UNO Friday Night Starter (former Robe offer and commit)

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

He did commence the year as the Saturday starter on the No 1 team in the country . . .

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Perfect Game thought highly at one time.

https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/...aspx?ID=503213

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Originally Posted by sportsfanatic21

Dude…stop the nonsense.

Obviously you personally know some of these local kids (I actually do too), and maybe Drew will be drafted higher than anyone on the UL staff at some point (and maybe he wont). But lose the emotional attachment for a second. Saying “he would easily be the best pitcher on the current Cajuns staff” is utterly ridiculous.

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Why would saying a kid that had serious money talks with scouts out of high school to see what his number would be to sign, got several SEC offers and is pitching in the SEC is better than any pitcher on what I would call a very below average cajuns staff, by cajuns standard historically speaking would be a strectch? You are the one looking through your red tinted glasses. I'll say it again the kid would be the Ace on this staff and that is know stretch at all. Explain how saying a kid that was highly recruited to the best baseball conference in America being better than an average Cajun staff is utterly ridiculous? This staff has no Devey, Dohmann, Gaberial, Robichaux,...I fail to see where that is a stretch at all?

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Originally Posted by sportsfanatic21

Dude…stop the nonsense.

Obviously you personally know some of these local kids (I actually do too), and maybe Drew will be drafted higher than anyone on the UL staff at some point (and maybe he wont). But lose the emotional attachment for a second. Saying “he would easily be the best pitcher on the current Cajuns staff” is utterly ridiculous.

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Lots of utterly ridiculous things are said here, including some by you, so hold your nose . . .

Any Cajun fan who would not like to have McDaniel and LeBlanc in our pitching roster right now is showing exactly the level of baseball IQ they have.

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Originally Posted by KajunKrazy

Why would saying a kid that had serious money talks with scouts out of high school to see what his number would be to sign, got several SEC offers and is pitching in the SEC is better than any pitcher on what I would call a very below average cajuns staff, by cajuns standard historically speaking would be a strectch? You are the one looking through your red tinted glasses. I'll say it again the kid would be the Ace on this staff and that is know stretch at all. Explain how saying a kid that was highly recruited to the best baseball conference in America being better than an average Cajun staff is utterly ridiculous? This staff has no Devey, Dohmann, Gaberial, Robichaux,...I fail to see where that is a stretch at all?

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There’s a difference between being the best pro prospect on a staff and being the best pitcher on a staff.

Scouts love velocity, size, spin rate, make up, etc. But being the best pitcher on a college staff is based on results. And while Drew may be far and away at the top for the professional scouts and his projectability (or maybe he’s not), he’s thrown over 80 college innings. And the results have not been very good. He had an ERA over 6.00 last year in nearly 70 innings. And while you can make a case that it was due to pitching in the SEC, you’ll also have to answer for his 7.20 ERA this season that includes just 2 innings against an SEC team.

Again, pro scouts and college offers don’t have anything to do with who is “easily the best pitcher” on a college staff. Go back and look at some of the kids the Cajuns have had drafted, and the statistics and usage they got here compared to some of the guys who were bulldogs and true aces of Cajun staffs…and where they were drafted.

Conor Angel was not effective and a 15th rounder at the same time.

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Originally Posted by Dad04

Conor Angel was not effective and a 15th rounder at the same time.

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Same with Reagan Bazar, drafted in the 33rd round and pitched few pitches here.

However the two pitchers discussed are in fact playing and have played and obviously have had or are having some effectiveness. One does not start the year as the Saturday starter on the number 1 team in the country unless he has done something to impress his head coach nor does one become and stay as the Friday starter unless he has done something to impress his head coach.

Sorry you are not impressed (which really means virtually nothing), however both of those kids would be very valuable assets if they were on the Louisiana squad.

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

Same with Reagan Bazar, drafted in the 33rd round and pitched few pitches here.

However the two pitchers discussed are in fact playing and have played and obviously have had or are having some effectiveness. One does not start the year as the Saturday starter on the number 1 team in the country unless he has done something to impress his head coach nor does one become and stay as the Friday starter unless he has done something to impress his head coach.

Sorry you are not impressed (which really means virtually nothing), however both of those kids would be very valuable assets if they were on the Louisiana squad.

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Impressing SEC coaches and pro scouts means nothing. If you cannot impress RP’ers you have failed to impress those who count.

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Originally Posted by KajunKrazy

Impressing SEC coaches and pro scouts means nothing. If you cannot impress RP’ers you have failed to impress those who count.

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I'm impressed...

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

Same with Reagan Bazar, drafted in the 33rd round and pitched few pitches here.

However the two pitchers discussed are in fact playing and have played and obviously have had or are having some effectiveness. One does not start the year as the Saturday starter on the number 1 team in the country unless he has done something to impress his head coach nor does one become and stay as the Friday starter unless he has done something to impress his head coach.

Sorry you are not impressed (which really means virtually nothing), however both of those kids would be very valuable assets if they were on the Louisiana squad.

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I have no idea if I am not impressed or not because what they do is meaningless to my team. I was addressing the lack of correlation between draft and college record, in some cases. Nobody knows if they would be valuable or not and it is a waste of time even thinking about it. Who do I call to get the last 38 seconds back I spent reading this, then writing this post?

EDIT: What a waste of time editing this post too. You all are wasting precious time reading it.

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Originally Posted by JayWalker

If I'm not mistaken, when Billy Napier was named head coach, he released all of the commitments the previous staff had gotten.

It worked out OK.

If we missed on this one, we missed. Isn't the first time. Won't be the last time.

We're ok.

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Correct. Deggs actually sent much of Tony's last signing class packing as freshman after his first fall. I am glad to see he came to his senses with at least one of those he has resigned and will be coming back.

It is truly amazing how much interest a topic no one is interested in has gotten . . .

Carter Robinson 3.72 era on the mound tonight for Tulane against UNO. I guess he is not good either . . .

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

Carter Robinson 3.72 era on the mound tonight for Tulane against UNO. I guess he is not good either . . .

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Carter was not committed to being a Cajun.

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Originally Posted by JayWalker

Carter was not committed to being a Cajun.

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Correct.

He like the others discussed here are not Cajuns and are contributing elsewhere. Drew was never going to be a Cajun, but to say he is not good is par for the course. I would like to see that poster tell that the Craig to his face. LeBlanc and his family on the other hand bleed Cajun Red and it is very unfortunate that he is not here. In fact, he may be doing much better than he has at UNO if he was brandishing the Cajun Vermilion. We will never know.

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

He like the others discussed here are not Cajuns and are contributing elsewhere. Drew was never going to be a Cajun, but to say he is not good is par for the course. I would like to see that poster tell that the Craig to his face. LeBlanc and his family on the other hand bleed Cajun Red and it is very unfortunate that he is not here. In fact, he may be doing much better than he has at UNO if he was brandishing the Cajun Vermilion. We will never know.

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I assume you are referring to me. I never said Drew wasn’t good. I disagreed that he would “easily be the best pitcher on our staff”. And I’ve known Craig for years and have spent a lot of time with him.

And you’re right, Leblanc may be doing better here than at UNO, and we likely wont ever know. But I didnt see the need to crap on one of the current Cajun players when his results were pretty similar to what Leblanc has done at UNO.

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Originally Posted by JMVCAJUNS

Drew isn't that good.

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This guy who proclaimed "Drew isn't that good"

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

He like the others discussed here are not Cajuns and are contributing elsewhere. Drew was never going to be a Cajun, but to say he is not good is par for the course. I would like to see that poster tell that the Craig to his face. LeBlanc and his family on the other hand bleed Cajun Red and it is very unfortunate that he is not here. In fact, he may be doing much better than he has at UNO if he was brandishing the Cajun Vermilion. We will never know.

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Drew’s family bleeds vermillion and white also. But they just knew he was better than this place and needed to give him an opportunity to play against the best in the nation. He could of signed in BR as well but their love for the Cajuns wouldn’t allow that.

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Originally Posted by sportsfanatic21

I assume you are referring to me. I never said Drew wasn’t good. I disagreed that he would “easily be the best pitcher on our staff”. And I’ve known Craig for years and have spent a lot of time with him.

And you’re right, Leblanc may be doing better here than at UNO, and we likely wont ever know. But I didnt see the need to crap on one of the current Cajun players when his results were pretty similar to what Leblanc has done at UNO.

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Originally Posted by sportsfanatic21

I assume you are referring to me. I never said Drew wasn’t good. I disagreed that he would “easily be the best pitcher on our staff”. And I’ve known Craig for years and have spent a lot of time with him.

And you’re right, Leblanc may be doing better here than at UNO, and we likely wont ever know. But I didnt see the need to crap on one of the current Cajun players when his results were pretty similar to what Leblanc has done at UNO.

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Making a comparison to a Cajun player who wet the bed his last to starts is not crapping on the player. But you can say I was crapping on the coach for pulling this kids scholy, that his self proclaimed life saver offered, after seeing some of the kids he gave scholarships to, that aren’t any better. For that I continue to be puzzled. There is no doubt the kid could be productive here in some aspect. Mid week, bullpen.....?