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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 4080143, member: 2504"] As mentioned before by both me and [USER=55]@businesslawyer[/USER], our expectations are that the everyday lineup still has plenty of talent and that the offense should still be productive without Reggie Crawford (obviously it would be better with him in the lineup). However, even before the announcement of the Crawford injury, the UConn pitching staff had question marks in terms of depth, and will certainly need its younger and less experienced pitchers to develop and show improvement from last season (that would obviously include incoming freshmen to make a positive impression on the coaching staff). The development of these young pitchers will have a big impact on how UConn baseball fairs this coming spring season. In my previous guess on who might take over the weekend Sunday starter role in place of Crawford, people will notice that I left Jimmy Wang off the list. The last couple of seasons have simply not been kind to him in terms of any development. I had the opportunity over the summer to watch Wang pitch for Norwich of the Futures League this past summer. I believe this was the first time Jimmy Wang has played in a summer collegiate league since he has been at UConn. Whatever the case, Wang was probably one of the more experienced players in a league that has a bunch of very young and inexperienced players in it. For the most part, I was not impressed with how Wang did over the summer, as control issues continued to plague his appearances on the mound. It was just further evidence to me that Jimmy Wang has not yet taken the big step forward that he needs to do to become an effective pitcher, and given that he has been at UConn for a few years now, I'm getting doubtful this development will happen. As such, at this point I would not consider him a serious candidate to fill a weekend starting role for UConn. It would not bother me if he were to go out and prove me wrong, but it would still surprise me. [/QUOTE]

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