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On 10/21/2019 at 11:58 AM, LookinUp said:
He sounds very much like Ryan Mountcastle, at a high level at least. Profiles as a bat first guy who won't stick at short. With that said, hopefully he doesn't have an obviously deficient arm like Mountcastle. If he turns into a 3B eventually, which is what it sounds like to me, that bat could be a real plus. A ton of development between now and then though. I'd expect them to take it slow with him.
The BA write-up on him says he reminds them of Mountcastle with the bat and that he should be able to stick on the left side of the infield.
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17 hours ago, DrungoHazewood said:
Zach/k Britton has the 2nd-highest career OPS+ of any player in history (min 8 PAs).
I love that he put up one of the best seasons of any reliever, but he father always shows people video of him hitting a home run.
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10 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:
The early struggles of the Rays have, in my opinion, very little to do with their attendance issues.
Agreed. They have good TV ratings. If they move to Tampa I think we see better attendance, plus the Yankees have move out of town which would help attendance too.
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3 hours ago, eddie83 said:
It should not be that hard to find an east coast team that is headed home to play that game. Mets, Phillies, Pirates, etc.
They used to play the Mets in RFK two games right before opening day.
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This shouldn’t be in Orioles Talk.
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5. Rutschman
35. Hall
45. Rodriguez
75. Diaz
88. Mountcastle
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9 hours ago, Frobby said:
Yeah, baseball was much more competitive when the Yankees, Giants and Dodgers were all in NY.
Oh wait, it wasn’t.
And I’ve noticed how the NFL and NBA have put 3 teams in the NY area. Not.
I disagree. I think it is a bad idea to limit where a team can move.
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5 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:
The Yankees will fight to the death to block any expansion team in northern New Jersey. It’s never going to happen. The Yankees own north Jersey.
Which is a major problem with MLB.
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9 hours ago, AnythingO's said:
What about giving up Delmarva? I can't imagine there is much travel across the bridge tunnel either way for minor league ball.
I suspect those people are more likely to stay Orioles fans.
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2 hours ago, clapdiddy said:
Going back to the original topic...wouldn't it make more sense to move the AAA team to Bowie and let Norfolk go?
I wouldn’t want to give up Virginia’s largest urban area.
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9 hours ago, Going Underground said:
Rays do that for their season ticket holders. I remember a long time back that the Orioles had juice,coffee and bagels and danish before 10 AM for the season ticket holders .
Season Ticket Holders will also be able to access the Republic Bank Draft Room—a club area which will feature a photo station to have their pictures taken with Rays players, complimentary refreshments and hors d’oeuvres, alumni player appearances and more. Season Ticket Holders will also receive a 15 percent discount at select concession and merchandise stands.
https://www.draysbay.com/2019/2/1/18206794/rays-announce-fan-fest-details-for-2019
https://www.draysbay.com/2019/2/1/18206794/rays-announce-fan-fest-details-for-2019
They also had Elrod walking around to the tables and gave out a Jeff Connie bobble head at breakfast too.
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9 hours ago, El Gordo said:
Tampa will move first.
They need to move to Tampa.
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17 hours ago, interloper said:
You say this like you didn't read the part where they're just changing it not getting rid of it. Odd.
I read it. It wasn’t encouraging. Like watching batters 7,8,9 in the lineup.
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3 hours ago, eddie83 said:
We are talking about two different things. Baseball ops and baseball business.
Taking care of your fans is not the same as spending resources on major league talent that does not enhance the teams chances of winning. When young kids get a chance to see an Adley Rutschman or an Austin Hays it matters to them. This is about the fans.
To be honest Fanfest was the most enjoyable part of the past season. My kids are going to disappointed. If your on field product sucks, you need to do anything possible to keep kids interest imo.
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On 10/15/2019 at 1:33 AM, jabba72 said:
I hope Buck gets the Phillies job.
And wins the World Series.
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7 hours ago, theocean said:
It definitely had a big impact - but I think that impact was felt years ago. At this point - I think the fanbases are pretty locked in. Even if things were switched and the O's were great and the Nats' were terrible - I doubt Montgomery County and NoVA residents would be rooting for the Orioles. They're clearly a part of the DC community and identify that way.
The only threat to the Orioles' existence is if they are sold to a new owner who specifically bought them to move the team to whatever new city offers the shiniest, new, tax-payer-funded stadium offer. But, you could say that about any team.
I don’t. I’m from Virginia, don’t care what they do in DC.
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1 hour ago, JR Oriole said:
Hopefully the Nats finish this thing off today. They have gone I think 81-40 since starting 19-31. That is remarkable. The Cardinals do what they always do in October....overachieve. Thankfully, they are about to get stuffed by the much better team. This will be a really good WS matchup regardless of who comes out of the AL.
It would be more awesome if the Nationals totally fell apart.
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8 hours ago, DrungoHazewood said:
The Nats have been over .500 every year since 2012 and have won 90+ games five times in that period with five postseason appearances. They were basically done with rebuilding in 2012 and have been strong contenders ever since. Postseason failures and successes have more to do with hot streaks, injuries, and luck than design. A typical postseason series is a .625 team against a .575 team; in other words a coin flip. We will be very lucky to end up where the Nats are.
You are not lucky if you end up in DC.
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1 minute ago, Frobby said:
I think Akin starts the year in Norfolk and gets called up sometime in the first half. I’d put Ortiz in the ‘pen. He doesn’t have the stamina to start.
I don’t think I have the stamina for him to start either.
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I figured Lowther, Wells, Zimmerman, Kramer and Ortiz would probably start the year in AAA. Maybe Akin breaks camp in Baltimore unless he stinks it up in Spring Training?
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3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:
Now he's only got the impossible left.
Chris Davis?
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One thing that neither article mentions is that until the end of the 90s most players drafted did not play in college. Now they do, older and more developed.
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6 hours ago, Philip said:
Well so far his bat is an issue as well.
Perhaps, but he and Severino are tied for sixth best hitting performance on the team this year. 96 OPS+ is above average for a catcher.
2019 #3 Prospect DL Hall - LHP
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Isn’t that the guy that Tillman out dueled in the playoffs?