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aginlakeway said:

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Any chance Prager comes back?

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I have to imagine there is a decent chance. The bull case on Prager has always been that he is really good as a "pitchability" guy and if he were to add 3-5 mph he could really be a great MLB arm. He's sat 88-90 mph since HS.

I would guess we could match or exceed whatever slot bonus he gets in NIL. He'd get peanuts next year unless his fastball makes a big jump (and even then would get below slot), but the big question is how much does he want to join professional baseball.

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a.froman said:

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Honest question in regard to Prager. Would you come back to a staff and organization that was in charge when you dropped 6 rounds and cost yourself about $800,000 in slot money?

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a.froman said:

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Honest question in regard to Prager. Would you come back to a staff and organization that was in charge when you dropped 6 rounds and cost yourself about $800,000 in slot money?

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a.froman said:

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Honest question in regard to Prager. Would you come back to a staff and organization that was in charge when you dropped 6 rounds and cost yourself about $800,000 in slot money?

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themissinglink said:

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a.froman said:

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Honest question in regard to Prager. Would you come back to a staff and organization that was in charge when you dropped 6 rounds and cost yourself about $800,000 in slot money?

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Honestly, with the exception of Prager, most of the pitching staff took a step forward last year. What cost him money was his inability to add velocity between last year and this year. I'm not sure if that's on our staff or he's just topped out. Jace should be angrier about his fall than Prager.

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a.froman said:

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themissinglink said:

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a.froman said:

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Honest question in regard to Prager. Would you come back to a staff and organization that was in charge when you dropped 6 rounds and cost yourself about $800,000 in slot money?

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Honestly, with the exception of Prager, most of the pitching staff took a step forward last year. What cost him money was his inability to add velocity between last year and this year. I'm not sure if that's on our staff or he's just topped out. Jace should be angrier about his fall than Prager.

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Did you watch our bullpen at all last year? Other than Moss the rest of the bullpen was a disaster. Prager regressed and Lamkin and Patton were what you expected, solid.

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Gyles Marrett said:

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a.froman said:

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themissinglink said:

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a.froman said:

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Honest question in regard to Prager. Would you come back to a staff and organization that was in charge when you dropped 6 rounds and cost yourself about $800,000 in slot money?

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Honestly, with the exception of Prager, most of the pitching staff took a step forward last year. What cost him money was his inability to add velocity between last year and this year. I'm not sure if that's on our staff or he's just topped out. Jace should be angrier about his fall than Prager.

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Did you watch our bullpen at all last year? Other than Moss the rest of the bullpen was a disaster. Prager regressed and Lamkin and Patton were what you expected, solid.

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When judging our bullpen it seems to get overlooked we lost from the year prior Evan A and Cortez who were as dominant out of the pen as we've had in a very long time. Simply losing those two guys is going to be a major step back. They were so damn good.

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A-A Ron said:

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Gyles Marrett said:

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a.froman said:

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themissinglink said:

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a.froman said:

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Honest question in regard to Prager. Would you come back to a staff and organization that was in charge when you dropped 6 rounds and cost yourself about $800,000 in slot money?

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Honestly, with the exception of Prager, most of the pitching staff took a step forward last year. What cost him money was his inability to add velocity between last year and this year. I'm not sure if that's on our staff or he's just topped out. Jace should be angrier about his fall than Prager.

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Did you watch our bullpen at all last year? Other than Moss the rest of the bullpen was a disaster. Prager regressed and Lamkin and Patton were what you expected, solid.

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When judging our bullpen it seems to get overlooked we lost from the year prior Evan A and Cortez who were as dominant out of the pen as we've had in a very long time. Simply losing those two guys is going to be a major step back. They were so damn good.

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Losing Stewart didn't help either.

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Luke The Drifter said:

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W said:

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so regarding Jace...

our eyes were not deceiving us during the season

there were issues / struggles that caused him to drop

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Yep. When the Astros passed on him at 21, I knew he wasn't passing the MLB "eye test". He still has the potential to have a great career, but it is going to take some work to get the 2025 season out of his head.

With every passing day, I realize more and more what an unmitigated disaster the 2025 Aggie baseball season was. I can't believe we're going to run it back in 2026. I get a pit in my stomach just thinking about it.

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MagnumLoad said:

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Luke The Drifter said:

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W said:

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so regarding Jace...

our eyes were not deceiving us during the season

there were issues / struggles that caused him to drop

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Yep. When the Astros passed on him at 21, I knew he wasn't passing the MLB "eye test". He still has the potential to have a great career, but it is going to take some work to get the 2025 season out of his head.

With every passing day, I realize more and more what an unmitigated disaster the 2025 Aggie baseball season was. I can't believe we're going to run it back in 2026. I get a pit in my stomach just thinking about it.

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I think we will be good next year. Arguably the best RF in college baseball. Third will be strong. Bear is a good catcher with power. TK will be strong in CF. Nail down SS and second and add a little more pitching.

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