ChosenOne21
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Huh, I really thought the selling point on Rom was the potential to add velocity. Doesn't seem like that's likely from the write-up
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Yeah, Mark Buehrle is probably Wells 99th percentile outcome, but wouldn't that be something if he got there
I really hope Wells makes it to the majors. He sounds fun to watch
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I went with Rom and Akin. Tony loves his upside, and Rom probably has the most of anyone left. Also, I don't think people should be as down on Akin as they are. He was likely working on stuff, and when you look at his league-adjusted numbers, he was one of the best pitchers in the IL.
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11 minutes ago, OrioleDog said:
A 2020 I'm fascinated to watch unfold. I've been on Team Senioritis with him - it would have been nice if he could have done Vlad/Eloy-type organization embarrassing things but he didn't.
I hope to be good in 2022. I expect virtually all rookies to be bad major leaguers for awhile at first, and do see a considerable delta between getting him ~1000 PA's of experience and ~500 PA's before Opening Day 2022. There will be information on this by May.
Would twin spring training extensions and a Mountcastle/Hays/Diaz opening day outfield be a 99th percentile outcome, or maybe just 95th?
I really don't see that happening. Gonna go with 99.99th percentile
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I should have looked at the other poll as well. My vote there locks me into Lowther and Kremer here, but I still feel that's a reasonable pick. I can see the argument for wanting Lowther in the org over Harvey, but it's a little tougher to do that with Kremer. Oh well
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This one was tricky but I ultimately went with Henderson and Baumann even if I prefer them in the other order. I'm pretty sure Tony and Luke are somewhat down on Kremer and I find it hard to believe they have Harvey this high. Sure, he was great as a reliever this year but the command needs to improve and he once again ended the year injured even if it was a relatively minor one
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I really thought Diaz would be the surprise faller due to a relatively low ceiling and makeup concerns. I also interpreted him staying in AA as the organization being a little down on him. I thought for sure at least Baumann would be higher than Diaz because of his enormous potential and reasonable floor, but I guess that means the surprise faller is probably Kremer.
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We don't have Statcast on Jones at a younger age, but I'd be pretty surprised if Hays isn't the better defender. I think Hays's ceiling is probably Adam Jones with better defense
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I don't think I know enough to make a top 30, but I'll bet the surprise of the OH list will be Diaz ranked much lower than the national guys. I get the feeling Tony and Luke don't consider him top 100 material
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Your scenario assumes literally everything goes right for this team. That's a lot to ask for
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This isn't the shortest Orioles books ever written thread
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I have no idea why Dwight Smith Jr. is getting playing time when we have DJ Stewart
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Gotta agree with Drungo. Other pitchers on the staff won't make it easier for Scott. Finding some control will make it easier for Scott
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112.1 isn't a ton of innings. Wouldn't shock me if they call him up to get more innings if they don't plan on sending him to the AFL. Although when you look at pitch counts his workload is probably the equivalent of 130-140 innings, so I dunno
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Terry Crowley had a career OBP 95 points higher than his batting average and most of us couldn't wait to be rid of him as a hitting coach
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Playoffs? You kidding me?
I'll bet most minor leaguers have had playoff experience at some point in their baseball careers, whether it's at a lower level of the minors, college or high school. These are the best players on the best teams in the country
Second, I'll bet if you asked most major leaguers if they change how they play/prepare in the playoffs I'll bet they'll tell you that the atmosphere is different but they do the same stuff that worked for them in the regular season.
I just don't think you can get to professional baseball without having been in some kind of athletic pressure situation, in most cases
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I'm not surprised, as I believe analytics suggest intentional walking someone is almost never a good idea, statistically speaking
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Eshelman is fun to watch. His picture is next to the definition of junkballer in the dictionary, but he works fast, knows how to pitch and the command is mostly excellent
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How can we call the O's family friendly entertainment with all this fisting?
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Someone needs to take Gary aside and explain to him why he shouldn't say "fisted"
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2 hours ago, Ruzious said:
Not sure I've heard that happen to anyone else other than Babe Ruth.
It happened to Barry Bonds at least once
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1 minute ago, atomic said:
He had a .826 OPS in 2017 and .941 this year. I don't think it is likely he is a .941 OPS for a full year.
I agree, but what makes you so sure his "true talent" is last year's .715?
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Just now, Redskins Rick said:
moving target to support whatever theory they can come up with.
Ssssh, I know that. I want to enjoy some good cognitive dissonance
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9 minutes ago, atomic said:
Small sample size this year.
2017 plus this season is a slightly bigger sample size than last year. So again, why is last year the norm and not this year or 2017?
Who will be the #15 and #16 prospects?
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I figure it has to be either Hanifee and Hernaiz or Stowers and Zimmermann. My gut tells me Tony and Luke aren't quite this high on Zimmermann, and I know they're pretty high on Hernaiz, so I went with the first one. Hanifee isn't anything special right now, but isn't he like 6'5 180? Real good chance to add velocity and that gives him that ceiling we so desperately love
EDIT: Nevermind, apparently he's up to 215 according to MiLB. That's not especially big for a 6'5 guy though