A few thoughts as spring training starts to get serious

[Legend_Of_Joey]

1 minute ago, weams said:

60 day DL Trumbo. Send back Mesa. DFA Donnie Hart. 

I think they like Hart too much to DFA him. 

[Frobby]

Observations from today.

1.   Bundy did not have a good fastball.   He sat 89-90, topping out at 91.    Didn’t locate it well, either.    HR came on a 3-0 count, two doubles came on 2-0 counts.    His breaking stuff was very good, and if I’m not mistaken, 5 of his 6 strikeouts came on offspeed pitches.   He threw about 93 pitches in 5.2 innings, and Buck removed him after he struck out a batter on a 91 mph heater.   The last run he allowed was kind of cheap, and only scored due to a passed ball by Joseph and then a single allowed by Luis Gonzalez in relief.    All in all, not a disastrous outing by Bundy but the fastball was very lackluster.    

2.    Mullins had a beautiful bunt single followed by a stolen base, and later a solid single to RF followed by another stolen base, this one not drawing a throw.    He made a really good impression in the two games I attended.   

3.   Rasmus pulled a single to RF on a 100 mph fastball from Syndergaard.    The dude has some bat speed.    

4.    The O’s botched a rundown between 1st and 2nd when Schoop took too long to throw back to Davis and then Davis missed the tag of the runner running past him. 

5.    Schoop hit a single that shorthopped the LF wall and ricocheted directly back to the LF.   Most days, that’s a double.

6.    In the 9th, with the O’s trailing 5-4, Hays roped a double in the alley on a really nice looking stroke, then advanced to 3B on a grounder to the right side. The O’s brought Santander in to pinch hit, but he struck out on three pitches. The 2nd pitch was well out out the strike zone and the third pitch bounced at his feet.   It was a terrible at bat in that situation.

7.   Brach wasn’t super sharp but did throw a couple of 93 mph heaters, so his velocity seems to be ramping up.

8.   Valencia hit a long homer against a minor league pitcher, that hit the batter’s eye on the fly.   Probably a 410-420 foot shot.

Overall, the O’s couldn’t do much with Syndergaard, who pitched 7 full innings and allowed 7 hits.    He was throwing 97-98 for much of the game but got a couple of strikeouts by taking a little off and getting swings and misses on 94 mph pitches.   

 

 

 

 

 

[Triple Crown]

24 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Observations from today.

1.   Bundy did not have a good fastball.   He sat 89-90, topping out at 91.    Didn’t locate it well, either.    HR came on a 3-0 count, two doubles came on 2-0 counts.    His breaking stuff was very good, and if I’m not mistaken, 5 of his 6 strikeouts came on offspeed pitches.   He threw about 93 pitches in 5.2 innings, and Buck removed him after he struck out a batter on a 91 mph heater.   The last run he allowed was kind of cheap, and only scored due to a passed ball by Joseph and then a single allowed by Luis Gonzalez in relief.    All in all, not a disastrous outing by Bundy but the fastball was very lackluster.    

2.    Mullins had a beautiful bunt single followed by a stolen base, and later a solid single to RF followed by another stolen base, this one not drawing a throw.    He made a really good impression in the two games I attended.   

3.   Rasmus pulled a single to RF on a 100 mph fastball from Syndergaard.    The dude has some bat speed.    

4.    The O’s botched a rundown between 1st and 2nd when Schoop took too long to throw back to Davis and then Davis missed the tag of the runner running past him. 

5.    Schoop hit a single that shorthopped the LF wall and ricocheted directly back to the LF.   Most days, that’s a double.

6.    In the 9th, with the O’s trailing 5-4, Hays roped a double in the alley on a really nice looking stroke, then advanced to 3B on a grounder to the right side. The O’s brought Santander in to pinch hit, but he struck out on three pitches. The 2nd pitch was well out out the strike zone and the third pitch bounced at his feet.   It was a terrible at bat in that situation.

7.   Brach wasn’t super sharp but did throw a couple of 93 mph heaters, so his velocity seems to be ramping up.

8.   Valencia hit a long homer against a minor league pitcher, that hit the batter’s eye on the fly.   Probably a 410-420 foot shot.

Overall, the O’s couldn’t do much with Syndergaard, who pitched 7 full innings and allowed 7 hits.    He was throwing 97-98 for much of the game but got a couple of strikeouts by taking a little off and getting swings and misses on 94 mph pitches.   

 

A couple things, I was at the game also. Agree on most points, but on #4, that rundown was botched by Davis leaving 1st base and being 15 feet off the bag for no reason. The runner has nowhere to go, if Davis stays at 1st, Scoop runs him back to the bag and it becomes an easy out. No idea why Davis left 1st base the runner had to come back or Schoop tags him out. Number 5 was Beckham hit the bullet to left and then got thrown out stealing on a questionable call

 

 

 

 

[Frobby]

You’re right, it was Beckham who hit the bullet.    I couldn’t tell if the ump got the call right on the CS or not.

 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

5 hours ago, Frobby said:

Observations from today.

1.   Bundy did not have a good fastball.   He sat 89-90, topping out at 91.    Didn’t locate it well, either.    HR came on a 3-0 count, two doubles came on 2-0 counts.    His breaking stuff was very good, and if I’m not mistaken, 5 of his 6 strikeouts came on offspeed pitches.   He threw about 93 pitches in 5.2 innings, and Buck removed him after he struck out a batter on a 91 mph heater.   The last run he allowed was kind of cheap, and only scored due to a passed ball by Joseph and then a single allowed by Luis Gonzalez in relief.    All in all, not a disastrous outing by Bundy but the fastball was very lackluster.    

 

Is there reason to be concerned about Bundy now?  He is going to have trouble being good if he can barely top 90 MPH.  

[Il BuonO]

16 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

 

I don't get the grief, Davis has already set an all time record since signing the deal.

What more do you want?

A record in another category.

[wildcard]

4 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Is there reason to be concerned about Bundy now?  He is going to have trouble being good if he can barely top 90 MPH.  

Might be that he is in a dead arm period which happens to some pitchers toward the end of ST.  I can't say that is it for sure but it might be.

[wildcard]

10 hours ago, Frobby said:

Observations from today.

1.   Bundy did not have a good fastball.   He sat 89-90, topping out at 91.    Didn’t locate it well, either.    HR came on a 3-0 count, two doubles came on 2-0 counts.    His breaking stuff was very good, and if I’m not mistaken, 5 of his 6 strikeouts came on offspeed pitches.   He threw about 93 pitches in 5.2 innings, and Buck removed him after he struck out a batter on a 91 mph heater.   The last run he allowed was kind of cheap, and only scored due to a passed ball by Joseph and then a single allowed by Luis Gonzalez in relief.    All in all, not a disastrous outing by Bundy but the fastball was very lackluster.    

2.    Mullins had a beautiful bunt single followed by a stolen base, and later a solid single to RF followed by another stolen base, this one not drawing a throw.    He made a really good impression in the two games I attended.   

3.   Rasmus pulled a single to RF on a 100 mph fastball from Syndergaard.    The dude has some bat speed.    

4.    The O’s botched a rundown between 1st and 2nd when Schoop took too long to throw back to Davis and then Davis missed the tag of the runner running past him. 

5.    Schoop hit a single that shorthopped the LF wall and ricocheted directly back to the LF.   Most days, that’s a double.

6.    In the 9th, with the O’s trailing 5-4, Hays roped a double in the alley on a really nice looking stroke, then advanced to 3B on a grounder to the right side. The O’s brought Santander in to pinch hit, but he struck out on three pitches. The 2nd pitch was well out out the strike zone and the third pitch bounced at his feet.   It was a terrible at bat in that situation.

7.   Brach wasn’t super sharp but did throw a couple of 93 mph heaters, so his velocity seems to be ramping up.

8.   Valencia hit a long homer against a minor league pitcher, that hit the batter’s eye on the fly.   Probably a 410-420 foot shot.

Overall, the O’s couldn’t do much with Syndergaard, who pitched 7 full innings and allowed 7 hits.    He was throwing 97-98 for much of the game but got a couple of strikeouts by taking a little off and getting swings and misses on 94 mph pitches.   

 

 

 

 

 

8,  Valencia hit Seth Lugo.   He is a 28 year old right handed major leaguer who had 101 innings in the majors last year and 165 inning over the last two years.

[bobmc]

7 hours ago, Il BuonO said:

A record in another category.

I believe Can is talking about OSS - a category in which CD has excelled very prominently for the past three seasons.  SG once termed OSS - or out saving scoops - as that one category of excellence our 1Bmen have had "in their back pocket" for many decades.  BA has CD ranked first the past 3 seasons.  

 

[Frobby]

On 3/12/2018 at 5:34 PM, Frobby said:

10.    Overall, on a scale of 1 to 10, I’m right at 5 on the optimism meter.     Would go up to 7 if we landed Cobb.   

Call it 7.5 after today’s start by Bundy.   

[Frobby]

On 3/23/2018 at 6:18 PM, Frobby said:

Call it 7.5 after today’s start by Bundy.   

Bump…here’s a post from spring training 2018 that didn’t age well.   7.5 on the “optimism meter.”  Never saw the coming train wreck.  

[interloper]

34 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Bump…here’s a post from spring training 2018 that didn’t age well.   7.5 on the “optimism meter.”  Never saw the coming train wreck.  

Bundy could be a nice 2 inning reliever I think. Just enough to wipe out hitters with that slider before they start hitting the fastball. Also I think his stamina is not great. 

[OriolesMagic83]

Rasmus hitting a 100 mph fastball from Syndergaard.  That guy was a nugget!  What happened to him? 

[rm5678]

5 hours ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

Rasmus hitting a 100 mph fastball from Syndergaard.  That guy was a nugget!  What happened to him? 

Quote from Buck Showalter from July 2018:

“Colby talked to me this afternoon, and said he made a decision to go home and discontinue playing, and we’re going to honor that and give him the privacy that he’s due."