Mullins is with the Orioles! (edited)

[OFFNY]

33 minutes ago, OFFNY said:

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(AUGUST 19th)

 

Mullins already has 5 Doubles in only 33 Plate Appearances (29 At-Bats.)

 

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10 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

 

He's going to be a doubles machine. He has a quick bat, and can pull the inside fastball down the line. He reminds me of Brian Roberts, in that way.

 

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Brian Roberts holds the All-Time Major League record (1876 - Present) for doubles by a switch-hitter in a single season.

 

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[OriolesMagic83]

22 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

He's going to be a doubles machine.  Quick bat.  Can pull the inside fastball down the line. Reminds me of Brian Roberts in that way.  

And a triple machine too.  Didn't the O's set the all time record for fewest triples in a year last year?

[OriolesMagic83]

How has his fielding looked so far?  I've had few chances to watch the O's the last 2 weeks.

[SteveA]

I love young guys that come up hitting doubles.

Some of them wind up developing HR power, but even if they do, I think the skill of being able to hit doubles lasts longer.   It declines much more slowly at the back end of a career than the ability to hit HRs does.

Plus doubles are fun to watch.   In this three true outcomes era, getting to see balls bang off walls and runners coming around to score and outfielders having to use their arm is more rare than it used to be.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

How has his fielding looked so far?  I've had few chances to watch the O's the last 2 weeks.

He's no Jones out there in Center, that is for sure!

[SteveA]

1 minute ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

How has his fielding looked so far?  I've had few chances to watch the O's the last 2 weeks.

He's clearly going to get to more balls than anyone who has played CF for us for a long time.   There have been a few hiccups, ball in and out of his glove, a misjudgement here or there.   But that's all teachable.   He's got speed that isn't teachable.

[Il BuonO]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

He's no Jones out there in Center, that is for sure!

Still getting his bearings, though. He’s looked tentative on a few deep balls in the gap.

 

[OriolesMagic83]

On base 3 out of 4 times on a day the O's are getting shut out.  Not bad.  At least there's something to get excited about on the O's

[ChuckS]

51 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

And a triple machine too.  Didn't the O's set the all time record for fewest triples in a year last year?

He'll hit a few for sure.  It's difficult to hit triples playing in Camden Yards though.  

If he was playing half his games in one of those big stadiums in the AL West he could probably lead the league. 

[Can_of_corn]

4 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

He'll hit a few for sure.  It's difficult to hit triples playing in Camden Yards though.  

If he was playing half his games in one of those big stadiums in the AL West he could probably lead the league. 

Once again folks need to temper their expectations a bit.

[Cumberbundy]

On 8/13/2018 at 2:17 AM, Cy Bundy said:

Mullins should lead off, batting him after Davis makes sense if you are a huge Davis fan.

 

This guy gets it.

[Cumberbundy]

1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

Once again folks need to temper their expectations a bit.

What are the risks associated with unrealistic expectations of switch hitting African American baseball players?

[SteveA]

20 minutes ago, Cy Bundy said:

What are the risks associated with unrealistic expectations of switch hitting African American baseball players?

I'd take this career for him...

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsowi02.shtml

[Barnaby Graves]

Mullins is like one of the only things I care about on the team.

[Ridgway22]

2 hours ago, Barnaby Graves said:

Mullins is like one of the only things I care about on the team.

I'd never seen Mullins play in the minors, had nothing to go on but Luke's and others scouting reports and Mullins numbers in the minors. 

Honestly, I was expecting we'd see something like Xavier Avery II.

But I've made a point to see all of The Entertainers' at bats, and the guy simply looks like he belongs. Hays at the end of the year last year looked overmatched, and maybe Mullins will too once there is a book on him. But right now, Cedric looks like the leadoff hitter we have not had since BRob.

Small samples, temper expectations, blah blah blah. He's exciting, he's young, he's athletic, he's an Oriole, and damn it, I need something positive to latch onto.