LSU junior pitcher Anthony Ranaudo has finished baseball for the summer.Ranaudo had five starts with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League, compiling a 3-0 record in 29.2 innings. He struck out 31 batters, walking only eight. Now the rest of the summer will be a waiting game for both Ranuado and LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri.”The ball’s kind of in the Red Sox’s court,” Mainieri said.Mainieri said he didn’t know if Ranaudo is leaning towards professional play or not, but thinks it will come down to one thing: money.”I think it just all comes down to whether or not they give him the money he feels like he’s worth,” Mainieri said.Mainieri is also waiting on dual-sport star Zach Lee, who has been enrolled in summer school at LSU.”I feel pretty confident that Zach is going to be here at LSU,” Mainieri said. “We had a nice talk the other day and I think in his mind he’s all set to be here at LSU.”Despite his confidence, Mainieri said there was no way to tell what either pitcher will do until the August 16 deadline.”I can’t tell you that there’s no chance the Dodgers aren’t going to unload a truck of money at [Lee’s] doorstep on August 16th,” Mainieri said. “Until August 17th I don’t know.”–Contact Katherine Terrell at [email protected]
Baseball: Mainieri: No word from Lee, Ranaudo
July 18, 2010