Damn isn’t he the 2nd top pitcher to go down for the year? Hard to recover when you lose starters.
Do the Cats have some young replacements that can give it a good try?
Technically we've lost 1 starter, Stupp. Williams was moved to a starter role about the time Stupp was injured, but mostly due to Saturday starter Cotto struggling.
This team is built better than most to handle this type of issue, but it definitelyhurts depth and quality. Hazelwood was a starter last year before being injured. He's back and pretty much 100 percent, so he's slotted into Friday in place of Stupp. Cotto still available. Midweek starter Logue is available. Harney pitched the weekends a year ago and if I remember correctly even gor the start in our lone SEC tournament game. So, he's more than capable of taking over a starting role. Hagenow was a midweek starter a year ago and one of the highest ranked recruits we've ever had. Lee was in contention to be the Sunday starter this year, which is the role he had a year ago.
So, a ton of capable guys to fill the role. All of which are experienced and have done it before.