Sports Guy

I agree with every word of this post. And to be clear, the guys I really think should see a drastic drop in at bats would be OHearn and Hays. Mounty and Santander would still be 500+ guys but maybe not 600+. It also means that Adley gets less DH time, which I think should be happening anyway. The wild card in this is Mullins. The bottom line is I want him in the lineup everyday because he’s our only true CFer. I want that defense but if he’s really struggling or hurt or something, he needs to lose at bats too.

As I said, someone(s) has to go. Over the next few years, you also enter Mayo and Basallo into the picture. Mayo is reportedly shagging fly balls now. They are working on him in the OF. Only a matter of time before he’s in games. But he will play first some and DH some. Basallo will as well. Both have a talent advantage over silent J, Cowser, Stowers, Norby, Beavers, etc… So, some kind of move(s) will need to be made. It’s not a matter of if, it’s when.

This is all very simple. We are just blessed to have Elias and his team here in Baltimore. It’s not just their eye for talent. It’s the methods they use. How they develop, what they look for, etc… Baltimore sports fans have been spoiled for years with the Ravens. An excellent drafting and developing team. They don’t always hit homers but they hit a ton of doubles. It has allowed the Ravens to be one of the best franchises for 25 years and relevant almost every year, especially years when they are healthy. And just think, we haven’t even started to get help from the international signings. What a time to be an Os fan. Oh!! And we have an actual adult as an owner now. Someone who actually gives a sh!t.

This is starting to happen. Love to see it. I want to go back to something I have been saying for a while…the Os have a lot of solid vet bats but none of them should be viewed as everyday guys. I happen to believe that if healthy, Mounty is going to have a career year but I think we need to look at these guys as 300-550 at bats guys…not 500+ for all of them(talking the vets here). By doing that, the young guys get enough playing time to justify being here. And we also can make a trade or 2 as the season goes on, especially to get Mayo here. There is nothing wrong with this approach. It allows you to have your depth, keep everyone fresh and develop your young talent all at the same time.

The last thing you said here is really the key for me. Holliday makes us much better when he is playing where you think he can. So, how does he get better? I said it a little tongue and cheek but it’s true..if his flaw right now is hitting ML pitching, how does he fix that playing in the minors? If there something technically flawed about his swing? Yea, he’s pulling off the ball, ok fine. That can’t be corrected in the majors? The leg kick? Maybe. It’s not like we haven’t seen hitters with high leg kicks be successful. But let’s just say, for the sake of argument, that the leg kick is the issue. Do we want him in AAA working on that or do we want him up here? The Os are one of many teams now that are going to coaches that weren’t necessarily ML players but they are more mechanics coaches. They are like driveline guys now. The duo the Os have up here are like that. They also have those guys in the minors. So, where is he getting the better instruction? I don’t know. I can’t say and that’s where I trust Elias. Like I said, he gets this week and really, more than that for me but I think this week he should get and then you can at least make some decision with more of a sample size. I feel if he goes down, it must be because you feel there is a major change that needs to occur and you want him to do that in a lower pressure environment. I’m not worried about hurting his confidence or anything like that. If he becomes a failure because of this struggle than he wasn’t going to become anything anyway.

The comp is better than Grayson because at least Cowser was a hitter who was struggling and looked to have a hole in his swing. But yea, I don’t think sending him down made him a better player which is the victory people are taking laps on.0

Kjerstad does not have to play every day for him to be here. He should be able to start 3+ times a week. He’s hitting right now so I would get him in the lineup immediately and see if there is any carry over from AAA.

A lot of people didn’t like this signing. It was a few bad outings last year but otherwise, he was very good. He will have some bumps in the road but he’s a very capable guy still.

I realize it…if you realize it, we all realize it. Some of it also realize that fixing at this level is possible and would rather go that route

I could see the As valuing the bat over the short inning reliever who has already had arm issues and is probably destined for TJ surgery sometime in the next 3-4 years

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You keep bringing up Grayson but it’s an absolutely terrible comp. Grayson failed in ST. He looked awful. He didn’t look good at the end of the previous year and he was hurt. Then, he got brought up quickly and for the most part, looked bad again. His mechanics were out of whack and that went back to the season before. He needed to go to the minors to start the year and probably shouldn’t have been brought up to begin with. I was ok with it but he clearly just wasn’t ready. None of that is even remotely similar to this situation. There is no injury, there was no poor play at any point. It’s 30 shitty at bats where he has had some terrible calls go against him and a little bit of a bad luck on some batted balls. Yes, he has largely not looked good. Oh the horror! Imagine a 20 year old in his first stint struggling early on. I’m shocked and appalled! Its an apples to Buicks comparison. Just stop with the GRod stuff. If you want to bring up a comp and attempt to have an actual conversation, the comp would be Cowser…or you can talk about Bregman. And your last paragraph is just stupidity at its finest.