Jump to content

O's are 12-4. Explain it.

wildcard

By wildcard
in Orioles Talk

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 45
  • Created
  • Last Reply
Frobby Hangout Grand Counsel

Frobby

Posted
Posted
4 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

Is he calling the wrong pitches for Gausman?  Bundy didn't use his slider last year.  Joseph catches Miley.  Now what?

This.    And I'm not saying he doesn't call a better game -- I don't know one way or the other.    In any event, I don't like trying to draw grand conclusions based on 16 games.    Right now the starting pitchers are doing well -- great.     Let's see where things stand at the end of May.    I hope they'll look as good then, but I'm not expecting it.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites
MattStepp AA

MattStepp

Posted
Posted

Starting pitching....Bundy and Miley lead the way but you got 2 quality outings from Asher and Aquino in a pinch along with one great outing from Ubaldo....heck Gausman in 2 of his outings was decent as well..he just didnt get past 6....

The bats have been feast or famine early...starting pitching has been key..we knew the bullpen would be fine

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Can_of_corn Hangout Grand Counsel

Can_of_corn

Posted
Posted
2 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Starting pitching, pure and simple. Massively improved over last year. Not sure it will last, but Bundy is a stud, Miley is looking good, and the spot starters have picked up the other guys. Only Gausman needs to get on track. 

Despite his most recent start Ubaldo has a 5.51 ERA, a 5.45 FIP and a 1.469 WHIP.  I wouldn't call that on track.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Aristotelian Hangout Grand Counsel

Aristotelian

Posted
Posted
10 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Despite his most recent start Ubaldo has a 5.51 ERA, a 5.45 FIP and a 1.469 WHIP.  I wouldn't call that on track.

I agree, although Ubaldo's overall performance is more inline with his previous performance. I expect ups and downs with him. In terms of outperforming last year, Bundy 2017  > Tillman 2016, Miley 2017 > Miley 2016, and the #5's 2017 > #5's 2016. Ubaldo is about even, so that just leaves Gausman as the biggest outlier.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites
foxfield Hangout Grand Counsel

foxfield

Posted
Posted

As Frobby and others have stated. The explanation is rather simple. It is the starting pitching. It's debatable as to whether anyone should expect this to continue. The O's are not going to play .750 ball all year. 

But it IS significant that they have done this without firing on all cylinders to this point. It's a good sign. If the O's are good enough to do more than make a playoff appearance, it will be because of pitching like we have seen for these first 16 games. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing


  • Posts

    • waroriole
      Elias on contract extensions

      By waroriole · Posted

      Only ones I’d look to extend now are Gunnar, and maybe Holliday or Basallo. Premium defensive positions and young enough to not worry about going past their primes. Westburg would need to be a team friendly deal as he’s older and I wonder if we’re getting his best years now. 
    • Can_of_corn
      JD Martinez

      By Can_of_corn · Posted

      I've never played in a beer league software league.  Is it drunk programming?  Sounds fun. Don't a lot of beer leagues limit the amount of Homeruns you can hit? With the way pitching and defense is currently don't all team struggle to score when they don't hit HR?  Seven players hit .300.  It's pretty hard to string together three hits in an inning with what pitching looks like these days.
    • Sports Guy
      Elias on contract extensions

      By Sports Guy · Posted

      Gunnar is the only one you worry about. I would still sign Holliday as well but I think Gunnar is the bigger fish to fry. I no longer would consider an extension for Adley. I would wait on anyone else.
    • Chromehill
      JD Martinez

      By Chromehill · Posted

      Something that doesn't show up on the stat sheet is something like being able to hit behind the runner to advance him.   The O's have been successful in building an analytics offense.   Focus on hitting homeruns, develop a swing to achieve optimum launch angle and exit velocity to hit the ball over the fence.  Result is they have a team of beer league software players and not baseball players and struggle to score when not hitting homeruns.   Analytically, if you review their offensive rankings for the season, it says, nothing wrong with the offense, at least from a macro review, but we all know that this offense has issues.   Runs - 4th Home runs - 3rd AVG - 7th OBP - 11th SLG - 3rd OPS - 4th  K's - 18th (this was interesting to see considering how much they seem to strikeout) All of the above looks good, nothing to fix. The O's had 6 sacrifice hits for the season, ranking 30th.  Interestingly, Arizona who led the league in runs scored also led the league in sacrifice hits with 34.   The O's do not need to necessarily to focus on small ball, but they do need to be able to add that skillset to their offensive arsenal.  
    • waroriole
      Do the Orioles need someone like Machado?

      By waroriole · Posted

      Sounds like Buck. Anything to get a slight advantage. It’s something this team sorely misses. 
    • JR Oriole
      Other teams playoffs game thread

      By JR Oriole · Posted

      Detroit has been so much fun to watch. They have Skubal and literally 11 completely interchangeable pitchers who Hinch uses at any time and in any situation. They all can start games, throw in middle relief, and close. Every Tigers pitcher has to be ready to come in at any time because nobody other than Skubal actually has a defined role, which can certainly help keep them focused.  That guy Holton who started Game 1 in Cleveland closed Game 3 yesterday.  Of course he did! And Hinch seems to have complete faith in everybody, which I guess works since they all seem to have rubber arms and never get tired. It must be so annoying as an opposing manager to try and game plan against them or to be a hitter and have absolutely no idea who you are going to be facing until you actually walk up to the plate.  Not sure how long this "gimmick" will last, but it has been really enjoyable.
    • Can_of_corn
      Elias on contract extensions

      By Can_of_corn · Posted

      So if Westburg ends up being a very good but not MVP level player you aren't interesting in extending him at a team friendly rate? I disagree with your strategy. If you can lock up even a young 3 win player at a team friendly rate I say do it.

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...