soysoy05
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A little lengthier than I originally had planned, but o well. Please feel free to add or edit any information. Will try to do offensive preview soon tomorrow, but it may take me a couple days. I think the 13th ranking is a little too high, but if some of our freshman pan out like I think they will, and Fieger and Thompson and those guys can take the next step, I think that is where we will end the season around. The most concerning thing to me is the coaching and the instruction these players will get. I think the attitude in general during intrasquad games is way too much relaxed. I watched Collins, Palmer and Kennedy all fail really badly at executing a bunt, and all you see is coaches getting disgruntled in their huddle past second base in the OF, they don't actually TEACH at all. I'm stopping everything at that moment, and going to show these guys the fundamentals and they are going to stay at that plate until they get it down. Maybe a bit extreme, but if you have watched our baseball team play the past 3 years, this is what we need.
On that last point, I remember Coach L during a presser this year saying that he was amazed at his team's lack of basketball IQ. He said that the coaching staff was assuming the players knew too much, and as silly as it may sound, they had to teach how to catch the basketball properly and how to correctly outlet a pass. I think this is exactly what has been looming over the baseball program that past couple of years. And baseball is one of the slowest sports out there, strategy is so, so important.
2013 Season
Without Jim Morris in the dugout because of an illness, we beat OK State 7-0 in the first round of the Lexington regional in one of the most complete games we played all year. We then were eliminated after losing back to back to Louisville and OK State the next two days. Against Louisville, we had a 1-0 lead off the Big East pitcher of the year going into the 7th until we imploded by giving them 3 runs without them hitting the ball out of the infield (2 HBP, infield hit, 2BB and an error). B-Rad threw a **** of a game and one call on a 3-2 pitch in that inning could have left us escape the 7th still with the lead. OK state then proceeded to kill us 7-1, it never was much of a game.
We have not been to a super-regional since 2010, for 3 ******* years you are going to tell me we are not one of the top sixteen teams in the country, simply ridiculous. Don’t really want to re-visit this, but we dropped 2 out of 3 to BC up in Chestnut Hill. It’s tough to think of an equivalent football loss to try and explain the magnitude behind this; it’d be something like losing to Purdue or Indiana (LOL @PSU) in football, probably even worse. BUT WE LOST TWICE
Starting Pitching: Potential to be one of the best staffs in the nation. B-Rad and Diaz are legitimate aces on any staff. I would guess Suarez will beat Salas out, but it is an awesome situation we are in with our top 4 pitchers. Serious potential of three lefty’s manning our weekend series rotation.
Bryan Radziewski: (R-JR) Short, stocky lefty who came back from shoulder surgery in 2012 and should have been a 1st Team All American last year. Drafted by the Cards in the 29th round, B-Rad went 9-3 with a 1.78 ERA in 14 starts and had 109K in 91 IP. Finished third in the ACC in ERA and was on many 2nd/3rd All-American teams. Very fun to watch, always “pitching backwards” and a true gamer on the mound. Great ACC Tournament start and one of the gutsier starts against Louisville that I have seen in my short Miami baseball history.
Chris Diaz: (JR) Another, shorter lefty who mixes it up well and was better than dominant last year. Went 7-5 last year with a 1.65 ERA (2nd in ACC) and posted 14 quality starts in 16 chances. 78K and only 27BB in his team leading 109.2 IP. Was our “ace” and Friday pitcher last year and seemed to get no run support the entire season. Can’t understand why he was given so few national accolades last year. Perhaps best start of year came against OK State to open regional where he posted a 10K shutout.
Andrew Suarez: (JR) Impressive at opening of new Marlins Park, but missed entire 2012 season with shoulder surgery. Finished 3-5 in 15 GS and posted a 3.95ERA. Third on the team last year with 87IP, Suarez should have the inside track to the last spot of the weekend rotation. 6’2 lefty with some deception in his delivery wouldn’t shock me if Suarez took a jump to the next level. Maybe not Diaz or B-rad level, but somewhere in the middle. Saw him in a game this fall and I was really impressed, velo was really increasing as he was getting comfortable.
Javi Salas: (SR) Had an opportunity to battle for the number 3 spot early in the year, but struggled a bit and moved to weekday duties. Still posted very solid numbers going 5-5 in 11 GS, posting a 3.15 ERA. Scattered 68H in 70IP with 44K/19BB. Drafted by Minnesota in the 38th round, look for Salas to once again to continue to improve and get better just like he has the previous three years. Saw him in the fall for 3 innings, a rough first, but calmed down and looked impressive for last 6 outs Great situation we are in to have Salas and Suarez battling for final weekend spot.
Relief Pitching: For as good as our starters were last year, that is about how bad our bullpen was, maybe even worse. Poor Chris Diaz’s win column. It’d be nice to have a legitimate threat in the bullpen, maybe a guy that is a little whacky and throws in the mid 90’s. We have some solid freshman pitching coming in, but don’t think anyone is that much of a phenom where you could expect solid contribution from them as a freshman. A good bullpen comes from pitching depth, something we have not hand in several years. Hammond and Beauprez, because of their command and velocity maybe could get some burn early in the year.
A.J. Salcines: (SR) Team MVP of 2012 with a 1.40 ERA and 44K in 39 appearances. Was nothing short of abysmal last year. Led team with 28 appearances and posted a 7.28 ERA. 14BB in 29.2 IP (4.3/9IP) although he did manage 30 strikeouts. It’s a good thing they don’t post blown saves. Morris went to him a lot last year, probably too much, but the thing is that we had nobody else to turn to before the 9th inning. I’ve heard only good things about Salcines this fall, but this is certainly one of the biggest question marks going into the year. A solid year could get Salcines some cash in the draft as a future left-handed specialist.
Thomas Woodrey: (SO) Moved to bullpen after starting earlier in the year, one of few who had at least a chance to get the other team out from the pen. Finished 4-0 with a 3.12 ERA. Saw him in a game this fall and he got absolutely shelled, and we are pretty terrible offensively. Somewhat of a deceptive lefty, tops out in the upper 80’s. Nothing personal man, just should not be one of our primary options in the pen.
Adam Sargent: (SR) Righty sidearmer who missed most of last year with shoulder tightness. One of team’s primary options in 2012 when he posted a 2.81 ERA in 27 appearances. I’m just sick of this #bullpenmafia stuff and counting on these “deceptive” sidearm guys throwing 85. Seems like we are a ******* up north school converting projects into sidearmers. Louisville’s closer Nick Burdi was throwing upper 90’s last year in regionals, shouldn’t we be at that level. WTF, been this way for some time now…
Enrique Sosa (SO): Made some non-conference appearances last year, wouldn’t hold my breath, but maybe has the most potential of anyone left. Saw in fall and looked decent, topped out at 92 with a solid CB, but some had some hump in them. Sam Abrams and Ryan Otero both had ERAs over 10 last year in 9 combined appearances. Frank Grandinette: (FR) Had 16 appearances last year, but no longer listed on roster.
Transfers:
Chase Hodson: (JR) Played for two different JUCOs first two years. Probably zero use. Certainly didn’t pass the eye test either.
Daniel Sayles (JR) Transfer from Wauwatosa JUCO (WI) where he was a two way stud there after missing his first year with Tommy John. Posted a 3.77 ERA in 76.1 innings. Only 49K which is extremely alarming IMO. 6’4 lefty so certainly some potential.
Incomers
Derik Beauprez: Huge guy, 6’5 and 215 lbs. Consistent low 90’s topping out at 93. Pretty big time prospect drafted in 25th round by Boston. Ranked 128th by PG last year. Had 10HR and 51RBI in last two seasons in HS. Will be curious to see how Morris uses him this year. Saw for 3 innings and was at 89-91 consistently. Gave up zero runs, but walked two. Seems to lose focus at times with hitters. If he can get his command down (HUGE IF), would be a great end of the bullpen guy at least for this year.
Brad Zunica: Skipped senior year and is an EE. Big time prospect, but he is going to hit for us I think. Can’t see him touching the mound here…never know though.
Dylan White: 6’5 lefty from Sarasota. Ranked no. 92 by MaxPreps and 467 by Perfect Game. Missed JR season with a torn labrum and was All-State last year.
Danny Garcia: Got to see for 3 innings and was 86-89 consistently. Struck out four, 1 ER, walked one and hit Collins with a 0-2 CB. Seemed to overthrow a lot and command was not very sharp. Decent CB, maybe not game ready yet, but certainly liked what I saw for the most part.
Cooper Hammond: Has looked good in fall ball so far and has some of the best HS stats I have ever seen for any sport. Went 9-0 in 56 innings, with 53K, 6BB and 18H. Gave up 1 ER good for a 0.13 ERA. Wow, command like this will get you somewhere.
Bryan Garcia: Class 6A-8A Florida pitcher of the year. 8-1 with a 1.23 ERA and 82 K. Haven’t seen or heard much….
Will try to get offensive preview done by the weekend....
On that last point, I remember Coach L during a presser this year saying that he was amazed at his team's lack of basketball IQ. He said that the coaching staff was assuming the players knew too much, and as silly as it may sound, they had to teach how to catch the basketball properly and how to correctly outlet a pass. I think this is exactly what has been looming over the baseball program that past couple of years. And baseball is one of the slowest sports out there, strategy is so, so important.
2013 Season
Without Jim Morris in the dugout because of an illness, we beat OK State 7-0 in the first round of the Lexington regional in one of the most complete games we played all year. We then were eliminated after losing back to back to Louisville and OK State the next two days. Against Louisville, we had a 1-0 lead off the Big East pitcher of the year going into the 7th until we imploded by giving them 3 runs without them hitting the ball out of the infield (2 HBP, infield hit, 2BB and an error). B-Rad threw a **** of a game and one call on a 3-2 pitch in that inning could have left us escape the 7th still with the lead. OK state then proceeded to kill us 7-1, it never was much of a game.
We have not been to a super-regional since 2010, for 3 ******* years you are going to tell me we are not one of the top sixteen teams in the country, simply ridiculous. Don’t really want to re-visit this, but we dropped 2 out of 3 to BC up in Chestnut Hill. It’s tough to think of an equivalent football loss to try and explain the magnitude behind this; it’d be something like losing to Purdue or Indiana (LOL @PSU) in football, probably even worse. BUT WE LOST TWICE
Starting Pitching: Potential to be one of the best staffs in the nation. B-Rad and Diaz are legitimate aces on any staff. I would guess Suarez will beat Salas out, but it is an awesome situation we are in with our top 4 pitchers. Serious potential of three lefty’s manning our weekend series rotation.
Bryan Radziewski: (R-JR) Short, stocky lefty who came back from shoulder surgery in 2012 and should have been a 1st Team All American last year. Drafted by the Cards in the 29th round, B-Rad went 9-3 with a 1.78 ERA in 14 starts and had 109K in 91 IP. Finished third in the ACC in ERA and was on many 2nd/3rd All-American teams. Very fun to watch, always “pitching backwards” and a true gamer on the mound. Great ACC Tournament start and one of the gutsier starts against Louisville that I have seen in my short Miami baseball history.
Chris Diaz: (JR) Another, shorter lefty who mixes it up well and was better than dominant last year. Went 7-5 last year with a 1.65 ERA (2nd in ACC) and posted 14 quality starts in 16 chances. 78K and only 27BB in his team leading 109.2 IP. Was our “ace” and Friday pitcher last year and seemed to get no run support the entire season. Can’t understand why he was given so few national accolades last year. Perhaps best start of year came against OK State to open regional where he posted a 10K shutout.
Andrew Suarez: (JR) Impressive at opening of new Marlins Park, but missed entire 2012 season with shoulder surgery. Finished 3-5 in 15 GS and posted a 3.95ERA. Third on the team last year with 87IP, Suarez should have the inside track to the last spot of the weekend rotation. 6’2 lefty with some deception in his delivery wouldn’t shock me if Suarez took a jump to the next level. Maybe not Diaz or B-rad level, but somewhere in the middle. Saw him in a game this fall and I was really impressed, velo was really increasing as he was getting comfortable.
Javi Salas: (SR) Had an opportunity to battle for the number 3 spot early in the year, but struggled a bit and moved to weekday duties. Still posted very solid numbers going 5-5 in 11 GS, posting a 3.15 ERA. Scattered 68H in 70IP with 44K/19BB. Drafted by Minnesota in the 38th round, look for Salas to once again to continue to improve and get better just like he has the previous three years. Saw him in the fall for 3 innings, a rough first, but calmed down and looked impressive for last 6 outs Great situation we are in to have Salas and Suarez battling for final weekend spot.
Relief Pitching: For as good as our starters were last year, that is about how bad our bullpen was, maybe even worse. Poor Chris Diaz’s win column. It’d be nice to have a legitimate threat in the bullpen, maybe a guy that is a little whacky and throws in the mid 90’s. We have some solid freshman pitching coming in, but don’t think anyone is that much of a phenom where you could expect solid contribution from them as a freshman. A good bullpen comes from pitching depth, something we have not hand in several years. Hammond and Beauprez, because of their command and velocity maybe could get some burn early in the year.
A.J. Salcines: (SR) Team MVP of 2012 with a 1.40 ERA and 44K in 39 appearances. Was nothing short of abysmal last year. Led team with 28 appearances and posted a 7.28 ERA. 14BB in 29.2 IP (4.3/9IP) although he did manage 30 strikeouts. It’s a good thing they don’t post blown saves. Morris went to him a lot last year, probably too much, but the thing is that we had nobody else to turn to before the 9th inning. I’ve heard only good things about Salcines this fall, but this is certainly one of the biggest question marks going into the year. A solid year could get Salcines some cash in the draft as a future left-handed specialist.
Thomas Woodrey: (SO) Moved to bullpen after starting earlier in the year, one of few who had at least a chance to get the other team out from the pen. Finished 4-0 with a 3.12 ERA. Saw him in a game this fall and he got absolutely shelled, and we are pretty terrible offensively. Somewhat of a deceptive lefty, tops out in the upper 80’s. Nothing personal man, just should not be one of our primary options in the pen.
Adam Sargent: (SR) Righty sidearmer who missed most of last year with shoulder tightness. One of team’s primary options in 2012 when he posted a 2.81 ERA in 27 appearances. I’m just sick of this #bullpenmafia stuff and counting on these “deceptive” sidearm guys throwing 85. Seems like we are a ******* up north school converting projects into sidearmers. Louisville’s closer Nick Burdi was throwing upper 90’s last year in regionals, shouldn’t we be at that level. WTF, been this way for some time now…
Enrique Sosa (SO): Made some non-conference appearances last year, wouldn’t hold my breath, but maybe has the most potential of anyone left. Saw in fall and looked decent, topped out at 92 with a solid CB, but some had some hump in them. Sam Abrams and Ryan Otero both had ERAs over 10 last year in 9 combined appearances. Frank Grandinette: (FR) Had 16 appearances last year, but no longer listed on roster.
Transfers:
Chase Hodson: (JR) Played for two different JUCOs first two years. Probably zero use. Certainly didn’t pass the eye test either.
Daniel Sayles (JR) Transfer from Wauwatosa JUCO (WI) where he was a two way stud there after missing his first year with Tommy John. Posted a 3.77 ERA in 76.1 innings. Only 49K which is extremely alarming IMO. 6’4 lefty so certainly some potential.
Incomers
Derik Beauprez: Huge guy, 6’5 and 215 lbs. Consistent low 90’s topping out at 93. Pretty big time prospect drafted in 25th round by Boston. Ranked 128th by PG last year. Had 10HR and 51RBI in last two seasons in HS. Will be curious to see how Morris uses him this year. Saw for 3 innings and was at 89-91 consistently. Gave up zero runs, but walked two. Seems to lose focus at times with hitters. If he can get his command down (HUGE IF), would be a great end of the bullpen guy at least for this year.
Brad Zunica: Skipped senior year and is an EE. Big time prospect, but he is going to hit for us I think. Can’t see him touching the mound here…never know though.
Dylan White: 6’5 lefty from Sarasota. Ranked no. 92 by MaxPreps and 467 by Perfect Game. Missed JR season with a torn labrum and was All-State last year.
Danny Garcia: Got to see for 3 innings and was 86-89 consistently. Struck out four, 1 ER, walked one and hit Collins with a 0-2 CB. Seemed to overthrow a lot and command was not very sharp. Decent CB, maybe not game ready yet, but certainly liked what I saw for the most part.
Cooper Hammond: Has looked good in fall ball so far and has some of the best HS stats I have ever seen for any sport. Went 9-0 in 56 innings, with 53K, 6BB and 18H. Gave up 1 ER good for a 0.13 ERA. Wow, command like this will get you somewhere.
Bryan Garcia: Class 6A-8A Florida pitcher of the year. 8-1 with a 1.23 ERA and 82 K. Haven’t seen or heard much….
Will try to get offensive preview done by the weekend....
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