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Post by orangeblood on Jan 16, 2024 9:02:23 GMT -8
Beavers 7
UCLA 22
Wake 1
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Post by rgeorge on Jan 16, 2024 12:01:22 GMT -8
Wow... not sure where they are coming from picking OSU that high??? It's just a poll, but I'd think12-16 would be reasonable seeing who OSU lost and questions on the bump. |
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Post by zeroposter on Jan 16, 2024 12:40:12 GMT -8
Calling my shot. Beavers to Omaha. $100 bet, rgeorge, with the loser paying either Benny’s House or an OSU NIL collective. Pitching will be far, far better than last season. Donkey was a huge loss, but the Beavers will overcome that loss with the depth and quality.
And Ricke, $20 bucks donation to Benny,s House that May is the Friday starter, barring injury, by a quarter of the season?
I know. Puny bets. I am confident, BUT not totally confident. Lol.
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Post by richard44 on Jan 16, 2024 12:55:42 GMT -8
Wow... not sure where they are coming from picking OSU that high??? It's just a poll, but I'd think12-16 would be reasonable seeing who OSU lost and questions on the bump. Are you serious rgeorge? Listen to absolutely any and every podcast or read any season preview for OSU baseball. We didn’t lose that much last year (Brown, Ferrer had down years compared to previous years, and Sellers was average for an ace with above a 4.50 ERA, Forrester was the biggest loss, but with Caraway coming in it’s a wash) , and we return a ton this year. Our hitting lineup may be the best/deepest ever, rivaling 2018s lineup, which is saying a lot. On the pitching side it has been reported by Dorman and others that this is the deepest pitching staff since Canham and company took over. Tons of guys who have thrown a lot of innings in big time games, and some young guys who can really pitch. The majority of this team has postseason experience, and many of them two years of postseason experience. This team has a perfect blend of potential, along with youth and veteran leadership. This team absolutely has the makeup to make an Omaha run if the chips fall in the right places. |
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Post by cake on Jan 16, 2024 13:04:05 GMT -8
Did we lose that much?
Position players, we lost Garrett Forrester and Mikey Kane. Yeah, okay, Kyle Dernedde too.
Elijah Hainline is a massive improvement over Dernedde.
Trent Caraway is projected to slot in and be among the better freshmen in the country. Maybe his stats don't measure up to Forrester immediately, but I think between Hainline and Caraway, the production at those two positions should be up overall.
So all we have to replace is Mikey Kane's production. Good defensively, solid bat, but not overwhelming stats.
We have Jabin Trosky coming back healthy, some solid looking guys entering their second year in Dallas Macias, Tyce Peterson, Easton Talt, Jacob Krieg, Canon Reeder, another freshman who looks to contribute in Levi Jones and a few other options. Somebody steps up. Plus, factor in the improvements we're going to see from guys like Taner Smith, who looks like a different player altogether this year.
The production top to bottom could be better than we've ever had in Corvallis. 2018 is comparable, but this lineup isn't going to have any holes in it like 2018 did.
Pitching, we lose Trent Sellers, Ryan Brown and Ben Ferrer.
But we bring in three veterans who have had some success and are poised for improvement, Aiden May, Kyle Scott and Noah Ferguson, plus Joey Mundt coming back, plus Jacob Kmatz and Jaren Hunter being healthy for the entire season, plus a TON of guys who have big potential to step up whether they were here last year or not. The young talent on this staff is really, really solid and I think we're going to surprise some teams.
On paper, this is about as good a team as we've ever had.
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Post by rgeorge on Jan 16, 2024 13:15:58 GMT -8
Did we lose that much? Position players, we lost Garrett Forrester and Mikey Kane. Yeah, okay, Kyle Dernedde too. Elijah Hainline is a massive improvement over Dernedde. Trent Caraway is projected to slot in and be among the better freshmen in the country. Maybe his stats don't measure up to Forrester immediately, but I think between Hainline and Caraway, the production at those two positions should be up overall. So all we have to replace is Mikey Kane's production. Good defensively, solid bat, but not overwhelming stats. We have Jabin Trosky coming back healthy, some solid looking guys entering their second year in Dallas Macias, Tyce Peterson, Easton Talt, Jacob Krieg, Canon Reeder, another freshman who looks to contribute in Levi Jones and a few other options. Somebody steps up. Plus, factor in the improvements we're going to see from guys like Taner Smith, who looks like a different player altogether this year. The production top to bottom could be better than we've ever had in Corvallis. 2018 is comparable, but this lineup isn't going to have any holes in it like 2018 did. Pitching, we lose Trent Sellers, Ryan Brown and Ben Ferrer. But we bring in three veterans who have had some success and are poised for improvement, Aiden May, Kyle Scott and Noah Ferguson, plus Joey Mundt coming back, plus Jacob Kmatz and Jaren Hunter being healthy for the entire season, plus a TON of guys who have big potential to step up whether they were here last year or not. The young talent on this staff is really, really solid and I think we're going to surprise some teams. On paper, this is about as good a team as we've ever had. That was my point... "on paper". Anyone who thinks Caraway immediately become Forrester is nuts! You just have to see last season to see the struggles of super talented Frosh and their adjustments. OSU has a bunch of "potential". Funny any other team with our losses and unknown actual contributions would be poo poo'd as a #7 pick early on. For me, it's far too early to think this team is #7, even as a preseason pick. But, others are free to project increases in production and abilities to come off serious injuries as they want. FFS I mean it's an opinion... mine. Not forcing you to have the same views. LOL FWIW... comparisons to 2018 are getting old. That team is a known quantity. This team is far far from that and will have "holes", just like every college and MLB lineup does. Come back when the 2024 edition matches the 2018 team. |
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Jan 16, 2024 13:33:57 GMT -8
Lots of hype around this lineup. preseason rankings, as we all know, mean zip. I just hope these guys aren't buying into their own hype. I don't think they will
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Jan 16, 2024 13:45:28 GMT -8
Did we lose that much? Position players, we lost Garrett Forrester and Mikey Kane. Yeah, okay, Kyle Dernedde too. Elijah Hainline is a massive improvement over Dernedde. Trent Caraway is projected to slot in and be among the better freshmen in the country. Maybe his stats don't measure up to Forrester immediately, but I think between Hainline and Caraway, the production at those two positions should be up overall. So all we have to replace is Mikey Kane's production. Good defensively, solid bat, but not overwhelming stats. We have Jabin Trosky coming back healthy, some solid looking guys entering their second year in Dallas Macias, Tyce Peterson, Easton Talt, Jacob Krieg, Canon Reeder, another freshman who looks to contribute in Levi Jones and a few other options. Somebody steps up. Plus, factor in the improvements we're going to see from guys like Taner Smith, who looks like a different player altogether this year. The production top to bottom could be better than we've ever had in Corvallis. 2018 is comparable, but this lineup isn't going to have any holes in it like 2018 did. Pitching, we lose Trent Sellers, Ryan Brown and Ben Ferrer. But we bring in three veterans who have had some success and are poised for improvement, Aiden May, Kyle Scott and Noah Ferguson, plus Joey Mundt coming back, plus Jacob Kmatz and Jaren Hunter being healthy for the entire season, plus a TON of guys who have big potential to step up whether they were here last year or not. The young talent on this staff is really, really solid and I think we're going to surprise some teams. On paper, this is about as good a team as we've ever had. That was my point... "on paper". Anyone who thinks Caraway immediately become Forrester is nuts! You just have to see last season to see the struggles of super talented Frosh and their adjustments. OSU has a bunch of "potential". Funny any other team with our losses and unknown actual contributions would be poo poo'd as a #7 pick early on. For me, it's far too early to think this team is #7, even as a preseason pick. But, others are free to project increases in production and abilities to come off serious injuries as they want. FFS I mean it's an opinion... mine. Not forcing you to have the same views. LOL FWIW... comparisons to 2018 are getting old. That team is a known quantity. This team is far far from that and will have "holes", just like every college and MLB lineup does. Come back when the 2024 edition matches the 2018 team. Preseason rankings really don't mean anything, but they are based on in-depth analysis looking at each teams "potential." I don't really know much about any other team, so I'm obviously biased with orange colored glasses......that said, objectively, this collection of ball players is loaded with talent. As for as the analysts, D1 is the most thorough, imo. If they have us slated at #7 who am I to argue? They are looking at way more variables than I am. That said, we all know how baseball is baseball.....sometimes potential is not realized.....sometimes there's even more potential there. All I know is this team should be fun. They will not be a lineup opposing pitchers want to face..... especially when we get on base. Might lead the nation in stolen bases. |
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Post by easyheat on Jan 16, 2024 13:56:40 GMT -8
Beaver fans should be stoked over this team. Our coaches have recruited at a high level and are beginning to stack strong classes on top of each other. The next two classes are excellent with the '25 group loaded with touted talent. The two hurdles we need to clear will be the MLB Draft and Conference affiliation and/or schedule. If those two things don't disrupt our recruiting, OSU fans can expect to see deep and talented rosters in the coming seasons.
I think the single key to this season will be the front line pitching. From past performance data, we will need to see fewer base hits and bases on balls allowed from our rotation. Opponents OB% is the stat to watch. The four early games in Texas against good competition will provide us an early glimpse of that progress.
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Post by badwack on Jan 16, 2024 14:21:49 GMT -8
Pitching, Pitching, Pitching! Hope we have a really good Junk thrower for the LSU types. Go Beav's!!!
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Jan 16, 2024 14:31:42 GMT -8
It almost always comes down to pitching. Seems like most seasons it's the biggest question. Dorman likes the arms he has.
If I'm a Beaver pitcher right now, I feel pretty good about the lineup backing me up.
Hunter has some dirtee junk. Really looking forward to seeing where he's at.
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Post by ricke71 on Jan 16, 2024 16:16:23 GMT -8
Pitching potential (and that is 'the rub'....it's only potential) is off the charts. The returning Sophomore pitchers, the veterans (Kmatz, plus 4 seniors), transfer Aiden May (though I'm not yet convinced), and...the Freshman. Freshmen (as per D-1 BB)... will play an immediate role: - Six-foot-6 Laif Palmer may throw 100 mph some day. For now, his big fastball will be a prominent weapon.
- Eric Segura (has a) plus changeup and pitchability that could merit a spot in the rotation.
- Drew Talavs runs his fastball up to 96 and he pairs the heater with a power breaking ball.
- Matt Morrell and his 92-94 mph fastball already shows a ton of life.
- James DeCremer was a highly ranked recruit (No. 93 in the Prep Baseball Class of 2023) and he showed a plus slider in his prep days. The Phoenix native (Brophy College Prep) was up to 96 mph as well.
- Six-foot-2 righthander Bryce Johnson won state player of the year in Washington, going 12-0 with a 0.37 ERA.
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Post by mbabeav on Jan 17, 2024 8:20:48 GMT -8
Hopefully we have some excellent leadership on the team. that's what really made our World Series teams Special was leadership.
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Post by oldbeav on Jan 17, 2024 12:05:23 GMT -8
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Post by 93beav on Jan 17, 2024 15:00:09 GMT -8
Even if we are over-hyped or over-rated, it's much nicer to see the bias on this side than every other program we have where they tend to discount anything we did previously at the start of the next year. We must have really gained some national traction with our baseball team to be in their thoughts so high (facts aside...)
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