webbrick2010

Irvin has far more ML innings pitched and therefore far more veteran status than Means

Great that we are seeing the proof in April that Kimbrel is not a closer on a playoff/championship team. Now we have all year to figure out who is going to be our closer in the playoffs.

Don't understand all the hostility toward McKenna. I predict he will have a walk off hit and a web gem defensive play within the next 7 games

A college player is always a safer pick than a high school player, but often the HS players turn out to be the future elite MVP types. High school higher risk, higher reward. It's where you find your Gunnar Henderson's, Bobby Witts, Jackson Hollidays, Manny Machado, etc. A couple years ago I looked at the All star game roster and 70% were either international (very young) or drafted out of HS

There probably was no "right" choice and absolutely no "absolutely right choice" I was on record wanting to choose Abrahms and my logic was simple, a 1:1 is a chance to pick a HOF type talent A college catcher was a safe pick and Adley is having a nice career but he is clearly not a MVP/HOF type player.

Every year players are injured sliding head first into bags or even worse home plate. Just noticed that EBJ has a head injury from sliding head first into home (really dangerous and stupid) I'll say it again, what analytics driven organization will be the first to ban head first slides for all of their players I remember when David Sequi was a decent player and ended his career with a serious hand injury sliding head/hand first into home. Cal never slid head first, and wouldn't have been the iron man if he did.

In hindsight, it will become clearer and clearer that the 1:1 should have been either Bobby Witt Jr. or CJ Abrahms each of which has MVP potential this year at the most valuable position on the field (SS) Imagine Bobby Witt Jr at SS and Gunnar at 3B

Yeah, now that you guys mention it the 3-2 take of a FB down the middle is very disconcerting It's like he decided that he couldn't make contact so he was hoping for ball 4 Lack of walks and lack of any solid contact... sure doesn't look like a top prospect so far.

I love these guys. I think the floor is .280/.340/.480 but the ceiling .320/.370/.530.

If he wants to go FA path I'm sure the O's would grant him his release

I guess forever more he will be remembered as the guy who did not come back from TJ surgery

Don't generaly buy into the theory that you can damage a young player by destroying his confidence by bringing him up too soon... but Jackson is not having competitive AB's

Needs to tighten up the defense or Hyde will have to start sittting him We don't need much on offense and I'm sure he'll hit above .200 by the end of the season.

On a positive twist I like listening to Melanie, having no clue about what she is describing, than later watching the highlights and get the Oh that's what she was describing moment.

If I'm the O's union rep I'm busy typing up a complaint for making the players play in unsafe conditions. What is the big deal, cancel one game in April? Mets have already cancelled several.