Since the portal is growing I figured I might as well start something to track it with. Again this is just a work in progress that I will continually clean up and make changes thru the summer. The players listed below come from our 2023 roster and I will move them down once they announce their intentions. # FULL NAME POS. HT. WT. B/T CL HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) *1 Dale Thomas INF 54-10 175 R/R JR* De Leon Springs, Fla. / Bishop Moore *2 Ty Evans OF 6-2 205 R/R SO Auburndale, Fla. / Lakeland Christian *3 Cade Fisher LHP 6-4 200 L/L FR Dalton, Ga. / Northwest Whitfield County *4 Cade Kurland INF 5-11 185 R/R FR Tampa, Fla. / Berkeley Prep *6 Tyler Shelnut INF/OF 6-2 185 R/R JR Lake City, Fla. / Fort White *11 Michael Robertson OF 6-2 190 L/R RS FR Venice, Fla. / Venice *13 Ryan Slater RHP 6-3 185 R/R RS SO Palm Harbor, Fla. / East Lake *14 Jac Caglianone LHP/1B 6-5 235 L/L SO Tampa, Fla. / Plant 18 Pierce Coppola LHP 6-8 220 L/L SO Verona, N.J. / Verona 20 Jake Clemente RHP 6-4 210 R/R FR Coral Springs, Fla. / Marjory Stoneman Douglas *22 Brandon Neely RHP 6-3 205 R/R SO Seville, Fla. / Spruce Creek *27 Fisher Jameson RHP 6-5 225 R/R SO Lake Worth, Fla. / Park Vista *28 Luke Heyman C 6-3 205 R/R FR Longwood, Fla. / Lake Brantley *41 Blake Purnell RHP 6-3 210 R/R RS FR Boynton Beach, Fla. / St. Thomas Aquinas 66 Max Brown OF 6-2 200 R/R FR Tulsa, Okla. / Lincoln Christian *** senior day 2023 Signees A look at Florida baseball's 2023 recruiting class Florida Baseball: Gators flip 2023 UCF right-handed pitcher commit 2023-24 Florida Baseball Newcomers No. Name Pos. B/T Hometown / High School / Previous School 44 Armando Albert INF L/R Plantation, Fla. / Belen Jesuit / Santa Fe CC / Florida Atlantic (Sr) 24 Blake Brookins OF L/R Palmetto Bay, Fla. / Miami Palmetto 29 Brody Donay C R/R Lakeland, Fla. / Lakeland Christian / Virginia Tech (So) 26 Tanner Garrison C R/R Elgin, S.C. / Cardinal Neman / Coastal Carolina (Sr) 17 Jacob Gomberg LHP L/L Coral Springs, Fla. / Marjory Stoneman Douglas 50 Jaylen Guy OF R/R Greensboro, Va. / Southeast Guilford / Liberty (Sr) 48 Hunter Jones RHP R/R Anthony, Fla. / North Marion 23 John Martinez INF R/R Orlando, Fla. / Montverde Academy 31 Frank Menendez LHP L/L Miami, Fla. / Doral Academy Charter 21 Caden McDonald RHP R/R Tampa, Fla. / Sickles 9 Luke McNeillie RHP L/R Milton, Ga. / Milton 5 Sammy Mummau INF R/R Palm Harbor, Fla. / Dunedin 12 Liam Peterson RHP R/R Palm Harbor, Fla. / Calvary Christian 34 Alex Philpott RHP R/R Tampa, Fla. / Strawberry Crest 8 Christian Rodriguez RHP R/R Coral Springs, Fla. / Marjory Stoneman Douglas 15 Landon Russell INF R/R Phenix City, Ala. / Russell County / Gulf Coast CC 33 Robert Satin LHP L/L Tampa, Fla. / Plant 10 Colby Shelton INF L/R Lithia, Fla. / Bloomingdale / Alabama (So) 32 Grayson Smith RHP R/R Rocky Face, Ga. / McCallie School 30 Ashton Wilson UTIL R/R Orlando, Fla. / TNXL Academy / Charleston Southern (So) 25 Reilly Witmer RHP R/R Naples, Fla. / Naples 16 Hayden Yost OF L/L Tampa, Fla. / Sickles Transfer Portal/MLB Draft/Seniors Wyatt Langford OF - Drafted 1st Round by Texas - Signed Hurston Waldrep RHP - Drafted 1st Round by Atlanta - Signed Brandon Sproat RHP - Drafted 2nd Round by NY Mets - Signed Josh Rivera SS - Drafted 3rd Round by Cubs - Signed Philip Abner LHP - Drafted 6th Round by Arizona - Signed Colby Halter INF - Drafted 17th Round by Oakland - Signed Rene Lastres C - Transferred to UNC-Charlotte Salvador Alvarez C - Transferred to Florida SW State Yoel Tejeda Jr RHP - Transferred to Florida State Anthony Ursitti RHP - Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast Deric Fabian INF - Transferred to Auburn Matt Prevesk OF - Transferred to UCF Tyler Nesbitt RHP - Transferred to UCF Clete Hartzog RHP - Transferred to Troy Carsten Finnvold LHP - Transferred to UCF Chris Arroyo LHP - TP Erik Blair OF - TP BT Riopelle (Sr) Richie Schiekofer (Gr) Nick Ficarrotta ???? Tucker Talbott ???? Sam Sloan???? Steven Echavarria, Milburn NJ - RHP - Drafted #72 Round 3 - Signed for 3M Stone Russell, Bradenton FL - SS - Drafted #529 18th Round - Signed for 150K
Lineup 1B - Jac Caglianone/Luke Heyman 2B - Cade Kurland/Landon Russell SS - Colby Shelton/Dale Thomas 3B - Dale Thomas/John Martinez C - Luke Heyman/Tanner Garrison LF - Tyler Shelnut/Blake Brookins CF - Michael Robertson/Jaylen Guy RF - Ty Evans/Hayden Yost DH - Jac Caglianone/Luke Heyman Pitchers Starters - Jac Caglianone(L), Brandon Neely, Cade Fisher(L) Possible Starters - Liam Peterson, Luke McNeillie Relievers - Ryan Slater, Blake Purnell, Fisher Jameson, Jake Clemente, Pierce Coppola(L)??? Signees - Jacob Gomberg(L), Frank Menendez(L), Robert Satin(L), Hunter Jones, Alex Philpott, Grayson Smith, Reilly Witmer, Christian Rodriguez(IR), Caden McDonald(IR)
I just got a bit of info on Hunter Jones, the pitcher from North Marion. His two main pitches are a 94 mph fastball with a 6 to 8 inch arm side tail and a killer slider with some sink. He can throw a change up but it's rare. Was told he's a great kid, just the kind of player you want on your team.
Since I didn't want to start a new thread, here is some good news on a baseball recruit. RHP Caden McDonald Florida Baseball: Gators flip 2023 UCF right-handed pitcher commit Caden McDonald Class of 2023 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA
Very good opening projection, but I don't pencil in Fabian at SS. Without considering new arrivals, Halter and Thomas both will figure in the SS battle. I see potential OF opportunities for Thomas and Fabian that may be more promising than IF. Regardless of the names in the lineup, the factor that will determine playing time is base hits. The guys who get a lot of them will play.
Thanks for the input guys. The lineup is just a starting point as placeholders. I could see three different lineups just for the infielders with the guys we have for next year. I'm not even trying to place the new guys until they get here in the fall. Who knows who we will have as pitchers for next year since the portal is only getting complex than last year. All of this is more for a place to track the portal players that come and go and our early entries for the draft. I figured it would be easier to start now than after the season and have to piece everything back together from the reports we all find.
Miami is replacing their coach. Georgia is replacing their coach. UCF is replacing their coach. Last year FSU replaced their coach and had the worst season in 40 years. This season could really give the Gators some separation above these nearby programs and give us a bigger edge in recruiting for a year or two.
Well here's why I started the the 2024 thread so soon. Moved Tejeda and Finnvold to the transfer list. I'm very surprised by Tejeda. Maybe he knows something we don't or wants to be closer to home. I can always add him back. Check that, I see now on another post Tejeda transferred to FSU. What is it that Gatorgal likes to say, oh yeah schmuck...
Yes, but I thought he would be in the mix for Sunday starter here. Who knows what the internal dynamics might be.
Next year’s weekend starters are way back burner right now with the CWS looking us squarely in the face—but next year will be here soon enough. That said, without having any true working knowledge about incoming new players and just looking at expected return pitchers—Obviously we have Cags, personally I expect Neely will want his chance to move back into the weekend rotation, and I really believe Cade Fisher will be in the weekend rotation. I would have expected Tejada to be the mid-week starter but that’s just me.
I agree with that. Fisher is big time and has gotten consistently more reliable the more opportunities he's gotten. And it seems Neely reluctantly took the closer role this year and while he's been very good, he wants to be a weekend starter. And it wouldn't surprise me if Sully picks up a starter from the portal. Plus we have Coppola and Clemente in the wings if either can be healthy and a bunch of quality freshmen coming in. Tejada may have seen himself as the odd man out.
jd— Again agree completely. Wild card and question mark both immediately come to mind. Any time you string together the words pitcher/injuries/back/shoulder every and any possible scenario comes into play. You just never know what the outcome/future will be.
