What Went WRONG For LSU Baseball In 2024? | 2 Tigers Enter Transfer Portal 

Agree his last 2 at bats was horrible.

@@jamescharles8663 yea he needs to control his emotions if he’s gonna succeed at the next level or the majors will eat him alive

Yea I agree but in a few weeks/months and into the future all we'll truly remember about Tommy White (at least for me) is he's an LSU legend, that was lethal with a bat in his hands, became a stud defensively, and most importantly was a big big part of bringing another national championship to the program. Can't wait to see Tommy Tanks in the big leagues

@@mack72711 oh don’t get me wrong I’m a huge Tommy Tank fan and he’s definitely a Tiger legend and nobody can deny that,in the regional he just tried to do too much

His swinging habits/philosophy will not carry him long in the MBL.

Trav played really bad this year. He never got on track. Braswell was an error machine in the beginning and then he fixed it. Trav never got on track

@@unkrob1 agreed, would love to see Bras come back and Kutcherack at 3rd

Thanks for listening and welcome aboard!

Here's why - all the BAD news: Fully EXPECTED to go pro: White; Jones; Jump; Holman. (We can hope that Jones returns, but it's simply not likely). Exhausted eligibility and CANNOT RETURN: Travinski (had a really bad year); Milazzo; Bingham; Little; Helmers. I think Ackenhausen is done too. That's already NINE off the team, including your (by far) two best pitchers and almost all of your home-run production - as well as leadership players. Yikes. Draft Eligible (so you can figure to lose some of these): Hurd; Herring (if we lose him it's really bad); Braswell; Pearson; Kling (please just GO!!!!!); Ulloa; Loer; Guidry. Finalizing the bad news: Brady Neal, IMO, is not a fiery player, he is soft. He plays casually and doesn't hustle to first base on run-outs. We could do so much better. Kling is bi-polar... completely excellent on defense, but absolutely atrocious at the bat... an AUTOMATIC OUT. I pray he does not come back, and I'm baffled why Jay still keeps trying with him. Jay inserted him too early the other night, and sure enough, Kling came up in a crucial spot late in the game with runners on, of all people. I knew it wasn't going to turn out, and it didn't. He was not competitive at all in his at bat (it was pathetic), and the side was retired. The GOOD NEWS: A) Milam, Brown (the idiots who are criticizing him for that one play don't understand baseball and his contributions all year - I have no patience for that kind of bull$hit), and Larson are all excellent to extremely solid players Jay can build on. That's three of nine batters and three of eight fielders. Problem is, not much on the roster to replace the other positions. Frey? We can only hope he'll make a decent DH). B) They have a really good incoming class, that if the draft doesn't devastate, can maybe contribute a couple of starters - but they will be freshman who make freshman mistakes. C) MAYBE one of these return: Jones, Braswell, or Pearson. (Jones is the most prized of these). If more than one return - it's a big plus. MAYBE Chase Shores has a miraculous return similar to Jump's after his surgery. D) Portal: Jay will have to do absolute magic in the portal to find: 1) Pitchers - especially starting pitchers - and that's hard to do in the portal - and so far this year there's not much in the portal that raises eyebrows; 2) Power hitters (home run power): 3rd Base; Left F; 1st Base if Jones leaves; Catcher (I'm not high AT ALL on Neal - just for his (lack of) effort. Summary: as big of a replacement year Jay had to work on after last year - this year is even bigger (and that's hard to believe). But, that's the reality. As badly as we are going to need hitters, the pitching is my big concern. Jay can pull it off, and I think to a large extent we will be good next year - but our fans who expect SOOOO much, need to calm it a bit - for now. One last thing, and it may be the most important: who's going to be our "old" players with all of the experience and leadership. That's going to be a critical component that must be addressed.

Reposting this from my post elsewhere: Pitchers worry about injuries (don't dismiss this - this is a VERY real issue) and don't want to risk not getting their signing bonus and a contract. Besides, according to MLB draft projections, here are LSU's top draft projections: White, 15th pick (1st Round) [There are 30 MLB teams]; Holman, 48th pick (2nd Round); Gage Jump, 60th pick (2nd round); Thatcher Hurd, 112th pick (4th round); Jared Jones, 119th pick (4th round). I hope they ALL stay, but that's just fairy tale thinking. To believe otherwise is to not understand these players' lifetime dreams and economic reality. It's not just about LSU baseball - other issues are often bigger in these guys' lives.

At least three legit starting pitchers and a truckload of relievers.

Already making excuses. We’re replacing the same amount or less than we replaced this year.

Pitching wasn’t the problem

@@josiahclark9954 It was a major problem. Wasn’t my point though. The wrong coach left and the wrong coach stayed. Wes was the heart and strategist of last years team. He made players better, coached the details and reigned in Jays idiocy.

Travinski, Millazo, Little, and Bingam are all gone no matter what

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Pitchers worry about injuries (don't dismiss this - this is a VERY real issue) and don't want to risk not getting their signing bonus and a contract. Besides, according to MLB draft projections, here are LSU's top draft projections: White, 15th pick (1st Round) [There are 30 MLB teams]; Holman, 48th pick (2nd Round); Gage Jump, 60th pick (2nd round); Thatcher Hurd, 112th pick (4th round); Jared Jones, 119th pick (4th round). I hope they ALL stay, but that's just fairy tale thinking. To believe otherwise is to not understand these players' lifetime dreams and economic reality. It's not just about LSU baseball - other issues are often bigger in these guys' lives.

@@MichaelChapmanVisuals your wrong wrong wrong and think u no something but you know absolutely nothing lol

@@Big_Mil Okay little boy. smh

Oh, and learn how to spell. It's "you're" (as in you are), not "your" (possessive). No one is going to take you seriously if you can't even spell. Jesus.