Baseball America

EXPECTATIONS UNFULFILLED

J.J. COOPER

@JJCOOP36

In most years, the college team that emerges as No. 1 on our Preseason Top 25 has gone through rounds of debate and discussion.

This year, it was Louisiana State at No. 1 by a mile.

If LSU had simply brought in the nation’s best recruiting class to add to a team that already featured outfielder Dylan Crews—the nation’s best draft prospect—the Tigers would have been one of the favorites for a spot in Omaha.

Adding in the best transfer class in college baseball was how

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