Recruits for next year?

[CajunProud]

Any word on what we are looking at for next year? Do we have any redshirts of interest? We will obviously need pitching since we are losing soo many. I think we also need some hitting based on what I've seen this year. We need some guys with size that can swing hard. Is it just me or do we seem to be very small this year?

[jdebaillon]

Defensive shortstop that can handle the bat

[CajunProud]

_ Defensive shortstop that can handle the bat _

Yeah. I know we need that too. Any word on if there is someone like that that we are looking at? I would imagine that we will have to look to the Juco ranks for next year.

I really feel bad for Coach Robe. I know he puts his heart and soul into the program and to see the season fall apart like this must be really hard on him. The good news is that we will always support him and the team. No matter how much we b$%ch and moan, we won't abandon him. That's what being a Cajun is all about.

[CajunAmos]

Next years signing class is already done. I've included the link to the ragincajuns.com site listing the players.

http://www.ragincajuns.com/ViewArtic...ATCLID=1311960

[CajunProud]

_ Next years signing class is already done. I've included the link to the ragincajuns.com site listing the players.

http://www.ragincajuns.com/ViewArtic...ATCLID=1311960 _

Thanks.

Looks promising. I guess there is the danger that we could lose some of these kids to the draft. What about transfers? When can kids decide to transfer? Do we have any that can be discussed?

I know that everybody is disapointed with this season, and my concern is that it will hurt recruiting. I would assume that the kids who signed with us for 2009 are following the season, and if they are, they can't be too happy with the results. I am curious as to how this will affect whether they come here next year or decide to go elsewhere.

[CajunAmos]

After this year it'm much more difficult to tranfer. The rules applied to other sports are now applied to Baseball, in that any transfer from another D1 school has a one year period to sit out. Rosters are now fixed at 35 players with no red shirts allowed. This will make D1 to D1 transfers difficult in the future, and make change recruiting as any player signed will have to be ready to play almost immediately.

[CajunProud]

_ After this year it'm much more difficult to tranfer. The rules applied to other sports are now applied to Baseball, in that any transfer from another D1 school has a one year period to sit out. Rosters are now fixed at 35 players with no red shirts allowed. This will make D1 to D1 transfers difficult in the future, and make change recruiting as any player signed will have to be ready to play almost immediately. _

Thanks. Didn't know that. Now I do.

[LifeTimeCajun]

i really feel that the learning curve for some of the youngsters this year is just taking a little while longer than robe expected. I feel that they have been thrown in the fire alittle...considering the schedule. Lets face it we have not played many push over teams. It is the older guys that should be protecting and hiding the holes in the lineup until the younder guys get it. And we all know that aint happened yet. Last summer the Prince kid transfered from UT and was considering comming to UL but descided on Tulane. He was someone that we could have used in the middle infield that is a fairly sure glove and could hit. I wonder what he is doing at tulane this year...have not kept up with his stats. I am not pushing the panic button yet, but i almost have my hand on it! Listening to Robe last night it sounds like it is REALLY getting to him. I cant imagine what he is going through because he has so much passion not only for the game but for this program. The last thing we need to do as fans is to jump ship. We need to continue to create higher expectations for our program

[CajunProud]

_ i really feel that the learning curve for some of the youngsters this year is just taking a little while longer than robe expected. I feel that they have been thrown in the fire alittle...considering the schedule. Lets face it we have not played many push over teams. It is the older guys that should be protecting and hiding the holes in the lineup until the younder guys get it. And we all know that aint happened yet. Last summer the Prince kid transfered from UT and was considering comming to UL but descided on Tulane. He was someone that we could have used in the middle infield that is a fairly sure glove and could hit. I wonder what he is doing at tulane this year...have not kept up with his stats. I am not pushing the panic button yet, but i almost have my hand on it! Listening to Robe last night it sounds like it is REALLY getting to him. I cant imagine what he is going through because he has so much passion not only for the game but for this program. The last thing we need to do as fans is to jump ship. We need to continue to create higher expectations for our program _

Excellent post. Agree 100%.

[HTownCajunII]

I had a similar thought the other day about the Prince kid who transferred to Tulane. I checked it out a week ago and found he was hitting less than .200 and had played in about 3/4 of their games to date.

I also checked on Ty Rassmussen, a kid who redshirted with us in '06 and then transferred back home to Washington. I remember Robe was really high on him. Anyhow, I found out he was Honorable Mention All-Pac 10 as a FR, hitting over .300 with 10 HRs. We could sure use a bat such as that, although I will never fault a kid for transferring, especially someone who was so far from home.

You can't dwell much on the past or what could have been. I think this season shows how difficult it is to maintain a top flight program year-in and year-out. Baseball is especially difficult with transfers, JC players, arm injuries, draft, grades, etc. I am hopeful the new scholarship and transfer rules will ultimately help the Cajuns in that the BCS conferences will not be able to stockpile the top high school talent and we will see more incoming Fr who are ready for D1 baseball right out of the gate. That said, I trust in the talent Robe and Szefc are bringing into the program. I just think it has been slow to develop into top D1 level. I also think this year highlights an added complexity to recruiting---the need to find talent that fits into your philosophy and adds leadership roles.
Sean Payton said it best to start the '07 season---Each year is different. You can never really pick up where you left off.