Baseball Purge

[Huskie1]

Sounds like this has maybe developed into something more for Tulo and Texas. Will continue in a volunteer role and work pretty closely with the team according to Chip Brown. He wants to keep coaching and has head coach aspirations. Wants to learn the recruiting aspect further and Pierce will help him with that. He turned down big money from USC and even Texas to stay on in a coaching role. 

I am stoked that Tulo is staying around! He has made a huge difference and players want to be around him.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Like a broken clock, twice a day.

Aww man, give him his props. He called it like he saw it and he was right. I'll give him props for that. He took a little heat for it.

 

[david ficken]

We have added a RHP from Baylor in Cody Howard.

We didn't put an offer to Tulo like I guess Chip wants to claim. Secondly, Tulo put out a demand to USC to upgrade their baseball department and facilities of upto $100M and they refused and he declined. Not to mention that both Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton offered and he declined both of them. He wanted to stay closer to the Texas baseball department to help and work with the players. It's been out there for about  a month, but if Chip feels like he is putting something out there as new news, as usual he is bad at it.

 

[BWilk55]

We have added a RHP from Baylor in Cody Howard.

We didn't put an offer to Tulo like I guess Chip wants to claim. Secondly, Tulo put out a demand to USC to upgrade their baseball department and facilities of upto $100M and they refused and he declined. Not to mention that both Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton offered and he declined both of them. He wanted to stay closer to the Texas baseball department to help and work with the players. It's been out there for about  a month, but if Chip feels like he is putting something out there as new news, as usual he is bad at it.

The tweet I shared on 7/8 did indicate he would still be around the team. This sounded more significant to me than what it sounded like at that time. 

What do you mean about us not offering Tulo like Chip says? You got the goods on what the offer was? Not shocking that we would have thrown a lot at him to try to keep him around.

 

[joeywa]

The tweet I shared on 7/8 did indicate he would still be around the team. This sounded more significant to me than what it sounded like at that time. 

What do you mean about us not offering Tulo like Chip says? You got the goods on what the offer was? Not shocking that we would have thrown a lot at him to try to keep him around.

Tulo opted not to return as a part of Pierce's new staff based on several contributing factors; not one singular reason.  I personally think that Tulo will be a name that you'll see mentioned quite a bit in the future, whether that's in conversations about UT Baseball or not remains to be seen. 

 

[david ficken]

Per David Pierce, we are starting the `23 season at the college baseball showdown in Arlington, TX with Arkie, Vandy, and Missouri. Not certain of the order of the games just yet unless @Joeywa knows more. Question to Joey, any thoughts on the starters at pitching?  Guessing Gordon and anything after him is a guess, but this is why we need the fall part of baseball to figure some of this out.

 

[BWilk55]

Per David Pierce, we are starting the `23 season at the college baseball showdown in Arlington, TX with Arkie, Vandy, and Missouri. Not certain of the order of the games just yet unless @Joeywa knows more. Question to Joey, any thoughts on the starters at pitching?  Guessing Gordon and anything after him is a guess, but this is why we need the fall part of baseball to figure some of this out.

Tanner Witt will be back - he'll be recovering from Tommy John surgery so we will have to see how that recovery has gone. Given how early in the season he had the surgery, he'll be at the 1 year mark post-op before conference play starts. If he is back to or even close to his old self he will push for a spot.

Andre Duplantier was a guy who started 2022 as a possible starter. Zane Morehouse, Lebarron Johnson and Travis Stehle were guys who showed the ability to work at least a couple of innings - not sure which of these guys can stretch out to 6 innings or more.

I like Luke Harrison as the possible closer.

Not sure what we are looking at in terms of incoming freshmen who may contribute.

 

[Eastexhorn]

I have hopes for the  big fellow transfer from USC.

 

[BWilk55]

I have hopes for the  big fellow transfer from USC.

Oh yes, freshmen and transfers...neither are on the roster right now so I didn't factor them in.

 

[david ficken]

Tanner Witt will be back - he'll be recovering from Tommy John surgery so we will have to see how that recovery has gone. Given how early in the season he had the surgery, he'll be at the 1 year mark post-op before conference play starts. If he is back to or even close to his old self he will push for a spot.

Andre Duplantier was a guy who started 2022 as a possible starter. Zane Morehouse, Lebarron Johnson and Travis Stehle were guys who showed the ability to work at least a couple of innings - not sure which of these guys can stretch out to 6 innings or more.

I like Luke Harrison as the possible closer.

Not sure what we are looking at in terms of incoming freshmen who may contribute.

You are being overly optimistic on Witt early in the year. Most MLB pitchers are likely 14-16 out with MAJOR pitching limits.  I would guess we don't see him until mid to late April. 

Gordan is the only one that has pitched as a starter constantly on the weekend.  Maybe the others are more ready via the fall season. No offense, but @joeywa probably knows more about the freshmen that barely played last year, and the incoming true freshmen, and the transfers coming in. 

 

[UT1983]

Any chance we are recruiting any of the kids from the Hawaii Little League team? That team is playing a sport; the rest of the Little League teams are playing a game (possible exception to Canada and Mexico).

 

[Wayne]

Any chance we are recruiting any of the kids from the Hawaii Little League team? That team is playing a sport; the rest of the Little League teams are playing a game (possible exception to Canada and Mexico).

Hopefully we aren’t recruiting 13 year old baseball players that don’t play on the regulation field. 

 

[UT1983]

Hopefully we aren’t recruiting 13 year old baseball players that don’t play on the regulation field. 

“Tongue in cheek” doesn’t always transfer well in a post.  It was more about how dominating the Hawaii team is.  Hopefully someone is keeping an eye on some of these kids to see how they continue to progress. They are heads and above their peers at a young age. 

 

[Eastexhorn]

12 years old is normal for LL. 13 years old is rare born on certain date.

Chinese might give them some competeion. Japan is a dieapointment this year.

 

[Wayne]

“Tongue in cheek” doesn’t always transfer well in a post.  It was more about how dominating the Hawaii team is.  Hopefully someone is keeping an eye on some of these kids to see how they continue to progress. They are heads and above their peers at a young age. 

It doesn’t translate well but I thought it might be tongue in cheek. Little League doesn’t get the most talent in most areas because you can’t play travel baseball and play Little League 

 

[UT1983]

It doesn’t translate well but I thought it might be tongue in cheek. Little League doesn’t get the most talent in most areas because you can’t play travel baseball and play Little League 

My son and I agreed that some select baseball teams would totally dominate the Little League Series.   Not totally fair to compare however because the game rules are different along with how teams are formed between select and Little League.  Bulk of the talent wants to play select because it is more like “real” baseball.  My son quit Little League in Bastrop to play on a select team in Round Rock and never went back.