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Not putting much stock in his .940 OPS based on 27 plate appearances.    However, at least he’s not looking overmatched.    Put it this way, he’s putting himself in the mix for a spot on the OD roster even though he had a mediocre year at Norfolk.    And you know the guy will have patient at bats, something we haven’t seen a lot around here.   

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Not that I would necessarily expect anything else but Stewart comes across as very likable. Nice post game interview, his smile never left his face.  It is certainly much easier to root for young

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Really thrilled for DJ Stewart.  He might be the first minor leaguer my son has met that is now in the Show. We saw DJ play the Brooklyn Cyclones in Coney Island around July 13, 2015 shortly afte

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1 minute ago, Frobby said:

Not putting much stock in his .940 OPS based on 27 plate appearances.    However, at least he’s not looking overmatched.    Put it this way, he’s putting himself in the mix for a spot on the OD roster even though he had a mediocre year at Norfolk.    And you know the guy will have patient at bats, something we haven’t seen a lot around here.   

He probably has the best idea of the strike zone on the team. He hasn't produced the types of exit velocities I'd like to see from a corner only guy yet though.

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5 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Not putting much stock in his .940 OPS based on 27 plate appearances.    However, at least he’s not looking overmatched.    Put it this way, he’s putting himself in the mix for a spot on the OD roster even though he had a mediocre year at Norfolk.    And you know the guy will have patient at bats, something we haven’t seen a lot around here.   

I think his odds will be better without Buck being here.  Buck doesn't seem to value this type of skill set.

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2 minutes ago, Luke-OH said:

He probably has the best idea of the strike zone on the team. He hasn't produced the types of exit velocities I'd like to see from a corner only guy yet though.

I'm not expecting big things from him but I do think he will be an upgrade from Mancini and can hold down a job for a few years.

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53 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I'm not expecting big things from him but I do think he will be an upgrade from Mancini and can hold down a job for a few years.

What I’m hoping for is a .275/.365/.445 type profile with an occasional stolen base, lots of 8-10 pitch at bats, and respectable outfield defense.    I think Mancini has more power and can hit for as high or higher average, but he’ll get on base less and isn’t as good a defender.   

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1 minute ago, Frobby said:

What I’m hoping for is a .275/.365/.445 type profile with an occasional stolen base, lots of 8-10 pitch at bats, and respectable outfield defense.    I think Mancini has more power and can hit for as high or higher average, but he’ll get on base less and isn’t as good a defender.   

From Stewart, I would take Seth Smith's platoon bat with better outfield defense any day of the week. That would be a very respectable career and a solid player for any team.

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What I’m hoping for is a .275/.365/.445 type profile with an occasional stolen base, lots of 8-10 pitch at bats, and respectable outfield defense.    I think Mancini has more power and can hit for as high or higher average, but he’ll get on base less and isn’t as good a defender.   

I think you are a bit high on both of them.

Mancini does have more power of course.

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It’s long been my observation that having a hitters park in AA and a pitchers park in AAA has stunted the development of our position prospects. DJ seems to be an example of a guy with skills who struggled more in AAA than one would expect. Sisco comes to mind, as do a number of guys over the years who showed promise in Bowie and with the Orioles, but couldn’t extract themselves from Norfolk. I’d like to see changes in the fields at those two stops that smooth out those imbalances. I’d dig into more examples if I had time, but if it hasn’t been done that would be a good thing to analyze. Developing prospects is partly about building their confidence. Sending Machado to AAA would have seemed logical in his development, but we didn’t want to hinder his rapid development by sending him there. The same holds true for mortal prospects. 

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2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I think you are a bit high on both of them.

Mancini does have more power of course.

I’m talking about what I’m realistically hoping for, not necessarily what I think their midrange expectation is.   I said before the year started that I thought Mancini would settle in as a .770-.780 OPS guy, and now his career slash line is .268/.319/.458, which is just about in line with what I expect.   Basically, he’s a RH Mitch Moreland, maybe a hair better.   But I’m hoping for a little more. 

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It’s long been my observation that having a hitters park in AA and a pitchers park in AAA has stunted the development of our position prospects. DJ seems to be an example of a guy with skills who struggled more in AAA than one would expect. Sisco comes to mind, as do a number of guys over the years who showed promise in Bowie and with the Orioles, but couldn’t extract themselves from Norfolk. I’d like to see changes in the fields at those two stops that smooth out those imbalances. I’d dig into more examples if I had time, but if it hasn’t been done that would be a good thing to analyze. Developing prospects is partly about building their confidence. Sending Machado to AAA would have seemed logical in his development, but we didn’t want to hinder his rapid development by sending him there. The same holds true for mortal prospects. 

They had a huge need at the ML level so they promoted him.  If that need hadn't been present Machado probably would have spent the rest of the year in Bowie.

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It’s long been my observation that having a hitters park in AA and a pitchers park in AAA has stunted the development of our position prospects. DJ seems to be an example of a guy with skills who struggled more in AAA than one would expect. Sisco comes to mind, as do a number of guys over the years who showed promise in Bowie and with the Orioles, but couldn’t extract themselves from Norfolk. I’d like to see changes in the fields at those two stops that smooth out those imbalances. I’d dig into more examples if I had time, but if it hasn’t been done that would be a good thing to analyze. Developing prospects is partly about building their confidence. Sending Machado to AAA would have seemed logical in his development, but we didn’t want to hinder his rapid development by sending him there. The same holds true for mortal prospects. 

It’s long been my position that parks don’t stunt hitters.    The fact that their stats may not be as impressive in Norfolk doesn’t mean they’ll have trouble adjusting to the big leagues when they get there; if anything, it makes the transition easier IMO.

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6 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I’m talking about what I’m realistically hoping for, not necessarily what I think their midrange expectation is.   I said before the year started that I thought Mancini would settle in as a .770-.780 OPS guy, and now his career slash line is .268/.319/.458, which is just about in line with what I expect.   Basically, he’s a RH Mitch Moreland, maybe a hair better.   But I’m hoping for a little more. 

I think it’s reasonable that Mancini is around .750 OPS. We just have to get him out of the OF. 

Right now we’re at the very beginnings of our rebuild. Anytime we see a player, in this case Stewart, that looks like that could put up even just a .700 OPS with average defense, it is a positive. We need cheap, controllable, contributors like that. Hopefully with Hays, Mountcastle, Diaz, being the high end bats. 

I think we could see a lineup next year where a lot of guys could be .700+ OPS guys. It’s a start

Mullins, Stewart, Villar, Mancini,Trumbo,Davis, Nunez, Beckham, Wynns/Sisco

Rickard, Wilkerson, Wynns/Sisco

It’s a start. 

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8 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Not that this means a lot but it just goes to show a couple cold months at Harbor Park doesn't have a lot of meaning either.

I don't get the whole "he didn't earn it" thing when it comes to September callups.

I do. Non-prospects and old  organizational players "deserve" the  call up. Yet they always go to the young guys who "have not paid their dues. "

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