2017 Predictions

[Onegreatracer]

Will those be off of fastballs or curveballs?

Both

[Cdizzle]

Picked to finish tied for 4th.

smh

[SHOCKvalue]

Picked to finish tied for 4th.

smh

[SB Shock]

Interesting the two players to get on BA list of best prospects in the MVC (Gunner Troutwine, c, Wichita State, Willie Schwanke, rhp, Wichita State) get no love in the MVC voting. Troutwine is ahead of DBU Duce.

[Cdizzle]

In what world is Troutwine a prospect? Did he learn how to catch this summer?

[THam]

Interesting the two players to get on BA list of best prospects in the MVC (Gunner Troutwine, c, Wichita State, Willie Schwanke, rhp, Wichita State) get no love in the MVC voting. Troutwine is ahead of DBU Duce.

I believe the BA list only includes draft-eligible players. They also put Troutwine at #94 on their top 100 college draft prospect list. The only other Valley player I see is Burger at #27.

[Cdizzle]

Have any of these people seen Troutwine play? I mean, no offense, but he's a catcher that can't catch.

[SB Shock]

d1Baseball predicts MVC to be a 1 bid conference (DBU) with WSU finishing 5th.

https://d1baseball.com/season-preview/2017-conference-previews-missouri-valley/

[shockfan89_]

d1Baseball predicts MVC to be a 1 bid conference (DBU) with WSU finishing 5th.

https://d1baseball.com/season-previe...ssouri-valley/

This prediction is from a Senior at Kentucky University. I might give Onegreatracer grief for the 44 win prediction, but I think we will finish better than 5th in the MVC. We have to. Right? Please!

[Cdizzle]

This prediction is from a Senior at Kentucky University. I might give Onegreatracer grief for the 44 win prediction, but I think we will finish better than 5th in the MVC. We have to. Right? Please!

I'll take 1st or 5th. Either one of those 2, and I'll probably be happy in May.

[1972Shocker]

I'll take 1st or 5th. Either one of those 2, and I'll probably be happy in May.

Maybe, but I don't think I would bet the bank on it.

[Cdizzle]

Maybe, but I don't think I would bet the bank on it.

If I had a bank to bet on this, I don't think we'd be in the current situation.

[1972Shocker]

If I had a bank to bet on this, I don't think we'd be in the current situation.

Apparently, no one with a bank is that interested in the current situation. At least the size of the bank needed dimishes every year. At some point in time ADDB will be faced with either needing to grant an extension or pull the plug otherwise we'll have a lame duck coach trying to recruit which is not usually a good thing. With only two years reamining on the contract after this season perhaps something will happen at the end of this season.

Not sure how much financial flexibility ADDB has. That flexibility is diminished to the extent of whatever it costs to unload Jody Adams-Birch. But the justification to pull the plug will grow inversely with the attendance numbers for Shocker baseball and that trend is certainly not good for HCTB.

[Cdizzle]

If WSU goes to the F4, and baseball is struggling the first week of April, can we just pull the plug then? Surely those credits would cover it.

[WuShock16]

With only two years reamining on the contract after this season perhaps something will happen at the end of this season.

I believe this season is the fourth of a seven-year contract, so there are three more after this one. Your point remains though that something will need to happen soon...either an extension or a dismissal. I am hoping for the first option but know that there needs to be drastic improvement this season.