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  1. Over time, maybe. It depends on the player. Still better than sitting, playing twice a week.
  2. Not every player can play a bench role, and do it well. Young players, especially those with impact upside, should not sit on the bench. It can only delay and/or hamper their development. There are things Mateo and Urias do very well, but they are not first division winner regulars at this point. If you move either or both, who plays the bench role in your line of thinking? It isn’t that they are not replaceable, but then who? I would not want to relegate Westburg to a lesser role. I do not want to move Henderson anywhere. He can play a great 3B, but I want to leave him at SS. Holliday, if he makes the team, has to be at 2B, or SS when Henderson needs a day off. Norby is not a very good defender, limited to 2B. Wong can play 2B and 3B, but is he a better option than Urias or Mateo? Castillo? Maybe another waiver wire guy?
  3. I went back and listened to it again, and it was Ben who stated it. You are correct. O’Hearn was saying he was driven to be successful and never have to go back. And he likely would not willingly leave $3.5 mm on the table. I am very curious to see how they handle these young guys. We’ll soon see, but these young fellas have largely done what they needed to do to make this a tough decision.
  4. I heard Melanie, I think, last night say that O’Hearn stated he would retire as a major leaguer rather than to go to the minors again. That may just be talk, but it might not be. They would trade O’Hearn before they would option him. He really was good in 2024. Now that he has performed like that, do we want to replace him with anyone who we think “might perform,” or we expect them to perform, like O’Hearn did last year? We are supposed to be trying to win a World Series, otherwise why make the Burnes trade? I just do not see the wisdom in moving O’Hearn at this time. Mayo, Holliday, Cowser, Kjerstad and Norby all seem ready, or thereabouts, to begin their major league ascendancy. Most of them are blocked by players that are more experienced and perhaps more likely to get us to a deep playoff run in 2024.
  5. I think they mean a little something, but it is more about the process. Mediocre or poor process can yield good results briefly, but it will be exposed when the season gets rolling. Spring training games are exhibition games to get the players ready for full speed and a regular season workload. You’d rather have good results, but it really doesn’t matter much. The coaches see the work that goes on behind the scenes, and that tells the bigger story.
  6. O’Hearn is on the team. Optioning him for Stowers, yikes. It’s spring training. We are getting carried away with these numbers. Rather have it than not, and his day was impressive yesterday, sure. There is a lot more to it, and I don’t think it would go over very well to option one of your best performers last year, who happens to be a veteran clubhouse leader.
  7. You obviously misunderstood what I was writing. It wasn’t a knock on him. It was an observation. Willie was not known to drive the ball, more of a slap hitter. I remain hopeful he will be more “Lofton-like” and drive the ball more. Today’s game, not sure that a slap hitter has as much success as McGee did playing on green concrete turf fields.
  8. I’m not sure of what to make of his, paraphrasing…getting stronger naturally, comments. You add “man muscle” to a point, but he needs more than that. No one is saying to become a body builder, but he can become more powerful and explosive without losing much, if any, speed. Even if it just bands, play and body weight stuff. I am sure they have a plan for him. I don’t want to read too much into that, since we don’t know what he is really saying there. @RZNJ I agree with your 70/50 scenario. Guys whose game is built on their legs tend to decline quicker. I bet they make the changes once he gets to minor league camp. And he’ll have all year to buy in and rep it up, build into his rhythm and confidence. You never know how it will go, and whether he’ll buy in. I am optimistic, but you never know.
  9. I am not thrilled with his swing, no. It is not a “pure” swing at all. And it is inconsistent at this point. But there is so much to like otherwise. He may never be much of a hitter, but it was worth a shot at #17. Give him two years in the system, and let’s see where he is then. Honestly, it may be an uphill battle, but it can be done. Swing changes rarely take hold quickly. It has to be without thought, just reaction for the hitter. The mental side has to change as well with any swing changes. What little I have seen of him this Spring, I see more Willie McGee than I see Kenny Lofton.
  10. Thanks for the info, Doc. A team will sign him. It likely won’t be Baltimore. But someone will sign him. He is a talented competitor, and good pitchers are hard to find. It would not surprise me if a team like the White Sox signed him and traded him at the deadline.
  11. Probably a small deal, if they do. There’s still a few weeks left. A lot can happen in that time. Mateo is playing a lot of SS, more than I thought he would. Perhaps to showcase him? IDK. Urias seems to be redundant in some ways. I can see a case for both to stay if they can adjust and accept part-time roles. Same with McKenna. The only thing to add is that the “best 26” doesn’t necessarily make the best “team.”
  12. Yeah, Emmett isn’t completely wrong, just very over-generalized. I’ve had two sons play at the highest level of travel ball here in Florida. One is still playing 13U and the other was recruited by UF, Stanford, Virginia and many others. They’ve been with FTB, Scorpions, Heat and others at various levels. Older son played for free often, though I did coach, but all of the kids played for free because of sponsors. We had kids from all over the states and DR. Our main competitor, CF Gators, who we used to beat regularly, did the same as us. They also had three first round picks in 2018, Gorman, Liberatore and Denaburg. We had a kid by the name of Lyon Richardson who was a supplemental round 1 pick. Others went later, but just a ton of talent. We’re at a PG tournament right now for the 13U son. Team full of kids from Orlando, though many are here from DR and Venezuela. We’re very good, and the cost is really low for all. The development is key on this team. That should be the actual point. Anyway, cheers!
  13. I chose #3. I think he has been pressing somewhat. Super talented kid, obviously. They want him to break camp with the team, and I believe he will, unless there is some kind of injury or setback. He has had several at bats recently where he looked caught in between. He is going through a huge learning curve, and he looked pretty good against Wheeler and the Phils yesterday. I am not worried about the results, but the process is key for me. As long as he does not look completely lost, he should break camp as a big leaguer. He will catch up at the big league level. The pressure will be immense, but he can handle it with his support network. I try not to get too wrapped up in this. Maybe get a pick, or get an extra year of a kid we probably won’t re-sign. Not my problem to worry about.
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