Gator Baseball 2022 Roster/Lineup/Batting Order

Interesting observation from Ethan on weekend guys. Barco is in by default and Coppola and Manning have been the most impressive in the Spring. But agree three LHP in a row- a bit unorthodox. Maybe give Sproat a fair shot as weekend starter... and of course Sully still searching for the next Byrne.
Haven't seen Milchin in action in Spring- he's been charting with Pogue.

 

Good points 77–An all lefty weekend rotation is definitely outside the norm—we will just have to see what shakes out. Hopefully it will come down to a competitive level for slots and not injury or health issues.

Let’s get them rolling and then hopefully enjoy the ride!

 

Well all things being equal, an all lefty rotation seems better than an all righty rotation which we have had often in the past. Hopefully, it would give the catchers a break in the running game, but ya never know.

I see Hunter McMullen on the roster, but has he pitched at all or is he still recovering? Just curious since its been a long time since Ive heard his name and prior to his injury it seemed like he had a lot of potential.

Excited to hear about all the options from afar. Some of those pitching #s are scary tho.

 

Sproat- unless he’s developed a decent off speed pitch he’s my closer.

 

Eh...Sully knows best and coached him in the summer, while he did excellent against great competition...

Side note : If he hasn’t proven that’s he’s developed a second pitch....closer is exactly the worst spot to put him in...95+ with no off speed in the 8th and 9th inning will earn him a 5 + ERA and a ton of blown games.

Lefty Righty Lefty will be an ideal staff. Hopefully Sproat has it figured out, because that dude has all the talent in the world.

 

Practice/ Scrimmage Schedule
Wed. . : 2:30 p.m. / 4 p.m.
Thurs. . : 2 p.m. / 4 p.m.
Friday . : 2:30 p.m. / None
Sat. . : 4:45 p.m. / 6 p.m
Sunday . : 11 a.m. / 12:30 p.m.

 

(Go Gators Basketball!) Ok onto baseball

I caught 3.5 innings of an eventful scrimmage.
Neely pitching for Blue - Lastres C (Hartman in relief)
Finnvold for Orange Guscette C

Neely showed ok stuff but pitched behind in the count and paid the price against the mostly A team. His line was not pretty. 2 1/3 4 runs, 4 hits, 2 walks and 1 hit batter with the top of 2nd called abruptly as Sully... ah less say he was unhappy - when Halter lost a pop up in the sun (without sunglasses)-- Sully went into a scolding session, including Lastres for being slow on the signals calling (my view-- Lastres was trying to slow Neely down who was struggling) and calling out the left side of infield for poor positioning (Riopelle and D Fab.). It was followed by a 5-minute all-team huddle on the mound. (Lastres followed the scolding by hitting a 390' blast that curved foul by 2 feet down left field line).
The gem for Blue was Hartman who came into a major jam inherited from Neely (one out, two in scoring positions) and shut it down getting 2 outs - the last a K on Langford on a wicked slow breaker that buckled the knees on a 3-2 count. Hartman also worked a scoreless 4th.

On the Orange side- Finnvold was not flawless but wiggled out of two bases loaded innings and did fine. Big hitting from Thompson- in four at bats-- 3-3 and a walk- one double on short hop of center field wall- line drives in every direction. Jud also looked good with a few hits and RBI.
Armstrong was back at 3rd and made two good plays. I think he'll be at 3rd and Calilao at 1st. The middle is also set with Guscette, Rivera, Halter and Jud. So the question remains who will be best in LF? Langford remains iffy in the field so if the above holds he can be DH and have a speedy Robertson or Prevask in LF. We shall see. But from what I saw today, Hartman may be a top guy to consider in relief. Lots of good pieces to play for Sully.

 

Nesbit if ready in a few weeks will help a lot.

 

Mac was fine behind the plate - in command-- and made contact, including fisting a tough inside pitch for a hit.. he was also the HBP (on the hand) but stayed in the game and singled in his next at bat-- tough kid. I like his grit and see him as the catcher with Riopelle in situations. Lastres will be great in future but will have to abide his time - Sully was bit hard on him today- when I sense Lastres was trying to settle Neely down by slowing the game some--
By the way, D. Fabian made contact and had two singles on the lefthanded Finnvold today. Rivera not throwing yet with 10 days to go so who knows what will happen there on the opening weekend. Deric may get his opportunity.

 

I seem to recall reading that the plan was to get them both throwing by March. That’s only a few weeks away or maybe it’s more like mid March for Seton Hall, which is a week away from our first SEC series against Bama. Starting back against Seton Hall means they’ve missed 15 games or over 26% of the season. Waiting to Bama Would mean they missed the first 19 games.

 

The last note I saw was that Rivera was still in non-throwing mode. Is he going to be ready (able/allowed) for the season to open next week?