JW1612 said:

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I was reading this and can't believe it is a recent thread. Did we not watch our pitching staff pitch this weekend? They did an awesome job this weekend! Credit needs to be given to Earley and JK for shuffling the rotation.

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Don't be complacent. Some of these posts are bizarre.
BTHO Cougar high!

RogerTheShrubber said:

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Settling for mediocrity again derm... youre better than that....lol

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Some of these folks must be auditioning for Duvall's (RIP) role in the Great Santini.
BTHO Cougar high!

TX_Aggie37 said:

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trouble said:

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Why would we want him?

And he's being heavily recruited back to the MLB

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Because he's a really good pitching coach.

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Prager and Aschenbeck alone would make anyone look good. It's hard to have a better roster than the 2024 pitching staff.

I don't particularly like Kelly's pitching philosophy/selection and he may be lacking at recruiting, but given the production the bullpen has gotten relative to the talent on campus he's doing a pretty solid job this year.

KayJayKay said:

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My biggest issue is we don't even know what we have on the roster. The same 3 guys have been used over and over out of the pen and most of the staff doesn't even have any innings. Not sure if Bollinger was any good or not, but I see why he rolled out. Too many guys aren't getting any work.

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Bollinger wasn't effective in the fall scrimmage I saw - he had issues throwing strikes consistently.

They also play every Wednesday and the scrimmages are extremely competitive because they are competing for playing time. He obviously wasn't effective enough to get on the field. He left the program and Brauny said looking to transfer down a level to mid Major. Not every portal add is a hit.

It looked like during the tu series we reduced the number of middle-middle meatballs when ahead in the count. That had been a recurring problem all season. Sdao did a better job of this, as well as Lyons. Whether JK fixed that problem or it was just happenstance, I don't know, but it took a while - and hopefully it stays fixed.

JW1612 said:

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I was reading this and can't believe it is a recent thread. Did we not watch our pitching staff pitch this weekend? They did an awesome job this weekend! Credit needs to be given to Earley and JK for shuffling the rotation.

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Our starting pitchers had a 8.20 ERA on the weekend.

The offense was the key to the weekend....Lyons out of the pen was fantastic but he was it on the bump

KayJayKay said:

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My biggest issue is we don't even know what we have on the roster. The same 3 guys have been used over and over out of the pen and most of the staff doesn't even have any innings. Not sure if Bollinger was any good or not, but I see why he rolled out. Too many guys aren't getting any work.

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Bollinger was the worst pitcher in the program in the fall. By a lot.

Wabs said:

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It looked like during the tu series we reduced the number of middle-middle meatballs when ahead in the count. That had been a recurring problem all season. Sdao did a better job of this, as well as Lyons. Whether JK fixed that problem or it was just happenstance, I don't know, but it took a while - and hopefully it stays fixed.

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Me screaming at my TV says otherwise. I was frustrated it appeared we don't teach our pitchers to know their misses in plus pitcher counts. Both homeruns, in the 9th of Friday's game, were on 0-2 counts.

TAMU1990 said:

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We need biometrics equipment in the new pitching lab. I am not familiar with what we do have, but our recruiting levels indicate that we are not fully equipped with the technology needed. Personally, I think we should purchase everything early and set it up in one of the hitting tunnels until the new facility opens in January and reinstall it at that point. I'm concerned we could see another subpar summer of recruiting pitchers because we still won't have the pitching lab equipment ready for use this fall.

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From my understanding, a full pitching lab requires significant experience to operate to it's maximum potential. Does anyone know if we have that on hand currently or if our staff has any experience with such?

RGLAG85 said:

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Wabs said:

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It looked like during the tu series we reduced the number of middle-middle meatballs when ahead in the count. That had been a recurring problem all season. Sdao did a better job of this, as well as Lyons. Whether JK fixed that problem or it was just happenstance, I don't know, but it took a while - and hopefully it stays fixed.

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Me screaming at my TV says otherwise. I was frustrated it appeared we don't teach our pitchers to know their misses in plus pitcher counts. Both homeruns, in the 9th of Friday's game, were on 0-2 counts.

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Obviously, you never want to give up big contact on an 0-2 count, but up 3 runs in the 9th, the situation is a bit different in my view. Last thing you want there is a lead off walk. That's almost worse than giving up a solo shot.

third deck said:

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RGLAG85 said:

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Wabs said:

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It looked like during the tu series we reduced the number of middle-middle meatballs when ahead in the count. That had been a recurring problem all season. Sdao did a better job of this, as well as Lyons. Whether JK fixed that problem or it was just happenstance, I don't know, but it took a while - and hopefully it stays fixed.

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Me screaming at my TV says otherwise. I was frustrated it appeared we don't teach our pitchers to know their misses in plus pitcher counts. Both homeruns, in the 9th of Friday's game, were on 0-2 counts.

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Obviously, you never want to give up big contact on an 0-2 count, but up 3 runs in the 9th, the situation is a bit different in my view. Last thing you want there is a lead off walk. That's almost worse than giving up a solo shot.

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Is there something between hanging an 0-2 slider and a leadoff walk? In that situation, your slider should be below the knees and 6" off the plate. If i miss, it's further out and in the dirt, not middle, thigh high. You don't want to give them anything to square up in that situation, that's just pitching 101. Plus, you're giving them momentum. If I recall, almost every homerun they hit was 0-2 or 1-2, that's not understanding how to be smartly aggressive. That's a taught and learned behavior..

Tergdor said:

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TX_Aggie37 said:

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trouble said:

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Why would we want him?

And he's being heavily recruited back to the MLB

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Because he's a really good pitching coach.

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Prager and Aschenbeck alone would make anyone look good. It's hard to have a better roster than the 2024 pitching staff.

I don't particularly like Kelly's pitching philosophy/selection and he may be lacking at recruiting, but given the production the bullpen has gotten relative to the talent on campus he's doing a pretty solid job this year.

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Prager 2024: 2.95 ERA, 97.2 innings, 124 Ks, 1.055 WHIP, 7.9 H9, 1.8 BB9, 11.4 K9, 6.2 K/BB
Prager 2025: 4.21 ERA, 83.1 innings, 73 Ks, 1.260 WHIP, 9.1 H9, 2.3 BB9, 7.9 K9, 3.48 K/BB

So Prager, in fact, cannot make ANYONE look good.

As a team over all games played, we are 13th in the conference in ERA and dead last in opponent batting average. We throw a ton of strikes, so our walk numbers are good. But we also don't have any elite arms capable of putting guys away. Sims has been pretty good, and Sdao may be coming on. At least he showed some life against Texas. It may not even be entirely a Kelly thing... we just don't have the guys.

Thank God we can hit.