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The call here is moving Borba to third or letting Livingston play there. If it's really only a couple of weeks, my gut tells me they'd be more likely to keep Borba at first. If this were a season-ending deal with A-Rod, it might be different, IMO.

I didn't mention him in the article, but Presley Courville could also factor into the DH mix now that he's back from his injury.

@Joe Zuragotta be D. Moore finally, right?

With Adrian Rodriguez out of action while recovering from what Kendall Rogers of D1Baseball.com described Monday as “a minor hand procedure,” No. 2 Texas has a hole at shortstop and in the middle of the batting order. Jim Schlossnagle continued to go with Rodriguez (.271/.386/.383) in the clean-up spot despite the sophomore battling through a hand issue. Injured during the 2025 season, Rodriguez underwent surgery in the fall and while he was ready for the start of the 2026 season, the issue lingered and particularly bothered him in situations when he’d swing and miss in the box, which led to him often grimacing in pain and, at times, requiring attention from the team’s medical staff during at-bats. Rodriguez’s ability to hit from either side of the plate and the respect opponents continued to show him, even while he clearly wasn’t 100 percent, justified keeping him in the middle of the order. With Rodriguez out, Schlossnagle has the option of moving Casey Borba (.333/.438/.667) up to the No. 4 hole, where his team-leading 31 RBI and nine home runs (tied with Aiden Robbins for the team lead) would give the Longhorns a formidable option. The bigger issue is what Texas (23-4, 7-2 SEC) does at shortstop. The likely option is to move Temo Becerra from third base to shortstop, with Josh Livingston the most likely option to fill the void at the hot corner. Borba has become a reliable defensive first baseman, perhaps too reliable to move back to third base (Livingston has worked at first base, for what it’s worth). Schlossnagle has said that Maddox Monsour has the tools to play shortstop. Would Texas roll the dice with a freshman? Plus, with Jonah Williams on the shelf recovering from shoulder surgery, resulting in Jayden Duplantier becoming a full-time corner outfielder, Monsour and Ashton Larson are the primary designated hitter options. If Rodriguez is back within a month (Rogers reported that he’s expected to be out 2-3 weeks, meaning a return for the team’s road series against Vanderbilt in late April could mark Rodriguez’s return), the Longhorns have enough options at the plate and in the field to make do. Even though Rodriguez’s hand issue hampered him at the plate, he continued to play top-notch defense, which is what Texas is likely to miss most in the interim. View full news story

Panthers RB Jonathon Brooks preparing for OTAs after second ACL surgery

Courvillle or Larston at 1B

85% end up going public for Texas. There's definitely been a rug pull or three in the NIL day and age

Not a bad looking adjustment!! @CJ Vogel is he going to see the same doc that your boy Midteer saw asking for a friend @Joe Zura

Rodriguez told reporters at the beginning of the season that he learned he didn't need to swing every day while dealing with the injury last year. But beyond that the hand is clearly an issue. This type of power has been noticeably absent.

Super dumb question @Gerry Hamilton. Do you track how many “hi” go on to commit? Not for public consumption but for you to track as seasons change, ie pre/post NIL, etc. If so, is there dramatic change from hi to no or maybe there are fewer hi? Feel free to ignore. I would, lol,

You mean all season. I don't know exactly what's going on, but he's looked in pain the entire time, and it feels weird that he's been playing.

Josh Livingston played first base for Wichita State over two seasons. Shortstop (SS): Temo Becerra Third Base (3B): Casey Borba First Base (1B): Josh Livingston

I have a hard time moving Baccera but who plays SS. Livingston at 3rd?

He didn't get the injury repaired in the off-season?

Let him rest this week and hopefully healthy enough to play against a&m

Petition to put bases loaded out a day or 2 before the weekend series so we have more time to listen to it before the games. @CJ Vogel @Blake Munroe @Jeff Howe

Texas says Rodriguez is considered "week to week" currently.

Makes total sense, he never looked comfortable on swings and misses this year.

Yes, who’s on first. 😉

Who is the SS? If it's Bacerra, then who is the 3B? If that's Borba, then who is 1B?

This needed to happen, he was hurting big time. I do wonder if Becerra moves to short and they put someone else at third.