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    Jorge Lopez keeps improving

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted

    3 hours ago, wildcard said:

    Lopez made 6 starts in May and had a 3.68 ERA in 29.1 IP   His last 2 starts have been 6 IP.   Two other starts were 5 innings or more.   His WHIP in May was still quite high at 1.43 so he still has work to do in the area.  This is a huge improvement of his April 7.48 ERA.

    If Lopez continues to improve he is positioning himself to stay in the starting rotation and be part of the 2022 team.

    I have been a Lopez guy for a while.  Sure, it is a small sample size, but he has good stuff, gets K's, and was cruising through the first 3-4 innings usually. Maybe he harnessed somerhing that has allowed him to find success in the middle innings. 

    Hyde can’t manage this team

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Philip said:

    Every time buck said, “this is who we have,” I wanted to slap him.

    THATS WHAT THE OFF-SEASON IS FOR YOU FOOL!

    Now I understand that Mike is dealing with a different set of parameters, but still it is contingent upon him to find worthwhile players, they don’t have to be fabulous, but they have to be better than negative.

    Yup.  There is so little talent on the major league roster, it's mind blowing.  Mullins, Mancini, Galvis, Means and a whole bunch of (1) question marks or (2) bad players. 

    Hyde can’t manage this team

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted

    22 minutes ago, half hop said:

    Did you hear the quiet groan from Palmer when he swung and grounded out to end the game? Jim even said before the pitch that he should take it. Ugh!!!

    I wonder if Wilkerson had the take sign or if he swung on his own.  Either way, it was likely ball four (low and away tailing fastball) and he should not have swung.  Like many people on this current team, he isn't good.  But that's what they have right now.

    2023 Infield

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted

    On 5/18/2021 at 1:36 PM, connja said:

    1B Mountcastle

    2B Varva

    SS Henderson

    3B - Westburg

    Util - Jones/Hall

    I like this.  Ortiz maybe in the mix as well.  SSS, but Westburg, as well as Henderson, has been MASHING in Delmarva. 

    Kevin Smith 2021

    in Minors

    Posted

    21 hours ago, Frobby said:

    There’s already a thread by the same title, though the other one hadn’t been updated in three weeks.  Perhaps the mods can combine them.   

    Smith has kind of flown under the radar, partly because he hasn’t thrown 5 innings in any game, and partly because his strikeout numbers, while good, aren’t as gaudy as those put up by Hall and Bradish.   But you really can’t argue with a 1.06 ERA and 11.6 K/9.
     

    Ah, didn't know that. Thank you.  Yes, let's combine them if we can. 

    The Curious Case Of: Chance Sisco

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted

    8 hours ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

    A few years ago, I did some threads where I made a case for a player to be called up from AAA to Baltimore and I think it had a 100% success rate.

    This will not be one of those threads.

    This won't be a bash thread either (by me, atleast. You all can have fun with the pitchforks.)

    Originally a shortstop in High School, Sisco switched to catcher with the hopes that it would be a higher skill need. It was. The question was on his defense, as he was basically learning the position through his climb through the minors where other catchers have years of experience to go on. It was his bat that would be the big skill factor.

    Sisco raked all through the minors in Low A, High A, and AA, getting awards like a video game.

    .371 in the GCL in his draft year.

    .340 in his first full season at Delmarva.

    .308 in Frederick and .257 in Bowie, getting called up for about 20 games.

    .320 in his first full Bowie season.

    Since then, .267, .242 and .292 in 3 Norfolk seasons, playing 97, 38 and 45 games respectively.

    In his 3rd season at Norfolk (2019), he had his most home runs (10), showing some power that some people said wasn't quite there, as he was going the other way with most of them. At that time, the ball was also changed in AAA and home runs totals rose sharply.

    His strike out total rose during his time through the minors, but that tends to happen when you face pitchers that are more consistent around the plate. His walk total hit a high of 61 in 2016 and then went way down, to 32, 16 and 20 the following seasons. He went from 88 k's in 2016 to 99, 36 and 44 the next three seasons.

    Tony had mentioned his bat speed seemed slow and he was cheating fastball and falling for the curve, or going the other way on a fastball even when cheating for it.

    During his time in the MLB (besides his 10 games in 2017), he has had averages of .181, .210, .214, and .145 (at the time of this post.) Strike outs have gone 66, 61, 44, and 18 (at post.) Walks are 13, 22, 17, and 6. His home run surge in 2019 (8) is the same amount he has hit total in his other MLB seasons (including debut season.)

    In a more extreme breakdown, this season he has seen 238 pitches, made contact with 44 and barrelled 1.

    1 ball was barrelled.

    His bat has seemed to regress sharply after 2019. He has had very minor spurts here and there (his Babe Ruth-esque 2019 when recalled during the summer for a few weeks), but now...Not as much.

    What is it? Was he just able to get by in the minors until AAA? Have pitchers figured him out? Extended slump?

    This is someone who was a Top 5 prospect and seems to have completely lost what made him that level.

    I have never seen a player simply swing and miss through so many hittable fastballs before.  Whatever is wrong with him, it doesn't look like it's getting fixed. 

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    Kevin Smith 2021

    in Minors

    Posted

    The 24 year-old lefthander the Orioles acquired from New York for Miguel Castro, Kevin Smith has been extremely solid this year.  17 IP, 22 strikeouts, 1.06 ERA in Bowie.  Number 16 on mlb.com top prospects.

    Looking forward to continue following his season. 

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    Tuesday May 25: Orioles at Twins

    in Game Threads

    Posted

    10 hours ago, Philip said:

    I am never intentionally obtuse,

    All I’m saying, is that he has no trade value right now. By that I mean no one will offer anything meaningful for him. Anybody would offer SOMETHING for him, but nothing meaningful.

    You are way too confident about him having no trade value right now, especially considering that's inaccurate.  Maybe if you said "I don't' think he has much trade value right now," people such as myself wouldn't be so annoyed by this. To be clear, I think he has tons of trade value right now.

     

    Tuesday May 25: Orioles at Twins

    in Game Threads

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Philip said:

    I’m not particularly interested in continuing a fruitless debate, but ok, sport, tell me what he offers that makes him the apple in every GMS eye? Why is he so desirable? Why is he a target for every pennant-hungry team? 

    I think that he has no trade value at this time. He might in time, but at the moment, he doesn’t, if you’re considering him as the only player, or the main player in a transaction.

    You think he lost all of his trade value--you know, the trade value he had as a 24 year-old, controllable, top 100 prospect, who hit well last year in the majors, over 165 at bats?  If you don't understand why everyone is telling you are wrong on this one,then I don't know what to tell you.  Sport. 

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    Tuesday May 25: Orioles at Twins

    in Game Threads

    Posted

    4 minutes ago, Philip said:

    Well, it’s probably  irrelevant because it won’t happen,  but let’s see if his name comes up any.

    It's incorrect and insane.  Irrelevant isn't the right word for it.  C'mon, you're a smart guy.  What in the world are you talking about, that we wouldn't get anything for Mountcastle? 

    Tuesday May 25: Orioles at Twins

    in Game Threads

    Posted

    8 minutes ago, Philip said:

    I said I would be happy to trade Mountcastle and Stewart... wouldn’t you be? Is anyone on the team off limits? I’m thinking “no”

    But you won’t get anything for either one

    To say you won't get anything for Mountcastle - a top 100 prospect who crushed last summer - is absurd.  There is no way you can say that with a straight face. 

    Hyde can’t manage this team

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

    Whatever.  Tony La Russa would have this roster battling it out for first place.  That much is obvious.

    LOL.  This is true.  Look at all he has gotten out of Yermin! He is even teaching him about the unwritten rules of baseball!

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    Hyde can’t manage this team

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted

    19 minutes ago, Morgan423 said:

    Assuming you're trying to score at least a run to tie the game, then statistically, sac bunting a guy to second with no outs and a decent hitter at the plate is a really bad idea.  It's what you do in that situation with a weak hitter up, and no other options to put the bat into the hands of someone better.

    Chance to score at least one run:

    Man on first, zero outs:  42.36%

    Man on second, one out:  40.60%

    Also looking at historic data from past games with this situation (visitor batting in 9th, home up by one), you're hurting your win expectancy by giving up the out.

    No bunt:  Home wins 75.8% of the time.

    With bunt: Home wins 81% of the time.

    Thank you.  I was pretty annoyed that Hays decided to bunt there.  

    Also although it isn't always accurate, the old adage says play for the tie at home and the lead on the road.  Hays should be swinging away there against the lefty Hand, who is pitching his third straight game.  It really isn't debatable. 

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