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Baxendale Moving into GM Role Won't Have Effect Hogs Fans Suspect
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Baxendale Moving into GM Role Won't Have Effect Hogs Fans Suspect

Arkansas Razorbacks On SI·Kent Smith·27 days ago
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When it came down at the Swatter's Club Tuesday that former Razorback and current analytics director DJ Baxendale is going to handle GM duties for Arkansas baseball, the reaction by fans was oddly curious. Rather than seeing the position for what it is, a chance to take a lot of annoying things that eat up Van Horn's time throughout the day that he'd rather not deal with, it was taken as an opportunity to finally get Arkansas baseball recruiting back on the right track. Yes, it is accurate to perceive Baxendale's role as an asset to the recruiting process. He will be available to talk about NIL and other player retainment issues throughout the season, which is something Van Horn specifically refuses do. Also, rather than pumping hours upon hours talking to agents and players about money, something he gets zero joy from talking about, Van Horn can go back to focusing on the little things that used to make a big difference in the offseason that are way more in line with the coaching part of the job.…

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