This year we've had a couple of pitchers (graveman and girodo) get drafted in decent rounds. Over the next few years, I really think we're gonna become pitchers u in the sec. We'll have a wave of pitchers taken fairly early in the draft.
Vanderbilt will have something to say about that, and Dave Serrano at Tennessee is also a highly respected pitching coach. Serrano will have Tennessee turned around pretty soon as long as he schedules smart- they're where we were about four years ago.
Having Butch helps out a lot. I expect Woodruff to be a lot better when you know- his arm isn't broken. Lindgren will be a lot better next year as well- he's a hard worker, but he has to mature as a pitcher a little bit and learn now to put bad things behind him and minimize damage. I'm glad we got Trevor Fitts some starts late in the year- he doesn't throw nearly as hard as the other two, but he is a competitor. Holder might be the top closer prospect in the country next year. If Ben Bracewell comes back, he will be pretty solid, and Ross will be his usual self- he might even add a pitch or two to make him even better if that's possible. Dakota Hudson has a chance to crack the weekend rotation as well. Having someone that throws 94 on Sundays in the SEC is a nice luxury to have. And as of now, we'll see what happens with Evan Mitchell. And then we have some wild cards like Daryl Norris, Will Cox, Myles Gentry, John Marc Shelly and others.