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Depth is Big now with smaller rosters
Baseball only has 34 man rosters now, although we have 35 listed. Not sure what the exact number is to be honest. But this roster is obviously built with more flexibility in terms of positions each player can play. I think they did a good job to where most positions have at least 2 reliable players that can field well and hit. The pitchers will be asked to throw more innings out of the pen as well. You typically only have 2 guys who are long relief guys, but I think it'll be more like 3-4 this season.
Injuries are tough to prevent in a sport with this frequency of games. They're gonna happen and the team has to adapt. Hopefully the main guys can stay healthy. We've made it through 4 games without major injuries (yet). I think of the 4 players noted, the expectation is they should be playing at some point this season. Kentucky already lost their star SS who was slated to be a first round pick and potential Golden Spikes award winner. I think we're in a decent spot thus far.
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I probably missed it, so apologies, but what's up with Clement? Was
-- HokiePWC
Feb 18, 2026 at 08:17 AM ET
HokiePWC
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02/18/26 08:17 AM ET
Clement, Exum, Grady, and Jordan not seen any action yet. Are all injured?**
-- McHokie93
Feb 18, 2026 at 08:52 AM ET
McHokie93
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02/18/26 08:52 AM ET
It appears all of them are dealing with ailments of some sort
-- Vawter Tech
Feb 18, 2026 at 09:00 AM ET
Vawter Tech
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02/18/26 09:00 AM ET
So FOUR guys out before season starts? Seriously??
-- hokiepro
Feb 18, 2026 at 11:30 AM ET
hokiepro
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02/18/26 11:30 AM ET
Rather now than later **
-- HokiesACC2004
Feb 19, 2026 at 05:21 AM ET
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02/19/26 05:21 AM ET
Depth is Big now with smaller rosters
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-- Vawter Tech
Feb 18, 2026 at 01:29 PM ET
Vawter Tech
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02/18/26 01:29 PM ET
Szefc made the point in the tsl podcast that it really impacts ability
-- vtfin91
Feb 18, 2026 at 11:33 PM ET
vtfin91
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02/18/26 11:33 PM ET
Exactly. I think we are in a good spot as situated right now. I think it
-- HokiePWC
Feb 18, 2026 at 02:58 PM ET
HokiePWC
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02/18/26 02:58 PM ET
I feel like Exum has been a 1 inning max guy for some reason.
-- chagerma
Feb 19, 2026 at 09:37 AM ET
chagerma
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02/19/26 09:37 AM ET
Correct. I don't think you want him over 3 outs/25-30 pitches. It's all a
-- HokiePWC
Feb 19, 2026 at 11:41 AM ET
HokiePWC
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02/19/26 11:41 AM ET
Will be nice to have he and Exum ready for the bulk of ACC play. Seems
-- HokiePWC
Feb 18, 2026 at 10:38 AM ET
HokiePWC
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02/18/26 10:38 AM ET
Has he pitched since Game 1 of last season when he got hurt? Thought he
-- vtfin91
Feb 18, 2026 at 09:28 AM ET
vtfin91
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02/18/26 09:28 AM ET
Haven't seen any official pitches from him since then
-- Vawter Tech
Feb 18, 2026 at 01:21 PM ET
Vawter Tech
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02/18/26 01:21 PM ET