pitchers that come from out west (especially california) are where it's at. we need to sign more of these guys. the competition is so great out there that small, no-name schools get pitchers that end up being solid MLB players. i never understood why we never tried harder (as a program) to bring in more of those west coast players. zeph zinsman was a cocky little SOB (and not a pitcher,) but i throughly enjoyed watching him play at LSU. most of the guys don't want to stay here more than a season or two, but.... what's the difference between that and developing a pitcher for a year or two to only pitch one season? anyway, great news!
between Ben Alsup, Bradshaw, Ott, LaSuzzo, and all the new guys, there are arms. Just whether or not they are the right arms -- that is the question. The offense will be loaded, though.
His pitching and offensive stats as a true freshman last year are here: GoRoughriders ยป Baseball Statistics Apparently, they didn't use him as a pitcher much (only 10.67 innings), but they put him in the field instead. As a hitter, he was #7 on the team in games-played, #8 on the team in at-bats, #6 on the team in runs, #8 on the team in hits, #7 on the team in doubles, #7 on the team in triples, #7 on the team in home runs, #2 on the team in walks, #6 on the team in RBI, #16 in the team in batting avg (.267), #8 on the team in slugging %, #7 on the team in on-base %, and #7 on the team in stolen bases. However, note that most of those guys he was competing against at pitcher got drafted as RHPs: RHP Dustin Hobbs -- 21th Round of 2010 Draft RHP Tyler Bremer -- 36th Round of 2010 Draft RHP Parker Markel -- 39th Round of 2010 Draft, 32nd Round of 2009 Draft RHP Casey Upperman -- 47th Round of 2010 Draft, 24th Round of 2009 Draft RHP James Dykstra -- 50th Round of 2010 Draft, 40th Round of 2009 Draft RHP Riley Welch -- 34th Round of 2008 Draft
no, but his older brother, 1B Allan Dykstra, went in the 1st Round of the 2008 Draft after 4 years for an ACC team, Wake Forest... Allan was also drafted 34th Round out of high school (2005 Draft). 3x MLB All-Star Lenny Dykstra went in the 13th Round out of high school (1981 Draft).
