Wow, Kim is untouchable

[El Gordo]

I wanted Rasmus. Never Aoki.

You want him next year? I like Reddick.

[riprulz8]

Could also have wound up with alex rios.

Could also being paying Jason Hayward all that cash for his .628 OPS.

[VeveJones007]

He's got a surprisingly fast bat - that was a 97 MPH fastball from Betonces he hit. And he can spoil any type of breaking pitch. When he doesn't use defensive swings, he hits the ball hard. Now, if he can just avoid those weak popups to infielders... I don't see why he can't hit .350 the rest of the way. He might become the toughest guy to SO in the league (Hopefully I didn't jinx him.).

I'm a fan too, but you may want to tempure those expectations. He isn't hitting .350 the rest of the way or for the season. Still, with his ability to walk, he can hit .310 and still manage to get on base 40% of the time. That's incredibly valuable in front of Manny.

[TINSTAAPP]

I really wanted Seth Smith. Very good OBP guy and the Mariners got him by trading away a pitcher with virtually identical minor league numbers to Mike Wright.

[El Gordo]

I really wanted Seth Smith. Very good OBP guy and the Mariners got him by trading away a pitcher with virtually identical minor league numbers to Mike Wright.

He was my choice as well.

[BohKnowsBmore]

I really wanted Seth Smith. Very good OBP guy and the Mariners got him by trading away a pitcher with virtually identical minor league numbers to Mike Wright.

Isn't everyone talking about last offseason. Our COF this season aren't really an issue IMO.

[Can_of_corn]

I'm a fan too, but you may want to tempure those expectations. He isn't hitting .350 the rest of the way or for the season. Still, with his ability to walk, he can hit .310 and still manage to get on base 40% of the time. That's incredibly valuable in front of Manny.

Exactly. I have been a fan and an advocate from day one but we don't have a budding batting champion on our hands.

Quality at bats and a nice on base percentage.

[weams]

Isn't everyone talking about last offseason. Our COF this season aren't really an issue IMO.

The corner outfielders combined are among the best in the league.

[LookitsPuck]

FWIW, I really liked/like the Kim signing. I didn't like how Duquette played the situation in the press. Nor did I like how Showalter handled it. At all. Especially when your solution is to start some Rule V rookie who had a hot spring. Buck rarely (if ever) gives rookies (let alone Rule V players) so much privilege. Yet it seemed that the Orioles were doing everything in their power to force him out/back to Korea.

[LookitsPuck]

The corner outfielders combined are among the best in the league.

Certainly not Rickard. You're talking about Kim and Trumbo, right?

[BohKnowsBmore]

Certainly not Rickard. You're talking about Kim and Trumbo, right?

Combined production of Kim, reimold, Rickard and trumbo.

League average splits for LF and RF batters are .731 and .778, respectively. Orioles are .774 and .853.

[Can_of_corn]

Certainly not Rickard. You're talking about Kim and Trumbo, right?

Kim (.8 rWAR) + Reimold (.6 rWAR) make up for Rickard (-.3 rWAR).

[LookitsPuck]

Totes forgot about Reimold.

[BohKnowsBmore]

Kim (.8 rWAR) + Reimold (.6 rWAR) make up for Rickard (-.3 rWAR).

And isn't that mostly d-driven?

[Can_of_corn]

And isn't that mostly d-driven?

Rickard has a 78 OPS+, Kim 161, Reimold 130.