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I was thinking this last night as well. His numbers are eye-popping right now. Tony's write-up on him over the winter makes him sound like Steve Pearce with SB ability, though Cook actually has reverse splits in the minors. One knock against him is that he's vastly outperforming his batted ball metrics according to Statcast. .411 wOBA vs .335 xwOBA and the lowest EV (85.7) of Norfolk's starters. So my guess is he's just on a heater right now, but he has some potential to be a bench guy in the future. Worth keeping an eye on. Norfolk Statcast Data

I disagree. 2023-2024 Baumann stats: 3.69 ERA, 4.41 FIP, 4.77 xFIP, 4.48 SIERA, 4.90 xERA That paints a clear picture of a 4.50 ERA guy to me. I trust the peripherals, especially when it comes to relievers where ERA is very noisy.

Big Mike threw a no-hitter for Bowie. He got some big outs over the last few years. He'll find a job somewhere. Ultimately, he's a 4.50 ERA right handed bullpen guy. They're a dime a dozen.

Fangraphs' Offense (Baserunning and Batting combined) is a good measure that does that. Elly de la Cruz and Gunnar are ahead of Salvador Perez in that one even though Perez is hitting better than them. Speed matters. I'm a fan of Bradfield. Even if he doesn't hit, Billy Hamilton got to 12 fWAR on CF defense and baserunning alone. And if he does hit, he gets into Carl Crawford territory.

O'Hearn has 4 more walks than strikeouts this year. That didn't used to be special, but it is in today's game. As far as I can see, Rafael Palmeiro in 2004 was the last to do it for the Orioles in a full season of ABs and he wasn't much of a hitter by then.

I've always found Spotrac to be the most accurate. It has the Os as 28th also. https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/tax/_/year/2024/sort/tax_total

I just noticed McCann hasn't walked yet this year in 58 PAs Someone named Craig Robinson (not the actor) had 148 PAs without a walk for the Phillies in 1973. That seems to be the modern record.

This is a bench position for sure. The Milkman is the starting LF now. Career wRC+ vs LHP: Hays - 111 McKenna - 82 McKenna is a better defender by the fielding stats, but I don't trust him. He's a goofball. The starting OF defense is strong anyway so we're not desperate for a defensive replacement.

Os and Mets FOs look for similar things in relievers. We've seen a few waiver guys hopping back and forth. Look at Reed Garrett's numbers this year for them.

Catching fWAR since 2022: 1. Adley 12.2 2. Sean Murphy 10.1 3. Will Smith 9.9 4. William Contreras 9.4 5. JT Realmuto 9.3 The best catcher in baseball and it's not close.

I'm not a believer in Maverick Handley. His only notable offensive tool is his eye. He's essentially Brett Cumberland offensively. Guys who don't hit for average or power in the minors but have a great eye tend to get blown away by ML stuff in the zone. If his defense is outstanding (and I can't evaluate that), he could be a Caleb Joseph type backup catcher but that's it.

Dean really is a gamer. I love the intensity he brings on the mound. I don't want him starting any more playoff games, but he's a legit bottom of the rotation starter. And he's been more valuable than Machado was in a few months for the Dodgers, so I guess Dan won that trade in the end

Can someone explain Terry Crowley to me? I was too young to watch him play. Is he being inducted as a coach or for longevity with the organization? He had less plate appearances and was a worse overall hitter for the Orioles than Luke Scott. I'm not trying to be a hater, just trying to understand.

Love your passion, Roy. That was a statement series. Snatched first place right from them. The Os are a better hitting, better running, better pitching, and better fielding team than the Yanks right now.

Jahmai Jones is on the Yankees now?!?? Dibs on him for Immaculate Grid, nobody else use him. Great win, Mateo getting hot for a bit would be great until Holliday is ready again.