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Has LSU ever had a better starting outfield ?
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:16 am
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:16 am
Has LSU ever had a better starting outfield than Duplantis, Watson and Cabrera?
I know LSU has had some great outfielders and great outfields, but this year we have as seasoned and talented outfield as I can ever remember.
I think Mainieri changed the type of outfielder he wanted after the Stony Brook series where Stony Brook speedy outfielders robbed LSU of so many in the gap hits (the tigers had 17 fly outs in the rubber game loss) The bonus with Watson and Duplantis is that they are not just fast, they can hit too.
Of the three, Cabrera might have the best chance to play in the majors. He has decent speed too, but hits with more power and has the strongest arm of the three.
Right now Duplantis, Cabrera and Watson are batting 3, 4 and 5 in the lineup. That could be a great strategy if Smith and Broussard can get on base. What a dangerous middle of the order that would be.
I generally do not like the idea of putting your best hitters this far down the lineup. They get less at plates on average. It will depend on how well Smith and Broussard do. I wouldn’t be surprised at some point to see Watson in the 2 hole with Duplantis hitting 3rd and Cabrera cleanup.
Watson and Duplantis are so versatile, they can both lead off as well. Smith might be a more patient batter, maybe that’s why he is leading off.
It’s hard not to get pumped about this team. With Garza, Bianco and Mathis, all power hitters, hitting 6, 7 and 8, there could be a ton of rbis coming from the bottom of the order. If they play to form, it’s a tough lineup for a pitcher to face.
But what an outfield we have. Mainieri wanted outfielders who could field in the gaps and he has that with this group. And they can hit and run bases.
I know LSU has had some great outfielders and great outfields, but this year we have as seasoned and talented outfield as I can ever remember.
I think Mainieri changed the type of outfielder he wanted after the Stony Brook series where Stony Brook speedy outfielders robbed LSU of so many in the gap hits (the tigers had 17 fly outs in the rubber game loss) The bonus with Watson and Duplantis is that they are not just fast, they can hit too.
Of the three, Cabrera might have the best chance to play in the majors. He has decent speed too, but hits with more power and has the strongest arm of the three.
Right now Duplantis, Cabrera and Watson are batting 3, 4 and 5 in the lineup. That could be a great strategy if Smith and Broussard can get on base. What a dangerous middle of the order that would be.
I generally do not like the idea of putting your best hitters this far down the lineup. They get less at plates on average. It will depend on how well Smith and Broussard do. I wouldn’t be surprised at some point to see Watson in the 2 hole with Duplantis hitting 3rd and Cabrera cleanup.
Watson and Duplantis are so versatile, they can both lead off as well. Smith might be a more patient batter, maybe that’s why he is leading off.
It’s hard not to get pumped about this team. With Garza, Bianco and Mathis, all power hitters, hitting 6, 7 and 8, there could be a ton of rbis coming from the bottom of the order. If they play to form, it’s a tough lineup for a pitcher to face.
But what an outfield we have. Mainieri wanted outfielders who could field in the gaps and he has that with this group. And they can hit and run bases.
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Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:17 am to paper tiger
quote:
Has LSU ever had a better starting outfield than Duplantis, Watson and Cabrera?
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:18 am to paper tiger
Yeah, probably 
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:18 am to paper tiger
quote:
Has LSU ever had a better starting outfield than Duplantis, Watson and Cabrera?
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:20 am to paper tiger
Imagine how stacked we would be if we still had Kramer
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:21 am to paper tiger
Shimpf, Mahtook, Mitchell, Neon Leon & Dean(tho he didn’t play much LF in 09’) was the best.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:21 am to paper tiger
I cannot say definitively yes, but
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Duplantis, Watson and Cabrera
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:22 am to LSUcajun77
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Okay well ‘09 had Landry, Mahtook and Mitchell. So..
Okay well ‘09 had Landry, Mahtook and Mitchell. So..
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:22 am to paper tiger
We've had some absolutely loaded OFs in recent years. We've had OFs so deep in some years that we had an MLB centerfield playing 2nd base.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:22 am to Vanilla Ice
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Imagine how stacked we would be if we still had Kramer
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:23 am to paper tiger
We have a strong outfield, no doubt. But that 2009 championship team was stacked
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:24 am to paper tiger
I'll remind you that the 2009 national champions had Jared Mitchell, who was the CWS MVP, drafted in the 1st round, Mikie Mahtook, also drafted in the 1st round, and then Leon Landry, who may have been the best outfielder as far as running balls down LSU has ever had, who was drafted in the 3rd round.
When you have a program that is as elite as LSU has been and is in college baseball over the last 30 years, saying what you said in the preseason is just retarded.
When you have a program that is as elite as LSU has been and is in college baseball over the last 30 years, saying what you said in the preseason is just retarded.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:28 am to TeddyPadillac
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saying what you said in the preseason is just retarded.
It's not that far fetched actually. I mean sure it's to be determined, but they certainly have the potential to be one of the best, if not the best, outfields we have ever fielded. Retarded is a strong word.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:29 am to paper tiger
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I think Mainieri changed the type of outfielder he wanted after the Stony Brook series where Stony Brook speedy outfielders robbed LSU of so many in the gap hits
That was in 2012.
Again ‘09 had Mahtook, Landry and Mitchell. The fastest OF we have ever had.
Tell us, how he changed his approach after?
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:33 am to Paddyshack
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Retarded is a strong word.
That's why i used it.
You think this outfield is going to have all three guys get drafted in the 1st round, b/c that's what it would take to be the best.
This post was edited on 2/15/19 at 9:34 am
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:37 am to TeddyPadillac
The 2009 outfield was a great outfield too. Jared Mitchell I don’t think was as good an outfielder as any of the three we have now.
And this is not an outfield we have that is “potientally” good. Alll three are proven players. It’s not absurd nor “retarded” to write how this could be one of LSUs best outfields.
What is “retardred” is how almost any thread one puts up on here, no matter how harmless, can be met with insults and derogatory remarks.
I don’t get the insult deal on here sometimes. I get fun smack, but not the lame rude.
And this is not an outfield we have that is “potientally” good. Alll three are proven players. It’s not absurd nor “retarded” to write how this could be one of LSUs best outfields.
What is “retardred” is how almost any thread one puts up on here, no matter how harmless, can be met with insults and derogatory remarks.
I don’t get the insult deal on here sometimes. I get fun smack, but not the lame rude.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:40 am to TeddyPadillac
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You think this outfield is going to have all three guys get drafted in the 1st round, b/c that's what it would take to be the best.
If that's your standard, then okay. You can be one hell of a college outfielder and still not have the potential to be a first rounder. I'm simply saying, they have potential to be the best we have fielded in a given year. Couldn't care less about where they get drafted. Let's see how it plays out.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:40 am to paper tiger
Everyone talking 2009, but nothing hit the ground when Fraley, Stevenson, and Laird were out there. I think Laird went his whole career without an error. Not to mention how good they were as hitters. If there was a single weakness among them, it was arm strength. But they saved so many damn runs running down balls, that the amount of runs they allowed due to weak arms was easily negated.
This post was edited on 2/15/19 at 9:41 am
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:44 am to ell_13
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Everyone talking 2009, but nothing hit the ground when Fraley, Stevenson, and Laird were out there.
The 2015 listed OFs on the roster were:
Fraley
Stevenson
Laird
Foster
Sciambra
Beau Jordan
Not all of their contributions were in the OF, but as far as one year's position group's career contributions to the program, that's a hard group to beat.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:46 am to ell_13
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Fraley, Stevenson, and Laird
Tracking down balls this is your answer. None had a strong arm. Fraley I find is severely underrated as a defensive outfielder. He never made the flashy catches because he read the ball off the bat better than anyone and took great routes to the ball. Mahtook made the flashy catches but he would take some bad routes to the ball and his athleticism would make up for it. Stevenson was just all about speed. Didn’t matter if he read the ball off the bat very well.
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