ChuckS

Yes, he said those things as well. He also said he thought he was pressing and that he’d like to see him get his first hit out of the way so he can “take a deep breath” and relax.

I’m not sure how one pitcher having a bad start and it getting out of hand after our mop up guy gets put in equates to being exposed for not having enough pitching. Three of our five SP have pitched to a sub-3 ERA so far and our bullpen has been excellent. Regardless of the reality that we have pitched pretty well, why don’t we wait until we are more than a month into the season before we start making these kind of proclamations.

Matt Holliday said while being interviewed during the game that he thought Jackson was pressing. But I agree, the main reason for his struggles right now is that MLB is hard and there will be an adjustment period.

You were proven wrong yesterday, so don’t sweat it.

I don't care for the application because there are very few (if any) original shows from Apple that I am currently watching. The picture is far superior to MASN though. MASN is such a second rate network, it's nice to watch a game once in awhile with modern level production value.

I have no problem with him being in Aberdeen all season, but would like to see him hit well enough there to have earned a promotion.

Considering the low offensive bar for catchers, he has a long time to develop the offensive part of his game. There is still plenty of upside there IMO. He could follow a similar path as Jonah Heim. If he was a college player, he would be getting drafted just this season. So making it all to Double-A as a 20/21 year-old would be no small feat.

His MO so far has been to mash a level after struggling there the previous year. I would like to see him continue that trend but be able to adjust more quickly once he his promoted to Bowie. If he's able to do that, he could be find himself back in the top 10 which I believe is where he was slotted mid-last season.

You don't envision a possible scenario where Hays, Mullins, and Santander are getting an equal amount of rest? I would think you could play Cowser or Hays in center twice a week with Mullins sitting. If Santander sits once a week and DH's 1-2 times a week, you can still have a split where every outfielder plays 4-6 times a week. This would make the most sense to me unless the FO is just completely down on Hays. Looking at a larger sample size over the last few seasons, Hays, Mullins, and Santander have been relatively equal players. Hays is not the only outfielder capable of going through extended cold spells. Mullins tends to fall into the same kind of slumps.

5 for 5er today with a double and a SB. Could find himself in Bowie quickly.

It's definitely a concern and will ultimately keep his BA down. Hopefully the OBP and power can make up for it. He could be a guy that strikes out in 30 percent of his plate appearances.

I was thinking you'd rotate them. Particularly early in the season when sample sizes are so miniscule. Not particularly. But I don't see why Cowser or Hays can't play center occasionally.

Would you like to tell me that he's not? The metrics as well as the eye test would say, unquestionably yes.

It doesn't appear unusual to you that he's the only starting outfielder who has been sitting regularly? Santander and Mullins have been struggling as well.

I don't think he's 100 percent. Otherwise, you would expect to see him in there defensively for Santander later in games. Either that or Sig's computer model no longer likes him. In comparing the starting outfielders, it's probably safe to say that he makes the worst swing decisions.