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The View from the Deck: 2016 Auburn Baseball Preview Part 3, Pitchers and Measuring Success

Auburn begins the Butch Thompson era on Friday. It's a season of optimism and changes in mentality.

Welcome to Part 3 of Kevin's Auburn Baseball preview! Be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2 if you haven't already!

PITCHING

Although the outfield is lacking depth, the pitching department cupboard for Auburn is pretty well stocked. However, refer back to my bit about how Coach Butch Thompson has previously established/used his pitchers. It’s, as my friend Everett Duke explained this weekend, the "Softball" strategy. Knowing that, it’s kind of hard to keep guys in labels as Rotation guys or Closers or Set Up guys.