*****Portal Watch

[senorb19]

Honestly couldn’t think of a better landing spot for him. They will be a top 3 team in the ACC and he will get the chance to start.

My thoughts exactly probably best spot imaginable. One of top offenses but low on pitching. Will definitely be a weekend guy there. And out of SEC so easier to root for!

 

[taylorvol]

My thoughts exactly probably best spot imaginable. One of top offenses but low on pitching. Will definitely be a weekend guy there. And out of SEC so easier to root for!

GT long time legendary Coach Hall retired and they promoted long time assistant to HC in 26. Coach Ramsey is young and a great recruiter. GT is trending way up in baseball and has a storied tradition.

 

[Pawleysvol]

Vols have add at least 1 more left hand pitcher. They have Blanco and Chandler Day. That’s it. Unless we get lucky and get one of our two blue chip lefties on campus. They really need to add 2 more lefties from the portal.

 

[Basevol23]

Vols have add at least 1 more left hand pitcher. They have Blanco and Chandler Day. That’s it. Unless we get lucky and get one of our two blue chip lefties on campus. They really need to add 2 more lefties from the portal.

Agreed. I think Blaine Brown will factor in there too. He has tons of untapped potential on the mound that Frank will tap into.

 

[rockytop25]

 

[CAVPUT]

Does that mean we're doing okay? Should it make LSU and Arky sweat?

 

[chuckiepoo]

I’d be just as interested where the 16 pitchers we lost ranked.

 

[931Vol]

I’d be just as interested where the 16 pitchers we lost ranked.

Standby…

 

[931Vol]

I’d be just as interested where the 16 pitchers we lost ranked.

Dylan Loy - #99
JJ Garcia - #3840
Michael Sharman - #458
Luke Payne - #1006
Andrew Behnke - #2049
Ryler Smart - #4148
Brayden Sharp - #355
Thomas Crabtree - #626
Bryson Thacker - #722
Austin Breedlove - #418
Beau Revord - #4335
Andrew Dumont - #4281
Tanner Wiggins - #1369
Dane Bjorn - #4338
Stratton Scott - #4520
Brayden May - #1607
Ben Martin - #4637
Aidan Hayse - #4177
Tate Strickland - #4132
Ryan Combs - #819
Austin Hunley - #699

 

[chuckiepoo]

Dylan Loy - #99
JJ Garcia - #3840
Michael Sharman - #458
Luke Payne - #1006
Andrew Behnke - #2049
Ryler Smart - #4148
Brayden Sharp - #355
Thomas Crabtree - #626
Bryson Thacker - #722
Austin Breedlove - #418
Beau Revord - #4335
Andrew Dumont - #4281
Tanner Wiggins - #1369
Dane Bjorn - #4338
Stratton Scott - #4520
Brayden May - #1607
Ben Martin - #4637
Aidan Hayse - #4177
Tate Strickland - #4132
Ryan Combs - #819
Austin Hunley - #699

Tell me you’re leaving out some decimal points or something…

I truly appreciate the effort. I was amazed to see the difference between who left and how we replaced them.

 

[SPEDVoL14]

If Ford makes it to campus it would be massive and I think Brown will break out in Knoxville

 

[taylorvol]

Dylan Loy - #99
JJ Garcia - #3840
Michael Sharman - #458
Luke Payne - #1006
Andrew Behnke - #2049
Ryler Smart - #4148
Brayden Sharp - #355
Thomas Crabtree - #626
Bryson Thacker - #722
Austin Breedlove - #418
Beau Revord - #4335
Andrew Dumont - #4281
Tanner Wiggins - #1369
Dane Bjorn - #4338
Stratton Scott - #4520
Brayden May - #1607
Ben Martin - #4637
Aidan Hayse - #4177
Tate Strickland - #4132
Ryan Combs - #819
Austin Hunley - #699

Wow!

 

[cncchris33]

Upgrade szn

 

[NighthawkVol]

Dylan Loy - #99
JJ Garcia - #3840
Michael Sharman - #458
Luke Payne - #1006
Andrew Behnke - #2049
Ryler Smart - #4148
Brayden Sharp - #355
Thomas Crabtree - #626
Bryson Thacker - #722
Austin Breedlove - #418
Beau Revord - #4335
Andrew Dumont - #4281
Tanner Wiggins - #1369
Dane Bjorn - #4338
Stratton Scott - #4520
Brayden May - #1607
Ben Martin - #4637
Aidan Hayse - #4177
Tate Strickland - #4132
Ryan Combs - #819
Austin Hunley - #699

Many of these are criminally underrated. Mostly because they redshirted at UT and the people rating them don’t have much to go on.

Sharman is way better than 458. That’s why he landed at Clemson, where I expect him to thrive.

Wiggins at 1369? We were worried that guy might get drafted out of JUCO.

Sharp has a chance to be a star. He’s not the 355th best player in the portal.

And Ryler Smart at 4148, but ended up at LSU? Are there 4148 guys in the portal? Am I being pranked?

 

[taylorvol]

Many of these are criminally underrated. Mostly because they redshirted at UT and the people rating them don’t have much to go on.

Sharman is way better than 458. That’s why he landed at Clemson, where I expect him to thrive.

Wiggins at 1369? We were worried that guy might get drafted out of JUCO.

Sharp has a chance to be a star. He’s not the 355th best player in the portal.

And Ryler Smart at 4148, but ended up at LSU? Are there 4148 guys in the portal? Am I being pranked?

. Outside of top 150, these are likely meaningless. Leveraging algorithms that have no material inputs due to redshirts or limited to no PT.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Yeah those numbers don’t mean much to me considering the majority of our players that entered the portal don’t have a track record or any data to support an accurate ranking.

 

[Legion of Doom]

Many of these are criminally underrated. Mostly because they redshirted at UT and the people rating them don’t have much to go on.

Sharman is way better than 458. That’s why he landed at Clemson, where I expect him to thrive.

Wiggins at 1369? We were worried that guy might get drafted out of JUCO.

Sharp has a chance to be a star. He’s not the 355th best player in the portal.

And Ryler Smart at 4148, but ended up at LSU? Are there 4148 guys in the portal? Am I being pranked?

Vols upgraded plain and simple.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Vols upgraded plain and simple.

I don’t disagree. That wasn’t my point.

 

[cncchris33]

Many of these are criminally underrated. Mostly because they redshirted at UT and the people rating them don’t have much to go on.

Sharman is way better than 458. That’s why he landed at Clemson, where I expect him to thrive.

Wiggins at 1369? We were worried that guy might get drafted out of JUCO.

Sharp has a chance to be a star. He’s not the 355th best player in the portal.

And Ryler Smart at 4148, but ended up at LSU? Are there 4148 guys in the portal? Am I being pranked?

It is true that most of these rankings are based solely on production and known commodity. And the guys you mentioned are probably the biggest losses. I'd still say we upgraded over what we lost on the whole, which I know wasn't your contention. Trimming the fat to get down to 34 was always likely to result in that for the best teams.

 

[NighthawkVol]

It is true that most of these rankings are based solely on production and known commodity. And the guys you mentioned are probably the biggest losses. I'd still say we upgraded over what we lost on the whole, which I know wasn't your contention. Trimming the fat to get down to 34 was always likely to result in that for the best teams.

The guys I mentioned are likely guys TV didn’t want to lose. But that was going to happen with the new 34 number. We do need to add some more lefties to the roster, but I love who we’ve added thus far.

 

[cardvolfan]

The guys I mentioned are likely guys TV didn’t want to lose. But that was going to happen with the new 34 number. We do need to add some more lefties to the roster, but I love who we’ve added thus far.

You never know about any one individual until you know. Only time and experience will give the right answers. I want to believe we have upgraded to some degree, and I think we have, but we will see. Most of us hope so much that these are the guys that our lens might be a little clouded.

 

[cncchris33]

The guys I mentioned are likely guys TV didn’t want to lose. But that was going to happen with the new 34 number. We do need to add some more lefties to the roster, but I love who we’ve added thus far.

I agree. They were probably more natural attrition looking for a clearer path to playing time.

 

[txbo]

You never know about any one individual until you know. Only time and experience will give the right answers. I want to believe we have upgraded to some degree, and I think we have, but we will see. Most of us hope so much that these are the guys that our lens might be a little clouded.

Chase Silseth is a good example of this. He had trouble getting on the mound here. Went on to pitch in the CWS and the big leagues.

 

[taylorvol]

Vols have add at least 1 more left hand pitcher. They have Blanco and Chandler Day. That’s it. Unless we get lucky and get one of our two blue chip lefties on campus. They really need to add 2 more lefties from the portal.

You must have listened to the 247 podcast. Those guys do a great job.

 

[cncchris33]

Vols have add at least 1 more left hand pitcher. They have Blanco and Chandler Day. That’s it. Unless we get lucky and get one of our two blue chip lefties on campus. They really need to add 2 more lefties from the portal.

Last I heard, Appenzeller is looking more likely. Schoolcraft I will have to see to believe given his draft stock, but there are some on here who seem optimistic, at least.