Green is definitely an unknown at this point. The lack of updates...
and not being on a Summer League team isn't a good combination typically. With our current situation, we will likely need to trim one outfielder from our current planned players, so I envision it coming down to him and Brady Elrod as I think Aiden Arnett has shown across two summers in the Northwoods League that he has good upside and will turn 20 during early next season so he should be in a better position to impact next year's roster.
And to your point, the staff could look to bring in a transfer CF to give us more of a sure thing at that spot. After last season at Daytona State College and in the Valley League, it looked like JUCO transfer Connor Guy would be a solid option there but he was underwhelming this spring at St. John's River College and he was unremarkable this summer in 11 games in the Northwoods League so not sure how confident I am in him being a full season option in CF. If we do bring in a transfer CF, that would mean potentially both of Green and Elrod could be impacted or the staff could push Guy out of the mix.
One thing to watch will be how and where Willie Hurt and Aiden Arnett factor into the OF mix. In summer league play thus far, here is where they each have played games:
- Hurt: RF = 7, CF = 3, LF = 1, CF/LF = 1, 2B = 1, SS = 1, DH =1
- Arnett: CF = 6, LF = 4, DH = 3
The fact that Hurt has played 12 of his 15 games in the outfield leads me to believe that is where he will factor in primarily on next year's roster in addition to DH. And with Arnett, I assumed he would primarily be an outfielder but wasn't sure if he would be a corner OF or a possible CF option so it is good to see him getting a fair amount of action in CF to start the summer.
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2026 VT Baseball Summer League Updates: Week of 6/15…
-- QCP
Jun 22, 2026 at 07:07 AM ET
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06/22/26 07:07 AM ET
Haven't seen anything on Owen Green
-- Vawter Tech
Jun 26, 2026 at 01:08 PM ET
Vawter Tech
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06/26/26 01:08 PM ET
Green is definitely an unknown at this point. The lack of updates...
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-- QCP
Jun 26, 2026 at 02:58 PM ET
QCP
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06/26/26 02:58 PM ET
Hurt playing outfield seems likely
-- Vawter Tech
Jun 26, 2026 at 05:56 PM ET
Vawter Tech
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06/26/26 05:56 PM ET
Thanks for doing this, much appreciated!**
-- vtfin91
Jun 22, 2026 at 03:05 PM ET
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06/22/26 03:05 PM ET
Thank you for the update, better than AI, ha**
-- VTCC 65
Jun 22, 2026 at 10:24 AM ET
VTCC 65
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06/22/26 10:24 AM ET