With a game at Louisville on Tuesday, and a regular season ending series at Hoover, are there any changes you would make to the batting order, the starting pitching, the bullpen?
Right now, it seems that Vanderbilt has only 4 bats that can be counted on to produce on a regular basis: Wiseman, Swanson, Wiel and Toffey, with Kendall the next best bat. The rest are really, really struggling:
Coleman's average has dropped 20-25 points over the past couple of weeks, and is not getting on enough via walks to make it up for it; plus, for all his speed, Coleman is not a threat on the base paths, as he has only two stolen bases in 7 attempts.
Reynolds approach at the plate has been down right awful for over a month, and he is showing no signs of breaking out of it.
Campbell has absolutely no power, which allows opposing outfielders to play in on him; batting only .236 on the season.
Ellison is not much of a threat at the plate, but he is so much better defensively than Delay, who is clearly the better hitter of the two.
Rogers is the only significant threat as a pinch hitter for Vanderbilt (5-9)
Should Toffey be moved to the five spot, moving Rogers down to the sixth, possibly the seventh, spot in the line-up? Do you consider moving Delay, or possibly Rogers, into the DH role?
Pitching wise, do you stick with Pfeifer in the weekend rotation, or do you try someone else, possibly Wright or Johnson? Who do turn to in order to try and find a closer, or do you just keep hoping that Bowden or Sheffield will eventually get their act together? Ferguson has been pitching much better recently, so do you take a chance on him instead?
Or, do you simply sit back and hope that things get better?
Right now, it seems that Vanderbilt has only 4 bats that can be counted on to produce on a regular basis: Wiseman, Swanson, Wiel and Toffey, with Kendall the next best bat. The rest are really, really struggling:
Coleman's average has dropped 20-25 points over the past couple of weeks, and is not getting on enough via walks to make it up for it; plus, for all his speed, Coleman is not a threat on the base paths, as he has only two stolen bases in 7 attempts.
Reynolds approach at the plate has been down right awful for over a month, and he is showing no signs of breaking out of it.
Campbell has absolutely no power, which allows opposing outfielders to play in on him; batting only .236 on the season.
Ellison is not much of a threat at the plate, but he is so much better defensively than Delay, who is clearly the better hitter of the two.
Rogers is the only significant threat as a pinch hitter for Vanderbilt (5-9)
Should Toffey be moved to the five spot, moving Rogers down to the sixth, possibly the seventh, spot in the line-up? Do you consider moving Delay, or possibly Rogers, into the DH role?
Pitching wise, do you stick with Pfeifer in the weekend rotation, or do you try someone else, possibly Wright or Johnson? Who do turn to in order to try and find a closer, or do you just keep hoping that Bowden or Sheffield will eventually get their act together? Ferguson has been pitching much better recently, so do you take a chance on him instead?
Or, do you simply sit back and hope that things get better?
