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It will be interesting to see what he looks like next year. Right now, he's hitting the ball on the ground way too much including when he hit .463 with Delmarva (53.2% GB rate). I'm not surprised he's having to adjust a bit to High-A pitching because he was mostly ambushing Low-A first pitch fastballs. Now the real adjustments start.

True, but that won't be needed when the shift is abolished next year.

I've been saying for awhile that Vavra's plate discipline is excellent and he's great linedrive hitter, particularly the other way. You have to be impressed with his ability to not swing at borderline pitches that are balls even with two strikes. Very impressive. Now, pitchers will start challenging him inside and that will be his test. Can he get to good velocity in on the hands? I've seen him pull the ball, but he's definitely very comfortable hitting balls middle and middle-away to the opposite field on a line. The bigger concern is the Orioles do not seem to think he can play a major league second base. Now, I do think he's probably a below average defender overall at 2B, but I also believe his on base skills will offset that and he should be playing over Odor who brings little to the field consistently. I'm glad to see him getting PAs against right-handed pitching. I haven't really seen him challenged enough in the outfield in the minors so I can't really say how good he is out there yet, but 4th outfielder type might be his calling eventually. Personally, I'd like to see him at 2B the rest of the season to see how he does. Last year the Orioles weren't even willing to give Mateo everyday PAs at SS but once they did l=he settled in quite well. Now Vavra does not have nearly the defensive tools as Mateo, but he was yanked around defensively between OF and 2B in AAA instead of focusing on 2B where he brought the most value, so who knows how good he could be if he was actually being developed as a second baseman. Vavra seems like one of those guys that Elias would move in the right deal since they don't seem to like him in any position primarily.

The more you watch Ortiz this year I can see why guys like him. He's very balanced at the plate, doesn't seemed overwhelmed by any pitch, and is showing power to all fields. Defensively he's the best defender at SS and 2B in the system (minus Holliday since I haven't seen him). Is it possible he's the best behind those 4, possibly, but I'm not ready to do say that yet. Law was on Ortiz earlier than some others, including me and until he started hitting in July, I was starting to think he was a spring training mirage. So let's see how he does once he hits AAA. I need to watch him specifically against good velocity but I haven't noticed him getting overwhelmed.

Every time I see someone say this I have to bite my tongue! Agree though, she's good as the studio host.

There's the "I got no plan or understanding what the pitcher is going to try and do to me" Diaz that I've seen in the minors.

Good Lord, what kind of announcing is this. Kid is making his major league debut and it's two pitches n before Melanie notices.

They may think he needs work to stay sharp.

Vavra has really had good professional PAs since coming up. He really doesn't swing at anything not a strike.

Good enough from what I've seen, but I'll admit I haven't seen him challenged very much out there.

Would be a good game to give Diaz his major league debut!

They clearly don't like his defense at 2B.

Or Gillespie.

Good thing Odor's Veteranosity allowed the players to score 6 runs.

Not even close. Ortiz has a much better arm and more range and better hands. Henaiz will be at 2B or the outfield.

An absolute bomb. 107 EV off the bat as well. Big boy home run there.

Let me tell you what, Palmer can not track flyballs from that angle they are at!

Baltimore Orioles Hitters Name Pos. BBE LA° EV Hard Hit% xwOBA xBA xSLG K% BB% Sprint Cedric Mullins CF 329 18.1 88.8 36.8 .296 .240 .354 16.7 7.2 28.4 Vs. Adley Rutschman C 155 15.7 89.1 43.9 .341 .256 .418 18.2 11.1 27.3 Vs. Anthony Santander LF 284 20.8 89.5 41.2 .346 .255 .445 18.1 8.7 26.3 Vs. Ryan Mountcastle 1B 258 16 91.8 47.7 .349 .280 .490 25.6 5.3 27.4 Vs. Austin Hays RF 285 12.2 88.9 41.4 .317 .254 .400 19.5 5.8 27.7 Vs. Rougned Odor 2B 213 23 88 34.3 .262 .195 .328 25 6 27.1 Vs. Ramon Urias 3B 193 12.4 90.2 49.2 .322 .259 .430 22.4 6.3 26.6 Vs. Terrin Vavra * DH 6 -8.4 76.6 0 .285 .180 .208 11.1 22.2 Vs. Jorge Mateo SS 213 15.4 87.2 30 .276 .225 .354 30.3 4.7 30.2 Vs. Show All Hitters Starting Lineup Great Poor * Did Not Qualify Statcast Batted Ball Profile Name Weak% Topped% Under% Flare/Burner% Solid% Barrel% Cedric Mullins 4.6 27.7 32.2 23.7 6.1 4.9 Adley Rutschman 5.2 25.2 23.9 27.1 11 7.7 Anthony Santander 3.2 26.1 32 22.9 6 9.9 Ryan Mountcastle 1.2 26.7 24.4 28.3 4.7 13.6 Austin Hays 2.1 33.7 24.9 24.9 7 6.7 Rougned Odor 4.2 22.5 38 20.7 6.6 7.5 Ramon Urias 3.6 33.7 20.2 26.9 5.7 9.3 Terrin Vavra 16.7 33.3 33.3 16.7 0 0 Jorge Mateo 3.3 29.1 29.6 26.3 4.2 7 Show All Hitters Batted Ball Profile Name GB% FB% LD% PU% Pull% Straight% Oppo% Cedric Mullins 40.7 26.4 20.7 12.2 43.8 33.4 22.8 Adley Rutschman 37.4 23.9 29 9.7 43.2 38.7 18.1 Anthony Santander 33.8 26.1 23.2 16.9 40.1 32.7 27.1 Ryan Mountcastle 37.6 30.2 27.1 5 31.8 38.8 29.5 Austin Hays 42.1 23.2 25.6 9.1 41.8 36.8 21.4 Rougned Odor 31.9 30.5 21.1 16.4 43.7 34.7 21.6 Ramon Urias 46.1 23.8 21.8 8.3 37.3 37.3 25.4 Terrin Vavra 66.7 16.7 16.7 0 33.3 16.7 50 Jorge Mateo 35.7 27.2 29.1 8 33.8 36.6 29.6 Show All Hitters Plate Discipline Name Zone% ZoneSw% Chase% Edge% 1stPitchSw% Swing% Whiff% Ryan Mountcastle 44.2 82.1 41.2 42.4 66.3 59.3 29.5 Ramon Urias 50.2 71.7 28.5 42.4 66.4 50.2 26.3 Anthony Santander 46.1 65.7 33.4 42.8 60.9 48.2 21.3 Adley Rutschman 48.1 66.1 22.5 40.1 52.4 43.4 19.1 Austin Hays 47 72 36.7 41.6 65 53.3 24.1 Cedric Mullins 53.1 72.9 29.9 43.8 60.1 52.7 20.7 Rougned Odor 47.6 72.4 32.8 42.7 63 51.6 27.7 Tyler Nevin 47.6 69.8 24.5 43.1 57.1 46.1 27.9 Jorge Mateo 48.6 73.1 36.3 40.7 68.2 54.2 33.4 Ryan McKenna 57.4 73 29.1 43.4 75.7 54.4 37 Robinson Chirinos 47.4 73.2 32.4 44.2 61.2 51.8 35 Terrin Vavra 51.4 63.2 22.2 48.6 55.6 43.2 31.3 Yusniel Diaz Pitchers Name Pos. BBE LA° EV Hard Hit% xwOBA xBA xSLG K% BB% Jordan Lyles P 377 15.7 88.9 39.5 .346 .268 .451 18.7 7.7 Vs. Show All Pitchers Pitcher Arsenals ARSENAL TYPE: PITCH PERCENTAGE ▾ Average SpeedPitch PercentageAverage Spin Pitcher 4-Seam Sinker Cutter Slider Change Curve Split KN Jordan Lyles 33.5 16.6 24.6 13.5 11.8 Show All Pitchers Statcast Batted Ball Profile Name Weak% Topped% Under% Flare/Burner% Solid% Barrel% Jordan Lyles 5.8 27.6 25.7 23.3 6.6 10.9 Show All Pitchers Batted Ball Profile Name GB% FB% LD% PU% Pull% Straight% Oppo% Jordan Lyles 40.1 27.1 23.9 9 39.5 38.2 22.3 Show All Pitchers Plate Discipline Name Zone% ZoneSw% Chase% Edge% 1stPitchSw% Swing% Whiff% Kyle Bradish 48.5 65 26.6 40.6 54.5 45.2 25.7 Spenser Watkins 52 67.4 25.5 41.4 64.9 47.3 21.5 Bryan Baker 49.5 63.9 21.4 45.4 57.1 42.4 27 Nick Vespi 44.4 64.4 35.1 40.6 56.7 48.1 36.7 Dean Kremer 49.1 70.7 31.4 45.3 61.8 50.7 25.3 Cionel Perez 48 65.3 28.6 41.2 55.5 46.2 28.4 Jordan Lyles 47.1 66 26.7 41.3 59.2 45.2 22.3 Austin Voth 49.6 72 24.2 42.4 59.2 47.9 24.1 Keegan Akin 59.8 67.9 28.8 45.1 65.7 52.2 24.2 Felix Bautista 50.5 68.2 27.9 45.3 57.7 48.3 33.2 Dillon Tate 52.5 63.6 33.2 44.1 62.9 49.2 23.5 Beau Sulser 48.1 67.6 32.7 47.3 65 49.5 19.3 Joey Krehbiel 45.7 66.3 28 44.4 52.3 45.5 23.2 Catcher Pop Times Name Arm Exchange Avg Pop (2B) Adley Rutschman 87.1 0.76 1.91 Show All Catchers Outs Above Average Name OAA Back Left Back Back Right In Right In In Left Cedric Mullins 5 023001 1 0 2 3 0 0 Austin Hays -6 -1-1-20-1-1 -1 -1 -1 -2 0 -1 Anthony Santander -6 -1-1-10-1-3 -3 -1 -1 -1 0 -1 Show All outfielders Texas Rangers Hitters Name Pos. BBE LA° EV Hard Hit% xwOBA xBA xSLG K% BB% Sprint Marcus Semien SS 345 19.4 86.5 33.9 .294 .228 .369 15.7 7.5 28.7 Vs. Corey Seager DH 312 14.5 91.2 45.5 .382 .288 .535 15.5 9.3 26.1 Vs. Leody Taveras * CF 93 14.3 90.1 41.9 .277 .234 .337 25.5 6.6 29.4 Vs. Nathaniel Lowe 1B 272 9 89.5 42.3 .324 .267 .430 24.4 6.4 26.5 Vs. Ezequiel Duran * 2B 73 6.2 85.4 32.9 .226 .195 .261 26.9 5.6 29.3 Vs. Kole Calhoun RF 217 16.3 90.9 48.4 .304 .231 .400 30 6.1 25.4 Vs. Meibrys Viloria * C 14 10.5 88.5 35.7 .311 .168 .343 33.3 20 25.7 Vs. Nick Solak * LF 57 4.1 88.8 36.8 .331 .241 .422 21.4 6 28.5 Vs. Josh H. Smith * 3B 94 17.1 85.8 22.3 .310 .239 .324 17.4 11.6 28.2 Vs. Show All Hitters Starting Lineup Great Poor * Did Not Qualify Statcast Batted Ball Profile Name Weak% Topped% Under% Flare/Burner% Solid% Barrel% Marcus Semien 4.3 25.8 35.1 22 6.4 6.4 Corey Seager 1.9 26 26.3 23.1 10.9 11.5 Leody Taveras 1.1 30.1 32.3 25.8 4.3 5.4 Nathaniel Lowe 2.6 34.6 19.1 29.8 5.1 8.5 Ezequiel Duran 2.7 49.3 21.9 15.1 8.2 2.7 Kole Calhoun 1.8 26.3 25.8 26.3 9.2 10.6 Meibrys Viloria 0 42.9 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 Nick Solak 5.3 40.4 19.3 22.8 3.5 8.8 Josh H. Smith 6.4 26.6 31.9 28.7 5.3 1.1 Show All Hitters Batted Ball Profile Name GB% FB% LD% PU% Pull% Straight% Oppo% Marcus Semien 35.7 31.6 20.9 11.9 40.9 35.9 23.2 Corey Seager 37.2 32.4 26.9 3.5 39.7 34.6 25.6 Leody Taveras 39.8 29 23.7 7.5 32.3 36.6 31.2 Nathaniel Lowe 46.7 19.9 27.9 5.5 30.9 40.1 29 Ezequiel Duran 53.4 9.6 21.9 15.1 37 31.5 31.5 Kole Calhoun 36.9 26.3 27.2 9.7 45.2 33.2 21.7 Meibrys Viloria 50 35.7 14.3 0 14.3 64.3 21.4 Nick Solak 57.9 22.8 17.5 1.8 42.1 36.8 21.1 Josh H. Smith 36.2 22.3 31.9 9.6 35.1 41.5 23.4 Show All Hitters Plate Discipline Name Zone% ZoneSw% Chase% Edge% 1stPitchSw% Swing% Whiff% Adolis Garcia 44.7 73.4 37.2 41.4 63.1 53.4 34.5 Corey Seager 46.8 81.2 30.5 41.9 67.1 54.2 25.9 Kole Calhoun 44.6 80.2 32.3 40.3 59.7 53.7 36.6 Leody Taveras 47.2 71.5 33.7 41.7 69.3 51.6 28 Jonah Heim 48.5 74.3 27.9 41.9 64.1 50.4 22.2 Nathaniel Lowe 52.5 74 29.6 45.9 62.5 52.9 27.2 Nick Solak 53.8 58.5 22.4 41.5 57.1 41.8 24.1 Meibrys Viloria 47 54 15.5 42.5 50 33.6 35.6 Marcus Semien 48.8 72.4 26 44.9 60.9 48.6 20.7 Josh H. Smith 49 59.5 18.9 45.4 57.2 38.8 21 Charlie Culberson 49.6 77.9 41.7 42.4 70.3 59.7 30.9 Ezequiel Duran 48.4 72.5 37.9 45.6 66.7 54.6 32.1 Elier Hernandez 48.6 75.9 38.6 55.9 69 56.8 41.3 Pitchers Name Pos. BBE LA° EV Hard Hit% xwOBA xBA xSLG K% BB% Spencer Howard P 100 14.7 90.5 38 .352 .264 .495 18.8 8.7 Vs. Show All Pitchers Pitcher Arsenals ARSENAL TYPE: PITCH PERCENTAGE ▾ Average SpeedPitch PercentageAverage Spin Pitcher 4-Seam Sinker Cutter Slider Change Curve Split KN Spencer Howard 49 37.7 3.2 10.2 Show All Pitchers Statcast Batted Ball Profile Name Weak% Topped% Under% Flare/Burner% Solid% Barrel% Spencer Howard 3 27 28 25 6 11 Show All Pitchers Batted Ball Profile Name GB% FB% LD% PU% Pull% Straight% Oppo% Spencer Howard 42 33 19 6 34 38 28 Show All Pitchers Plate Discipline Name Zone% ZoneSw% Chase% Edge% 1stPitchSw% Swing% Whiff% Jonathan Hernandez 46.4 71.9 16.2 36.2 35 42 34.5 Spencer Howard 53.6 66.8 21.6 44 57.2 45.8 15.4 Garrett Richards 46.5 68.9 32.5 40.9 58 49.4 25.1 Glenn Otto 47.1 66.6 24.2 40.3 55.8 44.2 22.2 Brett Martin 45.3 66.5 37.7 42 64.7 50.8 28.7 Brock Burke 50.8 66.2 27.3 40.9 60.3 47.1 24.4 Martin Perez 44.5 65.2 28.1 50.1 60.9 44.6 21.4 Jon Gray 49.9 65.6 30.7 43.4 67.3 48.1 27.6 Dane Dunning 45 61.2 31.9 42.6 60.7 45.1 23.9 Matt Moore 48.8 70.3 33.2 43 60.4 51.2 30.2 Dennis Santana 42.9 61.9 31.9 39.5 53.8 44.8 25.2 Jose Leclerc 41.5 72.4 30.2 37.5 65.1 47.7 31.2 Catcher Pop Times Name Arm Exchange Avg Pop (2B) Meibrys Viloria 83.7 0.73 1.93 Show All Catchers Outs Above Average Name OAA Back Left Back Back Right In Right In In Left Leody Taveras 2 -111001 1 -1 1 1 0 0 Kole Calhoun -1 -1-10000 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 Nick Solak -2 0000-10 0 0 0 0 0 -1 Show All outfielders

Vavra is he DH today. Odor starts at 2B once again. The one thing is clear, the Orioles hate Vavra's defense at 2B.

Because neither one of them can hit and they're both 4th/5th outfielders at best? Vavra should be getting everyday PAs against right-handers, not Phillips.

Finally makes a little sense. Elias never forget the guys he drafted no matter how bad they play. Seriously, I don't really get this. I guess McKenna of Diaz go down? Seems like Elias is trying to control Stowers clock.

Don't sleep on Armbruester either.

No, it means you move him while his stock is at his highest for the most you can get. That's what Elias did. If Povich bombs and none of the other guys work out, then you can say they didn't pick the right guys, but without video scouting any of these guys yet, it looks like enough promise for me for a guy with about 56 innings of quality relief work under his belt. Personally, I think Elias showed he can build a bullpen from the scraps of other organizations and by converting the right starters to relievers. Who says he can't find another Lopez? Who says he doesn't already have him in the organization?

Not bagging on anyone's opinion, but I have no idea who Doolittle is unless he talks to animals. Saying that, I'd have to 100% disagree with his statement. Elias is building a franchise that will compete year after year in the future. Trying to get some kind of wildcard this year is a bonus! Besides, take away the human aspect of everyone rightfully loving Mancini, he's a DH with a .750 OPS who has hit 10 home runs this year. Now they traded their closer but have Bautista waiting to take his spot. Vavra will now get regular PAs vs righties and they can take a look at Diaz vs lefties (I'd still prefer Stowers in the OF and Vavra at 2B replacing Odor, but that's another thread). I don't really see the team that much worse than it was for this year and now we have deeper pitching in the minors.

I too think Lopez will continue to be good, but do you think Bautista will not be as good? We basically just replaced him with a guy who started last year in A-ball. That's kinda how relief pitchers happen sometimes. I also think Bradish could be an impact reliever, potentially closer. The book is not done on Baumann in the pen. What if Denoyer and Armbruester were moved solely to the pen where they can work on the their mid 90s fastballs and perhaps improve the consistency of their slider and change? Heck, our entire bullpen have been DFA'd, released or traded and it's one of the best bullpen's in baseball this year. I don't think you get an impact prospect when you trade Lopez, no matter how good he's been since moving to relief. So if the Orioles end up getting a starter on a winning future team along with a good bullpen arm, that's well worth giving up a guy who we literally replaced with just as good an option.