Anyone wanna take a crack at the lineup and rotation? Long ways to go and never know what’ll happen but it’s always fun to put together a potential squad.
Lineup and Rotation Predictions?
- Thread starter tarheeldon13
- Start date
Rotation:
Jason DeCaro
Ryan Lynch
Folger Boaz
MRP:
Olin Johnson
Can Padgett
Kyle Percival
Jackson Rose - Midweek starts
Tim Lawson
Caden Glauber
Andrew Wallen - Midweek Starts
Talan Holliday
SU:
Matty Mathijis
Boston Flannery
CP:
Walker McDuffie
Midweek starters:
Caden Glauber
1. Jake Schaffner - 6
2. Owen Hull - 8
3. Gavin Gallaher - 4
4. Macon Winslow - 2
5. Cooper Nicholson - 5
6. Eric Paulson - 3
7. Michael McGinnis - 9
8. Sawyer Black - 8
9. Rom Kellis IV - DH - this will rotate a ton
I think this is where the lineup falls into place, not where it starts.
gives you plenty R/L matchups and speed and power with Schaffner setting the table.
the pitching staff has a chance to be absolutely if the rotation is as good as I think it will be and we stay healthy. We really missed Matty last year when he went out. A ton of potential with this team.
Don't forget about Cam Seagraves. In addition, Amos Rich could be a wildcard, joining the team next month straight out of HS. PG gave him a perfect score of 10, and says his fastball already gets up to 93. He threw a perfect game in the 17U WWBA (world wood bat association) tournament last summer, pitching for the DIrtbags.
Here’s my crack at opening day lineup
1. Jake Schaffner - 6
2. Owen Hull - 8
3. Gavin Gallaher - 4
4. Eric Paulson - 3
5. Macon Winslow - 2
6. Cooper Nicholson - 5
7. Sawyer Black - 9
8. Perry Hargett - DH
9. Carter French - 7
Kellis, Maginnis and Sowers also being given frequent opportunities to earn spots with early playing time.
Weekend rotation: DeCaro, Lynch, Boaz
Key bullpen arms: McDuffie, Matthijs, Seagraves
Anything we get from true freshmen beyond the above is a bonus!
1. Jake Schaffner - 6
2. Owen Hull - 8
3. Gavin Gallaher - 4
4. Eric Paulson - 3
5. Macon Winslow - 2
6. Cooper Nicholson - 5
7. Sawyer Black - 9
8. Perry Hargett - DH
9. Carter French - 7
Kellis, Maginnis and Sowers also being given frequent opportunities to earn spots with early playing time.
Weekend rotation: DeCaro, Lynch, Boaz
Key bullpen arms: McDuffie, Matthijs, Seagraves
Anything we get from true freshmen beyond the above is a bonus!
Yeah just missed Seagraves should be back and forth between the backend and MR. And the Amos kid is interesting, probably slots in around MR as well. The staff is very talented and deep. Our top 4 arms last year rivaled anyone in the country. But, just not a ton of developed depth but that should change this year.
I definitely agree with this on opening day maybe minus Perry. But, best case scenario is Perry putting all the tools he has together and taking over LF. Carter did a lot for us last year, but we really need some pop from the corner OF spots. But, I agree he probably gets the opening day nod.
Agree wholeheartedly. Ideally someone can take that spot from him as you said. But he’s earned the right to be the guy that has to have it taken from him.
The issue with French is extra base hits. Zero last year. Need a player who brings the wood in the corner outfield.
He had a bases clearing triple into the RCF gap in the final game of the FWS.
Yep, I agree. As noted above, my prediction was for what I think the Opening Day lineup will be. Not necessarily the lineup at the end of the season. Guys will be given an opportunity to unseat him. Up to them if they’re able to do it or not.
I love all the options Forbes has for this year, some spots may be changed based on recent performance, etc.... I also think that guys that may not be in the starting lineup on opening day or drift in and out may have other roles to play as well both from a situation baseball perspective and clubhouse impact standpoint (Carter French for example). But I will throw my hat into the ring on perspective lineups and rotations:
Rotation:
Ryan Lynch
Jason DeCaro
Folger Boaz
(*this may not be the order on opening day but I could see this being how it shakes out by ACC play)
Pen/mid weeks:
Cam Seagraves
Olin Johnson
Jackson Rose
Caden Glauber
Matty Mathijis*
Walker McDuffie
Andrew Wallen*
Tom Chimelewski
My question marks:
Can Padgett
Kyle Percival*
Boston Flannery
(if anyone wants me to expand on those please let me know)
* coming off injury
Lineup:
1. Jake Schaffner - 6
2. Owen Hull - 8
3. Gavin Gallaher - 4
4. Cooper Nicholson - 5
5. Eric Paulson - 3
6. Macon Winslow - 2
7. Sawyer Black - 9
8. Perry Hargett - DH
9. Carter French - 7
DH/7 rotation could include Rom Kellis, Maginnis, Hargett, French, etc... think until someone really steps up the left field and DH spots will be in flux
Rotation:
Ryan Lynch
Jason DeCaro
Folger Boaz
(*this may not be the order on opening day but I could see this being how it shakes out by ACC play)
Pen/mid weeks:
Cam Seagraves
Olin Johnson
Jackson Rose
Caden Glauber
Matty Mathijis*
Walker McDuffie
Andrew Wallen*
Tom Chimelewski
My question marks:
Can Padgett
Kyle Percival*
Boston Flannery
(if anyone wants me to expand on those please let me know)
* coming off injury
Lineup:
1. Jake Schaffner - 6
2. Owen Hull - 8
3. Gavin Gallaher - 4
4. Cooper Nicholson - 5
5. Eric Paulson - 3
6. Macon Winslow - 2
7. Sawyer Black - 9
8. Perry Hargett - DH
9. Carter French - 7
DH/7 rotation could include Rom Kellis, Maginnis, Hargett, French, etc... think until someone really steps up the left field and DH spots will be in flux
I think Percival has to be good this year for this team to reach its potential on the mound. Same with Folger.
the corner outfield spots are where my biggest question marks are.
I’d be shocked if French isn’t an everyday regular at one of the corner outfield spots.
Locked spots are 2,3,6,8. Outfield corners and second and third will be interesting to watch.
And as Grace posted on the rotation, I think Lynch as the Friday guy is a thing. Love DeCaro’s tool box and his outing down in Tally to follow Jake when Grace and I were there was just a sight to see….and I watched from the field (doing my best photog impression).
But Lynch, if he progresses as he did from the start of the season to the end…..is electric. His improvement from ECU in Durham to Clemson in ACCT is about as impressive an individual glow up as I’ve seen.
Locked spots are 2,3,6,8. Outfield corners and second and third will be interesting to watch.
And as Grace posted on the rotation, I think Lynch as the Friday guy is a thing. Love DeCaro’s tool box and his outing down in Tally to follow Jake when Grace and I were there was just a sight to see….and I watched from the field (doing my best photog impression).
But Lynch, if he progresses as he did from the start of the season to the end…..is electric. His improvement from ECU in Durham to Clemson in ACCT is about as impressive an individual glow up as I’ve seen.
I agree with your first statement.
But not the second. Corner OF will be an asset, both offensively and defensively.
I’m not trying to say it’ll be bad or anything, just pointing out that those two corner outfield spots are going to be in the most flux. I and everyone else is appreciative of what Carter gave us last year. But, him starting at one of those corner OF spots all year gives us a ceiling in the lineup. We really need someone with a little lift and pop in the bat out there. I’ve always said if you can’t get both offense and defense at a premium position you should sacrifice a little defense for more offense. I really think sawyer black will take one of those spots and run with it. The other corner is a question (Carter will inevitably start the year there) but we really need Perry, Maginnis, Rom to hit well enough to take that spot from him, it just gives this team a much higher ceiling.
Speaking of a higher ceiling, Draft Kings has released their early odds to win the CWS, and only 4 teams have lower odds than us:
LSU +800
Georgia +1100
Arkansas +1200
UCLA +1300
UNC +1500
Tennessee +1500
Other schools of interest include FSU at +2000, Coastal at +2200, Clemson at +3000, wolpfack at +4500, and Louisville and Wake at +5000. ECU is well down the list at +20000.
I saw those odds the other day, I was a little shocked. Not because I don’t think we’re good enough, but there are so many questions that need to be answered.