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    Looking through some final stats, I don't think enough appreciation is being given to the fact that Adrian Rodriguez played the second half of the season with basically one hand and only batting left-

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7 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

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I’m assuming it’s another pitcher. Still some dead weight there.

Or, maybe Jayden wants a starting spot somewhere else. 

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2 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

I’m assuming it’s another pitcher. 

What are our total scholarship numbers now? I know we're going 34 in baseball according to CDC. What is number of pitchers on scholarship vs positional players on roster?

 

I'd assume you'd want roughly  1/3 to 1/2 your roster being pitchers? 

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4 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

What are our total scholarship numbers now? I know we're going 34 in baseball according to CDC. What is number of pitchers on scholarship vs positional players on roster?

 

I'd assume you'd want roughly  1/3 to 1/2 your roster being pitchers? 

Probably want to go:

9 positional starters including DH

2 back up catchers

2-3 extra OF

3 extra IF

Rest are pitchers

8 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

I'd assume you'd want roughly  1/3 to 1/2 your roster being pitchers? 

1/2 is more like the minimum

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4 minutes ago, WBT said:

1/2 is more like the minimum

Yep. I’d imagine so. Much easier to move around a position player than get stuck without extra pitchers of a certain type. 

15 minutes ago, txhorns said:

Probably want to go:

9 positional starters including DH

2 back up catchers

2-3 extra OF

3 extra IF

Rest are pitchers

 

12 minutes ago, WBT said:

1/2 is more like the minimum

 

Makes sense...

1b, 2b, SS, 3b, C, LF, CF, RF, DH(9)
Middle Infield backups(2)
Corner Infield backups(2)
Backup catchers(2)
Outfield backups(4)
Utility Guy(1?)
Fri-Sun Pitchers(3)
Bullpen(10)
Closer Type(1-2?)


 

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46 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

I’m assuming it’s another pitcher. Still some dead weight there.

Or, maybe Jayden wants a starting spot somewhere else. 

I would have my eye on someone like Navarre, considering the lefty arms we've brought in. 

The roster numbers are going to be a mess for a few years because of all the grandfather rules for guys that signed prior to the house settlement. You can also designate guys as dudes who would have been cut, and I'm pretty sure they don't count against the 34-man limit for Texas or any school they transfer to (think dudes like Duplantier, etc.). 

Jeff Howe

 

It's updated in the OP, but here are the 14 outgoing transfers from the 2025 squad:

C Oliver Service

C/INF Cole Chamberlain

INF Carson Luna

INF/OF Sam Richardson

INF Jaquae Stewart

OF Tommy Farmer IV

OF Will Gasparino

OF Donovan Jordan

OF Matt Scott

OF Easton Winfield

LHP Chance Covert II

LHP Ace Whitehead

RHP Aiden Moffett

RHP Easton Tumis

1 hour ago, HenryJames said:

Scuffled? 

That's short for "consistently delivered embarrassingly awful performances against non-SWAC competition."

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34 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

I would have my eye on someone like Navarre, considering the lefty arms we've brought in. 

Yep, I agree. My thought was neither Moffett nor Navarre would make it past the portal close without leaving, and one of those has already happened.

Edit: Lol, welp...

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51 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Jeff Howe

 

It's updated in the OP, but here are the 14 outgoing transfers from the 2025 squad:

C Oliver Service

C/INF Cole Chamberlain

INF Carson Luna

INF/OF Sam Richardson

INF Jaquae Stewart

OF Tommy Farmer IV

OF Will Gasparino

OF Donovan Jordan

OF Matt Scott

OF Easton Winfield

LHP Chance Covert II

LHP Ace Whitehead

RHP Aiden Moffett

RHP Easton Tumis

I know it's the age of pay to play and that lowers the threshold for criticism but I'm still not one to criticize college athletes like professionals but that said, there's not a single guy on that list that I wished was staying. not one.

27 minutes ago, troph said:

I know it's the age of pay to play and that lowers the threshold for criticism but I'm still not one to criticize college athletes like professionals but that said, there's not a single guy on that list that I wished was staying. not one.

While we are at it, Easton Winfield was maybe the worst defensive outfielder I've ever seen at Texas. 

1 minute ago, Hookem2147 said:

While we are at it, Easton Winfield was maybe the worst defensive outfielder I've ever seen at Texas. 

Did you see Tommy Farmer personally cost us at least one game by dropping two balls that were in his glove when he ran into the fence?

Just now, hornian said:

Did you see Tommy Farmer personally cost us at least one game by dropping two balls that were in his glove when he ran into the fence?

He also saved our ass several other times with outstanding catches.

Winfield had 2-3 different instances where he dropped routine fly balls 100 feet in front of the fence, and also had a noodle arm.

4 hours ago, troph said:

I know it's the age of pay to play and that lowers the threshold for criticism but I'm still not one to criticize college athletes like professionals but that said, there's not a single guy on that list that I wished was staying. not one.

In this vain, I will say that Lil' Nigel played quite a bit against several players on the roster this past season.  Two were good at 15-16 but didn't really develop past that, and two were players where we just never saw it.  All of them were head scratchers to us and all 4 will not be on the roster next season.  I have said on here plenty of times that Schloss is a relentless recruiter and a good judge of talent historically.  The differences we saw between Schloss and Pierce were stark. 

27 minutes ago, Nigel Tufnel said:

In this vain, I will say that Lil' Nigel played quite a bit against several players on the roster this past season.  Two were good at 15-16 but didn't really develop past that, and two were players where we just never saw it. 

Let me guess:  dads standing around a BYOB ballgame tailgate waiting on players to get out, and at some point the other team's middle reliever comes up in conversation soon followed by "THAT kid got a scholarship to Texas?"

4 hours ago, Nigel Tufnel said:

In this vain, I will say that Lil' Nigel played quite a bit against several players on the roster this past season.  Two were good at 15-16 but didn't really develop past that, and two were players where we just never saw it.  All of them were head scratchers to us and all 4 will not be on the roster next season.  I have said on here plenty of times that Schloss is a relentless recruiter and a good judge of talent historically.  The differences we saw between Schloss and Pierce were stark. 

Let’s not play both sides of the fence here. You want to implicate all of them rather just the 4.  Who are the players you know?

Yes, you’ve said that multiple times about Schloss.  Most fans that care about that sort of thing are likely well informed and know that going back to TCU Schloss has found and/or developed talent.  You could argue that once he got established at TCU there’s been better talent at TCU than Texas.  If you were to use MLB as the measuring stick.

If I’m interpreting 64 analytics properly, Tennessee has had 19 guys enter the portal.  And I see a recent article from the Knoxville News that kicks it up to 22.  LSU and UGa last year were at 14 and 15, respectively.  These are amongst the best rosters in the country.  I’d presume they are at or near the top of the NIL food chain.  All these guys are not leaving due to the lack of natural ability.  They also aren’t all leaving because they’re supremely talented.  Teams are churning 25 to 33% of their roster.  I’d wager even the best have similar guys to those you reference.

 


 

 

2 hours ago, Had Enough said:

Let’s not play both sides of the fence here. You want to implicate all of them rather just the 4.  Who are the players you know?

Yes, you’ve said that multiple times about Schloss.  Most fans that care about that sort of thing are likely well informed and know that going back to TCU Schloss has found and/or developed talent.  You could argue that once he got established at TCU there’s been better talent at TCU than Texas.  If you were to use MLB as the measuring stick.

If I’m interpreting 64 analytics properly, Tennessee has had 19 guys enter the portal.  And I see a recent article from the Knoxville News that kicks it up to 22.  LSU and UGa last year were at 14 and 15, respectively.  These are amongst the best rosters in the country.  I’d presume they are at or near the top of the NIL food chain.  All these guys are not leaving due to the lack of natural ability.  They also aren’t all leaving because they’re supremely talented.  Teams are churning 25 to 33% of their roster.  I’d wager even the best have similar guys to those you reference.

 


 

 

Do you even new roster limits bro? This was obviously going to create chaos. The reality is we may see the last class of freshman come onto campus unless they are truly elite. Freshman recruiting classes will dwindle and the teams without solid nil will end up being feeder schools for the haves. Moose out front and all that.

14 minutes ago, HOOKEM4 said:

Do you even new roster limits bro? This was obviously going to create chaos. The reality is we may see the last class of freshman come onto campus unless they are truly elite. Freshman recruiting classes will dwindle and the teams without solid nil will end up being feeder schools for the haves. Moose out front and all that.

Roster limits or not this is the likely outcome for a number of programs.  It’s probably more NIL/portal than roster limits.  It’s the Saban methodology.  Sign and churn the roster with churn being even easier due to the portal.

The Texas 2026 commit list shows 21 players.  I can’t imagine there’s close to 21 of those guys on the roster come spring 27.  There’s 17 for 2025.  Yes, I’d expect the freshman numbers to dwindle at some point.

16 hours ago, Nigel Tufnel said:

In this vain, I will say that Lil' Nigel played quite a bit against several players on the roster this past season.  Two were good at 15-16 but didn't really develop past that, and two were players where we just never saw it.  All of them were head scratchers to us and all 4 will not be on the roster next season.  I have said on here plenty of times that Schloss is a relentless recruiter and a good judge of talent historically.  The differences we saw between Schloss and Pierce were stark. 

*vein

I was bored. Projected pitching staff not including transfers with stats from last season. I will have to track the transfer stats down if I get bored again.

 

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5 hours ago, UnhappilyMarried said:

Damn. Only one I’ve remotely cared about. 

Threw hard, but couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn and never really liked his awe-shucks demeanor. Sure, in a perfect world I would have liked to see him after about 2 more years of getting Weiner’d, but I’m willing to bet we have at least 3 more “college-ready” arms coming with the incoming Freshman class.  

1 minute ago, EZ$ said:

Threw hard, but couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn and never really liked his awe-shucks demeanor. Sure, in a perfect world I would have liked to see him after about 2 more years of getting Weiner’d, but I’m willing to bet we have at least 3 more “college-ready” arms coming with the incoming Freshman class.  

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5 hours ago, HOOKEM4 said:

I was bored. Projected pitching staff not including transfers with stats from last season. I will have to track the transfer stats down if I get bored again.

 

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That returning core, with the transfers coming in and about 2-3 impact freshman arms will be one stout staff. 

1 hour ago, EZ$ said:

Threw hard, but couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn and never really liked his awe-shucks demeanor. Sure, in a perfect world I would have liked to see him after about 2 more years of getting Weiner’d, but I’m willing to bet we have at least 3 more “college-ready” arms coming with the incoming Freshman class.  

10ip across 3 outings this summer in Santa Barbara with 4H, 4BB, 16 Ks. Pretty good chance he’ll figure it out in his career, and I’d say it won’t take even 1 more year

I did forget about Moffett too, but I’d rather have 2 more years of Rerick than a guy in Moffett who’s never going to be a strike thrower

 

6 hours ago, HOOKEM4 said:

I was bored. Projected pitching staff not including transfers with stats from last season. I will have to track the transfer stats down if I get bored again.

 

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I hear that giving up fewer runs helps your chances at winning.

7 minutes ago, freyguy said:

I hear that giving up fewer runs helps your chances at winning.

Saunier gone?

7 hours ago, HOOKEM4 said:

I was bored. Projected pitching staff not including transfers with stats from last season. I will have to track the transfer stats down if I get bored again.

 

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Don’t think I’ll ever be this bored!

Hopefully Wiener has the “How Not To Throw a HBP” video on loop this offseason .

Cole Chamberlain committed to Coastal Carolina. Really good landing spot for him.

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10 hours ago, HOOKEM4 said:

I was bored. Projected pitching staff not including transfers with stats from last season. I will have to track the transfer stats down if I get bored again.

 

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Now include Harrison, Riojas, and Saunier. They're likely all back. 

I think Saunier might be trending towards the draft. Throwing well on The Cape and has an interesting pitch mix. Weiner seemed to unlock something in the second half of the season.

Any pick after round 10 can sign for up to $125k without counting towards the bonus pool MLB teams are allotted, so he could be in line for a six-figure signing bonus even as a late-round pick. 

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4 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

I think Saunier might be trending towards the draft. Throwing well on The Cape and has an interesting pitch mix. Weiner seemed to unlock something in the second half of the season.

Any pick after round 10 can sign for up to $125k without counting towards the bonus pool MLB teams are allotted, so he could be in line for a six-figure signing bonus even as a late-round pick. 

Six figure signing bonus ain't what it used to be. Not sure what NIL/House settlement payments has slated for him at Texas, but the real question is what's the delta between the signing bonus and NIL/House settlement payments. 

Edit: And one more year of Texas co-ed cleat chasers versus minor league travel and lounge lizards. 

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