'26 Lineup Predictions

[senorb19]

Figured I would start a thread specifically for lineup predictions for next season as we see more portal commits and see which HS guys make it to campus.

This is my best guess at it with our current roster: (assuming all potential MLB guys go)

Lineup
C - Lawless
1B - Grimmer
2B - Antigua
SS- Marin
3B - Newstrom
LF - Clark
CF - Abernathy
RF - Wright (Transfer)
DH - Myatt (Transfer)

Rotation
Fri - Kuhns
Sat - Seibert
Sun - Krenzel

Bullpen
Edmondson (Transfer), Rhudy (Transfer), Breedlove, Combs, Behnke, Sharman, Payne, Wiggins, Strickland, May

Notes: Need to stock up on LHPs, proven bullpen arms, and a few more bats (Robbins from Seton Hall & Advincula from Cal would provide some much-needed depth). A left-handed starting pitcher would also help a ton.

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

Too soon to say. I expect 2 transfers to be weekend starters. I don’t think Antigua starts. I think Wright starts at catcher.

 

[Yeiser10]

Antigua still can’t hit. He’s not going to start

 

[JohnnyJava]

Antigua still can’t hit. He’s not going to start

Unfortunately, his .192 average and fairly poor .934 fielding average do not give a lot of hope for him to start.

 

[volfan411]

Antigua still can’t hit. He’s not going to start

He hasn’t made it through a fall practice without getting injured. My hope is he can go injury free this fall and see how he develops.

 

[troopervol]

Figured I would start a thread specifically for lineup predictions for next season as we see more portal commits and see which HS guys make it to campus.

This is my best guess at it with our current roster: (assuming all potential MLB guys go)

Lineup
C - Lawless
1B - Grimmer
2B - Antigua
SS- Marin
3B - Newstrom
LF - Clark
CF - Abernathy
RF - Wright
DH - Myatt (Transfer)

Rotation
Fri - Kuhns
Sat - Seibert
Sun - Krenzel

Bullpen
Edmondson (Transfer), Rhudy (Transfer), Breedlove, Combs, Behnke, Sharman, Payne, Wiggins, Strickland, May

Notes: Need to stock up on LHPs, proven bullpen arms, and a few more bats (Robbins from Seton Hall & Advincula from Cal would provide some much-needed depth). A left-handed starting pitcher would also help a ton.

That lineup would be sub .500 SEC record....AA is a below .200 BA in SEC play...

 

[NighthawkVol]

That lineup would be sub .500 SEC record....AA is a below .200 BA in SEC play...

This year? Yes. But we have no idea how much those guys will develop. Grimmer, Abernathy, Clark, Newstrom, and Kuhns should all make a jump. How much, we don’t know.

Regardless, that won’t be the lineup. We will add guys from the portal. And there’s usually a freshman or two who is ready to start or heavily contribute.

 

[senorb19]

This year? Yes. But we have no idea how much those guys will develop. Grimmer, Abernathy, Clark, Newstrom, and Kuhns should all make a jump. How much, we don’t know.

Regardless, that won’t be the lineup. We will add guys from the portal. And there’s usually a freshman or two who is ready to start or heavily contribute.

Definitely. This will be a great point of reference with who we assume to be returning before we re-load with more talent.

 

[cthvolsfan]

He hasn’t made it through a fall practice without getting injured. My hope is he can go injury free this fall and see how he develops.

I'm not sure that his bat has ever been the same since he had that wrist injury the fall of his freshman year.