Seriously? That projects out to 30-26. Because that is the most wins that I have ever predicted during the Cohen era so far. Feel free to use the search features on sixpack speak if you would like- assuming you are smart enough to figure out how they work, which I have my doubts. Also, I feel pretty confident in saying that had Routt been healthy, we would have met that, so you will have to excuse me for not having a functional crystal ball. As it was, I was only about 6-7 wins off, which is not too bad considering the amount of games that are played and me assuming that we would have our ace.
As far as Devin Jones- I've said that he would likely be in our rotation and needs to step up. He has the potential to be very good- he will be drafted after this year. But I'm pinning my hopes more on Stratton and Devin Jones. Saying someone will be inthe rotation is hardly pinning my hopes on him. My point is we have some talented pitchers that have something to work with, which is an improvement over last year. We're actually healthier than we have been on the pitching staff in quite some time.
You said our infield "would be young". I just posted the projected infield for next year, which had three seniors on it. I would imagine that we will probably start at least two seniors at least 75% of the time next year. You can nitpick their talent, but they aren't young as you said. I highly suspect that some freshmen will play as well- especially Daryl Norris and DeMarcus Henderson.
Routt didn't pitch in the fall because that was part of his rehab protocol. What would you rather have happen? We blow his arm out in a scrimmage, or follow the protocol? Are you seriously questioning why our coaches didn't follow the MD's, orders? He has been throwing on the side and as I have said, it has been reported by several reputable sources that he is now healthy.
One thing about injuries and players- you can not assume that a player is going to get hurt.
I have said that the pitching will be better for several rational reasons- aGAIN to recap: More experience, more healthy, easier schedule, and bats that are dead in a pitchers ballpark. And you have- Butch sucks because I guess he ran over your dog or set your house on fire and hurt Nick Routt.
As you said, we won't have as much power- I guess if you fling enough **** against a wall, something will inevitably stick- because guess what? We're going to be swinging the same bats as everyone else. And you are right, we won't have as much power as last year, but we also have a much faster team than last year- or really since probably 1998. It won't be so much be about batting average and home runs as it will be about stealing bases and creating runs. I doubt anyone will hit .357 or whatever, but one thing we can do is get on base and steal. I wouldn't be shocked if whoever leads the SEC in home runs has 15 for the year. The style of baseball that we are going to have to play fits our team and what they do well as well as our ballpark.
I've shown you 2-3 times what Butch has done. You choose to not believe it or are too stupid to comprehend it, and I can't fix either of those for you.