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Texas Lands Shortstop Out Of Portal (Monday 11:55 AM)

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Jeff Howe Lifetime Longhorn

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We hinted that good news was on the way regarding the Longhorns' middle infield.

Becerra's commitment addresses a significant position of need in 2026.  With Becerra, Texas isn't restricted to seeing if Ethan Mendoza can transition to shortstop or seeing if Adrian Rodriguez can play there. 

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Jeff Howe Lifetime Longhorn

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1 minute ago, .45s said:

I am a bit worried about his fielding percentage- .935.  He low in Ks, but also low in BBs.

It's a concern, but I don't think the staff would've pursued him if they felt they had a better shortstop option on the roster.

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7 minutes ago, Blake Munroe said:

He has a 90% overall in-zone contact rate, including 94% against fastballs.

So he doesn’t watch fastballs down the pipe?

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jkates All-Conference

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This does not excite me. He's a singles hitter who doesn't draw many walks. He'd better be Vizquel with the leather.

I'll hope for the best, but I'm not enthused. 

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27 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

We hinted that good news was on the way regarding the Longhorns' middle infield.

Becerra's commitment addresses a significant position of need in 2026.  With Becerra, Texas isn't restricted to seeing if Ethan Mendoza can transition to shortstop or seeing if Adrian Rodriguez can play there. 

Oh we know darn well A Rod has no business there. 😂 

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AceHorn23 Senior

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7 minutes ago, jkates said:

This does not excite me. He's a singles hitter who doesn't draw many walks. He'd better be Vizquel with the leather.

I'll hope for the best, but I'm not enthused. 

Good to know, I'll pass it along to Schloss.

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jkates All-Conference

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1 minute ago, CJ Vogel said:

Puts the ball in play. 

Putting the ball in play doesn’t inherently make a player valuable. It depends on what happens when the ball is in play. 

HDub1995 Sophomore

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It’s ok to admit the realism that Texas did not have a SS on the roster. Now they do. Is he going to be All-SEC? Probably not. But does he provide much-needed depth? Yes. 

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Hashtag Lifetime Longhorn

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3 minutes ago, Red Five said:

Why even have message boards with discussion?

Good to know, I'll pass it along to Bobby!

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closetojumping Sophomore

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2 minutes ago, Hashtag said:

 

I believe so to save face because he's actually pretty bad.

He was bad down the stretch, but it doesn’t bode well that they’re bringing in Temu Flores to replace him. 

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