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An early look at #1
We’re closing in on two weeks until opening day for baseball, and the team seems to be taking shape. And the Aggies have got a stacked lineup and starting rotation, to be sure. Here’s a stab at how the lineup will look like:
C: Bear Harrison (.322, 8 HR, 36 RBI, 1.010 OPS at St. Mary’s) OR Jacob Galloway (.286/7/40/.837 at USC)
1B: Matt Bergevin (.287/18/59/1.045 at Fairfield)
2B: Wyatt Henseler (.360/22/56/1.220 at Penn)
SS: Kaeden Kent (.327/4/28/.908)
3B: Gavin Grahovac (.298/23/66/.986)
LF: Gavin Kash (.300/15/51/.926 at Texas Tech)
CF: Jace LaViolette (.305/29/78/1.175)
RF: Caden Sorrell (.275/11/43/.924)
DH: Hayden Schott (.335/8/63/.916)
UTIL: Jamal George (.310/9/35/.927 at Alabama State)
Right now, A&M doesn’t even have a spot for Blake Binderup (.231/1/7/.726), the huge redshirt sophomore who could be a major power hitter.
The pitching rotation probably looks something like this:
LHP Ryan Prager (9-1, 2.95 ERA, 20 BB, 124 K, 97.2 IP, 1.05 WHIP)
LHP Justin Lamkin (3-3, 5.21 ERA, 22 BB, 88 K, 65.2 IP, 1.31 WHIP)
LHP Myles Patton (4-3, 3.26 ERA, 24 BB, 85 K, 66.1 IP, 1.15 WHIP at Long Beach State)
LHP Troy Wansing (2/3 inning, 13.50 ERA, 1.5 WHIP)
That’s a lot of left-handed pitching. In the bullpen:
RHP Weston Moss (3-0, 4.56 ERA, 10 BB, 26 K, 23.2 IP, 1.35 WHIP)
RHP Isaac Morton (1-0, 2.87 ERA, 17 BB, 22 K, 15.1 IP, 1.47 WHIP)
LHP Kaiden Wilson (0-2, 9.82 ERA, 7 BB, 15 K, 11 IP, 2.18 WHIP)
RHP Luke Jackson (No record, 5.40 ERA, 6 BB, 4 K, 1.68 WHIP)
RHP Brad Rudis (6-0, 2.55 ERA, 12 BB, 35 K, 35.1 IP, 1.33 WHIP)
RHP Josh Stewart (2-2, 4.26 ERA, 9 BB, 39 K, 31.2 IP, 1.26 WHIP)
RHP Grant Cunningham (3-4, 2.86 ERA, 2 saves, 16 BB, 56 K, 50.2 IP, 1.16 WHIP at Washington)
RHP Clayton Freshcorn (4-3, 2.36 ERA, 3 saves, 61 IP, 17 BB, 79 K, 1.03 WHIP at McClennan CC)
With so many righties in the bullpen, I kind of wonder if Wansing might get bumped to the pen on the weekend and someone like Moss or Morton moves into the rotation for the midweek games. But the big three for the weekend are Prager, Lamkin and Patton.
The bullpen has some power arms with Cunningham and Freshcorn at the back and, and Stewart’s nasty slider to compliment them. Wilson, Moss and Morton can all go multiple innings (and are just sophomores) and Jackson had an impressive summer and fall. And, if all else fails, the wily Rudis is available with his sidearm motion and sinker to get ground balls.
Welcome to the Markposite
We've always got all this squabbling about who lands where and does what when it comes to recruiting. So I went to the the four primary recruiting places (and no, one that is very affiliated with A&M was not used) and figured out where the 2025 class stands if you average things straight up. Here are the results:
TE Kiotti Armstrong
Average position ranking: 6th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
OT Lamont Rogers
Average position ranking: 8th nationally
Average ranking: 5-star
CB Adonyss Currie
Average position ranking: 13th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
OG/C Josh Moses
Average position ranking: 70th nationally
Average ranking: 3-star
WR Jerome Myles
Average position ranking: 5th nationally
Average ranking: 5-star
LB Noah Mikhail
Average position ranking: 7th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
DT D.J. Sanders
Average position ranking: 11th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
CB Jamar Beal-Goines
Average position ranking: 18th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
DT Landon Rink
Average position ranking: 28th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
QB Brady Hart
Average position ranking: 20th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
S Deyjhon Pettaway
Average position ranking: 27th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
LB Kelvion Riggins
Average position ranking: 42nd nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
RB Deondrae Riden
Average position ranking: 30th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
OT Marcus Garcia
Average position ranking: 28th nationally (some have him as a tackle, others as a guard)
Average ranking: 4-star
OT Jonte Newman
Average position ranking: 28th nationally (some have him as a tackle, others as a guard)
Average ranking: 4-star
CB Cobey Sellers
Average position ranking: 33rd nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
OG/C Tyler Thomas
Average position ranking: 50th nationally
Average ranking: 3-star
WR Tristan Norman
Average position ranking: 74th nationally
Average ranking: 3-star
DT Chace Sims
Average position ranking: 38th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
DE Marco Jones
Average position raking: 18th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
WR Kelshaun Johnson
Average position ranking: 26th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
OG/C Nelson McGuire
Average position ranking: 21st nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
RB Jamarion Morrow
Average position ranking: 20th nationally (He is ranked as an ATH on two sites)
Average ranking: 4-star
S Rashad Johnson
Average position ranking: 23rd nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
QB Eli Morcos
Average position ranking: 71st nationally
Average ranking: 3-star
What I learned from this is that bitching about Rivals’ rankings is a waste of time, because you can get pissed off at every one of the four major sites (I will not name the others). But there are some crazy disparities in opinions on guys like Kelvion Riggins, Landon Rink, Tiger Riden, Chace Sims, Rashad Johnson and Nelson McGuire, just to name a few. Riggins, for example is ranked as high as fifth and as low as 91st; Rink is ranked 10th by two sites and 90th by another. This remains, to put it mildly, an inexact science.
But, by the Markposite, A&M has two 5-stars and 19 4-stars. That’s not a bad day at the office by any stretch.
Stewart's stock on the rapid rise while Scourton's falls
A&M defensive end Shemar Stewart had a great week of practice at the Senior Bowl — great enough, in fact, that he has pulled out of the game itself because he’s done what he needs to do already. There’s plenty of footage on X of him destroying some of the nation’s best offensive tackles, and a re-watch of the film from the LSU game shows him brutalizing Will Campbell repeatedly. It was his pressure, in fact, that led to the game-changing interception by BJ Mayes in the third quarter.
But, anyway, back to Mobile. NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah, who is at the Senior Bowl, wrote this about Stewart:
“Here we have a height-weight-speed freak. There was more disruption than production from Stewart during his college career -- he posted just 4.5 sacks in 37 games -- but I thought he had an impactful week in practices. All of his traits are elite and he showed he’s starting to figure some things out as a pass rusher.”
The news for Nic Scourton isn’t as good. He’s out of the Senior Bowl, likely due to injury, and he’s starting to slide on mock draft boards. I’ve seen several that no longer have him in the first round and he’s even out of the top 50 prospects in some places. He’ll have to kill it at the Combine and A&M’s Pro Day — which he’s very capable of doing.
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An early look at #1
We’re closing in on two weeks until opening day for baseball, and the team seems to be taking shape. And the Aggies have got a stacked lineup and starting rotation, to be sure. Here’s a stab at how the lineup will look like:
C: Bear Harrison (.322, 8 HR, 36 RBI, 1.010 OPS at St. Mary’s) OR Jacob Galloway (.286/7/40/.837 at USC)
1B: Matt Bergevin (.287/18/59/1.045 at Fairfield)
2B: Wyatt Henseler (.360/22/56/1.220 at Penn)
SS: Kaeden Kent (.327/4/28/.908)
3B: Gavin Grahovac (.298/23/66/.986)
LF: Gavin Kash (.300/15/51/.926 at Texas Tech)
CF: Jace LaViolette (.305/29/78/1.175)
RF: Caden Sorrell (.275/11/43/.924)
DH: Hayden Schott (.335/8/63/.916)
UTIL: Jamal George (.310/9/35/.927 at Alabama State)
Right now, A&M doesn’t even have a spot for Blake Binderup (.231/1/7/.726), the huge redshirt sophomore who could be a major power hitter.
The pitching rotation probably looks something like this:
LHP Ryan Prager (9-1, 2.95 ERA, 20 BB, 124 K, 97.2 IP, 1.05 WHIP)
LHP Justin Lamkin (3-3, 5.21 ERA, 22 BB, 88 K, 65.2 IP, 1.31 WHIP)
LHP Myles Patton (4-3, 3.26 ERA, 24 BB, 85 K, 66.1 IP, 1.15 WHIP at Long Beach State)
LHP Troy Wansing (2/3 inning, 13.50 ERA, 1.5 WHIP)
That’s a lot of left-handed pitching. In the bullpen:
RHP Weston Moss (3-0, 4.56 ERA, 10 BB, 26 K, 23.2 IP, 1.35 WHIP)
RHP Isaac Morton (1-0, 2.87 ERA, 17 BB, 22 K, 15.1 IP, 1.47 WHIP)
LHP Kaiden Wilson (0-2, 9.82 ERA, 7 BB, 15 K, 11 IP, 2.18 WHIP)
RHP Luke Jackson (No record, 5.40 ERA, 6 BB, 4 K, 1.68 WHIP)
RHP Brad Rudis (6-0, 2.55 ERA, 12 BB, 35 K, 35.1 IP, 1.33 WHIP)
RHP Josh Stewart (2-2, 4.26 ERA, 9 BB, 39 K, 31.2 IP, 1.26 WHIP)
RHP Grant Cunningham (3-4, 2.86 ERA, 2 saves, 16 BB, 56 K, 50.2 IP, 1.16 WHIP at Washington)
RHP Clayton Freshcorn (4-3, 2.36 ERA, 3 saves, 61 IP, 17 BB, 79 K, 1.03 WHIP at McClennan CC)
With so many righties in the bullpen, I kind of wonder if Wansing might get bumped to the pen on the weekend and someone like Moss or Morton moves into the rotation for the midweek games. But the big three for the weekend are Prager, Lamkin and Patton.
The bullpen has some power arms with Cunningham and Freshcorn at the back and, and Stewart’s nasty slider to compliment them. Wilson, Moss and Morton can all go multiple innings (and are just sophomores) and Jackson had an impressive summer and fall. And, if all else fails, the wily Rudis is available with his sidearm motion and sinker to get ground balls.
Welcome to the Markposite
We've always got all this squabbling about who lands where and does what when it comes to recruiting. So I went to the the four primary recruiting places (and no, one that is very affiliated with A&M was not used) and figured out where the 2025 class stands if you average things straight up. Here are the results:
TE Kiotti Armstrong
Average position ranking: 6th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
OT Lamont Rogers
Average position ranking: 8th nationally
Average ranking: 5-star
CB Adonyss Currie
Average position ranking: 13th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
OG/C Josh Moses
Average position ranking: 70th nationally
Average ranking: 3-star
WR Jerome Myles
Average position ranking: 5th nationally
Average ranking: 5-star
LB Noah Mikhail
Average position ranking: 7th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
DT D.J. Sanders
Average position ranking: 11th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
CB Jamar Beal-Goines
Average position ranking: 18th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
DT Landon Rink
Average position ranking: 28th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
QB Brady Hart
Average position ranking: 20th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
S Deyjhon Pettaway
Average position ranking: 27th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
LB Kelvion Riggins
Average position ranking: 42nd nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
RB Deondrae Riden
Average position ranking: 30th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
OT Marcus Garcia
Average position ranking: 28th nationally (some have him as a tackle, others as a guard)
Average ranking: 4-star
OT Jonte Newman
Average position ranking: 28th nationally (some have him as a tackle, others as a guard)
Average ranking: 4-star
CB Cobey Sellers
Average position ranking: 33rd nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
OG/C Tyler Thomas
Average position ranking: 50th nationally
Average ranking: 3-star
WR Tristan Norman
Average position ranking: 74th nationally
Average ranking: 3-star
DT Chace Sims
Average position ranking: 38th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
DE Marco Jones
Average position raking: 18th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
WR Kelshaun Johnson
Average position ranking: 26th nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
OG/C Nelson McGuire
Average position ranking: 21st nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
RB Jamarion Morrow
Average position ranking: 20th nationally (He is ranked as an ATH on two sites)
Average ranking: 4-star
S Rashad Johnson
Average position ranking: 23rd nationally
Average ranking: 4-star
QB Eli Morcos
Average position ranking: 71st nationally
Average ranking: 3-star
What I learned from this is that bitching about Rivals’ rankings is a waste of time, because you can get pissed off at every one of the four major sites (I will not name the others). But there are some crazy disparities in opinions on guys like Kelvion Riggins, Landon Rink, Tiger Riden, Chace Sims, Rashad Johnson and Nelson McGuire, just to name a few. Riggins, for example is ranked as high as fifth and as low as 91st; Rink is ranked 10th by two sites and 90th by another. This remains, to put it mildly, an inexact science.
But, by the Markposite, A&M has two 5-stars and 19 4-stars. That’s not a bad day at the office by any stretch.
Stewart's stock on the rapid rise while Scourton's falls
A&M defensive end Shemar Stewart had a great week of practice at the Senior Bowl — great enough, in fact, that he has pulled out of the game itself because he’s done what he needs to do already. There’s plenty of footage on X of him destroying some of the nation’s best offensive tackles, and a re-watch of the film from the LSU game shows him brutalizing Will Campbell repeatedly. It was his pressure, in fact, that led to the game-changing interception by BJ Mayes in the third quarter.
But, anyway, back to Mobile. NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah, who is at the Senior Bowl, wrote this about Stewart:
“Here we have a height-weight-speed freak. There was more disruption than production from Stewart during his college career -- he posted just 4.5 sacks in 37 games -- but I thought he had an impactful week in practices. All of his traits are elite and he showed he’s starting to figure some things out as a pass rusher.”
The news for Nic Scourton isn’t as good. He’s out of the Senior Bowl, likely due to injury, and he’s starting to slide on mock draft boards. I’ve seen several that no longer have him in the first round and he’s even out of the top 50 prospects in some places. He’ll have to kill it at the Combine and A&M’s Pro Day — which he’s very capable of doing.
