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Stowers and Mountcastle thump it.

Savacool did not have his A game. I can’t imagine having to pitch to Ole Miss’ lineup twice in the same week. Tough order to fill. Kemp Alderman took him deep on an oppo shot that was still rising when it hit the stands. I really wish I could get an EV reading on that ball. I have a video of it and will try to upload it. It was impressive. Alderman has some serious juice. He’s off to a hot start with 3 HR and a ton of hits. He is built like a linebacker, he is absolutely jacked. 6’3” 250 w/o an ounce of fat on his body. He played a really solid LF. Made a couple tough plays (considering the roof). He plays a little C as well. When he played for Bethesda Big Train he played 1b. Heck of an athlete for a big guy, very flexible, agile, and mobile for a guy his size. Pretty cool to see a guy having success who came out to watch my 9u squad a couple years ago. He’s an incredibly nice guy and is driven to succeed. Very simple, compact, and powerful stroke. He does not get cheated.

He makes it look easy. Imagine he might end up at 2b. Heck of a player.

Jacob Gonzalez SS Ole Miss is a player. He looks the part. 6’3” 200 and smooth in the field & runs well. Didn’t show off a great arm (in game), thought on a couple occasions he would come up firing but didn’t see great arm strength. Wonder if he didn’t have a good handle or footing on those throws. In warm ups the arm looked strong. At the plate he looks like an Elias guy. He did not swing at anything he couldn’t drive until 2 strikes. Had two hits on 2 strikes counts. Was never off balance and it was clear he saw the ball well and wasn’t getting fooled. Tough to do against Savacool. He was by far the best player on the field today. I was very impressed and excited to see him again. We know how Elias likes his SS, might be a guy to keep an eye on.

Savacool is starting v. Ole Miss. He beat them on 2/24 when Terps traveled down to Oxford. UMD is playing an extremely ambitious schedule this year.

Max Anderson 3B Nebraska is a thick dude. Short strong stroke. Had fantastic ABs and hit the ball hard consistently. Brice Matthews Nebraska played SS. He’s a very solidly built kid for a MI. Not a very fluid swing. Wasn’t super impressed, but he did smoke a double to gap to blow game open. Gets way out on his front foot, he’ll need to make some adjustments for the next level. Nebraska upset #7 Vandy. Good game, everyone is having trouble with the ceiling. Every fly ball is an adventure and the ball is absolutely flying. All 3 HRs hit were bombs.

He’s struggling. Doesn’t looK like his pitch selection skills are top notch. Swung and got himself out on some Bad pitches and took some drivable pitches. Took his bad ABs out into the field and made a couple blunders. Lost a ball in the ceiling (very tough ceiling) and didn’t back up LF diving for a ball and it split them and went to the fence. Just one game but not a very good showing today. Will see how he bounces back tomorrow.

What’s over/under on how many bases he steals? That kid has some serious wheels.

US Bank Stadium.

Injuries.

All of those guys have a very legitimate chance to be a solid MLB player regardless of arbitrary internetty people giving their opinions. I think there is more P talent in the org than most people realize. Of course they will make some moves (as they did last year) to add the the P talent. I applaud the FO for sticking to what they do well as opposed to trying to cover all bases. Have you ever played Settlers of Catan? There are 5 resources and all are important. You have a choice when you start the game where you want to develop to earn those resources. Do you try to cover all 5 even if the chance of rolling the specified number for those resources is low? Or do you stick with the resources that have the highest probability of hitting? In just about all things in life, the folks that stick with what they are good at have success while the folks that try to be good at everything often struggle.

He’s the best non-MLB pitcher I’ve ever seen before. Think I’ve seen him throw about 7-8 times now and each time is more impressive than the previous. Something would need to go extremely wrong for him not to have success at the next level. I am flat out giddy to see him in Orange and Black. Some people talk about the “sound of the bat” being different. I’ve never heard someone pop a catchers glove louder than him. Will never forget the first time I saw him in Delmarva and it sounded like thunder from the OF standing section.

I’m in Minneapolis to watch the Cambria Classic this weekend. The teams playing are Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Hawaii. I’m excited to get eyes on the following players: -Jacob Gonzalez SS Ole Miss -Enrique Bradfield Jr. CF Vanderbilt -Patrick Reilly RHP Vanderbilt -Kemp Alderman OF Ole Miss *former Bethesda Big Train player a friend of mine housed two summers ago -Calvin Harris C Ole Miss -Max Anderson 3B Nebraska -Hunter Owen LHP Vanderbilt -Jack Bulger C Vanderbilt *Maryland boy from DeMatha 2x MD Gatorade player of year -Brice Matthews 3B Nebraska -Will Semb RHP Minnesota -And of course all the Maryland Boys; Shaw, Schliger, Savacool I’ll update this thread with pics (if I can figure that out ) and info on the players above. Anyone interested in any players or any teams in the Classic, let me know and will be happy to be eyes and ears on the ground. I’m especially excited for see Bradfield, Gonzalez, and Harris. Have watched them on TV but have never seen them play in person before. BTW - from the outside US Bank stadium looks amazing. Can’t wait to see what it looks like from the inside. Pretty cool perk for the kids that play at University of Minnesota. OMG it’s sooooo cold!!!

If there are that many people in the stands they can wear whatever they want. Padres connect unis last year were $$$. The Nats were pretty great, also. I hold out hope the Os will be good.

I think so too. But you never know until they do it at the highest level.

I don’t like Mateo much, but think he will put up similar #s in his ABS700-1200 than Ortiz will in 0-500. I could very likely be wrong. I’d be shocked if Ortiz significantly outhit him.

I see my goof. Need to not look at bbref on my phone. I thought Ortiz .826 2022 OPS was his AAA. I will edit.

Why do you assume it was said as a negative? I stated his age. Mateo OPSd .832 at Las Vegas in 2019 when he was 24. Ortiz has a hand full of ABs in AAA. I too *think he will be a better hitter. To suggest a player who has never played MLB is going to significantly outhit the incumbent right out of the gate seems like stretch.

Joey Ortiz is 24, he will be 25 in 4 months.

It also seems outrageous to me that a 23 y/o who hasn't had a single AB in MLB is going to come up and hit enough to 'more than make-up for any drop off in defense'. A quick search would find that Mateo out OPS'd Ortiz @ same age in the minors. What makes you think Ortiz will come up hit better than Mateo?

I wouldn't say he has command, yet. He has great control. He was 3.1 BB9 last year in minors (slightly bigger zone) which was MLB league average. He excels at changing up his speed with his curve & slider to keep people off balance. He often pitches backwards. He hides the ball well and being a tall and long armed it looks like his fastball plays up and can be sneaky. I really enjoy watching him pitch.

Knowledge without action is just the passage of time.

That Austin Hays is going to put it all together this year @Frobby I kid I Kid. Great research - seems this supports the generalization that players peak ages 27-31. I think, depending on a players skillset, you can somewhat guess as to when a specific player is likely to peak or decline within that 27-31 y/o time frame.

I think it was safe to say the power was back after he launched that 450+’ bomb in the AFL.

He’s going to start in AA. If he’s lights out all year he has a chance to make his debut this year.