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I have a little first hand thoughts and info on Andrew Fischer. First of all, he absolutely can not play 3B. He’s really bad there. Unplayable even in college. He’s strictly a 1B/DH. The kid can hit, don’t get me wrong. As some know, I went to Ole Miss. I’m a baseball season ticket holder there and know some people inside the program. Andrew Fischer transferred to Ole Miss for last season before transferring again to TN for this season. I was told throughout the season last year that Andrew was a locker room problem. Many of the players flat out didn’t like him for various reasons. Then after the season he agreed to a new deal to return to Ole Miss for what would have been this season. He even made a post saying he was returning and he had signed a new deal (NIL). On the last day of the portal being open, he jetted off to Knoxville out of nowhere without anybody knowing this was even a possibility. Left Ole Miss without its big middle of the order bat and no time to even replace him. That guy rubs me the wrong way with everything that happened within his year in Oxford. I know it’s personal for me and it doesn’t matter to most people, but I think anybody should be skeptical of getting a personality like that in your locker room. His on the field “antics” at Tennessee are incredibly out of hand also. He’s found himself in the news regularly there as well for just acting like a child. I also have opinions on Liam Doyle as well. I’ll hold off. Yall probably don’t care and only mentioning because of the draft and it’s like the one minuscule bit of info I can provide lol. Let’s just say Liam is basically a carbon copy of Andrew.

I would include my first born child and every prospect in my farm system to get a Skenes or Skubal lol. But no really, Skenes might get dealt down the road, won’t be now, but when that time comes, I seriously wouldn’t think twice about trading whatever it took. That guy is generational. Wouldn’t be worried about moving prospects for proven greatness.

Think I saw a report that he hasn’t been spotted in the dugout either

A little less sweat with Hodge closing it out. As the broadcast said though, have to go through Lindor and Soto in a 1 run game

Go away Baty

So does Hodge close it out or Presley?

Miggy!

Way to work out of the jam DP

Big K Palencia

Overall proud of how his debut went. Showed some good stuff. Made a mistake. It happens. Pitched out of a couple of jams against a stout lineup on the road in New York City.

Composed and efficient for Cade there. Great start kid!

I agree that they should throw him against the Mets. It just lines up perfectly. But holy horsefeathers… talking about a welcome to the big leagues moment. First 3 hitters you face are Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto, and Pete Alonso lmao

Would love to see Shaw back. There’s just nothing left to prove in MiLB. He’s mastered that level. He’s not getting any better seeing minor league pitching. I think the short spring, MLB debut in Japan, back stateside against a brutal schedule was just a little too much for him to handle initially. I’m in the camp of get him back and let him play. The lineup is good enough to support whatever production he does or doesn’t bring until he (hopefully) puts it together at this level. The only way to get better against MLB pitching is to face MLB pitching on a daily basis.

His bat is so mid. It’s why I never got excited when we signed him. He’s basically exactly who I thought he would be. He’s fine because they defense is so good, but jeez I wish he could provide something offensively

Horsefeathers Dansby. Straight doo doo all year so far

Drew and I both went to Ole Miss, so he’s always been a guy I’ve rooted for. He was a stud in college. I remember in 2009 he a pitched a complete game with 16 K’s in the Regionals…. on 2 days rest. I know he’s older now and his best years are behind him, but for me, this move is extra exciting.

Looks like we will get him in game 3 of that series as long as nothing happens from now until then to change it lol

Same. Ready to be done with those teams. Tough 17 game stretch upcoming (outside of Pittsburgh / unless we draw Skenes), but then the schedule lets up finally. Hope we just continue to hang around and I expect them to go on a run. Been a few frustrating losses so far, but overall, and especially considering the schedule, they’ve done about all we could hope for.

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Mason Morris at Ole Miss is a sleeper that should be getting 1st round consideration. Ole Miss hired Jake Mangrum from the Guardians to be their pitching coach and he’s gotten insane results out of Mason from last year to this year. They are using him as their bridge out of the bullpen on Friday nights. His last 3 weekends he’s thrown 12 innings, 0 runs, 20K’s, 2 walks, including 5 shutout innings and 8 K’s against #4 TN last Friday. He’s been incredible all year. By far the best pitcher on the Ole Miss staff. He holds upper 90’s velo deep into his pitch count with a sick cutter and a sweeper/slider.

My only concern with Shaw is his batting stance is so freaking weird. Feels like a lot has to go right and stay right for him to consistently hit. Then again, it’s worked his whole life. Also then again, he’s never faced MLB pitching on a day to day basis either.

Before Pressly struck out JC, he shook off Amaya multiple times. Amaya went to the mound and Ryan told him he wanted to throw fastball in. After he got the K, you could read Ryan’s lips clearly saying “I horsefeathers told you.” Cronenworth was definitely not expecting fastball in there. Hope Ryan settles in. It’s been a rollercoaster every time he’s stepped on the mound so far. That was pretty cool though.

True. But team wise this is an incredibly hard month of competition.

Have we handed Tucker a blank check yet? It’s almost like super stars help make you better