Baseball portal is open

[Jeff Howe]

Jason Flores to the portal.

[AZ Longhorn]

2 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

Jason Flores to the portal.

The writing has been on the wall for all of these guys so far

(With the possible exception of Courville—I really hoped we'd give him a chance and spend that cash elsewhere, but that was just wish-casting, given what we know about Jim and catchers.)

The biggest surprise to me is how long it's taken them to enter. I'm impatient for the churn! 

But for some reason, the baseball portal is just much slower overall. Remembering from last year: Leffew and Larsen were post-Cape additions, and Pendergrass was a spring enrollee. All were contributors this year. Not that I want us to repeat that per se, and be left scrambling after the draft in a month, but it does add some perspective. 

[Blake Munroe]

1 hour ago, AZ Longhorn said:

The writing has been on the wall for all of these guys so far

(With the possible exception of Courville—I really hoped we'd give him a chance and spend that cash elsewhere, but that was just wish-casting, given what we know about Jim and catchers.)

The biggest surprise to me is how long it's taken them to enter. I'm impatient for the churn! 

But for some reason, the baseball portal is just much slower overall. Remembering from last year: Leffew and Larsen were post-Cape additions, and Pendergrass was a spring enrollee. All were contributors this year. Not that I want us to repeat that per se, and be left scrambling after the draft in a month, but it does add some perspective. 

Had a note on catchers in today’s insider notes , fwiw. 

As for the portal being slow, I agree… but also remember the team had to get back from Omaha, get situated, have player meetings, etc. Every team at the CWS is running behind compared to the rest of the schools out there. 

You’re definitely at a clear advantage when it comes to the portal when you aren’t in Omaha, that’s for sure. 

[UTexas]

 

[Realist Horn]

52 minutes ago, UTexas said:

 

Not sure he's looking for a part-time spot, but we could use the depth. Probably pricy. 

[UTexas]

 

[UTexas]

 

[Jeff Howe]

3 hours ago, Realist Horn said:

Not sure he's looking for a part-time spot, but we could use the depth. Probably pricy. 

Likely very pricey.

[CJ Vogel]

intriguing option.

[Assistant Regional Manager]

4 hours ago, Realist Horn said:

Not sure he's looking for a part-time spot, but we could use the depth. Probably pricy. 

In a 34-man roster era, almost all depth is going to have to come from your HS class.

The days of the bench being stacked with guys that would start at other SEC schools are over.

[Jeff Howe]

According to Kiley McDaniel of ESPN, Texas has commitments from the No. 1 (Armstrong), No. 4 (Garcia) and No. 18 (Solitaria) prospects among his top 60 prospects in the transfer portal.

 

[CJ Vogel]

21 hours ago, CJ Vogel said:

intriguing option.

Costello's brother committed to South Carolina five days ago. He's on campus at SCar now,

[Jeff Howe]

7 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Costello's brother committed to South Carolina five days ago. He's on campus at SCar now,

For Gamecock baseball, hiring Paul Mainieri was the equivalent of self-imposed probation. They’ll be better with just about anyone else leading the way.

[JMarquette]

43 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

According to Kiley McDaniel of ESPN, Texas has commitments from the No. 1 (Armstrong), No. 4 (Garcia) and No. 18 (Solitaria) prospects among his top 60 prospects in the transfer portal.

 

@Jeff Howe are you surprised we haven’t signed any pitchers yet?