2023 Texas Baseball

[Fletch 5800]

Well, all things considered, we had a successful season

Kash, Daly, O’Dowd, Kennedy, Campbell and hopefully skenes will be our nucleus

Gordon, Morehouse, Sthele, Duplantier, Southard, Harrison and lebarron are a good start. Would like to see Stewart develop. And hopefully Nixon can put it back together 

I’m assuming hodo, faltine and silas are gone. 
 

Gonna be an interesting offseason 

[Hookem2147 21199]

Posted this in the recruiting thread a few weeks back, but for reference and as a conversation starter

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With that said, for draft eligible guys:

Out of eligibility: Messinger, Todd, Stehly, Olivarez, Stevens

Probably gone: Melendez, Faltine, Ardoin, Hodo (he graduated this year and has tools teams will probably like), Hansen, Southard (completely forgot he is a redshirt sophomore, I doubt he comes back. Someone will take a chance on him)

Could come back: Kennedy (could he pull a Stevens and say eff it I'll just ride out my Texas career? He's already 22 and his hit tool isn't that loud. His defense and speed might be attractive though), Coy Cobb (he still has a year left, but he probably has his degree by this point. If he moved on it probably wouldn't be for more baseball),

Probably coming back: Daly and O'Dowd (they are the only two draft eligible sophomores we have), Morehouse.

I'm sure there are a few upperclassmen who will just move on or enter the portal. Guys like Blair, Eckhardt, etc.

 

 

[Fletch 5800]

Does Cobb have any eligibility left? Would love for him to have an epic year 

[petscii 1189]

We have Arkansas in the season opening tourney at Globe Life Field next season.  Nothing on the other two schools yet.

 

[dittohead 92]

1 minute ago, petscii said:

We have Arkansas in the season opening tourney at Globe Life Field next season.  Nothing on the other two schools yet.

 

Air Force catcher will be our catcher next year … stay tuned 

[Fletch 5800]

Figured. We’re back to reloading like we should 

[Dennis Taylor 18809]

6 minutes ago, dittohead said:

Air Force catcher will be our catcher next year … stay tuned 

No way he should play catcher. P/1B/ Dh

[SizzleChest 8283]

I expect a pretty mediocre season for Texas Baseball in 2023, maybe the closest we’ll experience to 2019 in Pierce’s tenure, but not as bad.

[dittohead 92]

3 minutes ago, Dennis Taylor said:

No way he should play catcher. P/1B/ Dh

Either way … monster transfer 

[Hookem2147 21199]

O’Dowd(SS) Daly (2B) and Campbell (OF) will make up a third of the lineup. Whitehead (OF) will likely take a spot as well. So that leaves 1B, 3B, C, OF and a DH spot for the taking.

In terms of portal priorities:

1. Weekend starter to pair with Gordon

2. Corner infielder 

3. 1-2 bullpen arms (already got one from the portal from Rice)

4. OF

I’m gonna leave off catcher because I think Galvin is a stud and will be ready to play as a freshman.

[hobbes2702 13029]

6 minutes ago, Dennis Taylor said:

No way he should play catcher. P/1B/ Dh

Yup. There is zero reason for us to ever put Skenes at C if he does come here. 
 

What are we thinking for defense?

2 - Schuessler?

3 - Kash

4 - Daly

5 - Campbell

6 - O’Dowd?

7, 8, 9, - No clue.

[Fletch 5800]

9 minutes ago, SizzleChest said:

I expect a pretty mediocre season for Texas Baseball in 2023, maybe the closest we’ll experience to 2019 in Pierce’s tenure, but not as bad.

Prepare to be pleasantly surprised. We return a lot, bring in a bitch of a recruiting class and Pierce is nails with transfers 

[hobbes2702 13029]

1 minute ago, Hookem2147 said:

O’Dowd(SS) Daly (2B) and Campbell (OF) will make up a third of the lineup. Whitehead (OF) will likely take a spot as well. So that leaves 1B, 3B, C, OF and a DH spot for the taking.

In terms of portal priorities:

1. Weekend starter to pair with Gordon

2. Corner infielder 

3. 1-2 bullpen arms (already got one from the portal from Rice)

4. OF

I’m gonna leave off catcher because I think Galvin is a stud and will be ready to play as a freshman.

I assume Campbell moves to 3rd

[Fletch 5800]

Just now, hobbes2702 said:

Yup. There is zero reason for us to ever put Skenes at C if he does come here. 
 

What are we thinking for defense?

2 - Schuessler?

3 - Kash

4 - Daly

5 - Campbell

6 - O’Dowd?

7, 8, 9, - No clue.

Whitehead

[Fletch 5800]

Hey where the fuck is @Valmy77!?!?

[Hookem2147 21199]

2 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

I assume Campbell moves to 3rd

His position flexibility is nice. If one of Hodo or Kennedy ends up coming back you could pair them with Whitehead and a portal/freshman and move Campbell to 3B.

Kash is fascinating to me. He looked lost at the plate this year but the tools are there.

[Fletch 5800]

Just now, Hookem2147 said:

His position flexibility is nice. If one of Hodo or Kennedy ends up coming back you could pair them with Whitehead and a portal/freshman and move Campbell to 3B.

Kash is fascinating to me. He looked lost at the plate this year but the tools are there.

His swing reminds me of Kyle Russell. Give tulo the off-season and we got our power hitter for next year 

[HenryJames 66038]

Just now, Hookem2147 said:

Kash is fascinating to me. He looked lost at the plate this year but the tools are there.

Wrecking shit in Santa Barbara thus far.

[Hookem2147 21199]

The pitching is going to be better next year. We have so many young guys coming back and at least 2 or 3 of them will take a leap.

Duplantier and Sthele looked more comfortable as the season progressed. Harrison has potential, Stewart has potential, LBJ has closer potential,.

Nixon is a wildcard.

If just 2 or 3 of the guys above step up we will be a good place.

[NorthLoop 14183]

I think Kash has potential to be our MVP next year. I know that's not going out on a limb but it just feels like he's primed to bust out.

[hobbes2702 13029]

Just now, Hookem2147 said:

The pitching is going to be better next year. We have so many young guys coming back and at least 2 or 3 of them will take a leap.

Duplantier and Sthele looked more comfortable as the season progressed. Harrison has potential, Stewart has potential, LBJ has closer potential,.

Nixon is a wildcard.

If just 2 or 3 of the guys above step up we will be a good place.

Yea the pitching should be better overall but I worry about our top end. I don’t see an ace at all. Gordon could get even better and be that guy but then honestly I don’t see a number 2. 

[Fletch 5800]

5 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Wrecking shit in Santa Barbara thus far.

Yeah he’s gonna go all Kyle Russell next year 

1 minute ago, Hookem2147 said:

The pitching is going to be better next year. We have so many young guys coming back and at least 2 or 3 of them will take a leap.

Duplantier and Sthele looked more comfortable as the season progressed. Harrison has potential, Stewart has potential, LBJ has closer potential,.

Nixon is a wildcard.

If just 2 or 3 of the guys above step up we will be a good place.

Man if we could get freshman Daly and Nixon back, we’d be a top 8 seed

[Hookem2147 21199]

1 minute ago, hobbes2702 said:

Yea the pitching should be better overall but I worry about our top end. I don’t see an ace at all. Gordon could get even better and be that guy but then honestly I don’t see a number 2. 

We will definitely need a starter out of the portal. If Gordon can take anywhere close to a similar leap that he took last offseason, he will be ready for Friday nights.

[Fletch 5800]

1 minute ago, hobbes2702 said:

Yea the pitching should be better overall but I worry about our top end. I don’t see an ace at all. Gordon could get even better and be that guy but then honestly I don’t see a number 2. 

I wanna see how Stewart develops. But I like Gordon-Sthele-Harrison with morehouse on Tuesday. Time for a lockdown Tuesday guy. Shit if Cobb can come back I would love for him to get a crack at the rotation 

[Fletch 5800]

1 minute ago, Hookem2147 said:

We will definitely need a starter out of the portal. If Gordon can take anywhere close to a similar leap that he took last offseason, he will be ready for Friday nights.

Yeah he went full Nick Kennedy this year. He can be a JP Howell type next year 

[Hookem2147 21199]

One another thing I noticed is our Big 12 schedule will be pretty favorable next year.

Our road series will be Baylor, Kansas, OSU and TCU. 3 of 4 will be in rebuild mode.

We get Tech at home and WVU away from Morgantown where we’ve historically struggled. Also get a OU team at home that will be returning a lot.

Edited June 19, 2022 by Hookem2147

[Hookem2147 21199]

Crap forgot about Morehouse. He’s another one who has the tools we just need the consistency from him.

[hobbes2702 13029]

1 minute ago, Hookem2147 said:

We will definitely need a starter out of the portal. If Gordon can take anywhere close to a similar leap that he took last offseason, he will be ready for Friday nights.

Man Skenes solves so many problems if we can get him. Friday night starter, mid lineup power, defense at 1st (although Kash is plenty good there too). We really need to make that happen

[Hookem2147 21199]

1 minute ago, hobbes2702 said:

Man Skenes solves so many problems if we can get him. Friday night starter, mid lineup power, defense at 1st (although Kash is plenty good there too). We really need to make that happen

Yep. We will definitely have a lot of scholarship money to throw around to transfers.

[Fletch 5800]

Just now, Hookem2147 said:

Crap forgot about Morehouse. He’s another one who has the tools we just need the consistency from him.

Yeah I can see him being the Saturday dude. Honestly I think I’d want Skenes to go all Ohtani and Pitch and DH and roll the dice with Schuessler or whoever else is gonna be on the roster next year 

[Fletch 5800]

2 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

Man Skenes solves so many problems if we can get him. Friday night starter, mid lineup power, defense at 1st (although Kash is plenty good there too). We really need to make that happen

Yeah I’d keep Kash at first and DH Skenes. Don’t want to risk a bull shit injury over there 

[Fletch 5800]

Also I wonder if Witt can give us some innings later in the year like John Curtiss a few years ago 

[Levi 2585]

Put me in the camp that doesn’t have a ton of faith in O’Dowd. Not saying he can’t but there’s just not much from this year that has me excited about him possibly being our SS. 

Edited June 19, 2022 by DoneWithit

[HenryJames 66038]

Kash has four home runs in seven games. The rest of the team has one.

[Fletch 5800]

Just now, DoneWithit said:

Put me in the camp that doesn’t have a ton of faith in O’Dowd. Not saying he can’t but there’s just much from this year that has me excited about him possibly being our SS. 

Any reason why? Little I’ve seen, he has good range, smooth fielder and a good arm 

[Hookem2147 21199]

Just now, Fletch said:

Also I wonder if Witt can give us some innings later in the year like John Curtiss a few years ago 

Just depends on his recovery timeline. Horton was throwing out of the pen 13.5 months after surgery. If Witt follows that timeline he could be ready out of the pen by the beginning of May.

[Hookem2147 21199]

1 minute ago, DoneWithit said:

Put me in the camp that doesn’t have a ton of faith in O’Dowd. Not saying he can’t but there’s just much from this year that has me excited about him possibly being our SS. 

To be fair his action was pretty limited this year. He was a top 50 overall recruit in the country when he signed with Vandy.

[Fletch 5800]

2 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Kash has four home runs in seven games. The rest of the team has one.

Yeah I think I found Ivan’s replacement 

[Fletch 5800]

1 minute ago, Hookem2147 said:

To be fair his action was pretty limited this year. He was a top 50 overall recruit in the country when he signed with Vandy.

And he’s got a beautiful swing. I think he’s gonna be a .320 guy

[HenryJames 66038]

1 minute ago, Fletch said:

Yeah I think I found Ivan’s replacement 

We’re not going to replace Ivan.

[Fletch 5800]

Just now, HenryJames said:

We’re not going to replace Ivan.

I think we found stehlys replacement 

[Levi 2585]

3 minutes ago, Fletch said:

Any reason why? Little I’ve seen, he has good range, smooth fielder and a good arm 

I mean for a guy that only had 4 appearances and 5 TC’s this year I don’t think there’s much there. 

[Fletch 5800]

Just now, DoneWithit said:

I mean for a guy that only had 4 appearances and 5 TC’s this year I don’t think there’s much there. 

Eh Pierce sticks with his lineup. He looked good in the fall scrimmages and alumni game. And tulo will coach him up. That’s one thing about Pierce. We’ve always had a salty defense here (except 2019. Fucking scooters)

[InkaUtexas 25870]

In.... Hook Em. 

[HenryJames 66038]

4 minutes ago, DoneWithit said:

I mean for a guy that only had 4 appearances and 5 TC’s this year I don’t think there’s much there. 

Pretty good guy in front of him.

[hobbes2702 13029]

18 minutes ago, Fletch said:

Yeah I can see him being the Saturday dude. Honestly I think I’d want Skenes to go all Ohtani and Pitch and DH and roll the dice with Schuessler or whoever else is gonna be on the roster next year 

Yes absolutely no catching for Skenes. No reason to tax the legs like that

Edited June 19, 2022 by hobbes2702

[Levi 2585]

3 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

To be fair his action was pretty limited this year. He was a top 50 overall recruit in the country when he signed with Vandy.

All fair. He might well live up to his ranking but we have to remember there was a time this year that both Daly and DC sucked, and O’Dowd didn’t come in. 
 

Again I’m not saying he’s terrible and we should be on the market for SS, there just not a whole there from here or at Vanderbilt. I wouldn’t be shocked if we see competition for SS next year. 

[hobbes2702 13029]

11 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Just depends on his recovery timeline. Horton was throwing out of the pen 13.5 months after surgery. If Witt follows that timeline he could be ready out of the pen by the beginning of May.

Not to rehash all this again but I don’t see any reason he would do that. He’s going to be 1st round pick regardless.

[HenryJames 66038]

Yeah I wouldn’t count on Witt next year.

[SizzleChest 8283]

We’re not getting anything from Witt next season, probably never.