Kiel & Chestnut

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phatty26
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11:31a, 2/22/26
How many of y'all like these two guys in the lineup they were both great yesterday with their speed. Sometimes I wish they were back to back, but we gotta take what we get.

Speed kills especially in these games.
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11:34a, 2/22/26
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Getting on base unleashes speed…
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11:36a, 2/22/26
Crazy thought. Maybe putting them at the top of the lineup so when they get on they are dividing attention for guys like Grahovac and Sorrell? It would even work with TK at leadoff and Chestnut in the 9 spot.
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In reply to JDay • 11:42a, 2/22/26
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Crazy thought. Maybe putting them at the top of the lineup so when they get on they are dividing attention for guys like Grahovac and Sorrell? It would even work with TK at leadoff and Chestnut in the 9 spot.


I like that a lot.
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In reply to JDay • 11:42a, 2/22/26
Kiel should lead off. He's going to hit close to .300 with mostly singles. Chestnut should be 9 to give that double-lead off feeling.
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11:50a, 2/22/26
Kiel leading off today but Travis 7th i wish they were together or 9 and 1
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12:23p, 2/22/26
Hopefully Earley will allow them both to bunt whenever runners need to be advanced to scoring position and particularly, Chestnut.
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In reply to JDay • 12:24p, 2/22/26
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TK is leading off
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1:03p, 2/22/26
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Kiel hitting behind Harrison drove me insane. When Bear was on 2nd and Kiel got to first, it completely neutralized TK's speed.
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In reply to trouble • 1:09p, 2/22/26
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trouble said:
TK is leading off

And already hustling out an infield single
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11:23a, 2/23/26
i am a baseball purest. speed at the top and bottom
of lineup so big boppers can drive them in. plus as a former catcher it divides the attention of the pitcher big time if you have a fast guy on the base paths. i would lead off with TK and have chestnut hit 9 hole as others have alluded to. it's makes to
much sense so we probably won't do it
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In reply to JDay • 4:10p, 2/23/26
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JDay said:
Crazy thought. Maybe putting them at the top of the lineup so when they get on they are dividing attention for guys like Grahovac and Sorrell? It would even work with TK at leadoff and Chestnut in the 9 spot.
No to 1, 2.
Yes to 9, 1.
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In reply to phatty26 • 7:20p, 2/23/26
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phatty26 said:
How many of y'all like these two guys in the lineup they were both great yesterday with their speed. Sometimes I wish they were back to back, but we gotta take what we get.

Speed kills especially in these games.


Earley finally listened to me on Sunday!

Been wondering why TK hasn't been lead off. Wtf? Why is that a hard choice, Coach?

And yes, love seeing the Chestnut out there. I was worried he was gonna lose his starting spot as hitting had been questionable but he stepped up!

Hoping those bats really come alive and we can relive 2024.
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9:02a, 2/24/26
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TK stays for sure, I like him at the 1 hole too, but I don't know about travis
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11:32a, 2/24/26
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Chestnut has the lowest batting average and lowest on base percentage of any every day player… I don't like him near the top of the lineup
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In reply to Biggame12 • 11:50a, 2/24/26
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Chestnut has the lowest batting average and lowest on base percentage of any every day player… I don't like him near the top of the lineup


No problem with him in the 9 hole. You get him and TK on base for GG and the boys and good things will happen
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12:33p, 2/24/26
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Once we are back to full strength in the OF (Sorrell back), Chestnut is back to be being spot duty.

You're not gonna sit a healthy Sorrell, Duer, or TK to start Chestnut.

That said, it's great that he's an option when someone goes down.
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1:14p, 2/24/26
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Speed is great and a real advantage, but it doesn't matter if you can't get on base. OBP is the stat that matters more than speed when it comes to lead off. As long as Kiel can get on base at a good clip, I like him in the leadoff spot.

If Kiel does not drop off too much when we get to face better pitching staffs, here's what I personally would like to do with the lineup when everyone is healthy:

1. Kiel (R)
2. Hacopian (R)
3. Sorrell (L)
4. Grahovac (R)
5. Jordan (R)
6. Duer (L)
7. Partida (R)
8. Bear (R)
9. Kellner (R)
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In reply to Biggame12 • 1:29p, 2/24/26
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Chestnut has the lowest batting average and lowest on base percentage of any every day player… I don't like him near the top of in the lineup


FIFY.

Love Chestnut to death - his story is a great one and he clearly has the biggest heart on the team. But if we have to rely on Chestnut to be an everyday player, we are in for another long, dismal season. He's nice to have on the roster as a pinch runner, late defensive replacement, or a spot starter on occasional Tuesdays. We just can't have him in the batting order on a consistent basis if we want to improve over last season.
But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
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In reply to Luke The Drifter • 1:46p, 2/24/26
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Luke The Drifter said:
Biggame12 said:
Chestnut has the lowest batting average and lowest on base percentage of any every day player… I don't like him near the top of in the lineup


FIFY.

Love Chestnut to death - his story is a great one and he clearly has the biggest heart on the team. But if we have to rely on Chestnut to be an everyday player, we are in for another long, dismal season. He's nice to have on the roster as a pinch runner, late defensive replacement, or a spot starter on occasional Tuesdays. We just can't have him in the batting order on a consistent basis if we want to improve over last season.

I wouldn't go that far. He was an every day player from the second half of the season on in our best season ever in 2024. I agree that our lineup is likely best with him being a situational player, but its far from being a travesty with him in it.
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In reply to DaAggies • 2:11p, 2/24/26
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DaAggies said:
Luke The Drifter said:
Biggame12 said:
Chestnut has the lowest batting average and lowest on base percentage of any every day player… I don't like him near the top of in the lineup


FIFY.

Love Chestnut to death - his story is a great one and he clearly has the biggest heart on the team. But if we have to rely on Chestnut to be an everyday player, we are in for another long, dismal season. He's nice to have on the roster as a pinch runner, late defensive replacement, or a spot starter on occasional Tuesdays. We just can't have him in the batting order on a consistent basis if we want to improve over last season.

I wouldn't go that far. He was an every day player from the second half of the season on in our best season ever in 2024. I agree that our lineup is likely best with him being a situational player, but its far from being a travesty with him in it.


Chestnut had a lot more protection around him in 2024. Again...I like Chestnut A LOT, but he was the beneficiary of "a rising tide raises all ships" situation in 2024.

But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
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In reply to Luke The Drifter • 2:43p, 2/24/26
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Luke The Drifter said:
DaAggies said:
Luke The Drifter said:
Biggame12 said:
Chestnut has the lowest batting average and lowest on base percentage of any every day player… I don't like him near the top of in the lineup


FIFY.

Love Chestnut to death - his story is a great one and he clearly has the biggest heart on the team. But if we have to rely on Chestnut to be an everyday player, we are in for another long, dismal season. He's nice to have on the roster as a pinch runner, late defensive replacement, or a spot starter on occasional Tuesdays. We just can't have him in the batting order on a consistent basis if we want to improve over last season.

I wouldn't go that far. He was an every day player from the second half of the season on in our best season ever in 2024. I agree that our lineup is likely best with him being a situational player, but its far from being a travesty with him in it.


Chestnut had a lot more protection around him in 2024. Again...I like Chestnut A LOT, but he was the beneficiary of "a rising tide raises all ships" situation in 2024.


I mean he ended up with the highest average and OBP in conference play across the whole team, so its not like others were carrying his weight that much.

That being said, I don't see that much difference in the lineups between 2024 and this year in terms of talent.
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In reply to DaAggies • 10:34p, 2/24/26
DaAggies said:
Luke The Drifter said:
DaAggies said:
Luke The Drifter said:
Biggame12 said:
Chestnut has the lowest batting average and lowest on base percentage of any every day player… I don't like him near the top of in the lineup


FIFY.

Love Chestnut to death - his story is a great one and he clearly has the biggest heart on the team. But if we have to rely on Chestnut to be an everyday player, we are in for another long, dismal season. He's nice to have on the roster as a pinch runner, late defensive replacement, or a spot starter on occasional Tuesdays. We just can't have him in the batting order on a consistent basis if we want to improve over last season.

I wouldn't go that far. He was an every day player from the second half of the season on in our best season ever in 2024. I agree that our lineup is likely best with him being a situational player, but its far from being a travesty with him in it.


Chestnut had a lot more protection around him in 2024. Again...I like Chestnut A LOT, but he was the beneficiary of "a rising tide raises all ships" situation in 2024.


I mean he ended up with the highest average and OBP in conference play across the whole team, so its not like others were carrying his weight that much.

That being said, I don't see that much difference in the lineups between 2024 and this year in terms of talent.


Also, I think tonight showed Chestnut has untapped potential -- maybe because he's under a coaching staff that isn't full of d**kwads.

It's no secret that he was decidedly disliked by the coaching staff in 2024 -- mentally speaking, he must have had an incredibly difficult year, and he still was a valuable player. Just think how he'll blossom under a staff that *wants* him to be successful!
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7:22a, 2/25/26
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I'd rather see Farr in the lineup over Chestnut, and we likely won't see either of those guys at second once Hacopian gets healthy. I'm happy to have Travis as an option, but there are more talented guys who, if they are healthy and play up to their potential, will be in the lineup ahead of him. Of course, if they don't play up to that potential, Travis will take their place.
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In reply to twk • 8:20a, 2/25/26
I agree with this. Chestnut is awesome and I am really pumped he is back. Great to have as a late inning replacement, pinch runner, or pinch hitter. Lots of experience. Farr has the potential to be an everyday player not only this year (potentially) but also for next year's team if he continues to develop. Plus the switch hitting aspect really helps if he comes off the bench late in games.
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8:23a, 2/25/26
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There are more overall talented players than chestnut on this team… but production matters more than talent. We just need to find the lineup that cooks for us and go from there. Chestnut will find his space when he continues to be productive.
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In reply to BreNayPop • 8:42a, 2/25/26
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BreNayPop said:
There are more overall talented players than chestnut on this team… but production matters more than talent. We just need to find the lineup that cooks for us and go from there. Chestnut will find his space when he continues to be productive.
That's what he did season before last. POS didn't want to use him but when he did he delivered. In addition to the speed he has some invaluables where he just finds success.
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8:50a, 2/25/26
We can all agree that this team appears to be way deeper and more talented and able to handle injuries with players like Chestnut, Farr and others who can play multiple positions.
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In reply to phatty26 • 9:45a, 2/25/26
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phatty26 said:
We can all agree that this team appears to be way deeper and more talented and able to handle injuries with players like Chestnut, Farr and others who can play multiple positions.
Stoked to see Farr playing so well. Also would love to see Royo do the same to give us that depth we will need to make a run. Lets hope the pitching arms show depth as well
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In reply to StinkyPinky • 10:33a, 2/25/26
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StinkyPinky said:
BreNayPop said:
There are more overall talented players than chestnut on this team… but production matters more than talent. We just need to find the lineup that cooks for us and go from there. Chestnut will find his space when he continues to be productive.
That's what he did season before last. POS didn't want to use him but when he did he delivered. In addition to the speed he has some invaluables where he just finds success.


Based of Travis' quotes after the fact it doesn't sound like they had a good relationship at all, but he was the everyday 2B over Kent that entire year after the first few weekends. Kent is probably the one who had the biggest bone to pick with our previous coach.
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In reply to Fairview20 • 11:11a, 2/25/26
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Fairview20 said:
StinkyPinky said:
BreNayPop said:
There are more overall talented players than chestnut on this team… but production matters more than talent. We just need to find the lineup that cooks for us and go from there. Chestnut will find his space when he continues to be productive.

That's what he did season before last. POS didn't want to use him but when he did he delivered. In addition to the speed he has some invaluables where he just finds success.


Based of Travis' quotes after the fact it doesn't sound like they had a good relationship at all, but he was the everyday 2B over Kent that entire year after the first few weekends. Kent is probably the one who had the biggest bone to pick with our previous coach.

Kent didn't put up the kind of numbers to force his way into the lineup from off the bench. Now, once he got his shot to be in the lineup as a starter, he did quite well.
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In reply to Fairview20 • 2:23p, 2/25/26
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Fairview20 said:
StinkyPinky said:
BreNayPop said:
There are more overall talented players than chestnut on this team… but production matters more than talent. We just need to find the lineup that cooks for us and go from there. Chestnut will find his space when he continues to be productive.
That's what he did season before last. POS didn't want to use him but when he did he delivered. In addition to the speed he has some invaluables where he just finds success.


Based of Travis' quotes after the fact it doesn't sound like they had a good relationship at all, but he was the everyday 2B over Kent that entire year after the first few weekends. Kent is probably the one who had the biggest bone to pick with our previous coach.



I agree.

Kaeden and his dad were signing at the Tri-Star show a few weeks back. I wanted Jeff's signature on his rookie card, so i got that. I got a ball signed by Kaeden afterwards and I handed him a piece of paper that showed him the inscription I wanted. He took it, looked at it, started laughing and he showed to his girlfriend who was next to him. He looked back up at me, and said, "I better not do that". The inscription on the paper said "FU Schloss".
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In reply to Fairview20 • 2:41p, 2/25/26
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I don't think Travis' problem with POS was based on playing time. I remember at some point in the season POS had Travis bunt with two strikes. When asked about it he made a smart*** comment to the effect that Travis usually strikes anyway. After he left, Travis brought that up. I remember at the time being surprised that a coach would say something like that about one of his players.
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That was during the CWS
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Fairview20 said:
StinkyPinky said:
BreNayPop said:
There are more overall talented players than chestnut on this team… but production matters more than talent. We just need to find the lineup that cooks for us and go from there. Chestnut will find his space when he continues to be productive.
That's what he did season before last. POS didn't want to use him but when he did he delivered. In addition to the speed he has some invaluables where he just finds success.


Based of Travis' quotes after the fact it doesn't sound like they had a good relationship at all, but he was the everyday 2B over Kent that entire year after the first few weekends. Kent is probably the one who had the biggest bone to pick with our previous coach.
Yea, my memory continues to fail me. I was thinking he was sharing more time with Kent and Targac. But Schloss definitely didn't hide the fact that he wasn't a fan. And Chestnutt's mom was very vocal about it after the season. Happy for her as well that she gets to see Travis come back and perform so well.
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