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gtbeak
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Yeah, if we mess this guy up we will know the problem is with our coaching. Only one start all season (out of 16 total) where he failed to go at least 5 innings. 6 different starts where he struck out over 10 batters, including a 14 K start against Arizona and a season high 15 K outing against Louisiana Tech. The only number I see that isn't fantastic... in 5 starts against eventual tourney teams: 31 innings, 34 hits, 17 runs, 16 earned, 48 K, 7 BB, 4.60 ERA, but I'll take a 7:1 K/BB ratio against tourney teams.
ETA: We might have a case of mistaken identity...it appears that the Ryan Johnson we got is a high school pitcher out of Cartersville, not the Dallas Baptist pitcher. Or maybe we will have two different Ryan Johnsons next season. I can only hope, but I expect not. I see that the Dallas Baptist version of Ryan Johnson is expected to go fairly high in the upcoming MLB draft.
Ryan Johnson Class of 2024 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
Ryan Johnson Class of 2024 Perfect Game Player Profile
www.perfectgame.org
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Buzzforlife
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Think it’s this Ryan Johnson?
CARTERSVILLE
HIGH SCHOOL
USA PRIME SCOUT TEAM 18U
TEAM LAST PLAYED
6-5
170
HEIGHT/WEIGHT
R/R
BATS/THROWS
18 AND 6 MOS
AGE
18 AND 8 MOS
AGE AT 2024 DRAFT
CARTERSVILLE
HIGH SCHOOL
USA PRIME SCOUT TEAM 18U
TEAM LAST PLAYED
6-5
170
HEIGHT/WEIGHT
R/R
BATS/THROWS
18 AND 6 MOS
AGE
18 AND 8 MOS
AGE AT 2024 DRAFT
gtbeak
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Yes, that's the one. I know for certain we picked up a commitment from him yesterday, see the tweet I posted above.
The Dallas Baptist version of Ryan Johnson is expected to be drafted next month per this snippet from www.mlb.com/video/2024-draft-ryan-johnson-rhp
2024 Draft: Ryan Johnson, RHP
April 15, 2024 | 00:00:47Ryan Johnson, a right-handed pitcher from Dallas Baptist University, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
FittedJacket
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Finateri in the portal per his social media
Eli
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Of course. Solid pitcher
Killerbees
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That hurts. I was thinking I wish we had Smolke this past year. Would have made a huge difference.
rodandanga
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I just saw he is pitching in the Cape this summer, I'll be interested to see how he does and if the ends up being a huge loss. Smolke that is.
gtbeak
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I really wish we had been able to hang onto he and Noah Samol also. Both seemed to have strong upside. I have no idea what the story was with them departing.
THWG
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Probably just the fact that Borrell was fired.
FittedJacket
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Lovett and Jolley are in the portal.
gtrower
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Looks like he started at South Carolina, then college of Central Florida, then Citadel, and finishing at Tech.
Last year with Citadel it looks like he struggled as a starter and then settled in once he (presumably from box score scouting) got moved to the bullpen. 5.77 ERA on the season, 1.76 K:BB.
Sam Swygert - Baseball - The Citadel Athletics
Sam Swygert (12) Right-Handed Pitcher - 2023: Appeared in 17 games, making 12 starts…went 5-4 with a 4.54 ERA…struck out 59 over 67.1 innings…allowed a run on three
citadelsports.com
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LargeFO
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Hmm...not very strong stats at all. 5.75/1.50/.268 BAA. Looks like he started coming out of pen later in season. Maybe he is more effective as a 1 inning bullpen guy? Trying to spin this positive.
Richland County
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With that stat line he will fit in nicely with this pitching staff.
Killerbees
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You are not wrong. The reality is no top tier D1 pitcher wants to come to GT. “If you build it, they will come” didn’t work for us
senoiajacket
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Do coaches enter the portal?