Clemson baseball: Second former Tiger transfers to South Carolina

Second former Clemson player transfers to South Carolina.

If you can’t beat ’em, take as many Clemson players as possible through the transfer portal seems to be the motto of the South Carolina baseball program.

Catcher Jonathan French joined outfielder Dylan Brewer as former Clemson players that have recently become Gamecocks.

Both Brewer and French had their moments playing for Monte Lee and staff and I wish them no ill will as they journey down I-26 towards a future that looks very similar to the one they just left – a coach that better win next year or the mob will be after him even more than they are now.

Ironically the same obnoxious fans that called you a “dumb tater” last March will be cheering for you next spring.  Congrats.

As I’ve written on multiple occasions, I’m and advocate for athletes being able to transfer much as any other college student would.  They give up their scholarship (or in this case partial scholarship) and should be free to move on.

It’s always the roll of the dice for these players when a new coach, that didn’t recruit them and likely doesn’t know them, comes into town and for whatever reason they felt better about their opportunities in Columbia than they did Clemson.  More power to them.

More and more it seems that players commit to coaches and not universities and on a personal level I get that. You want to play for someone you believe in.  What’s interesting  about this though is this is the direct opposite of what Monte Lee told the latest players he recruited to Clemson – stay the course, Clemson is a great place.

As much as we love it, Clemson isn’t the place for everyone

But Clemson isn’t for everyone, nor should it be.  If it was, it wouldn’t be the special place we know it as.

Ultimately Brewer, French and anyone else that transfers, whether in state or elsewhere, is looking out for themselves and making a decision they believe is best for them and sometimes you roll the dice, especially when you’re young and the future is unknown.

I wish them well, except for a three game series in March.