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There was a diving, foul ball catch in front of the 3rd base dugout by AR a few weeks ago...statcast gave it a high probability of catch number 80% ???? McKenna?? not an easy catch, but if your forte is defense, it should have been made. -
Mullins is 1 for 18 off Cortes. Might be a good time for a night off. Mateo or McKenna in CF. -
By Three Run Homer · Posted
Don't know why this post got a "laugh". Mayo is a highly regarded, bat first prospect. There's a decent chance that he ends up being a better hitter in his career than Holliday, even if Holliday winds up being a better player overall due to his defensive value. -
I am not trying to go back and forth with you here, this is nothing personal. The points you make I just feel like there are counter arguments to why it does make sense for Norby to get a look right now, that's all. - He has 700? plate appearances at AAA, I think we are past worrying about developing. - This is a stacked lineup but there are still positions of the future that have not been locked down and there currently injuries opening spots for prospects to get opportunities. - Bringing Norby up and sending him down again does not hurt his prospect value (see Joey Ortiz) - Finding out now that Norby can hit big league pitching could make Elias more comfortable trading away a Urias or Hays at the deadline or sooner knowing Norby can slide in. -
By Three Run Homer · Posted
Sad but true. The O's could use another right handed bat for matchups. I thought they should have called up Norby to replace Hays in the first place, and I still think that. -
There's more to it than just an error (s). How many extra pitches do the starters have to make because of below average fielding. Talk to a pitcher that has a couple on base and an infielder botches an easy double play. Mentally, a pitcher has to be more relaxed out there knowing he doesn't need a K to get someone out. In the 60's there was a Yankee 3rd baseman named Hector Lopez...the refrain on him was "knock in 3, let in 4." I have no trouble with Mateo on the team. Urias really seems lost, and I believe he needs to be more of an everyday player to be successful. It's not happening here.. And McKenna (the luckiest man around), has no place on this team either IMO.
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By Bemorewins · Posted
I'm not saying that Urias is a good or even decent offensive player. But what I am saying is that given the defense that he brings and the rest of our other 8 offensive players (especially against RH pitching), we really don't need an offensive boost right now. Didn't we just salivate over Holliday and Kjerstad? And that is not to say that both won't be wonderful major leaguers in time. But it is to say, that it is not very likely that guys make the jump from AAA to MLB and right away start out performing capable major leaguers. I believe (along with MANY talent evaluators throughout the sport) that Jackson Holliday is our most talented prospect. And he struggled mightily is his brief major league stint. The jump from AAA to the Bigs is a substantial one in 2024. The thought that these top prospects gaudy offensive numbers (put up at AAA) will have some kind of direct/immediate carryover is probably not very realistic.
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