BlackjackMc
Gil McGregor
I hope this years preseason poll is more accurate than last year. I will reserve judgement (and enthusiasm) until the performance of the team can be assessed.
That’s a massive assumption that a bunch of dudes with ERAs over 6 will suddenly figure it out. Yes, we had a pitching coach change at a weird time but that shouldn’t have made that huge of an impact on how those dudes did. Maybe the pitching lab will start to pay off.
Without looking it up, how many D1 programs have to balance the fact that they only have 11.7 scholarships to give and a $60k+ annual cost of attendance?
Baseball is always going to be tough for Wake.
I would just like to point out that this is Coach Walter's 11th year. In his past ten seasons as Wake's baseball coach he has had exactly ONE season with a winning ACC record.
should not be tough when tennis and soccer can get it done here. Rice and Vanderbilt get it done. Miami, TCU, BYU and USC get it done. Tom Walter is just not a good coach. He had one great year out of 10 where he caught lightning in a bottle. We need another baseball coach.
I think the pitching lab is probably more an interest piece and won’t directly provide any substantial benefit on the field. Hopefully, it interests some recruits that can.
Remember that Wake has the "Junior College transfers NOT WELCOME" sign posted in admissions.
This has a huge impact on baseball recruiting. Because of major league drafting rules, there are many good baseball players who choose to attend a junior college. Almost all are academically qualified to attend Wake or other four year school. They want that extra MLB draft look the get after finishing JC.
As long as Wake maintains this elitist attitude toward junior college graduates, Wake baseball is operating with a MAJOR handicap in recruiting. This self imposed handicap is reflected in the results on the field.
Totally agreed. I love being a Deacon fan and going to all of the football, baseball, basketball, and soccer games but when I look over at Vandy, it really pisses me off that Wake can't do the same thing in baseball.
Wake is trying to apply the Vandy model, and the pitching lab is an integral part of that. Vandy keeps recruits who get drafted at a higher clip than most (I've been told), and their recruits put higher draft numbers on themselves to price themselves into the 1st round or go to Vandy (also been told).
The idea is for Wake to become a premier player development program. Pitching lab was never supposed to help last season's team, and it's not going to mean they'll suddenly have a bunch of aces this year, but it should start paying dividends this year and that should increase in the next few seasons.
Wake is trying to apply the Vandy model, and the pitching lab is an integral part of that. Vandy keeps recruits who get drafted at a higher clip than most (I've been told), and their recruits put higher draft numbers on themselves to price themselves into the 1st round or go to Vandy (also been told).
The idea is for Wake to become a premier player development program. Pitching lab was never supposed to help last season's team, and it's not going to mean they'll suddenly have a bunch of aces this year, but it should start paying dividends this year and that should increase in the next few seasons.
Remember that Wake has the "Junior College transfers NOT WELCOME" sign posted in admissions.
This has a huge impact on baseball recruiting. Because of major league drafting rules, there are many good baseball players who choose to attend a junior college. Almost all are academically qualified to attend Wake or other four year school. They want that extra MLB draft look the get after finishing JC.
As long as Wake maintains this elitist attitude toward junior college graduates, Wake baseball is operating with a MAJOR handicap in recruiting. This self imposed handicap is reflected in the results on the field.
Wake is trying to apply the Vandy model, and the pitching lab is an integral part of that. Vandy keeps recruits who get drafted at a higher clip than most (I've been told), and their recruits put higher draft numbers on themselves to price themselves into the 1st round or go to Vandy (also been told).
The idea is for Wake to become a premier player development program. Pitching lab was never supposed to help last season's team, and it's not going to mean they'll suddenly have a bunch of aces this year, but it should start paying dividends this year and that should increase in the next few seasons.
Why would we have that attitude? Loads of people get their shit together in JC. They shouldn't be stigmatized for it - they should be applauded.
Wake is trying to apply the Vandy model, and the pitching lab is an integral part of that. Vandy keeps recruits who get drafted at a higher clip than most (I've been told), and their recruits put higher draft numbers on themselves to price themselves into the 1st round or go to Vandy (also been told).
The idea is for Wake to become a premier player development program. Pitching lab was never supposed to help last season's team, and it's not going to mean they'll suddenly have a bunch of aces this year, but it should start paying dividends this year and that should increase in the next few seasons.
It's tough to follow that model when a significant pool of recruits is off limits.
Maybe someone with better connections could get an explanation about the change in attitude toward JuCo credits transferring to Wake. This is a relatively recent change that happened since Wake's last ACC Baseball championship.
Because MLB draft rules allow JuCo grads but not Sophomores at 4 year schools to be drafted, many good baseball players go JuCo, even if academically qualified to attend a four year school.
By attending a JuCo, the baseball players give themselves an extra opportunity to be ional sport with drafted. Because MLB is the only professional sport with this kind of draft policy, baseball is the only sport with academically qualified players choosing to attend junior colleges.