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Just now, Moose Milligan said:

I think he'll be a menace for the next 10 years or so.  Yes, he is big but he's also in really good shape and a good athlete.

.280/.400/.550+ for that guy year in, year out isn't unreasonable.

He might make it ten.

Remember folks said what good shape Fielder and Davis were in for big guys.

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16 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I don't think that is likely at all.

I don't think a guy with his size and skill set has much of a chance to make it to 40.

 

7 minutes ago, NashLumber said:

re: Judge

Giants live a lot longer these days. Science. 

 

 

5 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Tell that to Adam Dunn.

Was just riffing on the “much chance of making it to 40” part, sort of like Casey Stengel’s comment on a 21 year old rookie: “In ten years, he has a chance to be 31”

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13 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

He might make it ten.

Remember folks said what good shape Fielder and Davis were in for big guys.

Well, Davis still looks to be in good shape.  He's not overweight.  Moves decently well for a big guy.  I think Davis' problem is in between his ears.

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1 minute ago, Moose Milligan said:

Well, Davis still looks to be in good shape.  He's not overweight.  Moves decently well for a big guy.  I think Davis' problem is in between his ears.

No he doesn't.  Pretty sure he still one of the slowest players in the league.

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Hard to tell how fast or slow Davis is, since almost all of his steps occur traveling back and forth between the batter's box and the dugout at a leisurely pace.  They don't typically put the stopwatch on that trek.

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I have no idea how to sort baseball reference on this guys stats against the Orioles, but the "Big Hurt" Frank Thomas always beat us. He seemed to always have Mussina's number when no one else did.

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41 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I don't think that is likely at all.

I don't think a guy with his size and skill set has much of a chance to make it to 40.

Dave Winfield was a good hitter until he was 40 years old.  Winfield was a better athlete and not quite as bulky as Judge.  

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There is a little section called "Splits" on Baseball Reference on each player's page.  I go there, choose Career, and then scroll down towards the section where they have numbers against teams. 

And yes, Frank Thomas destroyed Mussina.  Literally from his first game in the majors I think (Mussina's). 

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4 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Dave Winfield was a good hitter until he was 40 years old.  Winfield was a better athlete and not quite as bulky as Judge.  

Winfield was the main reason I give him any chance at all.

Winfield was also more talented overall and was in the majors at 21.

Guys that establish themselves at 21 are a lot more likely to be playing at 40 than guys that do it at 24.

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11 minutes ago, JR Oriole said:

There is a little section called "Splits" on Baseball Reference on each player's page.  I go there, choose Career, and then scroll down towards the section where they have numbers against teams. 

And yes, Frank Thomas destroyed Mussina.  Literally from his first game in the majors I think (Mussina's). 

Pretty impressive assuming you didn't look this up.  :)

Mussina's first career start was on August 4, 1991 against the White Sox.

We lost 1-0..........Mussina went 7.2 IP, allowing only 4 hits...........but 3 of them were to the Big Hurt.  1 being a solo HR.

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