DJ Stewart and Carroll are called up

[Frobby]

19 minutes ago, pdiddy said:

He’s a good athlete in his first start with an in-game move from left to right. I’m willing to give him a bit.

No!   You must pass judgment instantly!

[Camden_yardbird]

13 hours ago, Ruzious said:

Hmm, I'm guessing some of our local weathermen used to be baseball scouts.  

Baseball America had Sisco as MLB's 57th best prospect going into 2017.  

http://www.masnsports.com/steve-melewski/2017/02/chance-sisco-is-ranked-no-57-by-baseball-america.html

I would love to see the list of non-top 10 draft pick catchers who came out in their rookie years and lit the game on fire.

Catchers take time.

[Tony-OH]

34 minutes ago, Camden_yardbird said:

I would love to see the list of non-top 10 draft pick catchers who came out in their rookie years and lit the game on fire.

Catchers take time.

Things that make me frustrated:

Take the time to give a rational explanation that involves the art of scouting along with statistical evidence and then have someone reply to another poster with a passive aggressive dismissive generic statement.

Yep, I'm certainly down on him him because he didn't "light it on fire" offensively right away at the big league level. 

[Ohfan67]

15 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

That's the thing with scouting, you can send a four scouts in to see a guy and they can come out with 4 differing opinions on a guy. 

 

I know assessments vary, but that’s a little scary. 

[Tony-OH]

28 minutes ago, Ohfan67 said:

I know assessments vary, but that’s a little scary. 

Why?

People see different things. I'm not saying it will be four wildly different opinions, but a lot has to do with when a scout sees a guy. That's why the more looks the better, but schedules make it very hard to see guys a ton and the video angles when they are even available leave a lot to be desired. I think all minor league games should be recorded and available with a center field camera.

It's hard to do that when you have a whole system or several systems to cover, and don't get me started on the amateur scene where you have to evaluate tools against sub professional talent. How do you know if a guy in high school can hit a major league curveball, slider or changeup when they aren't see that kind of quality pitching? That's why scouting high school hitters is the most in exact science there is. If scouting amateur players were easy, the vast majority of first rounders would become every day major leaguers.

Even in the minors, where you get a little better idea, but until they get to the major leagues, how do you know for sure if they can hit major league pitching? Afterall, there is a big jump in quality and consistently between AAA and the major leagues. 

I find the process fascinating as I've tried to improve my skills at evaluating over the years, but if anyone thinks this is some exact science, it's not. That's why I never take offense if someone disagrees with my evaluation. As long as they can clearly define what they've seen and why they made the evaluation, it's a valid opinion. 

[weams]

12 hours ago, webbrick2010 said:

Nice impression of Mark Trumbo by DJ Stewart in RF as he bumbled and stumbled into the wall as the ball landed next to him on the warning track. A first round draft pick. SMH.

When did anyone say he was a right fielder?

[Ruzious]

1 hour ago, Tony-OH said:

Things that make me frustrated:

Take the time to give a rational explanation that involves the art of scouting along with statistical evidence and then have someone reply to another poster with a passive aggressive dismissive generic statement.

Yep, I'm certainly down on him him because he didn't "light it on fire" offensively right away at the big league level. 

I'll leave this conversation after this post.  If people aren't responding to you the way you want them to in this thread, it's probably because of your style of posting in this thread.  You have no reason to be frustrated with us.  I suggest you re-read your posts, check the tone, and especially lighten the hell up.  Nobody's trying to pick a fight with you, and not everyone is going to respond the way you want them to.              

[weams]

8 minutes ago, weams said:

When did anyone say he was a right fielder?

Every run scored was earned. 

[Frobby]

14 minutes ago, weams said:

When did anyone say he was a right fielder?

He mostly played RF this year at Norfolk.    I think in the majors he’s more likely a LF because of his arm, but he certainly should be able to track a ball in RF.    I didn’t watch last night so I have no idea if webbrick2010’s critique of the play in question is fair or not, but in any event I’m certainly not going to judge a guy based on one play in his first game in a major league stadium.

[weams]

6 minutes ago, Frobby said:

He mostly played RF this year at Norfolk.    I think in the majors he’s more likely a LF because of his arm, but he certainly should be able to track a ball in RF.    I didn’t watch last night so I have no idea if webbrick2010’s critique of the play in question is fair or not, but in any event I’m certainly not going to judge a guy based on one play in his first game in a major league stadium.

He is not Trumbo and that was the ridiculous  statement that was make by someone trying to provoke negative feelings about the organization based on that incident. 

[Il BuonO]

17 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

Hopefully Sisco will make some kind of adjustment or perhaps just get better at guessing, but I see a guy who's best offensive attribute at the major league level is walking and getting hit by pitches.

He could be Carnak and he still couldn’t hit a ML CU.

[NCRaven]

I thought Stewart made an excellent play on the ball hit into the left field corner in the third.  Played it off the wall and made a strong throw in to 3B.

[weams]

1 hour ago, NCRaven said:

I thought Stewart made an excellent play on the ball hit into the left field corner in the third.  Played it off the wall and made a strong throw in to 3B.

Thank you.

[Ohfan67]

3 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

Why?
 

I sure hope the Orioles knew that Sisco had a "slow bat". I would be shocked if teams didn't have data on batting success against premium velocity, curveballs, etc. Tons of pitches and at bats are charted in the minor leagues. I'm assuming the Orioles have data on players, not just scouting reports. If not, then shame on them. But I would be very concerned if professional scouts that get to see a ton of at bats didn't detect a bat speed issue. I understand if individual part-time scouts, especially independent part-time scouts, don't detect issues like that, but I hope enough eyes see enough at bats for teams to know these things. 

[Cumberbundy]

6 hours ago, pdiddy said:

He’s a good athlete in his first start with an in-game move from left to right. I’m willing to give him a bit.

I bet DJ is relieved. Once Pdiddy is unwilling to give you a bit, your career is all but over. You are a humble and gracious man, it would not surprise me to find out you are the kind of guy who is willing to give his automobile a bit of gas when it’s running low. Pdiddy is a giver, he will be rewarded for his generous ways.