Way-too-early 2025 LSU baseball lineup, starting rotation and bullpen projections

With the exception of four high school signees

and one incoming transfer, Luke Hayden, a right-

handed pitcher from Indiana State, the Tigers

had nine players selected in the draft. Despite the

possibility of losing key players to professional

baseball, such as high school signees Kale

Fountain and Boston Bateman, right-hander

Fidel Ulloa, and left-hander Griffin Herring, LSU

had a strong draft this year. The Tigers manage

d to keep a number of players out of MLB’s

clutches. William Schmidt, Cade Arrambide, and

Derek Curiel, three high school signees who

turned down the opportunity to play

professional football right away, joined Josh

Pearson, Michael Braswell, and Jared Jones in

returning to LSU for another season with fall

baseball starting in a few months, here’s an early

look at what LSU’s potential starting lineup and

rotation could look like for the 2025 season.

Order of Battle.

1. Senior SS Michael Braswell

2. Steven Milam, sophomore 2B

3. Daniel Dickinson, Jr., third base

4. 1B (Jr.) Jared Jones

5. RF (So.) Ashton Larson

6. Senior DH Luis Hernandez

7. Josh Pearson, Senior LF

8. Charles Priester, Jr.

9. Jake Brown, Sophomore CF Lineup

Breakdown: LSU’s positional player group in

2025 will have plenty of depth and versatility.

The Tigers have a strong balance of left-handed

and right-handed hitters. Their outfield is as

deep as its been since coach Jay Johnson took

over the program. Braswell and Jones returning

has turned the infield from a potential weakness

into a strength. In contrast to 2024, a large

number of starters from that club return. In

2025, six players who started in the Chapel Hill

regional will return. Dickinson, Hernandez, and

Priester are the new starters. Dickinson, a

transfer from Utah Valley State, trained with

Team USA for a portion of the previous summer.

Hernandez hit 23 home runs during his previous

season at Indiana State. Priester is the only

seasoned catcher who works full-time and

transfers to LSU from junior college

Stanfield, Yamin, Beck and Frey could easily start

depending on the matchup. For example, if

Brown is on the mound, Stanfield is a natural

replacement in center field.

Yamin posted a 1.037 on-base plus slugging

percentage last season as Dayton’s first baseman.

Stanfield was Auburn’s starting center fielder in

2024 and has played well in the Cape Cod

Baseball League. Beck broke out with 18 homers

at Incarnate Word.

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