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Did Joe Adell just have the worst base running series ever?

You don't have to be 20 to be a good prospect. You also have to consider Heston had a serious heart condition and was drafted in the lost COVID year.

That was fun to watch. Seems like some hitters whiff on fastballs up in the zone because they can't help themselves. Trout watches fastballs up in the zone because he knows he can't hit it. It's the perfect pitch to Trout, but the margin for error is razor-thin.

"Must-Sweep" mode: Activated

The Kimbrel experience feels very similar to the Felix experience thus far. Great pickup

I think he's more likely to just sell it. Probably for the best that way.

Me too, thanks to the awful camera work zooming in on that can of corn

Not a whole lot to nitpick in those lists, but I only looked at the AL. My takeaway: we can establish Yermin Mercedes as the absolute floor for Cowser.

I think Hader's early struggles are a blip. He will settle in and be dominant. I also think his contract prevents the O's from being a realistic trade partner. Not happening.

I think the big tipping point for this whole discussion was the AB he had yesterday with the bases loaded 1 out where he watched a 94 MPH fastball middle-middle on 3-2 and didn't even think about taking the bat off his shoulder. BRUTAL When taken in context with his overall struggles, that was an eye-opener that maybe his approach isn't good right now... that he's up there over-thinking and guessing pitches which leaves him unable to react in the moment. That was a really brutal spot to have such a poor AB, so it's got many of us thinking about his approach and whether he's just in his own head, or whether it's something he needs to work on more at a level where it won't continue to hurt the big league club. I have no answers, and I understand the stance by some that he needs to adjust to big league pitching by facing big league pitching, but it's not an unreasonable position to believe there's an issue with his approach that might be best worked on in a lower-stakes environment now that he's got a taste of what he'll be facing on a nightly basis in the majors.

My brain still can't process the idea of the O's hitting on so many prospects in a short span. It just doesn't seem like real life after the past 30 years or so.

Danny tells us all to step back from the f**** ledge.

May be the year we find the limitations of a bullpen built mostly from other clubs' discard pile

I've always hated the broadcast strike boxes. Distracting for no real benefit. The only time it's somewhat helpful are when we have a really bad camera angle at a visiting ballpark.

Feels like this would be a 6-0 game at OPACY.