as the starting CF to begin the year just based on his defensive ability. According to D1 Baseball's Synergy Leader Board, he had 9.52 Defensive Runs Saved last year which was around Top 25 in D1 for listed CF's. And for further reference, in the four years where DRS information is available, we have not had an outfielder with more than 3.0 DRS (Carson Jones in 2023) in a season...so Truitt would bring ability as a plus defender in CF. We'll see how the bat translates but even if he can just be an average hitter (or close to it), that should be sufficient if you are getting above average defense in CF. With the move, I have a hard time seeing what role Connor Guy would be able to carve out as they both have very similar profiles and are both juniors. Either way, this makes me feel a good bit better about our roster as I don't see any glaring holes with our batting lineup and defense as we now have experienced options at every position.