We hinted that good news was on the way regarding the Longhorns' middle infield.

Becerra's commitment addresses a significant position of need in 2026.  With Becerra, Texas isn't restricted to seeing if Ethan Mendoza can transition to shortstop or seeing if Adrian Rodriguez can play there. 

Excellent

He has a 90% overall in-zone contact rate, including 94% against fastballs.

1 minute ago, Blake Munroe said:

including 94% against fastballs.

A significant stat for an SEC hitter.

He's a slap hitter, but he makes up for that by being slow and playing mediocre defense. 

I am a bit worried about his fielding percentage- .935.  He low in Ks, but also low in BBs.

1 minute ago, .45s said:

I am a bit worried about his fielding percentage- .935.  He low in Ks, but also low in BBs.

It's a concern, but I don't think the staff would've pursued him if they felt they had a better shortstop option on the roster.

7 minutes ago, Blake Munroe said:

He has a 90% overall in-zone contact rate, including 94% against fastballs.

So he doesn’t watch fastballs down the pipe?

This does not excite me. He's a singles hitter who doesn't draw many walks. He'd better be Vizquel with the leather.

I'll hope for the best, but I'm not enthused. 

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Puts the ball in play. 

27 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

We hinted that good news was on the way regarding the Longhorns' middle infield.

Becerra's commitment addresses a significant position of need in 2026.  With Becerra, Texas isn't restricted to seeing if Ethan Mendoza can transition to shortstop or seeing if Adrian Rodriguez can play there. 

Oh we know darn well A Rod has no business there. 😂 

21 minutes ago, .45s said:

I am a bit worried about his fielding percentage- .935.

Maybe he lost a lot of balls in the lights.

7 minutes ago, jkates said:

This does not excite me. He's a singles hitter who doesn't draw many walks. He'd better be Vizquel with the leather.

I'll hope for the best, but I'm not enthused. 

Good to know, I'll pass it along to Schloss.

1 minute ago, CJ Vogel said:

Puts the ball in play. 

Putting the ball in play doesn’t inherently make a player valuable. It depends on what happens when the ball is in play. 

Just now, AceHorn23 said:

Good to know, I'll pass it along to Schloss.

These are the dumbest types of posts. 

6 minutes ago, jkates said:

These are the dumbest types of posts. 

Especially considering the dude was a backup plan

11 minutes ago, jkates said:

These are the dumbest types of posts. 

Why even have message boards with discussion?

It’s ok to admit the realism that Texas did not have a SS on the roster. Now they do. Is he going to be All-SEC? Probably not. But does he provide much-needed depth? Yes. 

3 minutes ago, Red Five said:

Why even have message boards with discussion?

Good to know, I'll pass it along to Bobby!

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He looks like he is 36 years old, bad pic ?

Jalen Flores going pro? I guess I’m behind 

1 minute ago, Austalgia said:

Jalen Flores going pro? I guess I’m behind 

 

I believe so to save face because he's actually pretty bad.

2 minutes ago, Hashtag said:

 

I believe so to save face because he's actually pretty bad.

He was bad down the stretch, but it doesn’t bode well that they’re bringing in Temu Flores to replace him. 

49 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Maybe he lost a lot of balls in the lights.

Will always be too soon.