are:

Cliff, Brodie, Naquin, KC, and Birk.

all multi-tool players that played at least 3 seasons for the maroon-n-white

AgRyan0 said:

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Pitching is much more difficult for me....

SP - Wacha
SP - Dox
SP - Asa
SP - Stripling

RP - R. Hendrix
RP - A. Vinson
RP - J. Stilson

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Stilson had a lights out year when he was here in aggieland, just didn't make it in the bigs. Strip and Wacha have performed in the majors so its tough to put those in a fair order. Asa over Dox in my opinion. Hendrix had one beast of a year as a closer, but then got in the spotlight and threw fastballs down the pipe (most likely Childress' doing). Got to be honest, Vinson was one the most fun pitchers to watch. He could pull the string on that so called curve and make batters look silly. Guys like Mengdon, Kent, and even Simmonds could make a good case to be on the list

MMantle said:

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These are mostly position players.

Best Aggie pitcher, yes, an old-timer, Doug Rau, 8 years with Dodgers, 3.35 ERA, 80 wins.

Two other really good old-time pitchers, Mark Thurmond and Mark Ross.

RR

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Good to see a mention of Doug Rau. He was a bit before my time at A&M, but was a friend of my oldest brother when we lived in Columbus, TX. Got some good signed Dodger's baseballs when they would come to Houston.

Last I heard he was living in Katy.

RichardAg84 said:

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MMantle said:

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These are mostly position players.

Best Aggie pitcher, yes, an old-timer, Doug Rau, 8 years with Dodgers, 3.35 ERA, 80 wins.

Two other really good old-time pitchers, Mark Thurmond and Mark Ross.

RR

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Good to see a mention of Doug Rau. He was a bit before my time at A&M, but was a friend of my oldest brother when we lived in Columbus, TX. Got some good signed Dodger's baseballs when they would come to Houston.

Last I heard he was living in Katy.

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My sister ran into him in Katy and he sent me a few signed items for my A&M baseball collection.

This is a fun quarantine topic! Since I can remember (about 2004):

C: Michael Barash
1B: Luke Anders
2B: Bryce Blaum
3B: Cliff Pennington
SS: Jose Duran
UTL: Blake Allemand
OF: Nick Banks
OF: Tyler Naquin
OF: Brodie Greene
DH: Boomer White

Friday: Michael Wacha
Saturday: Asa Lacy
Sunday: Ross Stripling
Midweek: Barrett Loux
Midweek: Matt Kent

BP: John Stilson
BP: Nolan Hoffman
BP: Andrew Vinson
BP: Kaylor Chafin
BP: Kyle Thebeau

Guys who just missed the cut:
- Brayden Shewmake
- Kyle Colligan
- Ryne Birk
- Brooks Raley
- Austin Boggs
- Blake Stouffer
- Parker Dalton
- Kyle Nicholson
- Kyle Simonds
- Mikey Hoehner

Best mustache: Minks

trouble said:

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Best mustache: Minks

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Mengdon

trouble said:

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Civil04 said:

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trouble said:

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Best mustache: Minks

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Mengdon

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Look here, on this board, Minks has the best 'stache. He's also an incredibly gifted athlete capable of perfectly fielding his position.

He is Maroon Jesus and should be treated as such.

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That's fair...I totally agree but you have to admit Mengdon had and still has a pretty good 'stache.
Minks #1...Danny boy #2

Oh absolutely.

Banks was never the same after the back/muscle injury he had.

Dude was born with a cannon

1B-Stouffer
2b-B. Greene
SS-Cliff Pennington
3B-Hicks
LF- Nick Banks
CF- Kyle Colligan
RF- Tyler Naquin
DH- Joe Patterson
C- K. Gonzales
Tuesday Night- Ross Stripling
Wednesday- Barret Loux
Friday Night- John Doxaxis
Saturday night- Michael Wacha
Sunday- Asa Lacy

Long Relief-Brooks Raley
Middle Relief- Kyle Thebeau/ Kyle Martin/Ryan Hendrix/Soft tossing lefty from a couple years ago.. name escapes me.
SU- Jason Jester
CP-John Stilson

Scott "Stoner" Livingstone

Big Bad John Byington

Ever Magallanes

3B John Byington

Darren Heinrichs!

Not enough love for Shewmake and Boomer

jmac13 said:

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Soft tossing lefty from a couple years ago.. name escapes me.

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Matt Kent

one of my favorites back in my time... Sittichoke Huckuntod... "Choke"

Lou Camilli '68

I played with Elmendorf, Long, Rau and Staples, Louie was the better player.

Switch-hitting infielder, played a few years with Cleveland Indians, never, never saw a baseball player with better reflexes, or a better pair of hands.

RR

Didn't see Ryan Rupe mentioned.

Everybody is forgetting Mark Ecker and Nolan Hoffman as closers. Ecker was lights out and Hoffman was probably the most fun to watch that I've seen in a long time.

Aggiehunt said:

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Everybody is forgetting Mark Ecker and Nolan Hoffman as closers. Ecker was lights out and Hoffman was probably the most fun to watch that I've seen in a long time.

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Who would you put them over?

Tons of good options for sure.

one thing about Mark Ross and Mark Thurmond is that while both are Aggie Hall of Famers..they were not hard throwers but more command type pitchers. I doubt they would even be on Childress radar these days as RC likes to recruit the power pitcher. I realize times have changed from the 70's til 2020's. They were pitchers and winners for sure

Radar or no radar, Childress would take either one of these studs in a heartbeat.

Same goes for Doug Rau.

RR