Moving this from the other thread:
@CollegebaseballInsights posted:Actually no.
New Coach (especially if it is an external hire) should be able to bring in X number of players that meet his playing style.
In the words of Bill Parcells ""If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries"
I don't agree. Your word "should" is entirely arbitrary. Why "should" a new coach get to do this, and screw over a lot of college athletes?
I would say a new coach "should" be expected to deal with what he inherits, and gradually build his program.
There are plenty of cooking competitions where you have to cook with what you have in the fridge, or with what someone else gives you.