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    Is anyone else bothered by the fact Colton Cowser is not starting vs a RHP?

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    9 minutes ago, scarey1999 said:

    He should be in the lineup for sure against RHP. Hays and or Mounty get a day off, he has to be in there. Otherwise, what’s the point of him being on the roster? 

    You have to ask yourself, what does him not getting regular playing time do for his confidence and development? Very poor decision, IMO. 

    If he’s playing once a week, rather it be Stowers that up so that Cowser could at least be in the lineup daily and get ABs at Norfolk. 

    He’s got a nasty CU he throws 21% of the time.  Cowser batted .000 on CU last year.  Yes I know it’s a very SSS.  Also has a good slider & curve.  Cowser was thought to be cheating on FBs that left him vulnerable to good off-speed. 

    Ryan Mountcastle 2024

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    1 hour ago, Sports Guy said:

    I think he’s in for a very good year….and then you have to trade him.

    But for this season, if healthy, I think he’s a guy we look at as a big contributor.

    I think this is a make or break year for his career trajectory.  Hitting is three things 1. Bat speed 2. Bat to ball skills 3. Swing decisions.  He excels at 2/3.  Can he he make the final leap and become elite ? Can he at least adjust slightly to take him to an .850+  well above average level?

    Ryan Mountcastle 2024

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    Had not thought about this “professional hitter” phrase until reading through this thread.  For me, it’s a guy who’s calling card is their bat.  A hit first guy who won’t make a manager look stupid putting him in the DH role.  The term makes me think of guys who aren’t good in the field or who have had injuries that prevent them from playing in the field.  Someone like Michael Brantley who had a .794 career OPS and who’s first 4 years don’t hold a candle to Mounty.  I don’t think @interloper was out of line at all calling Mounty a professional hitter.

     

    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brantmi02.shtml#2009-2012-sum:batting_standard

    Jackson Holliday serving notice

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    15 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

    The scorer gave him the throwing error - it was an underhand feed to SS Errol Robinson trying to start a 4-6-3 double play.    I only saw it live but it didn't look like that bad of a feed to me.

    Both defenses were terrible.    Junior Caminero dropped a pop-up in Norfolk's big inning, and there was some other Benny Hill stuff.

    Holliday, Mayo and Kjerstad all gave some back in Durham's big inning, when three of the errors occurred.

    Kjerstad's fielding error was just plain dropping a routine 4-3 groundout.    Holliday's throw was a little low, maybe shin high.

    Mayo's throwing error a batter or two later - I think he may have been spooked some by the 1B having just dropped one from another infielder.    It was a couple hopper Mayo was playing deep against a stronger bat, and he had to go a step or two right and back to glove it.    A play to showcase his arm strength.

    The throw was bad - low and kind of into the baseline near where the oncoming runner was.     A play it was glaringly clear Kjerstad is a novice 1B.    A good 1B may not have been able to make it, but it didn't look like Kjerstad even knew how to try and make the play.     He just kind of watched it skip past.

    1B Kjerstad and RF Norby notable defensive assignments for the Game 1 lineup.

    Not an excuse at all, but playing baseball in 20mph winds really freaking sucks.  Just throws everything off, not just balls in the air.   Tomorrow supposed to be much nicer.  

    Ryan Mountcastle 2024

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    1 hour ago, emmett16 said:

    For fun.  Not as much contact, but much more productive in fewer ABs through first 4 years. 
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    Interestingly Mounty had more BBs in fewer PA than Baines in their respective first 4 seasons.  I’ve heard rumblings of guys on the team say that Ryan is the best pure hitter on the squad.  The guy can hit.  His xwOBACON is elite.  He can’t lay off some pitches, sure.  But he puts the ball in play at elite EV levels often.  If he takes the next step (big if) he will be  an Elite bat.  With that said, history has shown those types of profiles (bad pitch recognition) don’t improve much.  

    First four seasons:

    Baines 6% walk rate & 13% K rate.

    .272/.315/.447

    Moutcastle 7% walk rate & 25% K rate. 

    .263/.319/.457

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    Ryan Mountcastle 2024

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    6 hours ago, Frobby said:

    It’s definitely one of those phrases where different people have very different interpretations.   When I hear “professional hitter,” Harold Baines is the guy who immediately pops into my head.  

    For fun.  Not as much contact, but much more productive in fewer ABs through first 4 years. 
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    Jackson Holliday serving notice

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    9 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

    So was he making the team out of ST when he got hurt or was he going down regardless?

    I thought he’d be on the team.  But then again, I thought for sure Holliday would make the team this year.  What do I know?  I just think that if the goal was to get an extra year, they’d have made damn sure they got an extra year.  Seems like an unforced error if they tired and missed.  

    Jackson Holliday serving notice

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    5 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

    Because they miscalculated.

    Do you think they'd rather not have that extra year of control?

    I don’t think that was their primary motivation.  I think they have a super strict dev protocol and don’t deviate from it for any reason.  They don’t  seem like the bunch to miscalculate on a move like that.  If the extra year was the prime motivator, they’d have kept him down longer v. Bringing him up to a team with no chance to compete.  
     

     

    Jackson Holliday serving notice

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    14 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

    I think it's more likely that they miscalculated than they were that close to getting another year and just decided not to when they made it clear they were not trying to compete in 2022.

     

    If the goal was to get another year, why not hold him down another month? What do they gain out of bringing him up when they did?Ike you said, they weren’t trying to compete in 2022.  

    Jackson Holliday serving notice

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    3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

    Yep.

    First year under the system, I think they thought he'd missed too much time.

    Remember Jeremy Pena had a 763 OPS in April and an 871 in May.

    I guess those methodical cats just screwed the pooch.  Seems unlikely but everyone is allowed their opinion.  

    Jackson Holliday serving notice

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    Posted · Edited by emmett16

    36 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

    That is not factually accurate.

    He was put on the minor league IL and when he got off of it he was sent to Norfolk and played there before he got promoted to Baltimore.

    There was a period of time between him finishing his rehab and getting promoted to the majors.

    Part of rehab is playing games at a lower level.  
     

    They didn’t game his service time.  
     

    So you’re guy going with they tried to game gain time and they  made a colossal mistake that cost them a year? 
     

    Doesn’t seem consistent with how they operate.  

    Jackson Holliday serving notice

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    8 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

    I don't think Elias is going to risk bringing him up in three weeks after he got Adley'd in 2022.

    I think the Adley situation shows it isn’t about service time.  He was slated to make the team out of spring and got hurt.  After his rehab assignment in AAA he was brought up and not held down longer.  I think it’s 100% a development play and no manipulation. It just happens to be an unpopular opinion.  There dosnt need to be conspiracy theories for everything. 

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