One of the interesting aspects to the start of the Mississippi State Baseball season is the fact we really don’t know what to expect from this team in 2017. Sure, we know some of the players, but there are so many new faces it will take time to determine who is the best at playing each role.
On top of that, with a new coach in place who has never filled out a lineup card or set a weekend rotation, we don’t fully know what philosophy Andy Cannizaro plans to employ. But thanks to some things he has said in preseason, plus the offensive output the Tigers put up in two seasons with Cannizaro as the hitting coach, we can draw some conclusions on what to expect.