New commit for 2010 class: Per Dandy Don Raph Rhymes (6'0", 180, INF) from LSU Eunice has committed to play baseball at LSU. Rhymes led his team to its second NJCAA championship in a row. Rhymes hit .491 on the season with 11 home runs, 31 doubles and a total of 105 hits and 98 RBI. Rhymes turned down offers from Alabama and Ole Miss to attend LSU. My guess is that Rhymes will play second base and Hanover will move back to third if Rhymes is good enough to start.
Idk Hanover was really really good at second base and i don't know that you want to move him across the diamond especially because he likes to pat his glove before he throws and he can't do that at third and is rushed: Player c po a e fld% 2009 Stats: Tyler Hanover 135 24 97 14 .896 2010 Stats: Tyler Hanover 284 107 171 6 .979 The difference could be due to maturity but i really think he just likes the short throw from second
I thought Mainieri was going to get tough with the recruits who got drafted by giving them a deadline to sign with LSU or he was going to pull the scholarship offer. Last year, the recruits used their "love" for LSU as a negotiating ploy to bump up the MLB offers and they eventually left us holding the bag. I thought he was sick and tired of that. Whazzup wit dat ???
He probably has or will but it is still early. He set the deadline like 2 weeks before the August 15th deadline last year but he does have a better idea of who is coming and who is not than he did last year. As we can see he has already added one guy to the class. Paul will likely be less vocal about it this year.
Cecchini plays third, if he makes it to campus. He is 6'2" and while the paradigm for a SS is not necessarily a smaller guy any more, he could play 3B for a year before Nola leaves, if not stay there for his career.
Article on Raph and Berry: 2theadvocate.com | Sports | Mainieri happy to have Rhymes back — Baton Rouge, LA
Very good. We certainly know what type of players we are getting in these two situations. This sought of reminds me of what happens in other sports IMO. In football we sometimes hear people lamenting why LSU didn't offer someone a scholly or let one get away to another school. Often, but not always, the player would have not gained significantly playing time at LSU. His success at another school has a good deal to do with getting significant playing time and allows him to blossom. I also think that a good many foreign basketball players are able to prosper in the NBA for the same reason. They get a chance to hone their skills on a regular basis instead of riding the pine here in the states. Obviously this is not always the case, but I think it is a contributing factor in many circumstances. Repetitions and playing time works wonders. Sorry to high jack the thread.:grin:
