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Yes. After the injury is when he lost 200rpm and 2 ticks. I think anyone that saw him would say he didn't' look quite the same. With that said, I don't think many people are worried. BUT if you are going to do a write up and I guess it's fair to go with the most updated info. I think GRod is going to be extremely productive this year out of the gate.

I think, barring and injury, it can only be helpful to play in meaningful competitive games.

Or lat strain is the new torn labrum.

Seeing 20 y/o SS Lawlar at 15 is kind of painful, especially with the absence of Cowser from the list.

I think a lot has to do with him being 23+. The shiny new toy lost just a little bit of it's luster. At this point I don't care so much about the rankings; I just want him to come up and perform.

As a Hays fan, this is what I've been clinging to. His approach, BB%, & K% give me worry, but I will continue to hold out some hope even if I don't expect it.

Depth is never a bad thing, especially at SP. He does seem a little redundant with all the other options, but I think he is mostly an innings eating insurance policy for Gibson.

I could see him on the "IL" to tweak a pitch, but I'd be dumbfounded, disappointed, and upset if he spends any time in AAA this year.

I like Wells in the pen. His stuff plays up and he throws strikes. Having both Wells & Voth in the pen as potential #6 & #7 starters and Hall in the mix as a possible 8th starter is exciting. We've had issues filling out a top 3 in recent years and we have 8 legitimate potential starters. GRod, Hall, & Bradish have big time upside; Kremer, Wells, & Voth have potential upside; and Irvin & Gibson are legit innings eaters. The starting pitchers might have the biggest question mark, but it also looks to be an area we could really make some strides and be surprisingly good. I hope by the end of the season we are looking at GRod, Hall, Bradish, Kremer, Wells, & a Surprise.

I figured it out Statcast Expected wOBA, xBA, xSLG | baseballsavant.com (mlb.com) Statcast Expected wOBA, xBA, xSLG | baseballsavant.com (mlb.com) Statcast Leaderboard | baseballsavant.com (mlb.com) Statcast Leaderboard | baseballsavant.com (mlb.com) The more and more I look at these stats, two things come to mind: 1. I sure hope we don't sign Profar 2. I'm very excited to see what Mountcastle can do this year

He is a solid fielder but that is weighted by his strong and very accurate arm. He's not getting any faster and at age 27 I think he is what he is right now. I'll concede that calling him 'one of the worst' was an exaggeration

I'm a Hays fan as well. I love how he plays, I'm a sucker for guys that don't use batting gloves, and he's always been great with kids/fans. My goal wasn’t to move the goalposts, it was to illustrate how he did offensively vs. the league on batted ball data. That and I also couldn’t figure out how to do position only (or increase AB above 250) on baseball savant lol

Granted LF in OPACY is a little different now, but LF is an offensive position which I why I ran only those stats. He is in the lower half of all the stats I looked at and often appears in the lower third. I ran the query on 400 ABS to try and get starters only. If you open the query to all OFers vs. LFers, he drops further down the list. He is not in the top half of any offensive stats (I looked at). Maybe 'one of the worst' is a little harsh, but he sure isn't 'one of the best' or even dead average. I don't see anything that suggest an improvement and with his history of bad luck with injuries, I'm not very optimistic for an improvement in the future. Here is how he compared last year against ALL offensive players with at last 250 ABS. Statcast Custom Leaderboards | baseballsavant.com (mlb.com) Statcast Custom Leaderboards | baseballsavant.com (mlb.com) Statcast Custom Leaderboards | baseballsavant.com (mlb.com)

For the record. I DO NOT want them to sign Profar. However, I would not be surprised nor upset. I'm a believer in quality depth. Especially when other avenues to improvement are not available (for whatever reason).

From what I've read, Beavers is a freak show athlete with 5 tools. I think his ceiling is the highest of the group. He could be an impact on both sides of the field. At 6'4" * those long limbs generate a ton of power. I do think Kjerstad is dinged because of his illness. He could easily surprise this year and end up being the best of the 3. Pretty awesome having these guys in the system as the second wave.

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It was a lazy comment. The good thing about OH is lazy comments don’t fly.

Fixed. Yea - a bit much.

Bradish might be the make-or-break guy this year. He could come out an dominate and be a solid #3 even #2 or he could fall on his face and not finish the year in the rotation.

I’m rooting for him to get a gig as a RP. Just not as an oriole. That kid had a rough run of luck.

Hays was one of the worst starting LFers in MLB last year. Cost aside, Profar is an upgrade.

I do believe that is very often the case.

Flaherty is a baseball lifer, just like his dad. Imagine he knows a thing or two about hitting.

From his quotes and quotes from others, sounds like a great guy with a great attitude. That checks one of the big boxes for this org.

It’s hilarious to me that people think: 1. This is new 2. All teams were not doing this