Predict the weekend rotation
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DeCaro and Lynch. After that, I’m not sure.
Lynch might actually be the Friday night guy followed by Decaro… I‘ll say a freshman or transfer gets the Sunday spot
He runs the fastball up to 95-96.. working on adding the changeup and a more 12-6 breaking ball this fall. And tbh I don’t think anyone has thrown a “fork” ball in 60 years. A splitter, maybe?
This would be ideal, if Boaz can find some confidence.
Yeah any pitch that dives will help his fastball and breaking balls.
It appears Cam Seagraves is the forgotten player. There is a reason he was rated the #1 pitcher in NC coming out of HS. With a fastball that gets up to 98, I want to see how much better his control looks during fall practice. He averaged almost 13 K / 9 IP, and his BAA was better than both DeCaro and Haugh, but almost a walk per inning does not cut it.
I think people are really sleeping on McDuffie.
All the way until the bitter end, I would have chosen McDuffie on the mound over Lynch this past season in a big moment. Both of them were excellent in the clinching game against Oklahoma. Obviously Lynch was nails again against Arizona and McDuffie struggled some, but I think people are forgetting just how good McDuffie was all year.
I think it’s going to be DeCaro, Lynch and McDuffie in the weekend rotation and we need guys like Seagraves, Boaz, Olin Johnson and Chewy to solidify the pen.
All the way until the bitter end, I would have chosen McDuffie on the mound over Lynch this past season in a big moment. Both of them were excellent in the clinching game against Oklahoma. Obviously Lynch was nails again against Arizona and McDuffie struggled some, but I think people are forgetting just how good McDuffie was all year.
I think it’s going to be DeCaro, Lynch and McDuffie in the weekend rotation and we need guys like Seagraves, Boaz, Olin Johnson and Chewy to solidify the pen.
Pretty sure he’s gonna be a starter.
Cam still needs to get stronger and throw more strikes. Bus stuff is electric when it’s working. I think he’s probably still out of the pen and in long relief this year.
Decaro and Lynch. I predict the 3rd starter being a revolving door for a little while. Would really like to get a lefty in that role and ideally use him on Saturday to split the righties. Boaz finally locking down that spot would be my hope. I just see Chewy as a set up or mid week guy. Still think you need McDuffie as your high leverage/closer guy. Does no good to have one of your weekend starters give you 6-7 good innings and lose. You have to win series and no Jake Knapp guaranteed wins to start every series next season.
I know people have said don’t take how a player does in summer ball to mean anything, so I hope that’s legitimately the case with Folger, because he struggled big time at the Cape. There was one game when he did have 5K, but that same game he had 7BB and gave up 5ER. Unfortunately, that was the typical game that he had all summer. Hopefully this is just a confidence thing, but it’s going to need to come back in spades this fall if he’s going to be a starter in the spring.
Folger had a nice start today in the decisive game of the Cape Cod World Series. He got the W with 6IP, 4h, 1ER, 6K and 2BB. Nice way to finish the summer!
I'm hoping a completely healthy Boaz can make a huge leap this year, but he still will need to improve in 2 very important categories... BAA and BB. His BAA over 2 years is .280, and he averaged just under 5 BB / 9 IP.
Hope we get a big year from Lynch, because he's probably gone after the upcoming season. I just noticed he will be draft eligible.