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Austin Hays entered 2018 as one of the highest rated prospects in baseball.  He was slated to lead the O's back to the promised land.  He suffered an unexpected injury and his rival Cedric Mullins was promoted to the majors before him.  Would Hays recover and go on to national glory?  Click here to see how hot his girlfriend is!

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23 hours ago, wildcard said:

It usually helps if you read the OP instead of just the title.

When titles are wildly inaccurate, they obscure other points that have been made. That was a terrible title if it was meant to describe the post you made. Most would call the title "click-bait."

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Personally, I don’t mind the projections about what Elias will do based on what Houston did in the past. That is our only option. The only other choice is to wait and see what happens. Anyone can do that. This is a message board, I don’t want to wait. I want to speculate. It’s what we do best.

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3 hours ago, Beef Supreme said:

When titles are wildly inaccurate, they obscure other points that have been made. That was a terrible title if it was meant to describe the post you made. Most would call the title "click-bait."

I feel the title is appropriate.    It points at how Hays is similar to Springer.   It has a question mark after it to show its a question not a definitive statement.    At the end of the OP I say "what do you think" and posters have responded to that.  You responded to that.   We don't agree but your thoughts are as valid as mine.

My main goal with the threads I post are to generate conversion about the O's.   Some threads I post fans think are nuts.  Others people thank me for the post.   Its all good.   Happy Holidays.

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4 hours ago, wildcard said:

I feel the title is appropriate.    It points at how Hays is similar to Springer.   It has a question mark after it to show its a question not a definitive statement.    At the end of the OP I say "what do you think" and posters have responded to that.  You responded to that.   We don't agree but your thoughts are as valid as mine.

My main goal with the threads I post are to generate conversion about the O's.   Some threads I post fans think are nuts.  Others people thank me for the post.   Its all good.   Happy Holidays.

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The Astros selected Springer in the first round of the 2011 MLB draft from the University of Connecticut, where he played college baseball and was named Big East Conference Baseball Player of the Year and a First Team All-American. In 2017, Springer became an MLB All-Star, Silver Slugger Awardwinner, and World Series champion all for the first time. He was also named the 2017 World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP), hitting a record-tying five home runs as the Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games.

This is not Austin Hays.

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On 11/28/2018 at 11:31 PM, OriolesMagic83 said:

Austin Hays entered 2018 as one of the highest rated prospects in baseball.  He was slated to lead the O's back to the promised land.  He suffered an unexpected injury and his rival Cedric Mullins was promoted to the majors before him.  Would Hays recover and go on to national glory?  Click here to see how hot his girlfriend is!

We kid because we ?!  As WC says himself, "It's all good!  Happy Holidaze!" 

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1 hour ago, jtschrei said:

I would love to be worried about Hays's clock! I'm worried about his ankle. Him being a star seems a little far fetched after last year. 

Can I worry about Ryan McKenna's clock too? 

I will not judge Hays on last years injury.   I look at 2017 and then what he does in ST.   If healthy I hope he shines.

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8 hours ago, jtschrei said:

I would love to be worried about Hays's clock! I'm worried about his ankle. Him being a star seems a little far fetched after last year. 

Can I worry about Ryan McKenna's clock too? 

From what I heard the prognosis for his ankle should be excellent.   Here’s hoping for a full recovery and a big year from Hays.   He’s my favorite of all the young position players.  

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12 minutes ago, weams said:

 

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Starling will be taken off the 40-man roster along with first baseman Samir Duenez, and pitchers Jason Adam and Andres Machado. Flanagan reports that all four are expected to re-sign with the Royals on minor league deals.

https://www.royalsreview.com/2018/11/30/18120320/royals-non-tender-bubba-starling-three-others

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On 11/29/2018 at 4:52 PM, wildcard said:

I feel the title is appropriate.    It points at how Hays is similar to Springer.   It has a question mark after it to show its a question not a definitive statement.    At the end of the OP I say "what do you think" and posters have responded to that.  You responded to that.   We don't agree but your thoughts are as valid as mine.

My main goal with the threads I post are to generate conversion about the O's.   Some threads I post fans think are nuts.  Others people thank me for the post.   Its all good.   Happy Holidays.

You start a lot of posts. I think it is good to generate conversation. I would question whether Springer and Hays are similar. But in no way does "similar" mean something comparable to "equal." It's not the end of the world but even your post belies the title.

As for people thanking you for the post, I found no evidence of such. I did read a lot of people who challenged the title as well as the premise that the Astros handling of Springer has any correlation to how the Orioles will handle Hays going forward. 

All the best.

 

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