Softball Offseason

[Mark Hemphill]

Maybe Aly can just go to www.powerhitter.com and snatch up the 3-5 power hitters that I see many posters referencing in their posts.

[VObserver]

I'm not sure what you mean by effective, but I would be very surprised, if any of those three players, if they are still with the team, hit more than three home runs any year to follow.

By effective I mean driving in runs. The only metric that really matters offensively is how many runs [runs scored+rbi-HR] does a hitter produce relative to their plate appearances. Let's call that RPA or run production average. This season only Emily Smith [.356 RPA] and Cecilia Vasquez [.338 RPA] were over .300. No one else was over .261.

Compare that to ULM. The Warhawks had 7 players at .300 or better RPA, and the Brown girls, Morgan and Meagan were at .460 and .502, respectively. Of the 7 over .300 RPA, 6 had 4 or fewer HR, and 3 had no HR. It's not just about power, it's about effective, timely hitting.

[Cajunrunner]

Maybe Aly can just go to www.powerhitter.com and snatch up the 3-5 power hitters that I see many posters referencing in their posts.

HA!

[MarlinMan3]

Would probably cost too much to move the fences in i suppose.

[JMV JustMyView]

Obviously that is your opinion. Personally I have no problems with dual threat players.

For the record I also have a problem with slappers, I just don't like 4 or 5 in a lineup. Still can't see how Emma Bailey from STM is not a direct replacement for Kayla. They play the same type of game. Emma career stats are .515 career BA ,94 SB, 207 hits, 159 runs in
119 games played. I have been told by numerous head coaches of travel team and high school that Emma is the toughest out in the state. This is a kid 10 mins down the road. She also won the hardest worker award for the whole STM athletic department. That is a great honor with the type of athletes they have.

[JMV JustMyView]

Excellent post. We need to go in totally different direction, player and hitting philosophy wise. Of the ones that played this year, I would only keep 3. We need 3- 4 hitters from the portal at least.

You would cut 14 players?

[JMV JustMyView]

Maybe Aly can just go to www.powerhitter.com and snatch up the 3-5 power hitters that I see many posters referencing in their posts.

Maybe we can hire Jake Epstein or Bailey for hitting and Montana Fouts for pitching.

[JMV JustMyView]

Maybe Aly can just go to www.powerhitter.com and snatch up the 3-5 power hitters that I see many posters referencing in their posts.

Mark can you tell us what to expect from the STM kids coming in?

[cajunref]

You would cut 14 players?

Of the ones who PLAYED as I stated. Was not including pitching staff.

[Boomer]

I do not want to talk about any specific player in this discussion, but I believe that the short game is much more effective as a surprise than as a pre-signaled event. One of the most effective bunters in MLB history was Mickey Mantle. No one would ever accuse Mantle of being a short-ball guy, and only those with a death wish would position themselves to effectively defense the bunt.

Obviously, very few people are 5 tool players, but any adult who is fast and well coordinated should be able to hit a ball with authority at least 200'; why would we want to deliberately remove that weapon from their arsenal while simultaneously making their speed a less effective weapon in the short game?

….So Vob…many decades ago watching on TV, BUt..Mantle batting as a righty vs a lefty of course…..bunts a half ass but hard enough roller past the pitcher to the second base man area……ergo base hit as he makes it pretty easily to first…….maybe the best ever!