I will post anything Big Ten related from the chat:
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Guest: Big Ten sleeper with the top half looking a bit off early in the season?
Aaron Fitt: I'm not sure if Penn State qualifies as a sleeper considering we had them projected to make a regional entering the season, but it's been a long time since they've been a postseason team so I think they fit here. Really like that club -- they did a fantastic job in the portal. Paxton King looks like he's on his way to a huge year, harnessing his immense raw talent, and I'm a big fan of Ryan DeSanto. Those two guys really caught my eye last week in Puerto Rico, but I think their whole club is very solid.
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Phil: Is Oregon's lackluster play being hidden out on the west coast? 6-2 but some close wins against lesser opponents. Feels like this Columbia series will be very telling.
Kendall Rogers: It's early in the season. Weird losses are going to happen. Yes, the Ducks lost the first game of the Rhode Island series 1-0, but they also pitched a shutout and went crazy offensively in the final two games of the series. I've got my eye on Maddox Molony, who is off to a torrid start for the Ducks. I also feel like Anson Aroz will be infinitely better at some point very soon. He's off to a slow start.
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Guest: Any concerns with Nebraska's up and down offense? Has showed flashes, but also currently sports a 66 strikeout to 11 walk ratio.
Aaron Fitt: I'm seeing 76 K to 27 walks -- still not good, but at least it's better than 11 walks. Certainly a poor start for the Nebraska offense, but I feel like that's pretty typical for cold weather clubs early in the year (not trying to make excuses here, and there are plenty of cold weather clubs that have gotten off to better offensive starts -- I'm just saying I don't think it's cause for alarm). Ultimately, I expect Nebraska to be a good veteran lineup that grinds out much better at-bats moving forward. Plenty of proven guys in that lineup, and they'll come around, I suspect.
D1Baseball Weekly Chat: February 24 • D1Baseball
Another week of action is in the books and our Kendall Rogers and Aaron Fitt take your burning questions about rankings and more.
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Guest: Big Ten sleeper with the top half looking a bit off early in the season?
Aaron Fitt: I'm not sure if Penn State qualifies as a sleeper considering we had them projected to make a regional entering the season, but it's been a long time since they've been a postseason team so I think they fit here. Really like that club -- they did a fantastic job in the portal. Paxton King looks like he's on his way to a huge year, harnessing his immense raw talent, and I'm a big fan of Ryan DeSanto. Those two guys really caught my eye last week in Puerto Rico, but I think their whole club is very solid.
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Phil: Is Oregon's lackluster play being hidden out on the west coast? 6-2 but some close wins against lesser opponents. Feels like this Columbia series will be very telling.
Kendall Rogers: It's early in the season. Weird losses are going to happen. Yes, the Ducks lost the first game of the Rhode Island series 1-0, but they also pitched a shutout and went crazy offensively in the final two games of the series. I've got my eye on Maddox Molony, who is off to a torrid start for the Ducks. I also feel like Anson Aroz will be infinitely better at some point very soon. He's off to a slow start.
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Guest: Any concerns with Nebraska's up and down offense? Has showed flashes, but also currently sports a 66 strikeout to 11 walk ratio.
Aaron Fitt: I'm seeing 76 K to 27 walks -- still not good, but at least it's better than 11 walks. Certainly a poor start for the Nebraska offense, but I feel like that's pretty typical for cold weather clubs early in the year (not trying to make excuses here, and there are plenty of cold weather clubs that have gotten off to better offensive starts -- I'm just saying I don't think it's cause for alarm). Ultimately, I expect Nebraska to be a good veteran lineup that grinds out much better at-bats moving forward. Plenty of proven guys in that lineup, and they'll come around, I suspect.
