Gator Baseball 2022 Roster/Lineup/Batting Order

Jud Fabian could return to Florida as negotiations with Boston stall

 

Valid observation. I still maintain that Florida had as much talent as any team in the country (as evidenced by them having tied for the most players drafted in the first 10 rounds). But like I said before, there is no doubt that their play as a team was not up to those standards. This team underachieved big time, there is no doubt. The defense was subpar, the pitching was subpar, the situational hitting was subpar and there was just something missing and off the entire year.

 

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Good answer. When Alan went to school at Ole Miss out of HS Cleveland associates were on campus and followed him from where he parked his truck to the classroom door he walked through trying last ditch effort to get him to sign.

 

I know in the past....MLB teams had until the drafted player showed up for class, but I've seen it printed this year that the deadline to sign players is Aug 1st (here is a clip from one of the article). Does anyone know if the rules changed for this year?

Whether that incentive is strong enough to sway players to return to college will be clear by Aug. 1, the signing deadline for 2021 draftees.

 

Damn Bill, you have got some really cool stories.................. My life feels so dull when I read some of your posts.

 

Hickey signed with the Red Sox today for $1 million, slot value was $410,000. Good for him.

 

RHP Shawn Guilliams, a Gator transfer from the College of Central Florida in Ocala, drafted in the 11th round by the Reds, signed yesterday for $272,500. The only unsigned drafted players left are Fabian and high schoolers Kyle Larsen & Ty Evans.

 

Good for Nathan Hickey- more than double the slot value... Hickey signing tells me Jud is not signing. Boston had some bonus money freed up after Jud turned down their offer-- rumor has it Jud was asking for $3 milion from a $1.86M slot value. No way Boston was going to go there. Not sure that is best move for Jud but we'll see.

 

Assuming the 2 high school draftees (Larsen & Evans) don't sign by the 8/1 deadline, here are the signees who will competing for playing time at UF in 2022, along with their Perfect Game national ranking and a brief overview:
#31, C Rene Lastres Rene Lastres Class of 2021 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
#33, LHP, 1B, OF Jac Caglionone Jac Caglianone Class of 2021 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
#50, LHP, 1B Pierce Coppola Pierce Coppola Class of 2021 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
#67, LHP, 1B Philip Abner Philip Abner Class of 2021 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
#121, OF Ty Evans Ty Evans Class of 2021 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
#137, RHP, INF, OF Brandon Neely Brandon Neely Class of 2021 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
#139, OF, MIF Michael Robertson Michael Robertson Class of 2021 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
#165, OF, Corey Robinson Corey Robinson Class of 2021 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
#192, SS, 2B, Derec Fabian Deric Fabian Class of 2021 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
#196, RHP, 1B, Fisher Jameson Fisher Jameson Class of 2021 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
#210, RHP, Anthony Ursitti Anthony Ursitti Class of 2021 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
#256, RHP, 1B, Kyle Larsen Kyle Larsen Class of 2021 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
#278, RHP, 3B, 1B Karl Hartman Karl Hartman Class of 2021 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
#296, OF Matthew Prevesk Matthew Prevesk Class of 2021 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
#300, SS, 3B, OF Jorge De Goti Jorge De Goti Class of 2021 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
#327, RHP, OF, Samuel Sloan Samuel Sloan Class of 2021 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
#500, LHP, Carsten Finnvold Carsten Finnvold Class of 2021 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA

 

A few thoughts
-I don't think Armstrong came back to DH, 1B is his to lose
-Obviously Robertson is an unknown, but with all the experience returning I would be surprised to see him that high in the order.
-I think we will have to wait on Caglionone for a while
-That "should" be a solid offensive lineup.....of course the staff is what terrifies me

 

That's a good question. Would like to see Rivera cut down on the K's and be an option. I guess Halter might be the most likely to take that second year jump

 

I agree that pitching is going to be the key to the season. Other than a reliable Hunter Barco, the pitching staff is full of unknowns. With Brandon Sproat on the National Team where Sully is the pitching coach, I expect to see him getting a weekend starter nod. David Luethje and Nick Pogue have experience and should be in the mix and Tim Manning came in highly touted and will get a serious look for his sophomore year. I've read they're very high on Philip Abner, but there a lot of question marks on the pitching staff and it will be interesting to see who emerges, not only as weekend starters with Barco, but midweek starters, relievers and closer(s). Lots of puzzle pieces have to be worked out and that is scary.

 

^Not 100% sure on Pogue’s contributions coming off TJ. Per @74nole, it can take 24 months…

 

Correct Greg-if it’s a true power guy it’s going to be 18-24 months back to full game speed. Alan’s recovery time was right on this (which was Dr. James Andrews recovery protocol).

All of the throwing a pitcher does in front of that window is referred to as “getting your work in”. It takes time and repetition to regain total body strength, break up scar tissues, regain your control/command/confidence and in this process you have the mental hurdles of trusting yourself and your stuff.