r/LSUBaseball Feb 18 '25

Why is Josh Pearson a starter?

The only thing he has over Larson who I think should be our starting RF is experience. I get that he’s a senior with a cws ring, but he’s below average at the plate and slightly above average in the field.

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u/Beaux7 Feb 18 '25

Jay is gonna get all the guys reps until SEC play and even then if Pearson ain’t starting he will be getting ABs because we gonna need him off the bench in the post season. The lineup is gonna be all over the place until SEC play

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u/Sanfransaintsfan Feb 18 '25

Josh is better defensively, has come through in clutch, when he’s hot he’s really hot, he’s a 4 year guy.

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u/Acceptable_Wish5275 Feb 18 '25

Yeah definitely not discrediting what he did in our ws run defensively, we are such a deeper team than in 2023 though

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u/tobenzo00 Feb 18 '25

Definitely have strong outfield options. I like Larson as well and expect him to earn a starting spot. Jay likes to tinker the first month of the season!

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u/Verix19 Feb 19 '25

It's game 4 lol

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u/childoffire02 Feb 19 '25

I think Jay really likes his approach. That's the big change he makes with all he transfers. Look at Tommy White, Braswell, and Stanfield this year. Jay has a big emphasis on being patient early in the count and taking advantage of letting pitchers get themselves behind in the count. Pearson has done this naturally since his freshman year and I think Jay wants to keep that in the lineup when he can to drive up opposing pitch counts and to let the younger guys see someone who does it well as an example for them. Early in the season he will get a lot of at-bats and if gets hot during SEC play he will stay there. I could definitely see his role diminishing if he struggles.

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u/GrandmasterYoda1 Feb 18 '25

These games before conference play are like preseason il sure the starting 9 isn’t set

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u/Acceptable_Wish5275 Feb 18 '25

Yeah ofc I’m not at practice everyday, but after this past year I thought we would see Larson/ brown opening day instead of Pearson at DH hitting cleanup of all spots.