I am very anxious for the season to start, so I've put together a lineup, which is silly because I've never seen most of these guys play. But going off of what I've heard, I'm throwing something out there.

I'm leaving off Kiel and Farr because they're Freshmen, but that could be way off. I think our big holes to fill are all on defense, as it seems the bats should be good. Appel at catcher, Burton at 1st and Ali at short were all massive strengths last year and hopefully those positions remain strong, but that's a tall task.

So, here goes. Feel free to tell me where I'm wrong.

Kent SS
Graho 3B/2B
Jace CF
Henseler 2B/3B
Sorrell LF
Bergevin 1B
Kash RF
Schott/Binderup DH
J George C

I wonder how much input Coach Earley had on the lineup last year. I think Sorrell should be higher in the order (leadoff?), but I don't know if Earley likes to stack lefties and righties like we did last year.

Schott, also, is probably too low in the order. And if Binderup has gotten more consistent, he could be a monster.

Oh, well. Back to waiting.

Looks good but I believe Sorrell will be in RF and Kash in LF
I also think Binderup and Berg are still battling for first

Can't wait to see the batting order on opening day and how it evolves throughout the season. No real wrong answers there with our depth.

I'd personally put Sorrell in CF.

Nothing against Jace, I just think Caden is the best defensive outfielder on the roster.

I was thinking that Sorrell may be the guy in CF, Tubby in RF, Kash in LF. We'll see what Earley does.

Sorrell CF
GG 3B
Jace RF
Henseler 2B
Kent SS
Binderup/Berg 1B
Kash LF
Schott DH
George C

I think Kent will need to cut down on K rate to be lead off. Agree with a 5 spot

Wabs said:

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Sorrell CF
GG 3B
Jace RF
Henseler 2B
Kent SS
Binderup/Berg 1B
Kash LF
Schott DH
George C

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I agree with the top 4 but I see the bottom 5 different than you.

Kash
Schott
Bergevin/Bindrup
Kent
And whoever wins out at C

Whoever is the better defensive 1st baseman should be the starter. If I had to guess I'd go with Bergevin.

I do agree with your defensive assessment. We will be taking a step back at C, SS, and 1st. I don't think we have a catcher on the roster that can fill Appel's shoes. Bear is young and maybe he'll keep growing in the position. I think Kent is a better 2nd baseman than SS. I hope he steps up and keeps the defensive drop off to a minimum. Ali was a fantastic defensive SS. So was Hunter Hass, but I think Ali was better defensively.

I don't think you can go wrong with our players

Honolulu Blue said:

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I think Kent will need to cut down on K rate to be lead off. Agree with a 5 spot

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I like him in the 5 spot as well. I'd put Schotty in front of him in the 4 hole.

Laviolette - CF
Grahovac - 3B
Kash - RF
Henseler - 2B
Sorrell - LF
Bergevin - 1B
Kent - SS
Schott - DH
Harrison/Galloway - C

Prager/Lamkin/Patton on the weekends

He struck out 20 times in 110 ABs last year.

Wabs said:

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I was thinking that Sorrell may be the guy in CF, Tubby in RF, Kash in LF. We'll see what Earley does.

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Who has the better arm between Sorrell and Jace? I think they're both pretty equal so the better arm would have a lot to do with my decision on who's in CF/RF

1. Caden Sorrell (LF)
2. Gavin Grahovac (3B)
3. Jace LaViolette (CF)
4. Gavin Kash (RF)
5. Blake Binderup (1B)
6. Kaeden Kent (SS)
7. Wyatt Henseler (2B)
8. Hayden Shott (DH)
9. Jamal George (C)

I thought catcher was coming down to Harrison and Galloway and George was moved to utility. Has George been getting more reps at catcher?

NewOldAg said:

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Laviolette - CF
Grahovac - 3B
Kash - RF
Henseler - 2B
Sorrell - LF
Bergevin - 1B
Kent - SS
Schott - DH
Harrison/Galloway - C

Prager/Lamkin/Patton on the weekends

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I like this.

Nailed the L/R as best as you can. Get Jace as many PAs as possible. Provide protection to the catcher position.

I think it was already determined somewhere that Sorrell was moving to RF to replace Montgomery. That would leave Kash as either LF or 1B.

Will be curious to hear how Farr and Kiel look.

Kash's ability to play 1B gives us flexibility to play Kiel in LF if Bergervin/Binderup don't work out.

Also thought I read somewhere that Hensler could also play 1B but I'm not sure if that's true or not. If so it would give us an option to play Farr at 2B too and move Henseler over to 1B.

Lot of positional flexibility Earley will have at his disposal regardless.

Haas's fielding percentage was .974

Camarillo's was .961

While I certainly wanted my 12-yr-old MIF to study Ali's style of play last year, it's hard to argue Hunter wasn't pretty dang effective at the position too.